I also would not put concrete in the pond. I have recently seen broken
concrete used to make all sorts of things that look surprisingly good.
Stack the pieces as you would stone to make planters or a stone wall or a
bench. You can use them to make a water feature by stacking them and
turning them into a "waterfall" (without pond). They would quickly be
covered with moss and whatever water loving plants you want to add. Break it
up, turn it over and space them so that there is enough room between pieces
to grow ground cover plants. It looks more natural and interesting. Use
the broken up pieces (again turned upside down) for stepping stones around
the yard and garden.

We told our realtor that we did NOT want a house with a pool and I would
have loved to have one with a pond.... Your problem is finding the right
buyer. The problem is what is the probability of one over the other and
whether it is a buyer's or seller's market. Oh, and taking out the pond may
decrease your taxes... You might want to check on that. DK

"K30a" wrote in message
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Hello Chris,
Welcome to rec.ponds!
There have been some really wonderful pool to pond conversions. Somebody
has
links to some websites and will probably post them for you to look at.

How serious of a problem will the leaves cause, if they are
allowed to fall into the pond?

Big problem. Decomposing leaves can feed a pea soup algae problem. Lead to
all
sorts of fish problems. But not to despair.
You can make a physical barrier with netting, probably in a tent fashion
or put
in a nice large skimmer.

Can I break up the patio and toss the rubble into the pond, or will
this
make things unhealthy for the fish?

Don't toss the broken patio in the pool. You'll have a heck of mess gather
under the rubble. Bad for fish.

What will a large koi pond do to
my resale value?

A well designed one with ease of maintanence will attract many buyers. But
not
all. Unfortunately not all folks are pondamaniacs.

Lots of research ahead of time will pay off big time in the end.
We'd love to meddle in your pond planning ;-)







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