Dean Krick wrote:
The link about the swimming pools was not able to work for me, but it
sparked my interest, and I did some surfing. I noticed that most people
just didn't let the chlorine disappear, and reduced the pond size in
half by filling it up by all the layers they made. Is it necessary to do
this? Are the side walls of a pool not made to handle fish or a pond?
Thanxzor
Deanzor


Hi...

I think it has been years since I checked out rec.ponds. Just came on
again this morning -- and noticed this Swimming Pool thread.

Spring has me excited again about my swimming pool to pond conversion. I
took the step many years ago. The pond has been maturing very nicely and
seems to be very healthy.

It's shown at: www.kilk.com/pond (with new pictures)

I'm one of those who wanted a real pond look -- with a natural shape and
flower beds. So I filled in the sides of the pool with layers of soil
and essentially built a pond within the pool. Although I have Koi for
enjoyment, I'm not raising them or specially caring for them. The main
focus for me was the pond beauty itself -- which I think made drove my
choices in how I did this.

I cleaned up my website and added at least a couple updated pictures
just taken yesterday.

I hope to stick around rec.ponds this season. Talk to you later.

Erik