"Interesting." Good luck with the project and hope you post your
experiences with it. ~ jan

Jan,

I just moved in the last 30 days so at the present time I do not have a
pond. However, I am just about ready to break ground for a new 20'x 40'
breeding pond that is going to be especially set up for breeding
domestic championship quality Kohaku's. I want to offer in the next 2
years Japanese quality Koi at reasonable prices. I have a 40'x 80' pole
barn that is going to house 4 above ground tanks for continued growth
and feeding year round. I plan on these acually having bottom drains
and a centralized bead filtering system with UV protection from
disease. Of course these are not going to be rubber lined, but concrete
with protective coating. We have a very nice plan to offer some nice
fish in the future. I may even build another 2 or 3 in ground ponds
outside and breed other types of Koi.

In hindsight I should have changed the topic of my post to "Bottom
Drains, Perhaps Not?" but hindsight is fantastic.

I just know that when I look at a pond outside that has proper
maintenance and is rock and gravel that I like the way it looks much
better than without.

Happy Ponding

Paul
www.pondkoi.com

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~