]Koitoy wrote:
You said the magic or dreaded word "Koi". Research Koi ponds as they
are typically deeper,
.... true
include bottom drains, settling chambers, Skimmer, filters that may include anything from vortex systems,
bead filters, trickle towers, or combos of these items.
..... nope, dont have to

http://weloveteaching.com/mypond/mypond.htm
........... my pond is made of 2x4 greenwood sides with greenwood plywood, carpet
padding, permalon liner, the filter is 2x8 pine with 2x5 cedar front on the filter
and around the front. I DO have a big ass air blower @ $400 but it isnt totally
necessary. I have a pump for the water fall. Once a year I pull out the plants (to
take em inside for winter) and suction out the crud in the filter with a wet vac. I
do use a UV light but the filter really sucks the rest out. The pond has been up
since 2000 and I can still see the stones knocked out of my lily pot and a couple
wrinkles in the liner on the bottom and have never cleaned the bottom at all.
All summer I walk out, sit down, feed the fish. once a week or when I remember I
squish the snails attached to the little wimp pump that feeds the UV. A couple times
in the summer if I think the water is slowing I pull up the pump to clean off the
grate that keeps junk outta the pump. A couple times a year I run 500 gallons or so
out and replace. Other than that ...... I just enjoy it immensely. absolutely cheap
and simplicity itself to take care of. Ingrid


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Ingrid- Rock on! If your pond works for you- then great. My pond needed a redo when the Koi grew to 6-8 lbs each. My simple system did not work anymore. The new system provides crystal clear water, and the water quality tests excellent, even though I feed the fish a lot. There is more then one way to have a pond, and I am glad that you enjoy your pond. But with 6 years experience with Koi- I stand by my recommendation to do a lot of research, and plan to include adaquate filtration. Happy ponding.