it is great that you know what you want the pond for. I too built the pond FOR my
koi. http://weloveteaching.com/mypond/mypond.htm
it has straight sides so predators cant easily get in
it is netted so predators cant easily get in
it has a large veggie filter filled with vertical plants that keep the water in very
good shape ... and very easy to maintain
it is heated in winter with a 500 watt heater and covered with plastic to keep the
heat in and the koi are fed almost all winter so they stay healthy
Ingrid

"SkyCatcher" wrote:
i want to build a pond for koi in my garden. they wont be for showing - just
basic koi! i have plenty of space & building expertise & wont to avoid
common mistakes and pitfalls. can anyone point me to a suitable
book/website/resource ? i have googled and suffered information overload. so
i thought yoiu guys here might be bale to help me weed out the quality
information!ps. i am in uk


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