round? formal? how about a water canon in the middle to move the herons along?
I am afraid they will have no problem standing on the edge and fishing. OTOH, a
pergola over the top will most likely keep the fish out of sight of herons.

are you going to have a waterfall? where?

I think there is nothing cooler than a single lily in a pond with the leaves fanned
out and a light underneath to illuminate the leaves and the fish as they swim out
from under the leaves.

a veggie filter is the simplest...

On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 10:54:11 CST, DavidM wrote:
- Perfectly round and straight sided. This is the formal aspect. No
shallow bits for heron wading and no slow moving water patches. Will
heron stand on the edge of a pond wall, how could you stop that?


just out into the veggie filter?

- No plants in the main pond, just fish. I like veggie filters, so would
probably have tanks in a crescent around one quarter of the ponds
circumference. The water would be fast moving from tank to tank, with a
cascade of reed, iris and watercress. Before or after filters, or
completely separate?

- Perhaps a pergola over the top of the pond to keep off the summer sun
and slow algae growth.

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