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Pool vs Pond
Happy Friday
I have a 20,000 gallon in-ground concrete pool. I am considering converting it into a koi pond. If I decide to do it, it will probably be next spring (if I can wait that long..), so I have plenty of time to plan. Today, these are the issues that concern me: (1) The pool is situated under a number of deciduous trees. As a swimming pool, it gets covered in the fall, so keeping leaves out of the pool is not an issue. How serious of a problem will the leaves cause, if they are allowed to fall into the pond? I assume that I can't simply let them decompose in the pond, as this would upset the ecosystem. So I would need to remove them.. how hard will it be to remove (seems like about a million) leaves a day for a couple months? Anyone else have a large pond under oak trees? How do you deal with it? (2) The pool is surrounded by a concrete patio, which I am not fond of. Can I break up the patio and toss the rubble into the pond, or will this make things unhealthy for the fish? The concrete is over 10 years old. (3) Does anyone have a sense of how a pond (especially one that takes up a significant portion of the sqaure footage of the lot) impacts resale value? When we bought the house, the appraiser figured the value of the pool at $7500. So if I removed the pool and let weeds grow there instead, I might lose that much when I go to sell the house. What will a large koi pond do to my resale value? Regards, Chris Herring 20,000 gallon frog killer |
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