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How deep is too deep?
I'm enlarging my pond, going from about 6' x 6' x 3' to
something like 10' x 15'. I thought I go 5' deep this time but now I'm wondering if 7 or 8 feet is "too deep". Does anyone have a pond this deep or deeper and do you regret it? Digging will be more of a chore but you only have to do it once :-) My philospohy is to pick a length and width that fits the garden asthetically and then make it as deep as possible. Thanks for any input. |
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How deep is too deep?
"Andrew Burgess" wrote in message ... I'm enlarging my pond, going from about 6' x 6' x 3' to something like 10' x 15'. I thought I go 5' deep this time but now I'm wondering if 7 or 8 feet is "too deep". Does anyone have a pond this deep or deeper and do you regret it? Digging will be more of a chore but you only have to do it once :-) My philospohy is to pick a length and width that fits the garden asthetically and then make it as deep as possible. Thanks for any input. IMHO... ....I wish I had gone deeper then 4 feet, maybe just a bit more. And I wish I had dug level shelves. ....Too deep? I guess if it's "too deep" cleaning will become more of a chore. In my four feet of water. I can stand in the pond, with some water drained down and clean by hand, and there is still enough water for the fish to stay in the pond. BV. |
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How deep is too deep?
I would of made mine like 5 feet deep but they require a fence here if
it's deeper than 3 feet. Andrew Burgess wrote: I'm enlarging my pond, going from about 6' x 6' x 3' to something like 10' x 15'. I thought I go 5' deep this time but now I'm wondering if 7 or 8 feet is "too deep". Does anyone have a pond this deep or deeper and do you regret it? Digging will be more of a chore but you only have to do it once :-) My philospohy is to pick a length and width that fits the garden asthetically and then make it as deep as possible. Thanks for any input. |
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How deep is too deep?
In article HWotc.16607$Sx2.3135@okepread01, Michael Shaffer
wrote: I would of made mine like 5 feet deep but they require a fence here if it's deeper than 3 feet. For me its 18" jay Thu May 27, 2004 Andrew Burgess wrote: I'm enlarging my pond, going from about 6' x 6' x 3' to something like 10' x 15'. I thought I go 5' deep this time but now I'm wondering if 7 or 8 feet is "too deep". Does anyone have a pond this deep or deeper and do you regret it? Digging will be more of a chore but you only have to do it once :-) My philospohy is to pick a length and width that fits the garden asthetically and then make it as deep as possible. Thanks for any input. |
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How deep is too deep?
I wouldn't have made mine as deep as I did. And mine isn't all that deep! But at 5'6" if I get in the water is up to my waist. That doesn't make for easy maintenance. Also, without any shelves (which with our rock upon rock soil it was going to be really hard to do) it makes it hard to put in marginal plants. Each plant has to set on a stack of builder's brick and that makes them vulnerable to wind in our yard. That said I've ended up with all goldfish who don't need the greater depth than koi. I've become a wildlife/nature ponder which has different requirements than koi ponding. A lot of depth has to do with your goals for ponding. The OP poster probably wants to keep koi? kathy :-) A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A |
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How deep is too deep?
2' is still considered landscaping, anything deeper you may need permission
from your township |
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How deep is too deep?
"Ka30P" wrote in message ... I wouldn't have made mine as deep as I did. And mine isn't all that deep! But at 5'6" if I get in the water is up to my waist. That doesn't make for easy maintenance. Also, without any shelves (which with our rock upon rock soil it was going to be really hard to do) it makes it hard to put in marginal plants. Each plant has to set on a stack of builder's brick and that makes them vulnerable to wind in our yard. That said I've ended up with all goldfish who don't need the greater depth than koi. I've become a wildlife/nature ponder which has different requirements than koi ponding. A lot of depth has to do with your goals for ponding. The OP poster probably wants to keep koi? Hmm...I have had a nagging itch that I should have not put Koi in. You just made me itchier. BV. |
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How deep is too deep?
...I wish I had gone deeper then 4 feet, maybe just a bit more. And I wish I
had dug level shelves. ...Too deep? I guess if it's "too deep" cleaning will become more of a chore. In my four feet of water. I can stand in the pond, with some water drained down and clean by hand, and there is still enough water for the fish to stay in the pond. I'm kind of a no-clean porg. I did have to 'get in' this week to retrieve rocks that racoons had dumped in over the last few years. I'm netted now so maybe that will stop. With more than 3 feet I'd probably just leave the rocks in :-) I have lily pots... Maybe a mask and snorkle? I don't service them very often now, maybe twice in 15 years... Thanks for the reply! |
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How deep is too deep?
"Andrew Burgess" wrote in message ... I'm enlarging my pond, going from about 6' x 6' x 3' to something like 10' x 15'. I thought I go 5' deep this time but now I'm wondering if 7 or 8 feet is "too deep". Does anyone have a pond this deep or deeper and do you regret it? Digging will be more of a chore but you only have to do it once :-) My philospohy is to pick a length and width that fits the garden asthetically and then make it as deep as possible. Thanks for any input. How deep can you reach and still keep your face above water? Use that as your guide to depth. Unless you fancy having a pond water facial. Snooze |
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How deep is too deep?
5 - 6 feet. any deeper and cleaning is a pain. altho good for far northern areas.
Ingrid Andrew Burgess wrote: I'm enlarging my pond, going from about 6' x 6' x 3' to something like 10' x 15'. I thought I go 5' deep this time but now I'm wondering if 7 or 8 feet is "too deep". Does anyone have a pond this deep or deeper and do you regret it? Digging will be more of a chore but you only have to do it once :-) My philospohy is to pick a length and width that fits the garden asthetically and then make it as deep as possible. Thanks for any input. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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How deep is too deep?
How deep can you reach and still keep your face above water? Use that as
your guide to depth. Unless you fancy having a pond water facial. What are you reaching for? A long pole net can rescue dropped items. Repotting lilies... maybe have nylon ropes attached so they can be 'fished' out? Or just snorkle once a decade... I don't have marginal plants. Anacharis manages itself. Heck, around here I could advertise and SELL pond facials :-) |
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How deep is too deep?
If you're building it with a bottom drain (or 2), then you could go 6-8'
easily: the deeper it is, the safer your fish will be. I don't know where you're located, but if it freezes, your fish will thank you for the added depth G. On the down side, if you don't have bottom drains, the depth will KILL you trying to keep it clean. And trying to catch the little hummers without a seine net would be impossible. To be honest, I've never heard anyone say "I wish it was more shallow", but I've heard a LOT of folks wish it was deeper. Lee "Andrew Burgess" wrote in message ... I'm enlarging my pond, going from about 6' x 6' x 3' to something like 10' x 15'. I thought I go 5' deep this time but now I'm wondering if 7 or 8 feet is "too deep". Does anyone have a pond this deep or deeper and do you regret it? Digging will be more of a chore but you only have to do it once :-) My philospohy is to pick a length and width that fits the garden asthetically and then make it as deep as possible. Thanks for any input. |
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How deep is too deep?
wrote in message ... 5 - 6 feet. any deeper and cleaning is a pain. altho good for far northern areas. snip Clearly though...the though of JMK falling into a 7 foot deep pond is more fund then a 2 foot deep pond. BV. |
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How deep is too deep?
I agree with Lee. My large pond consists of two basins connected along
one edge. When the pond is full there is about 18 inches of water over the submerged common edge. To clean the pond I chase the fish to one side and then drain and clean the other. The deeper of the two basins is about 5 feet deep with a 4 inch bottom drain.If I open the drain about once a month it sucks most of the muck from the bottom of the bowl shaped pond into the drain. My intent was to hook the drain into the filtration system (not yet done). Howard Lee B. wrote: If you're building it with a bottom drain (or 2), then you could go 6-8' easily: the deeper it is, the safer your fish will be. I don't know where you're located, but if it freezes, your fish will thank you for the added depth G. On the down side, if you don't have bottom drains, the depth will KILL you trying to keep it clean. And trying to catch the little hummers without a seine net would be impossible. To be honest, I've never heard anyone say "I wish it was more shallow", but I've heard a LOT of folks wish it was deeper. Lee "Andrew Burgess" wrote in message ... I'm enlarging my pond, going from about 6' x 6' x 3' to something like 10' x 15'. I thought I go 5' deep this time but now I'm wondering if 7 or 8 feet is "too deep". Does anyone have a pond this deep or deeper and do you regret it? Digging will be more of a chore but you only have to do it once :-) My philospohy is to pick a length and width that fits the garden asthetically and then make it as deep as possible. Thanks for any input. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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How deep is too deep?
In article , Lee B.
wrote: If you're building it with a bottom drain (or 2), then you could go 6-8' easily: the deeper it is, the safer your fish will be. I don't know where you're located, but if it freezes, your fish will thank you for the added depth G. A deep pond (or area) all but eliminates raccoon problems. jay Thu May 27, 2004 On the down side, if you don't have bottom drains, the depth will KILL you trying to keep it clean. And trying to catch the little hummers without a seine net would be impossible. To be honest, I've never heard anyone say "I wish it was more shallow", but I've heard a LOT of folks wish it was deeper. Lee "Andrew Burgess" wrote in message ... I'm enlarging my pond, going from about 6' x 6' x 3' to something like 10' x 15'. I thought I go 5' deep this time but now I'm wondering if 7 or 8 feet is "too deep". Does anyone have a pond this deep or deeper and do you regret it? Digging will be more of a chore but you only have to do it once :-) My philospohy is to pick a length and width that fits the garden asthetically and then make it as deep as possible. Thanks for any input. |
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