Re: [GSAS-Member] On building ponds

[macker <macker@gmail.com>]

The only *real* place to go for koi is Pan Intercorp: http://www.koi.com/

I've had koi for 12 years now and wouldn't go anywhere but joels.

On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 10:06 AM, DonaldR <gsmd_bari@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks Steev, Laurel and everyone else!
> I heard a good Koi pond should be 6 ft. deep. Is that true?
>
> --- On Thu, 7/17/08, Clifford Miller <clifford@clevergeek.com> wrote:
> From: Clifford Miller <clifford@clevergeek.com>
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] On building ponds
> To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" <
> gsas-member@thekrib.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 8:06 AM
>
> If you don't mind wasting the gas and have the time to drive there, the
> Monroe Aquatic Nursery has inspiration to spare...I love that place.
> Their "demo ponds" are just amazing (although a bit costly...a good
> sized
> fully plumbed garden pond could easily run $8k-$20k with labor and
> materials (mostly the liner, plumbing, and lots and lots of rocks)).
>
> I think there's one in redmond too?
>
> Cliff
>
>
> > Don and Betty, and anyone else:
> >
> > Sorry I didn't respond to this question sooner, but I wanted to give
> it
> > some thought.
> > These are some sites that I think would be of interest to people starting
> > a pond
> > project.
> >
> > http://watergarden.com/pages/build_wg.html
> > http://www.loriswebs.com/jerryskoi/
> > http://www.olympickoiclub.org/
> > http://www.olympickoiclub.org/ponddesign.html
> > http://www.tim-jansen.com/koi_step-by-step_plumb.htm
> >
> > But there are a lot of questions that one should answer before deciding
> > how to go about
> > it. The pond I just made followed a simply 3-step process.
> > 1- Find a spot for a pond.
> > 2- Start digging a hole.
> > 3- Ask yourself what kind of liner material you have around (I had some
> > 10-foot-wide 6
> > mil stuff on  a roll).
> > 4- When the hole is big enough to use all that plastic stop digging and
> > lay the plastic
> > down.
> > 5- Start filling.
> >
> > But this isn't the right process for everyone.
> >
> > So the first things you need to ask yourself are;
> > A-- What would I do with a pond if I had one?
> >      Raise some big koi?
> >      Make a natural planted pond setting?
> >      Keep various fish, and some plants, and whatever else comes into
> your
> > head from
> > time to time?
> >
> > B-- How much time and money do you want to spend on this?
> >     As little as possible?
> >     A reasonable amount?
> >     Thinking you'd like something really nice if maybe a bit costly?
> >
> > C-- What kind of restrictions do you have?
> >     Need security against predators? Or kids, pets, neighbors, etc?
> >     Not much room?
> >     Not much money?
> >     Can't do any heavy labor?
> >     Can't do anything too permanent?
> >     Has to win approval of spouse/neighbor/landlord/higher power?
> >
> > If you guys can answer these questions, and share the ideas you've
> come up
> > with,
> > perhaps we could discuss it on this list and get input from other members
> > as well.
> > Otherwise, if it gets too involved, we can take some of it off list and
> > share your
> > experience in the newsletter as the project evolves.
> >
> >    I have a design that I worked on years ago for a solar-heated
> > above-ground pond,
> > that I never really constructed. Betty might be interested in that. And I
> > still have
> > the "big" pond which has a more elaborate system than this
> recent one. I
> > could share
> > some details of that as well.
> >
> > Steev
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Betty Goetz <haika@drizzle.com> wrote:
> >
> >> > Steev or anyone else,
> >> > Thinking of installing/building a pond in the new digs. Can you
> >> recommend
> >> > a guide or ref. on doing this.
> >> > Thanks!
> >> > -Don Rudee
> >>
> >> Me too! Although I'm leaning towards an larger-than-I-have-now
> >> above-ground pond inside a solarium (dream on). Mostly to keep the
> DOGS
> >> out of the water.
> >>
> >> Betty Goetz
> >>
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