2500G Pond Build

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[bergenm]

At first I wasn't sure how it would work placing the pond in the centre of the yard, but you've made it a very elegant centerpiece and focal point for the yard, awesome job! I especially like the koi and the flower pics. How long did it take for the entire project to be completed, start to finish?

Thanks - we wanted it as the centerpiece of the garden, where we could sit, drink our coffee and watch the fish and wildlife... It took my wife and I about three months working at it in the evenings and on the weekends.

I was wondering about evaporation... did you have to top up this summer when a month went by with no rain?  do you have to dechlorinate the water you add?

We would lose 100~150 gallons a week during the summer - that was a combination of evaporation, the plants absorbing the water, all the birds/animals that drink and bath from the pond, along with the water I use for cleaning the filters.

I am on city water so I have to take out the chloramine - I use Seachem SAFE so it is very cost effective...

Here are some pictures from today...

[dbl_dbl]

Wow, bravo!

[az]

nice!!

[Rybren]

Great work on the pond.

[wrm130]

OMG That's incredible!  GREAT job!

[greenthumbs]

Great job....Two green thumbs up. I love the bridge as well. Did you have any issues with racoons or skunks? or any other unforeseeable circumstances?

[bergenm]

So far no major problems... the biggest problem we have would be garter snakes, we are forever pulling them out of the pond. They come in to eat the frogs and the baby koi, mind you the frogs eat the baby koi as well...