Backyard Ponds

Nathan Philip asked:


This Summer I’ve been thinking about making a koi pond for the first time in my backward. I’m worried about things like koi disease (koi pox), pond design, predators, pond construction and which liners are best. I need a site or product that has everything listed as one guide.

Giambattista

iheart.burritos asked:


My husband and I would love to build a koi pond next year and I am just full of questions!

I keep reading about the noticeable increase in energy bills but haven’t found any estimates.

I suppose it would be important to ask what size your pond is and how often you have to use the heater as well…?

Thank you for any information you can give me!

Roel

Forensicbabe asked:


I bought 2 Koi on accident thinking they were gold fish, and now I really want to build a koi pond in the back, a small one. No water fall. Just simple and not too deep unless its needed. How much do you think it would cast to get that done?
Wow thats expencive! I’ll go for the neighbor kids..lol

Ky

Roflsauce Toot Toot asked:


My girlfriend and I are looking to build a koi pond in our yard after we get our own place, so we’re planning all of this stuff out ahead of time, so everything goes over as smooth as possible.

We’d like to know what kind of fish can be mixed with the koi, if any (we’d like variety), or if we can’t mix other types with koi, what other types of fish thrive well in a koi pond environment?

Deana

goatspeak asked:


Would doing that be better than using chlorinated city water? I have koi in another smaller pond and will transfer them over along with all the water that is in that pond.

Liduine

princess consuela banana hammock asked:


We have a medium sized koi pond in our backyard, and I cannot seem to figure out whether the water is leaking out somewhere or it’s just evaporating.

There are some times where it stays level for a couple weeks. Sometimes, like yesterday, it goes down really fast. It’s around 80 where I live.

Also, if it does evaporate, does it happen on dry days or humid days?

Would pouring water into the pond work, and what kind of water (possibly dechlorinated?) would it have to be?

Thanks!

Doll

Tyrant asked:


I have koi, a catfish and some other pond gold fish, but what else?? Help me please!

Margaretta

Spencer asked:


We’re getting a Koi Pond soon, and I have a Pleco. It has no tank mates because my goldfish died. But I’m wondering if it would be ok to stick it in a Koi Pond. The pond isn’t built yet and we’re still planning it out.

Malena

Jim C asked:


Does anyone know where on the web I can find how to install a garden pond in a wooden framed box instead of digging a hole in the ground? I once saw how to do it on a TV show, but that was a few years ago and wasn’t in the market for a pond at the time.
Peter, did I ask what makes a great pond?

Nadean

abandoned asked:


You have a garden pond or a lake on your land, what would be the best foodstuffs for both animals and humans to grow in the pond or around it?

Dulcea