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Sat, Feb 11, 12 at 19:12
| A while back I was thinking of putting in a small pond in the back yard for some water lilies, maybe koi, and especially for the dog to cool off in the summer. I found a site on building a "half-dug pond" I think it was called. You simply layed a frame of pressure treated lumber on the ground the size of the pond, dug out some dirt from inside, use that to make sloped walls on the outside of the frame, and then line with rubber. It sounded simple enough, but now it's cool enough here to dig (southern FL) and I can't find the site. Does anyone have experience building a pond like this? Or maybe re-direct me to the site? One concern I have is with our sandy soil, the summer rains will wash the dirt I've dug out back under the pond. |
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- Posted by houstontexas123 z9 (My Page) on Sun, Feb 12, 12 at 1:19
| im thinking about digging out a pond, while researching, i think i've seen some stuff about "raised bed" ponds. |
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| Hi Have used that method since 82. Using stacked 4x4's It's 5x10 around 18 inches above and another 2 feet underground.. I just spread the sand around the yard that was removed. Only trick is to get the first course level in all directions. I originally built this as a container for rainwater but quickly turned into a water garden I used a fiberglass tarp for a liner which lasted until 02 and was replaced with another. Some rot has started on a couple of edges but is still holding up Very simple and cheap way to build an above ground. gary |
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- Posted by sharon_9_fl (My Page) on Sun, Feb 12, 12 at 23:12
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| Koi need a lot of run and GREAT filtration, I think that for koi the pond has to be at least 3-4 feet deep so they can get excersize. Also if you hvae a koi pond you probably would not want you dog in it. |
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