Building a 8'x10'x5' deep pond into basically solid rock 6" under ground

Its cold....Will def post more up as I make more progress and finish and get fish next year.

Wouldn't it be cheaper if you used the rock on a roll legthwise versus up and down like that? Have you tried it the other way, too? Or is there a specific look you are going for?

Probably kind of late on this, but I found this great stuff called Rock on a roll

http://www.rock-on-a-roll.com/

the rock to the right hand side is covered with the stuff. It has variations and looks pretty good and was an easy install the liner was put over the rock and we put this stuff over the rock to get rid of the ugly black protrusion out of the water. The stuff is like hevy wallpaper and had very little dust fly off when put into the pond.

On the right side of the falls I did it up and down because the top of each one overlaps the top of each rock. Did this for looks so you would not see the rock on a wall seam where it meats the real rock as they were different enough it would look silly. It also makes each one look more like a real rock. In the front I did roll it along lengthwise as that seam will be on the inside and not seen. So the rock on a wall is on the inside covering the liner seam and the top of the rocks are natural. I was working on the left side at the end of the fall and it has issues due to it being lower than I wanted. The rock I used on that side gave me lots of problems trying to build the height a couple of inches as they all had slants and points and crazy...
As soon as it warms up im going to use cement to make it how i want it and then use cover it in small rocks to look natural. But I have been thinking if I could figure out a way to build in a skimmer there it would be ideal. Not sure how to do that thou.

Thinking like the small cal skimmer:


but would need another pump and want it to be invisible from the outside so not sure. Almost thinking it would be easier to make something myself. I just think that with the tree above I will need one, especially come fall.

I want to be up and running in a month thou so need to finish and find some fish.

Unfortunately Im not finished renovating the basement, but if it gets warm then I can always take a break to at least get the pond up and running.
We'll see...may snow again for all I know.

I got 6 koi from a koi farm in North Haven, CT 2 weeks ago. A few plants. Still need to finish certain things but its up and running. I think the water is too cold as the fish arent eating.
Here is a vid:

Pics:

pretty cool!

Us that floating skimmer electrically powered?

Yea, it has a 500-600gph pump in it, which is replaceable. I wish I had it plumed to my fines filter thou, but for a quick fix it works. Just cut down some branches so the pond get some sun so hopefully it warms up and the fish wake up. Its 57*F so I think the fish went back into sub hibernation and arnt really hungry. It should get wormer now which im excited about. Seems to be clearing up. Its not grean, more brown from all the crap falling it it. I posted 2 more vids in the 'need a floating skimmer' post. Good thing is the pumo is totally removable so I can replace it if it dies or figure out how to plumb it to another pump that would send it to my fines filter, but would have to figure out boyance. Good purchase for for $50 IMO.

Looks great! You put so much effort into it and its awesome.

Thanks,
Fish already seem happier from the sun they got today.