About to dig my very first pond

[Tiger1]

Looking for a place to find info as I go. I'd like it to be around 9x11, 8-10,8-11. 3-3 1/2deep. . Purchased almost everything I need but the liner, as I don't know how the size will play out. Skippy filter parts ordered. Wish me luck!

 

[dieselplower]

Good luck. To determine the size of the liner you will measure depth and width. Then add depth + depth +width +2 feet for overlap and you have your tarp size.

 

[addy1]

welcome to our group!

here is one of the sites to calculate size

http://www.pondliner.com/blog/pond-liner-size-calculator/

 

[Becky]

Good luck and welcome to the site!

 

[taherrmann4]

You may want to go deeper if you can it will help keep the pond a bit cooler with your warm climate.

 

[sissy]

welcome to the group and in spirit we are there helping .geeze my back hurts already :cheerful:

 

[Koigal50]

As big and deep as you can get it. Koi can be addicting. They can put you in a trance. Good for meditation. Then when you find out there are at least 80 variety, you want to get one or two of everything, Kohaku, kujaku, showa, sanke, doistu, shisui, asagi, yamabuki, ogon, kikisui, matsuba, on and on.


You're gona need some room.

 

[don't ask]

welcome

 

[HTH]

LOL there are only 2 varieties of koi. Butterfly and not butterfly. The rest is just a paint job!

Seriously Tiger1. Think about going at least 6 inches above ground to keep runoff out of the pond. More if needed or if digging is difficult.

As big and deep as you can get it. Koi can be addicting. They can put you in a trance. Good for meditation. Then when you find out there are at least 80 variety, you want to get one or two of everything, Kohaku, kujaku, showa, sanke, doistu, shisui, asagi, yamabuki, ogon, kikisui, matsuba, on and on.


You're gona need some room.

 

[sissy]

mine are just mutts :cheerful:

 

[Koigal50]

I started with mutts, then I went to Japanese koi - not show worthy but nice. Then I missed my butterflies and went back and got some mutts. But I think they are cleaner looking mutts. I've tried and tried liking the dark ones, but for me they are harder to see in the pond and start looking more and more like carp to me.

Hey Sissy, did I see you're from N.Y. or was that someone else? I'm originally from Bronx, NY. Been in tx 30 years now.

 

[Tiger1]

Thank you everybody! I am so excited. We have broke ground. It will end up being about 12x9 1/2. I will be going to at least 4 feet. And I am going to build up 6-12 inches.

 

[Koigal50]

Be careful how you build up also, you could end you looking like your pond needs to be topped off all the time. It has to do with where you place the skimmer I think????

I just remember, that's what happened to us the first attempted we made.

Enjoy, you're gona love it.

 

[sissy]

No I am from NJ and retired to VA

 

[Tiger1]

I will build up the liner up and over the first layer of border stones. And I won't have a skimmer.