Building a Raised Pond

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I am thinking about building a supplement to an existing 5000 gallon freshwater pond. Since my current pond is in the ground, I have given some thought to building the 2nd pond in a raised bed with brick walls.

I have never built a raised pond before and am hoping that someone out there can offer constructive advice.

The 2nd pond will be relatively shallow with a maximum depth of 2 feet. One foot would be below the surface of the ground and the 2nd foot would be above ground.

Question #1: Would a single layer or mortared brick be sufficient to retain the above water section of the pond ... or would I need a double layer for added strength? The pond in question will be 10 feet long by 6 feet wide.

Question #2: I have paving stones laid in my backyard. I plan to remove the paving stones needed to excavate to a depth of one foot. In terms of building the brick wall, do you think I should remove additional paving stones so as to pour a concrete foundation for the brick wall or do you think I could get away with mortaring the brick on top of the existing paving stones?
 

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my upper pond is raised,,,2 ft above ground level ,,,i did put a small footing...made it with concreet blocks mortared together, with rebar and wire webbing...were you live and only going 1 ft above your pavers.....i would put a double row of mortared brick,,on top of the paver....the wide row will make it easy to cap the pond
 
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my above ground pond is about a 5'x5'x2' high box on my patio...i made it out of wood...stained the wood and sealed it
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