Hey, So Ive been ponding on a small scale for 6 years. My husband collects boats (little ones ) , and I saw one year how in the spring it filled with water and we had tadpoles. This got me thinking and the next year I moved it , and made a wonderful water garden out of it. Of course, I needed a few fish for interest, and the next thing you knew I was ponding. 6 years later, my goldies probably are 8-10 inches. I've always wanted a Koi pond, couldnt have one at our previous house due to river flooding. But now I can! and my babies are getting too large to over winter in my 100 gal stock tank, so Im planning my first big pond. Looking for ways to work around my site problems and learning the best ways to do things. So thrilled I found this site.