Hey folks!
This is my first post on this or any forum related to Pond/Waterfall building. Long story short is I am moving to a new house soon, and I really want to build a water feature in my backyard. I am not 100% sure if I am going pondless or with a koi pond (leaning towards Pondless). In my research I have run across several kits, many of which are featured on a variety of pond building videos on Youtube. I have to say I have learned a lot already and feel pretty comfortable building one of these. HOWEVER, where I am a bit hung up right now is what kit to go with. As noted before, I have seen several kits, but the one that seems to be standing out from the rest as far as design goes is the Russell Water Gardens kits. They seem to be the only kit that involves some sort of filtration. I am certain this CANT be the only one out there, but they do make a point about how the standard pondless kits which use aquablocks and no filtration of any kind MUST get nasty over time and get filled with muck and algae. So my question to you all is, if you were starting over, what kit would you go with and why? Do i piece this together w/out a kit? Size wize I am looking at a pretty large waterfall, hopefully 15+ feet or more, with lights and the whole shebang! I am currently budgeting about $3-5k as a DIY project
This is my first post on this or any forum related to Pond/Waterfall building. Long story short is I am moving to a new house soon, and I really want to build a water feature in my backyard. I am not 100% sure if I am going pondless or with a koi pond (leaning towards Pondless). In my research I have run across several kits, many of which are featured on a variety of pond building videos on Youtube. I have to say I have learned a lot already and feel pretty comfortable building one of these. HOWEVER, where I am a bit hung up right now is what kit to go with. As noted before, I have seen several kits, but the one that seems to be standing out from the rest as far as design goes is the Russell Water Gardens kits. They seem to be the only kit that involves some sort of filtration. I am certain this CANT be the only one out there, but they do make a point about how the standard pondless kits which use aquablocks and no filtration of any kind MUST get nasty over time and get filled with muck and algae. So my question to you all is, if you were starting over, what kit would you go with and why? Do i piece this together w/out a kit? Size wize I am looking at a pretty large waterfall, hopefully 15+ feet or more, with lights and the whole shebang! I am currently budgeting about $3-5k as a DIY project