06-15-2010, 12:19 AM
You mean something like this?
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I did this one myself and I love it. Takes a bit to get it done, but with some research you can do it easily other than the digging part. That depends if you have equipment or are doing it by hand which will define the size. This pond I have around $3000 into. That is liner/pumps/filters/rock/lights/plants and permits. It is 6.5' deep, about 32' wide and 45' long with a smaller upper pond where the 2 water falls start. It holds around 18,000 gallons.
The permit is easy to get from F&G. Just fill it out and send it in. They will come look at your pond, then approve it. Real easy if it is just in your yard and no way for species to get out of your pond into a river or stream. The cost for a live transport permit is $25 and is good for I think a 2 weeks. The pond permit I think is free, but you have to reapply every 5 years I think.
I started with Koi, but they are no fun to catch. I now have Blue Gill, Large Mouth Bass, Perch, and Green Sunfish in the pond.
It is not bad at all to maintain. I clean the pump filter around every 1-2 weeks. In the fall I pull the pump out and drain it, then make sure the air pump/bubbler is going for winter, and drain my 2-55 gal filters. It is pretty much self sustaining. I do feed the fish since I have around 70 in there right now.
Here is a link that shows the contruction of it.
[url "http://www.myidahoweather.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=17"]Pond Construction[/url]
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I did this one myself and I love it. Takes a bit to get it done, but with some research you can do it easily other than the digging part. That depends if you have equipment or are doing it by hand which will define the size. This pond I have around $3000 into. That is liner/pumps/filters/rock/lights/plants and permits. It is 6.5' deep, about 32' wide and 45' long with a smaller upper pond where the 2 water falls start. It holds around 18,000 gallons.
The permit is easy to get from F&G. Just fill it out and send it in. They will come look at your pond, then approve it. Real easy if it is just in your yard and no way for species to get out of your pond into a river or stream. The cost for a live transport permit is $25 and is good for I think a 2 weeks. The pond permit I think is free, but you have to reapply every 5 years I think.
I started with Koi, but they are no fun to catch. I now have Blue Gill, Large Mouth Bass, Perch, and Green Sunfish in the pond.
It is not bad at all to maintain. I clean the pump filter around every 1-2 weeks. In the fall I pull the pump out and drain it, then make sure the air pump/bubbler is going for winter, and drain my 2-55 gal filters. It is pretty much self sustaining. I do feed the fish since I have around 70 in there right now.
Here is a link that shows the contruction of it.
[url "http://www.myidahoweather.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=17"]Pond Construction[/url]
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