| This page started off
in 1996 with the description of some pond's belonging to members
of the South Wales section of the BKKS. The website has now grown
considerably and includes ponds from around the world. Remember that the conditions where some of these ponds operate may be very different to the climate where you live, and may not be suitable for your area. |
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| Kent's pond |
This 6,000 gallon pond has been built indoors and was constructed by pouring concrete into wooden shuttering which formed the mould. |
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 - Mexico |
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This is the description
of a 17,000 gallon pond in Mexico.
Spanish text is also available for this pond. |
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South Africa |
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An attractive
4,500 litre pond in a small garden in Capetown. |
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A 15,000 litre pond in Pretoria. |
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A 60,000 litre
pond in Capetown, South Africa. |
| Wayne & Heidi's pond |
A 10,000 litre pond in Capetown, South Africa. |
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United Kingdom |
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They moved into a house
which had a swimming pool, but Rob has now converted it to a
main koi pond with a separate quarantine pond.
Rob has now completed the quarantine pond, and his experiences are explained
in New Pond Syndrome. |
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A rectangular
pond which holds 8,200 gallons, and is fitted with a box welded
liner.
Some additional photos and photos taken
during building of the pond are icluded as well as
a schematic drawing of the layout. |
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This very attractive
pond holds 4,000 gallons and is seven feet deep. A schematic
is included. |
| Alan & Lyn's pond |
A rectangular
pond with a butyl liner which holds 4,800 gallons. |
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Again we have a rectangular
pond, this time with 10,440 gallons, and with an interesting
watercourse around the pond. |
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A rectangular
pond of 3,950 gallons, and there is incorporated another small
pond with a water course and a waterfall. |
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A rectangular
pond of 2,500 gallons with quite large filters. |
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A large pond
of 9,000 gallons. It is 30 feet long, and is constructed of concrete
blocks with a butyl rubber liner. A schematic is included. |
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This is a rectangular
pond of 5,200 gallons. It is constructed of concrete blocks,
rendered, and coated with G4. It has a large filter system. |
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This is a square pond
of 4,100 gallons partly raised above the ground. It is constructed
of concrete blocks, rendered, and coated with G4. |
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A rectangular
pond of 4,800 gallons partly raised above the ground. It is constructed
of concrete blocks, rendered, and coated with fibreglass. A schematic is included. |
| Gwyn & Maureen's pond |
This half round pond of 4,900 gallons and constructed of concrete
blocks, rendered, and fibreglassed. It has a very nice tea
house.
A schematic of the pond is included. |
| Mark & Ritta's pond |
This pond is 5,600 gallons and is below ground and set in a beautiful
garden. A schematic is included. |
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A circular
pond of 3,000 gallons constructed of polypropylene. A schematic is included.
Updated July 2003. The filter has been replaced with a Nexus unit. |
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This is a small pond
of 1,230 gallons with a very interesting roof structure. |
Bob & Lynne's main pond |
This pond is 8,224 gallons and is partly raised above the ground. It has been built with concrete blocks, rendered, and then fibreglassed. It has two banks of filters in parallel. |
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This is a description
of the building of a pond using a liner. |
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This is a description
of the building of Alan's pond including fibreglassing
the pond. |
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A description of the
building of a 6,000 gallon pond using a boxed liner. |
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A 3,000 gallon pond
with liner. |
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A 5,500 gallon pond
which has been built with concrete blocks, rendered, and then
fibreglassed. It has two banks of filters in parallel. |
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This is a 7,500 gallon
pond which has been built with concrete blocks, rendered, and
then fibreglassed. Many photos of the construction are included
with a brief description. |
| Ron's pond |
A 7,500 gallon pond built with concrete blocks. 19 pages of detailed information on the building of the pond is included. |
Callum's pond |
This is a 4,000 gallon pond built with concrete blocks, rendered, and fibreglassed. It is using a Nexus 200 for the filter system. |
Mick & Mandy's pond |
A 3,500 gallon pond built with concrete blocks, rendered, and fibreglassed with an interesting filter system using Kaldnes K1 and Japanese matting. |
Alfie & Brenda's pond |
A 3,500 gallon pond built with concrete blocks, rendered, and fibreglassed. The filtration is a Nexus 200. |
| Andy & Tracey's pond |
A 2,000 gallon pond built with concrete blocks, rendered, and coated with KoiKote. The filtration system uses static and moving bed K1. |
Andrew & Rosemary's pond |
A 2,800 gallon pond built with concrete blocks, rendered, and fibreglassed. The filtration systen is a Nexus 200. |
Tony & Sharon's pond |
A 3,375 gallon pond built with concrete blocks, rendered, and fibreglassed. This pond has an interesting decking over the filters. |
| Craig & Lisa's pond |
A 3,950 gallon pond built with concrete blocks, rendered, and fibreglassed, with a vortex plus 2 bay filter system. |
Steve's pond |
A 2,000 gallon triangular pond built with concrete blocks and using a butyl liner. The small garden is nicely landscaped. |
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United States of America |
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John & Yvonne from
Oklahoma have converted a damaged swimming pool to a koi pond. Many
photos of the construction are included. |
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Spike & Ginger from
Southern California have a very nice koi pond and yard. |
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