| Building a backyard fish pond is a big
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| | goldfish or aquatic plants need only be
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| undertaking that involves a fair amount
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| | around two feet deep although more depth
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| of hard work and, as it will be a
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| | may be required in very cold areas to
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| permanent feature of your garden, it is
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| | prevent the pond freezing in winter. If
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| worthwhile spending some time in the
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| | you want a koi fish pond it will need to
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| planning stage.So before you rush into
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| | be at least three feet deep or more.The
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| the garden with a shovel, pause for a
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| | biggest mistake that water gardeners tend
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| while and think about your fish pond
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| | to make is to build a pond that is too
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| design and the type of pond that you want
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| | small. Your finished pond will appear
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| ...Natural Pond - follows the curves and
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| | much smaller than your original layout!If
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| forms of nature and may include an
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| | your backyard fish pond is to be dug out
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| outcrop of stone or a natural beach. This
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| | rather than raised consider how you will
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| will often allow planting at the edge of
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| | remove the excavated material. It may be
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| the pool and can create the impression
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| | possible to use it in another part of the
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| that the pond was there long before the
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| | garden, alternatively you may need to
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| rest of the garden or the house were
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| | have it removed which can be difficult
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| constructed.Formal Pond - a geometric
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| | and expensive.Assuming you are going to
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| design works best when there is a
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| | build a sunken pond the next step is to
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| relationship in design and materials with
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| | start digging! Dig the pond to the
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| the buidings that are close by. It will
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| | desired shape and dig a shelf around the
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| usually be symmetrical in design and
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| | perimeter of the pond about one foot deep
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| could be rectangular or square in shape
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| | and one or more feet wide. Dig the
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| and may have a paved edge. Formal ponds
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| | remainder of the pond. If you are
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| are often planted but usually with
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| | planning a waterfall dig the pond with a
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| artfully chosen plants rather than the
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| | slight slope away from the waterfall.Line
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| wilder plantings of a natural pond.Raised
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| | the excavated pond with underlay. This is
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| Pond - a formal pond can also be
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| | to stop the flexible liner from being
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| construced above ground from bricks,
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| | pierced by sharp stones. Pond underlay
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| blocks or stone. There will be less waste
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| | can be made from geotextile or old
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| to carry from the site, however the cost
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| | carpet, providing it is non-organic and
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| of the construction materials will be
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| | non-rotting can be used to save money. A
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| higher than an in-ground pond.Once you've
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| | butyl rubber pond liner is laid on top of
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| decided on the type of backyard fish pond
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| | the underlay. Position to liner evenly in
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| spend some time working out possible
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| | the pond and try to minimize the folds
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| locations and mark out the locations with
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| | and wrinkles. Leave an overhang of at
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| a garden hose or a length or rope. Take
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| | least six inches. Avoid walking on the
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| into consideration the amount of light in
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| | newly laid liner as much as possible. If
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| different locations. If you want to grown
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| | you must walk on it wear socks!Fill the
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| water lilies you will require four to six
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| | pond and try to ease the wrinkles out of
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| hours of direct sunlight on the pond
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| | the liner while the pond is filling.
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| during the day. Shade is fine for
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| | Arrange coping stones around the edge of
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| fish-only ponds. Check the overhanging
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| | the pond and fold the liner up behind the
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| trees as these could also be a source of
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| | stones ensuring the edge of the liner is
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| pond pollution. If you must build a pond
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| | above the water level. A more natural
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| beneath a tree at least try to avoid
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| | edge can be created by planting
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| deciduous trees - the leaves will create
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| | shallow-water plants around the edge of
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| a lot of pond waste.When deciding on the
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| | the pond. You may need to consider
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| location of your pond avoid the
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| | cementing the coping stones in place if
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| temptation to locate the pond in the
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| | the pond edge will be subjected to much
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| lowest point in the garden. The low point
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| | foot traffic.Now sit back and enjoy your
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| can be subject to flooding in heavy rain
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| | new garden pond!Alison Stevens makes it
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| and will often collect runoff from the
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| | easy to design and build your own fish
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| garden. This may carry fertilizers and
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| | pond.
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| organic debris into the pond.A pond for
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