Koi pond idea

[kOi12]

After some advice

Thinking of setting up a koi pond in my garden once the summer season is over however the 'pond' will actually be the intex 12ft swimming pool currently set up for the kids to use during summer... Anyone ever done anything like this...?

I know they are held in similar set up's albeit they are classed as holding tanks!

[kOi12]

extraT said:

What an interesting idea!

We have the same pool (see my “outdoor pool thread” floating around here somewhere), fully filled and on a level surface it’s 56k litres. The actual material seems very strong. Sink it into the ground and If needed add a pond liner. If you can’t sink it (and if it is the same model as mine) it’s around 4feet tall, so maybe seeing the koi would be a bit difficult.

Thanks for your reply! Wasn't sure if it was interesting or silly! Space isn't an issue as my garden is in excess of 200ft.

I was thinking of simply keeping it raised. putting sleepers around it (walling it) and topping it off with scaffolding boards on the edges. The internals would have lights submerged around the hex points (say six lights) so seeing them wouldn't be an issue as the liner is blue itself as well. I would put a small waterfall there as well and it could work pretty well but as another poster highlighted, 4ft may not be enough for the koi.

I also have to content with all manners of animals as i live in the country side which may put complications into the works as well, i.e. herons.

[kOi12]

otolith said:

Raised ponds work well for koi, but you want the above ground part to be well insulated and 4 feet is 1-2 feet less than you really want. Filtration arrangements may also be difficult to do well enough.

This was a thought of mine, filtration for the pool itself as well - the intex pool does have holes in it already for the basic swimming pool filter however.