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Had indoor tank, the graduated to outdoor pond, only small, but was so nice to sit there and watch the fish. Just mat sure to get a bloody filtration system and UV light set up as well

Also some underwater lighting system would be good, to highlight anny features you build in such as waterfall and/or fountain.

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I did one a few years back can't find the post on here , the hole was about 15 foot deep to start with because of the size it was going to be ,was only ten foot from foundations it was big lined with 4 feet of concrete on bottom double skin building blocks with 4 inch cavity filled with concrete

Took me about two months to do I've some pics some were unless any one can remember we're the post is on PW

As for the trampoline mate get shut my son last April tripped up getting on one and broke his elbow the break was that bad a German surgeon did the op three days after the break and told us if ha can't mend it they would have to chop of at the elbow ,, thank god he saved his arm , and can use and got all feeling back

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I did one a few years back can't find the post on here , the hole was about 15 foot deep to start with because of the size it was going to be ,was only ten foot from foundations it was big lined with 4 feet of concrete on bottom double skin building blocks with 4 inch cavity filled with concrete

Took me about two months to do I've some pics some were unless any one can remember we're the post is on PW

As for the trampoline mate get shut my son last April tripped up getting on one and broke his elbow the break was that bad a German surgeon did the op three days after the break and told us if ha can't mend it they would have to chop of at the elbow ,, thank god he saved his arm , and can use and got all feeling back

If the old bill are reading that,I think they might be wondering what's under there.

Four feet of concrete!

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I did one a few years back can't find the post on here , the hole was about 15 foot deep to start with because of the size it was going to be ,was only ten foot from foundations it was big lined with 4 feet of concrete on bottom double skin building blocks with 4 inch cavity filled with concrete

Took me about two months to do I've some pics some were unless any one can remember we're the post is on PW

As for the trampoline mate get shut my son last April tripped up getting on one and broke his elbow the break was that bad a German surgeon did the op three days after the break and told us if ha can't mend it they would have to chop of at the elbow ,, thank god he saved his arm , and can use and got all feeling back

Did your ex-wife ever turn up again???

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I can't talk ponds without relating my sad tale, I spent months digging an enormous pond in the garden at my first house, spent over a grand on the liner (it was massive) built an oak bridge, stocked it, everything gorgeous, then split up with the GF and she got the house...

 

Pond was so big you could see it from Google Earth but last I looked it was filled in...

 

If I did it again I'd def go raised, or at least 40/60 below/above, gets you closer to the water for watching and much less digging

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The people next door to me are filling their 6' deep pond in with rubble without emptying it or taking the liner out.

I wonder what the consequences of that are.

The fish wont dig that. Im an expert on fish, when rubble is piled on them they exhibit signs of stress. I hope this answers your question sufficiently.

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Had a large garden pond in our garden when we moved in,the fruit trees had grown and filled the pond with leaves,it was just a sludge pit,so stabbed the liner gave plants away and filled it full of rubble and turfed over it.

Hate ponds,stinky things full of midges and fish poo.

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If the old bill are reading that,I think they might be wondering what's under there.

Four feet of concrete!

Lol

There was a lot of weight above , on top of the concrete there was solid concrete blocks as well , the pond and exterior walls there wasn't a straight wall they were all curved , above the ground levell it was about 4 1/2 feet high with a two foot by four foot glass window so you could see the fish

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