How do i go about digging my own 11' x 11' koi pond in my back yard?
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I dug a 7' x 7' 800-gallon fishpond last year. My "geez, I wish I'd known that befor I started!" tips:
1. Decide carefully where you want your pond. You don't want all sun or all shade. You don't want leaves blowing into it in the fall (trust me on this one).
2. Call whatever company in your area that checks for buried lines. Caution: they don't check for your sewer line (guess how I learned that!).
3. Dead grass is easier to dig up; you may use a grass killer or lay something over the grass (your preformed pond will work) to kill it.
4. Moist soil is easier to dig up, but it's heavier to haul away.
5. You will have to adjust your hole many times before your pond liner will fit perfectly. Be patient.
6. Important: create an ecosystem for your pond. It isn't hard! Fish will eat algae; plants will provide shade and oxygen for the fish.
7. When you fill your pond, it will turn green in 2 days. This is called an algae bloom. If this happens, purchase "beneficial bacteria" in liquid form from most pond stores. This bacteria, once established, lives in your pond and helps stop algae blooms. Best invention ever, though it stinks at first.
8. Predators may get your fish. If your pond is deep enough, you can place a plastic milk crate upside down with a stone on it. The fish will hide in the milk crate.
9. You will love your pond.
Good luck!
Pick, shovel and a lot of labor or
Multiple shovels a few cases of beer, hamburgers on the grill and your closest friends all helping you dig
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your best bet is to call the manufactor and ask them what they recommend..and the home and garden web site has lots of affliates that offer how to dvds on these projects
first of all you need to call the utility companys and have them come out and mark where their stuff is at, so you can see if its ok to dig there secondly i dont know where you live but you really need to know how far down to dig so your fish will live thru the winter without freezing solid the frost line in kansas is 18 inches so my pond is deeper to accomidate the fish during the winter hope this helps you good luck
Go down to the hardware store and find some of those guys who work by the day. Digging is back breaking work, so you need someone young and strong.
take a bouquet and dug mud of equal size then put the bouquet in the mud and put water in it and make its circumference with pebbles and stones.
I'm not sure what the problem is. I can only suggest the procedure I would go through: First I'd call diggers hot-line and make sure where I want to dig has no underground surprises. Then I would closely follow the directions that came with the kit. As for the extra dirt I would not pile that up next to the hole as then I would have a new landscaping project when I was done. I'd haul the dirt by wheelbarrow or truck or whatever I could to a place it is going to stay. Protect the area right around your pool with a tarp or boards - unless you want that grass dead. Start in the middle and remove dirt outwards. Mark your pond area before starting - perhaps with spray paint. If it is round, work in pie-shaped pieces in removing the dirt. Run a string from one side to the other and measure from that to what you have dug out to help keep it level. Have fun!
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