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My hubby finally caved in and agreed that I should put in a larger pond off our deck. We currently have two -- one about 100 gallons and another about 200 gallons (the result of my poor planning and going to small from the get-go) that are separated by about 3 feet. I plan to basically use the two holes the current ponds sit in, and dig out the middle area between them, and use a liner set-up, which will result in about a 600 gallon (+/-) pond when it's done.
The biggest concern I have in doing this is what do I do with the fish I have in both ponds now (7 in larger pond; 2 in smaller pond), as well as the frogs (though they have the lotus pond to go to), during construction. I want to put more planning into this in advance than my previous pond-planning so that everything goes as smoothly as possible when it's construction time. My thought was to get another pond that I could ciphon the existing pond water into, and move the fish to that for the construction phase. Then when all done, fill up the new pond about half way, let sit for a few days to let the chlorine escape (we have city water), then transfer the original pond water and fish. I'm hoping the frogs will come back. I would put the fish in the lotus pond, but it's only 50 gallons, and I think the koi might eat my lotus unless I transfer it elsewhere for the construction phase.
Anyone have experience with this that might be of some help, or any suggestions? I have several koi that have grown to about 8", and I don't want to lose them during this phase. I would just dig the pond elsewhere, but it really is the ideal spot for it in our yard due to view-ability, exposure, etc. so I want to keep the new pond in the current pond location if at all possible. Thanks much, in advance, for any suggestions/advice!
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