just a word of warning, protect the koi from entering this skimmer mouth with some sort of guard. i think coastal koi sell them

I have trimmed the decking back from the lilacs a bit following the comment from jonboy, to allow for lateral movement in windy conditions.

Thanks for that we've been quoted around £1200 for the fibreglassing also looked into liquid rubber but feedback is not been good

The coating is a two part epoxy “paint” and is available in Black, British Racing Green, Stone and Clear. I got it on the web from East Riding Koi (a link to the page is underneath). I ordered it on the Monday and it turned up on the Tuesday, so I cannot fault the delivery.


http://www.koicarp.net/pond_construction/paints_stains/p-1.html

It is probably the biggest expense so far apart from the filters, as I bought two 5 litre tubs which cost in the region of £170, but that was probably similar to a good liner, and the previous 2 ponds have both been liner ponds, and I wanted to do away with all of the folds, especially as this pond is a pretty irregular shape, so putting a liner in would have been a nightmare, and to fibre-glass it would have been a lot more.

You mix it together and add a bit of water and it goes on easily. I have never used it before so we shall see how it performs.

Hi
pond looks great we are also on a budget, are pond will be about 14ft sq by 7ft deep it's been going on now since last year. Wot we would like to know is wot you used to coat the inside with after you renderd it we are still newbees at this game
Thanks
Dean

Normally gallonage would be length x width x average depth x 6.25 which would work out as about 21,000 gallons

I think that the gallonage might be slightly incorrect!

Is this a glass bottomed bridge. If it is, I am thinking of doing the same, and need to know where to get the glass, and the thickness required to avoid any wet people!

IT GOES ON A LOT EASIER IF YOU WET THE WALL FIRST , JUST BRUSH IT WITH WATER . I SUPPOSE ITS A BIT LATE FOR ADVISE NOW THOUGH, IT LOOKS A GOOD JOB ALL THE SAME