Started to actually design pond 2 now, had lots of ideas etc so, not i have draw what i 'plan' on doing, of course it'll probably change slightly when actually doing it.... but there we go.

It'll house the koi only, (goldfish and tench will stay in pond 1) it will be around the 4000 gallon mark.

I think the pictures are self explanatory, but feel free to ask.

Looks good Loz, so how deep will it be and whats the overall size you are looking at?

I thought you were looking at overground vats and linking

i was goin to do vats, but they are not very deep and only 250 gals, so i couldnt hold much.

size will be like pond one, so about 18' x 11' x 4' deep - approx.

Looks good! How are your pond fish doing? How many are they now?
My pond is filled with little calicos right now!

well, lost a few last winter lost my white koi, and i think a cat got in and ate another koi. but apart from thet all are well.

1 Tench (Jaws)
1 Comet (Flash)
1 Sarasa Comet (Frank Jnr)
3 Commons (Cocoa, Tallulah & Terry)
2 Golden Tench ( Solaris & Lunar)
2 Blue Shubunkin (Ant & Bug)
4 Ghost Koi (Denzel, Faith, Hope & Glory)
4 Koi (Felix, Gloria, Jet, Ebony)
5 Common/Shubunkin cross -from 2005 fry (Jess, Domino, Baby, Spot, Speckle)
Plues 50+ fry from 2005 & 2006

Oh! I'd like to see pics of the shubunkin cross! How big are they?
My babies are also common/comet/shubunkin cross!

cute! they are fairly similar you those so many patters and colours

wow great design for the fake stream.. wow..
i'm getting excited already!

btw Loz, your profile says you are a guy..

cheers lucy! i didnt want to two connected (dues cross contamination etc) but thought it might look a bit odd being completly seperate.

ha-ha so it does... better change that *oops*

now the blocks. Are they completly surrounded by water

they'll be tight enough to stop soil falling out, but under water level so fishes can get to plants.... like a built in planting basket

it's for the big plants you see, the bull rush, great sprearwort, iris & grass (carex spendula?), they grow so big and have out grown the biggest baskets i can buy, and are now very heavy to move, so the idea is move them into there and leave em' to it

That'll be one neat looking pond, Loz, and I am beginning to imagine how your backyard is gonna look like once its done. I never thought I'd say that, but I think I could leave sunny Florida for the typical UK weather, just for your ponds alone!!

Aw thanks Andrea i wouldnt be without it now.....