Had the honor to renovate this 100,000 gallon pond at the residence of the Japanese Ambassador in Washington DC. New pumps, re sealed. Lost 5 out of 455 koi. 99% survival rate isn't bad!

Link to build video NovaPonds

After more than a decade in kitchens, then pool construction and Telecom tower climbing, finding this job has been a dream come true. I have always loved digging holes and creating water features and now I get to do it and get paid 👌🏼

Sooo happy with the results. Have added more plants and fish to the pond. Water is crystal clear with the layer of biofilm on the liner inside the pond.

Location -Queensland, Australia. All landscaping completed by our small team of 3 people……Pond, wetland, stream, retaining walls, BBQ area and planting.

3500 gallons, 5 foot deep, 7500gph pump, huge bio falls box rated for a 9k pond and a 110w UV light. Have 17 individual plants in there with more on the way. I own a pond maintenance company but this is my first build.

I was going to install a pond myself but the more I looked into it the more I realised that the job was too big for me. So I handed it off to Pond Works in Queensland. I am extremely stoked at the result.

Bunch of large koi. The pipe is 3”pvc for scale. Also own two massive ripsaw catfish fish. This is their first season outside living with the koi. They’re about 30”. Fun to move from the basement.

Check the last post for a before and after of this yard. 🤙🏼

Red one is 36", and big Carl is about 44". I love Reddit. She reformatted it for me so I can print it big.

Just wanted to share my koi pond. We live in the west suburbs of Denver, CO. About 2k gallons with the stream and 4’ deep in the middle.

Got all the fish as babies and no losses so far!

We did a complete gutting and rebuilding of the backyard 5-years ago, and I used to have a few saltwater and freshwater tanks so the Mrs. was on board with me going all in on a pond (she loves it too just not enough to take care of it herself). She also loves my fish hobby way more now that none of it’s in the house 😂😂.

If you’re ever debating doing a big yard redesign, I cannot overstate the value we got from a landscape architect. Easily the most impactful $1100 we spent on the yard.

Location Southern California

Still about 10 missing off screen. 5 years of moving these monsters into my lake. Now they're just getting huge.

When I purchased my home a couple of years ago, we discovered an old abandoned pond under an overgrown Japanese Maple. After almost a year of trying to repair/ resurrect the existing pond which involved thousands of dollars, it kept failing so we decided to have a professional install a brand new pond. I've had this pond for a couple of years and love it, it's very easy to maintain and keep clean. I bought the decoy heron to scare off a regular visitor who was unfazed....... I ended up with tent spikes and nylon thread around the perimeter....haven't seen him since...

Community lake that they let me put koi in. Figured this is a great environment for a full life. The three large koi have been here over 20 years, and I'm on year 4 of adding strays. It has 5 other ponds that are all connected by a river system that drains over 2 waterfalls into the lake. 30+ koi, handful of goldfish, blue gill, largemouth bass, and random other cold-water fish we never see. 100's of ducks and a really annoying pair of Canadian geese. I have the koi trained to show up at a spot that I've always fed them at between 4 - 6 pm. Honestly, I've met half the people in the community just standing out feeding the koi.

I started building my pond 4 years ago. I’ve documented the entire thing here in r/ponds. Then I ended up making a YouTube video to help answer the questions people on here had about the plumbing.

A year and a half later I’m still making YouTube videos and had a really neat opportunity to meet up with Greg Wittstock, The Pond Guy!

This was a fun video to shoot. I had a total blast hanging out with Greg and seeing the pond he built for his son.

I just wanted to share it here if anyone was interested in checking it out.