Thread: Building a small koi pond waterfall.

Originally Posted by tunk

I will try the guppies. You sparked my interest is fish pond, but I will wait until the monsoons are over before I start. This is what I want. I will keep the pump and filter simple, I don't care to raise koi fish, I'm not a fish person I just want a waterfall and a place for birds to drink.

Nice example , and one that is easily made with a pond liner IMO.
I would not mind making one of those if I did not have the one I have , and or had more room.
Pile a bunch of dirt to make a small hill in a corner. Dig a small hole on the top and a bigger one on the bottom, line it up with pond liner, set a few stones around it and in it , stuck a bunch of rocks between them with a liner under them not to lose water and you are good to go. A pump , perhaps solar would bring water to the top so it create the waterfall.
Every nursery in Thailand might have rocks , but not in Khon Kaen. Khon Kaen is flat and all clay, I could not find a rock to kill myself, and since any of the rocks available for sale were brought from elsewhere, they were expensive. But as I said I did find some for free. Of all the prices, free is the best price LOL .
There is a reason I designed the cement pond the way I did.
There is another thread titled "Man Cave" or something like that, perhaps I will post there, but the pond is part of my "Man Cave" or should I say , My "Man hangout space" .
There was an area under the staircase that was wasted space because it was too low. Behind the staircase and Under the house, there was an are that was IMO a perfect, cool place to hung out in the shade. So I made the pond m half way under the stairs and halfway out of the stairs. I also build an outside kitchen/ bar , ceiling fan, and plan to build or purchase a barbeque as soon as the wife releases the funds. I makes a perfect place for me to read my books, or annoy the dogs playing my guitar at which after all the years of scratching it I am unusually bad at.