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The main reason people don't ask for a traditional koi pond is because they don't know that there is a difference between a koi pond and a water garden. Of those hundreds of watergardens, how many now have koi in them? The customer is for the most part, uneducated. They rely on the honesty of their builder to stear them in the right direction, thinking they are getting educated by asking their pond professonal for advise. When my pond was on a pond tour, you would be amazed how many people told me that a pond like mine is what they wanted, but the installers refused to do it. They tell people that bottom drains are a bad idea because they leak. They tell them that rocks are good for the fish and create a natural eco system. They offer to come back yearly and clean the rocks....for a fee....usually in excess of $500. They tell people that 18" to 24" deep is good enough....and sloping walls with plant shelves are fine. And the customers believe them because they don't know any better. Around here I could make a fortune desining and installing koi ponds because there is NO one here that knows how or is willing to do it right.
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