| glad to see these topics being discussed
I think it helps folks to see what current costs are, and yes they vary from place to place.
I think what's important to keep in mind is that so much of our design depends on local weather, types of soil, purpose for the pond, stocking levels
etc that it really is hard to nail down an exact cost without going over a bid
with someone like Kent or Russ. I think once you do that and realize that a hole and shell are nice, but the priority should be on the filtration and degree of fish ( high show/pond?) and then you can back down the size of the pond
to budget without compromising the heart of your system and that is filtration. Then after you have your size of pond you can figure stocking levels based on the purpose/grow/finish etc.
Over the years I have cut my stocking rate from the early years of 22 koi of varying size to just 8. I strongly believe less is more when it comes to stocking not filtration.... |