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Mickey, no way is Matt going to let you put one of his good fish in a puddle like the ones being suggested! Besides you like growing koi, and these environments are shite for accomplishing any of that. More ' go out and look down into the puddle' type water gardens from my perspective. If you can wade into your 'koi pond' and pick leaves off the water plants- it ain't a koi pond!
Florida is HOT. You need depth and water movement. If you are trying to save money then build your own filters and also try and save on electricity as a main goal. But design? Don't try and cheat on the size/shell or shape/depth! And please! Vertical walls ONLY!
Minimum? 5000 gallons of water. Depth 4-5 feet. You will need that to keep the water stable and cool. You can add TTs as cooling towers, but I'm getting too far ahead in the project. Depending on shape, you may need more, but I'm thinking two drains. This will certainly allow you to turn the water over at the right rate/speed, which is the point of drains.
I'm thinking a long rectangle to act as an entry way feature. Maybe something with a bridge that people cross to go into the house ( the stucco painted house). JR
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