Check out the pond I am building (plans for now)

This is the pond that I am going to be building in the near future I would like some comments on the design and some pointers on materials

I plan on using 10" blocks with rebar in them and use Quickrete Motor mix with Quickrete Masonry coating for waterproofing. I will pour a floor in the pond and mix in some rocks and stuff to make it look natural.

I need to think of a filter idea as well. the part where the pond is losing space is a doorway into a storage room where the filter (to be build) will be.

I will be using large peices of glass in the front so that you can see the fish from above and below. The pond is around 1500 gallons and I will need some advice on glass thinkness please.

Any comments and pointers will be greatly appreciated.

-Crazy Taco

The first Pic is one from the top down

the second is a front view

The LEFT side needs to be open like that so that I can get into a storage room. thats what it says in the description.


please check it out and give me some feed back.

how will I heat the pond?

It is going to be 4 feet tall. I was thinking of options to insulate the floor before I add concrete to it. not sure what I will do.

yeah thats not going to happen its going to be an open top I can afford the heating. But how to insulate the floor? a layer of styrofoam under the concrete?

inside. have you built a pond before?