My Koi Pond.

[EMTRN]

[kb4ns]

Holy crap! Need some aspirin? Or dilaudid?

Looks good! I bet momma is happy!

[R1100R]

Looks great. I really enjoyed the one I had at a establishment I use to own.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

That is beautiful work. Definitely ought to score points with the missus.

Maybe neighborhood cats or labrador retriever dogs will be very grateful too!

[Guest mosinon]

+1 for the beautiful pond, +100 for the pic without the plumber crack.

Are the fish pricey?

[Guest Jamie]

Good job, but it makes me hurt just lookin' at it.

'Fraid my days of getting that familiar with a shovel are loooong behind me.

J.

[EMTRN]

Thanks guys! We got the fish free on craigslist, they are pretty expensive if you buy them. The liner was almost $400. I had no idea this stuff was so expensive. Now we are keeping our fingers crossed that the fish will survive the move.

[Guest BEARMAN]

Nice work there EMTRN, noticed the thermacell...skeeters bad?

[strickj]

The big koi in the first two pics is awfully funny looking

Thanks guys! We got the fish free on craigslist, they are pretty expensive if you buy them. The liner was almost $400. I had no idea this stuff was so expensive. Now we are keeping our fingers crossed that the fish will survive the move.

Naa, get'em young and they're not that expensive. They will grow pretty quick.

You can also ask for any sick fish from your pet store. All that will cost you is a bottle of fish medicine stuff.

[Guest Sgt. Joe]

VERY NICE ! And even nicer that you did it your self.

I almost even reconize that anicient spear looking thing you are holding in the first pic, It seems like I once had one of those but I can not for the life of me remember what I did with it. I guess if it was worth anything I am sure the Ex. ended up with it.

Very nice work, I am sure you will enjoy it for years to come.

[Guest ArmyVeteran37214]

My girlfriend has Koi and we bought all of them through Petsmart. Of all the places we looked, Petsmart has the best prices and the best looking Koi. Most Koi under 8 inches are in the price range of $7 to $18.

[Jasongar8]

Looks good. Also looks like a ton of hard work. Hopefully the fish will make it.

[BigK]

Looks like a lot more work than my lazy butt would do. I dug one horseshoe pit last summer and still haven't started the other...dang that sounds lazy.

[EMTRN]

Nice work there EMTRN, noticed the thermacell...skeeters bad?

West Tennessee is a big swamp! I also attract them, I can be standing in a group and be the only one that gets bit.

[Guest db99wj]

Man, very nice and huge!

[hipower]

You do great work! My wife wants some shrubbery moved and you look experienced with earth-moving tools now. Interested? HMMMMM?

[Guest jackdm3]

Where'd all the dirt go? How long to dig? What's that electronic thingy?

[EMTRN]

You do great work! My wife wants some shrubbery moved and you look experienced with earth-moving tools now. Interested? HMMMMM?

I would rather take a beating than do that again!

[EMTRN]

Where'd all the dirt go? How long to dig? What's that electronic thingy?

I used the dirt to fill in low spots in the yard. It took me two days of digging from 0800 until sundown. The green thing is a thermacell to keep the blood suckers away, the blue tub had an aerator on it to keep the fish alive while I was digging.

[Guest Daelith]

That looks great! Be my luck if I had hubby put one in, it would attract snakes and snapping turtles.

[EMTRN]

That looks great! Be my luck if I had hubby put one in, it would attract snakes and snapping turtles.

I'm sure it will!

[Guest Glock23ForMe]

Does the thermacell thing work well? Nice work, btw.

[Guest jackdm3]

I found this. The comments seem to consolidate the pros and cons. Mostly pros.

Walmart.com: Thermacell Portable Mosquito Repellent Appliance, OD Green MRG: Hunting

[Desert Rat]

With a deep enough pond the fish will survive the changes in temperature and multiply. Koi prefer mud and will eat tadpoles and aquatic plants. I picked some up a couple of years ago and now have enough to offer anyone who wants to net them all the want. The herons in the neighborhood stop by for a meal from time to time.

Throwing a bait net does wonders for my Joints these days.

[EMTRN]

Does the thermacell thing work well? Nice work, btw.

It has worked well for me. I live in a swampy area and we have lots of skeeters.