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Thanks for all the suggestions guys :) Yes I think I will treat the water before adding any fish. Yes you are correct Ray, we will probably be setting this up right in the middle of summer, so will have to be careful. I was thinking about getting some wakin goldfish (since I can't have my Koi), but I might start with a couple of standard comets from the local pet store before I go buying a more expensive goldfish. I would love nothing more than to go and buy 60 fish and put them all in.... but I know I shouldn't!! The pond will get little to no shade, so I am definitely going to have

I've started a new topic... hopefully I put it in the correct area!! http://ausaqua.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=12677

My husband and I went and ordered our custom-made pond yesterday. It measures 3.5 metres x 1.5 metres x 0.9 metres deep. We're only burying 400mm of the 900mm depth, and the rest will be above ground with a wooden bench seat and decking all the way around it. Now to wait patiently for it to be made. They are hopeful for before christmas but cannot guarantee it. I asked the lady at the fibreglassing place about how many times we would have to flush the water out when we first set it up, but she said it would be fine to just fill and add fish. Has anyone dealt with this before?

Thanks for the warm welcome guys! I will happily keep you all informed of the progress! As a newby to the forum... where should I post it?! Cheers, Al P.S. SiameseFightingFist Living on a couple of acres is great, but I highly suggest something already established! We have a new house on a block that came with no services. $25,000 just to get power up to the house!!

Have you finished your pond? I would love to see some pictures! Just about to start a 4 metre x 2 metre about ground pond.

Hi Everyone My name is Alison, and i'm from Central Victoria. I've always loved fish and have over the years had many different tanks and cold water / tropical fish. At the moment I have only one very small bowl with a Siamese fighting fish called Lafayette (colourful like the character from True Blood!)... but all this is about to change!! My husband and I are just about to embark on the huge task of landscaping our yard (we're on 5 acres), and I have decided we are going to have a very large above ground fish pond. It will measure 4 metres by 2 metres!!! The idea is that it will