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While there may be some Pond and Koi keepers on this group, I don’t see them posting very often. I do belong to a group specifically for what you are looking for so you might want to try it also. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ponds-Koi
I’ve had goldfish ponds before but never Koi since they need BIG ponds… or more like BIG swimming pools since the typical aquatic garden type pond for goldfish doesn’t really work for Koi. You’ll need around 500G per fish for long term success and Koi do live a long time…. up to 200 years reported for some specimen but most don’t live that long. Your current dimensions would work for goldfish but not Koi. Also, any plants in a Koi pond would quickly become snacks. Even with goldfish, it happens.
Since you are handy, you can probably do a lot yourself including building trickle tower filter systems, etc. but I’m not sure you’ll be able to keep it within your current budget.
Definitely DO NOT use copper pipe since copper is poisonous to our fish. I know we have to often fill our tanks and/or ponds using tap water that flows through copper pipes but that’s a one time flow where your filtration system will have the water constantly flowing through the copper pipe.
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