Question About Pond Depth.

[Brewster320]

I'm planning on building a pond next spring/summer and I was wondering how deep should it be if I want to over winter fish and possibly some turtles in it. I live in Zone 6, Eastern Massachusetts.

Also I was wondering if anyone had some stocktank ponds and what they thought of them, I was thinking of getting a 300gal and just bury it but I'm not sure if it would be deep enough.

 

[studd muffin]

If your doing a koi pond then minimum is 3 feet deep.

 

[Gearhead]

3' deep minimum if you dont want it to freeze solid. I'm going all the way to 8' in my pond.

 

[Conner]

It depends on the frost line for your area, which is probably 36", but you should check and see anyways. You'll probably want to go at least 12" deeper than the frost line for the deepest part of the pond.

You'll also want to either run a pump all winter, or have a pond deicer to help keep a small portion of the pond from freezing over. You'll need this opening for gas exchange so that the fish don't die of oxygen depletion over the winter.

 

[Brewster320]

It depends on the frost line for your area, which is probably 36", but you should check and see anyways. You'll probably want to go at least 12" deeper than the frost line for the deepest part of the pond.

You'll also want to either run a pump all winter, or have a pond deicer to help keep a small portion of the pond from freezing over. You'll need this opening for gas exchange so that the fish don't die of oxygen depletion over the winter.

So I should go atleast 4ft deep if I want a year round pond for my fish and turtles?

 

[Gearhead]

So I should go atleast 4ft deep if I want a year round pond for my fish and turtles?

You may want to cover the bottom with some kind of gravel or rocks so the turtles dont rip open the liner. And you'll have to bring in the turtles for the winter.

 

[Brewster320]

You may want to cover the bottom with some kind of gravel or rocks so the turtles dont rip open the liner. And you'll have to bring in the turtles for the winter.

Ok, but I've read as long as its deep enough and you provide a place for them to bury in they can hiberate during the winter. The two species going in the pond are both capable of surviving New England winters, a Red Ear Slider and 2 Eastern Painted Turtles.

 

[David K. Bradley]

It depends on the frost line for your area, which is probably 36", but you should check and see anyways. You'll probably want to go at least 12" deeper than the frost line for the deepest part of the pond.

You'll also want to either run a pump all winter, or have a pond deicer to help keep a small portion of the pond from freezing over. You'll need this opening for gas exchange so that the fish don't die of oxygen depletion over the winter.

So I should go atleast 4ft deep if I want a year round pond for my fish and turtles?

Brewster320:

Take Conner's advice and check to make sure just how deep your frost line is. You can call your local water and sewer department to find this out. The phone number should be located on a water bill, or look it up in your local phone directory. It's just a matter of you wanting to do the research and how bad you want to know.

 

[Brewster320]

Brewster320:

Take Conner's advice and check to make sure just how deep your frost line is. You can call your local water and sewer department to find this out. The phone number should be located on a water bill, or look it up in your local phone directory. It's just a matter of you wanting to do the research and how bad you want to know.

Ok, sounds simple enough.

 

[Brewster320]

Ok I've done some research and it turns out the frost line is 48" so I'd have to make the pond 5ft deep atleast