SUGGESTION for INDOOR to OUTDOOR pond

[danielxshih]

hey guys, I use to come on the forums alot back then when it was still predatoryfish.net, anyhow its been along time and its time for me to get in on a comeback. So this is my situation, I am moving into a new home and I plan to renovate it so that I can have a indoor to outdoor koi pond. Before anything, any suggestions or feedback to having a indoor to outdoor pond. Like rain issues etc. Also if it was a good idea, how do you think it should be set up? I wanted to run a tunnel under the porch to the garden area where there is going to be benches and shade, (roofing) to the inside. Any suggestions or comments are appreciated.

 

[illustrae]

I this would be very tricky, and it's entirely possible that whatever civil engineer you have overseeing the project may not let you do it because it is essentially an open breech in one of your walls that could cause all kinds of issues.
You'd have to take into consideration elevation; both ponds would have to be at the same level. A channel made out of concrete or polyethylene or something with a clear acrylic top side would be cool, as you'd be able to watch your fish go from one pond to the other (though if it's going under a porch, it may not matter). Having a way to close off the channel and seperate the two ponds would be a good idea and might keep the civil engineer on your side.

 

[rottbo]

an engineer wont care about the connection they do it with swimming pools all the time just be warned taht you will get bugs in your house since they will be able to live in the water without pool chemicas i would say just make the indoor part in a sunroom that you can close off from the rest of the house and for the wall above it just make it open like a door way then suspend a piece of glass over and down into the water a little and you would be fine i could do it but it gets to cold here ......

 

[dacox]

I'd recommend having some way to block it off when you're not around. Sounds like it could be an easy entrance for robbers.

 

[rottbo]

thats another reason for having it just go inot a sunporch

 

[guppy]

Snakes and even racoons are also known to come in that way, the few I have seen just passed under a glass wall, not a tunnel.