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how to build a waterfall for my koi pond?

hi!
i have a roughly 2500 gallon koi pond. i built in in September of 2008 and im 15 years old . i have been using a filter weir since because i didn't have time to build a waterfall before school started . i have at least 20 feet ( all together) of extra liner and i have 4 pallets of rock. also behind the pond there is a hill andthat'ss where im building the waterfall. i want the waterfall to beroughlyy 3-6 feetLongf and a couple feet wide. i really need help on how toSett it up andbuildd it.
theeasiestt thing to do it to juts make like a "slip and slide" out of the liner curving the sides but thatdefeatss the purposebecausee it would look horrible! i really need to know hot to build it correctly.

also, my pump is 2600 gph. when it goes through the filter and everything else the gph coming out into the waterfall is a lot less correct? its a tetra pond 4000 pressurizedfilterr with u.v sterilizer.

i really need help!
thanksx a lot!

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for a good waterfall, I'm gonna guess you'd need more liner.....

one idea is to cut steps into your hill and use concrete blocks as a base, then lay the liner and start dressing it up with your stones.... keep a couple good flat ones to be the ones the water 'falls' off of.... like the 'steps'....

over hang a flat stone above the water and have a 'cave' under it, a little bit high off the pond surface... that makes a great sound enhancer!!... plus the frogs will love hiding under it and having it resonate when they call from under there.... kinda like this one...

http://www.azponds.com/build%20waterfall.htm

this site looks like good info...

http://www.stargazerperennials.com/INSTALL_A_WATERFALL_WEIR.html

the main thing is to be sure all your levels slope to the pond and not backwards!!.... don't make the rock positions permanent until you're satisifed with the water 'music'.... fiddle with it until it's pleasing to you... then get a can of that expander foam, IN BLACK COLOR, and use it to 'set' your stones, filling the cracks where water could escape the wrong way....it doesn't 'glue' rocks, just keeps them in position and sealed....got mine at a pond supply store inside a plant nursery....

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Barbra Bakker is an avid gardener and garden writer who specializes in water gardens, shade gardens and deer proof gardens. Get a copy of her free ebook "Home Water Garden Ideas" at her Home Water Garden blog.

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