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This is a first time Pond Construction Event that you won't want to miss out on!  The Pond Digger, Inc., Exotic Aquatics, Accurate Pond Construction and Laguna Koi Pond are joining together to install a Koi Pond at one of the countries most highly respected Koi Pond Retailers!  

Laguna Koi Pond!

Just, imagine Rock and Gravel Pond Builders working with a Koi Pond Specialist like Laguna Koi!  What will come of this event?  Could this be the beginning of relationships forged between water gardens and koi ponds?  

The conversion of rock and gravel pond builders to koi pond builders?  The joining of minds?  Bridging the rift between the koi pond and water garden worlds?  Come and find out for yourself.

POND CONSTRUCTION SEMINAR

Laguna Koi Pond
20452 Laguana Canyon
Laguna Beach, California 92651

8 am to 4 pm Saturday May 26th 2007

- Learn how to install a bottom drain!
- Learn how to install a back flushable waterfall filter!
- Learn how to install an external waterfall pump with the energy consumption of a light bulb!
- Learn how build a waterfall!
- Learn how plant aquatic plants in a koi pond environment!
- Learn why Matala filter media is superiour than other filter media!
- Learn how to install aeration in your pond!
- Mingle with pond and koi lovers!
- We will barbaque so you won't go hungry!
- Parking is limited so be there early!
- Mark you calendars
- Don't miss this great event!

Looking Back, Leaning Forward!

Well we did it!  Bottom Drain, Back Flush waterfall filter, installed an external pump, plumbed up a ultra violet sterelizer, mingled with Koi lovers, talked ponds, lifted rocks, flirted with bull frogs, laughed, had fun, eat hot dogs and built a pond with no gravel covering the liner!

Interestingly, we had participants at the event that were very pleased about not having gravel in the pond and the addition of a bottom drain and then there were participants that really didn't like looking at the wrinkles in the liner along with the name of the manufacturer printed all over the bottom of the pond.

These mixed feelings is just one of the many reasons that The Pond Digger Inc., and Exotic Aquatics is on a mission seeking out the best possible ways to hybridize a pond that incorporates all the things that will benefit koi to the maximum while still giving the wonderfully natural appearance that rocks and gravel in the pond provide.

I want to blast out a special thanks to all of the participants that stuck around all day waiting for us to finish up the project and of course give major props to all of the people that weren't afraid to get their hands dirty today!  Without the extra bodies working side by side with us we certainly would still be there trying to finish things up instead of being able to sit behind this computer and write.

Stay Tuned for a very special Pond Construction Seminar that I am planning for late June 2007!

Happy Pondering,

I was very hapy to have been able to attend this exciting pond event. We learned alot, got to meet some very nice people, it was a great day. I really like the part where we get to get our hands in the dirt and feel like we are part of the whole thing. Many thanks for all the staff that where on hand to answer the 100 or so questions that came up and the very nice B-B-Q. That is my kind of day. Jodi

The scary thing is Jodi got to see the real side of me when I was HUNGRY!  I think about half an hour before the B-B-Q got started my fangs came out and I started to get a little mean!  

I just needed to eat!

HI Eric and Jodi

I also wanted to say thank you for all the help answering all my husbands and my questions. Was a really nice day out and loved interacting with everyone and meeting great people

Dont worry Eric your fangs didnt get too long...

Did Noah go out and redo the pond at Laguna I would love to see some photos.

Thanks again
Carrie Giovino

PS Eric I left you a message on Friday I wanted to know if you got the email my DH sent over to you about where to put our pond?

Hey thanks for the feedback on the pond event. I sure had a good time chatting with all of the pond addicts!

There still needs to be some touch up landscape and aquascaping to the pond. Noel has been too busy this last week to break free long enough to put the polishing touches to the water feature.

Had I known he was going to be short handed, I would of brought along a couple of my boys from The Pond Diggers waterscape construction team!

We will be announcing another Pond Construction Seminar very shortly that will reveal yet another Waterscape Design and Construction technique that I believe everyone will find extremely interesting!

Stay Tuned........