advice on garden ponds please for a complete beginner.?

Janet W

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hi there , we have moved into a house that has a very large pond in the garden (15ft wide 4and a half foot deep) we have drained the pond which was absolutely filthy ,cleaned it,installed brand new pumps and filters etc which we know are the right size for the volume of water.and filled it up again with clean water. its definitely watertight. we have been watching the water level for the past three weeks and it hasn't fallen at all. my question is... now what? how long do we need to leave it before we add any fish?and do we need to add anything to the water before we add the fish.? my husband is particularly keen to have koi carp so we've been told not to put any plants in there as they will eat them. can anyone please offer us any sound advice.
all sensible answers greatly appreciated. x
 
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