How did you make the flower part. I could use some of these in the koi pond. They eat any live plants that I put in with them, even the ones in the netting are eaten when the roots grow through.

I just started a 7x7 koi pond with three levels. I thought all I needed was the liner, and a pump with a fountain. I eventually got some plants, but I couldn't find pond plants. Luckily I looked on line and knew what to look for. The nurseries I went to didn't have "pond plants", but I noticed they had the plants I needed listed under "tropical plants". I found a few aquatic plants from the pet store. I have 3 koi and 2 goldfish so far. But a week after setting up my pond it turned into pea soup. After trying out different products on the shelf and nothing seem to be getting better, I looked up different pumps and filters. The biological filters were so expensive, so I checked out how they were made and had my husband help me make one ourselves instead. I think it's prettier, and heavier duty. The fountain sucks up the water and shoots up at the top so you can see the water above the vase (which was green but has gotten really lighter..lol), then it falls back into the vase met by a layer of those barley squares, a two inch thick wide webbed filter, then another thick tight webbed filter, and at the bottom of the vase are bags of charcoal filter rocks. There is a contrast between the green water shooting up at the top, and the clear water spitting out from the bottom of the vase. The pond so far is getting cleaner every day. I am just waiting for it to get clearer like it was when we first started the pond. Luckily I didn't give up and kept trying, or I wouldn't have come up with that convenient and money saving idea. I would love to hear more about money saving ideas. Or if there is anything else I am missing in my vase to filter. Oh, I also added a scoop of that enzyme powder with algae. I think that is everything other than getting a UV light filter. Any suggestions or tips that won't harm my plants or my fish?

I don't think a water lily would work because it won't have room to spread. A small water lotus in a 5 gallon bucket might though, just don't put it under the falling water. They're interesting and fun to grow, try germinating a sacred lotus by seed. Fun experience. Mine is about to bloom now, very exciting!

This will get you in the vicinity of how many gallons in your pond --> https://www.pondvolumecalculator.com/ The basic formula for calculating the volume in gallons of a pond or pool is to use the formula L x W X D x 7.5 where L is the Length in Feet, W is the Width and Feet and D is the Depth in feet. Most ponds are not perfect squares or circles so when you use the pond volume calculator you should make allowances for variations in depth and shape. Try to use averages when you enter the data and when your pond is irregular shaped with depth variations give up to 20% variation to what this calculator shows. What type fish? Probably going to need some type of filtration.