I finished with the "big hand dig" last month, now I am simply grassing up the dirt. It came out very nice, and now there is talk in the household that we have to build a stone patio with fire pit to finish it off.
I have two tiny LMB on there, they are a riot to watch jump after bugs, two tiny BG, and a bunch of dumb goldfish as they are fun to watch. The water clarity is excellent due to that filter, and generally a perfect size for smaller ornamental fish.
The plan is to move one of the bass to the big pond when it is either large enough to eat the goldfish, or large enough not to get eaten itself.
