Blair
If you look at calculations by Murray Hallam, you will find that you need surprisingly few
Fish to "feed" your bacteria and plants.
The pond water would only serve to dilute the nutrients etc.. You need in your closed loop system
I see no benefit in added water volume
And just for credibility, I didnt need to to google aquaponics, and I have attended seminars on aquaponics and met Murray
I also stayed at a holiday inn express last night