{"product_id":"2000-gallon-hybrid-pond-kit","title":"Ahi Series Hybrid Pond™ Kit – Customizable Water Garden \u0026 Koi Pond Design up to 2,000 Gallons","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/survey.zigpoll.com\/31hZo5MmXgkSCwkYp\" style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; color: #2a7a6e;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGet Help Planning Your Hybrid Pond\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTell us about your project and we'll help you make sure your pond and filtration system are properly sized\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Different Kind of Pond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat if you could combine the natural beauty of a water garden with some of the design principles of a dedicated koi pond?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat's the idea behind the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHybrid Pond™\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an original Russell Watergardens pond concept designed to bridge the gap between traditional water garden ponds and dedicated koi ponds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom across the yard, a Hybrid Pond™ has the natural appearance of a beautifully landscaped water garden—with boulders, aquatic plants and a waterfall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLook beneath the water, however, and you'll see an important difference.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstead of covering the pond bottom with rock and gravel, a Hybrid Pond™ has a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esmooth, bare liner bottom sloped toward a bottom drain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Aquatic plants are kept in baskets rather than planted directly into submerged gravel, while strategically placed boulders support and naturalize the pond's submerged vertical walls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe filtration system brings the two approaches together as well. A Hybrid Pond™ combines a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003epond skimmer, bottom drain and bottom-drain pre-filter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebackwashable biological waterfall filter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, UV clarification and external aeration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is neither a traditional water garden pond nor a dedicated koi pond.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's a Hybrid Pond™.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat last line is important. You have something unusual here: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyou aren't merely selling another configuration of pond equipment; you're naming and defining a category you created.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI would therefore make a comparison farther down the page:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater Garden Pond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHybrid Pond™\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKoi Pond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNatural landscaped appearance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater plants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓ — in baskets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTypically limited\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWaterfall filtration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓ Backwashable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBare liner bottom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBottom sloped to drain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBottom drain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBottom-drain pre-filter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUV clarification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExternal aeration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOptional\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRock\/gravel covering pond bottom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 align=\"center\"\u003eEasy to Clean Ahi Series Hybrid Pond™ Kits are Part Water Garden Pond - Part Koi Pond\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/pages\/hybrid-pond\" title=\"What is a Hybrid Pond?\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1719\/2613\/files\/Hybrid-Pond-5-500.jpg?v=1673830821\" alt=\"Hybrid Pond by Russell Watergardens\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAhi Series Small Hybrid Pond™ Kit Includes:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(180, 47, 20);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProudly Made in the U.S.A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/collections\/waterfall-filters\/products\/small-waterfall-filter-ahi-hydro-vortex\" title=\"Ahi Hydro Vortex Waterfall Filter\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Ahi Hydro Vortex™\u003c\/a\u003e easy to clean backwashable waterfall filter with 16″ wide waterfalls, filter cleanout kit with 10′ of heavy duty black 1½\" flexible PVC pipe, and 1½\" stainless steel lever shut-off valve, 1.83 cubic feet of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/collections\/filter-media\/products\/hydro-filtersilk\" title=\"Hydro FilterSilk Biological Filter Media\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHydro FilterSilk™\u003c\/a\u003e easy to clean filtration media with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/pages\/specific-surface-area-ssa\" title=\"SSA - Specific Surface Area\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e677 SSA - NO additional bio media required \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHydroFlush™ backwash system with 1½\" flex PVC pipe, 3-way diverter valve and 10\" round valve box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/collections\/pond-skimmers\/products\/small-pond-skimmer-seagull-hydroclean\" title=\"Seagull HydroClean pond skimmer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Seagull HydroClean™ Pond Skimmer\u003c\/a\u003e with stainless steel and nylon leaf net, Black Knight Filter Brush Rack, 4″ inlet pipe, three 1½\" dual female threaded outlet ports, and one ½\" auto water fill valve port. Remote installation capable and fish safe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; float: right;\" alt=\"Hybrid Pond Diagram by Russell Watergardens\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1719\/2613\/files\/Hybrid-Pond-Diagram_8604cddf-5cc4-4f8a-b190-a970d6eea554.jpg?v=1673829485\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n3\" Bottom Drain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/products\/pond-sieve-hydrosieve\" title=\"HydroSieve compact pond sieve filter\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHydroSieve™-PF compact pond sieve filter\u003c\/a\u003e for bottom drain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3-way control valve between pond skimmer and pond sieve filter with 10\" round valve box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca title=\"PA-3000 pond aeration kit\" href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/collections\/pond-aeration-kits\/products\/pa-3000\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePA-3000 pond aeration kit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca title=\"36 watt UV clarifier\" href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/collections\/uv-clarifiers\/products\/36-watt-uv-clarifier\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e36 watt UV clarifier\u003c\/a\u003e with fittings and 1½\" ball valve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard valve box for UV and air pump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20' of heavy duty black 1½\" flexible PVC pipe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoice of Pumps: \u003ca title=\"C-2100-B external pond pump\" href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/collections\/small-external-pond-pumps\/products\/c-2100\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC-2100-B External Pump\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"C-2520-B external pond pump\" href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/collections\/small-external-pond-pumps\/products\/c-2520\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC-2500-B External Pump\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1½\" Cam-lock check valve assembly with intake strainer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1½\" Union Spring Check Valve for HydroSieve™\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15' x 15' 45 ml EPDM fish-safe rubber pond liner for pond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5' x 5' 45 ml EPDM fish-safe rubber pond liner for waterfalls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e250² ft. 15 ml geotextile underlayment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional pipe, liner, and underlay for optional Stream Kits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePVC glue and primer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTube of 100% silicone sealant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16 oz. can of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/collections\/waterfall-foam\/products\/black-waterfall-foam\" title=\"HydroFoam black waterfall foam\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHydroFoam™\u003c\/a\u003e waterfall foam sealant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll required PVC fittings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStainless steel hardware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoice of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/products\/auto-fill-valve-kits\" title=\"Choice of auto water fill kits\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAuto Water Fill Kits \u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4″ skimmer remote installation pipe \u003cem\u003eNOT\u003c\/em\u003e included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/pages\/hybrid-pond\" title=\"What is a Hybrid Pond?\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWhat is a Hybrid Pond™?\u003c\/a\u003e A Hybrid Pond™ is safer for koi than a \u003ca title=\"What is a water garden pond?\" href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/pages\/water-garden-pond\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewater garden pond\u003c\/a\u003e, but is more natural looking than a \u003ca title=\"What is a koi pond?\" href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/pages\/koi-ponds\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ekoi Pond\u003c\/a\u003e in the landscape. A \"hybrid\" of the two, only made possible by the \u003ca title=\"Hydro Vortex backwashable waterfall pond filters\" href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/collections\/waterfall-filters\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePatented Hydro Vortex™ backwashable Waterfall Filter\u003c\/a\u003e. If you don't have a backwashable waterfall filter, a remote installation capable pond skimmer, a bottom drain, and a bottom drain pre-filter, a UV, or external aeration - you don't have a Hybrid Pond™.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 align=\"center\"\u003eOur Exclusive Hybrid Pond™ Kits make Beautiful ponds\u003cbr\u003eThat are Part Water Garden Pond and Part Koi Pond\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1719\/2613\/files\/HybridPond-1-500.jpg?v=1673823433\" alt=\"A Hybrid Pond is part water garden pond, part koi pond - a Russell Exclusive pond concept\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 20px; float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eEver since we got into the pond industry in the mid 1990's, there have been just two types of ponds - a koi pond, or a water garden pond. Too many companies online deceptively market their water garden pond kits as koi pond kits. Experienced koi club members everywhere will tell you that \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ea water garden pond is in no way the same, or even similar to a koi pond\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e Click on the following link to find a local koi club in your community and ask them yourself: \"Are water garden ponds the same as koi ponds\" We stake our reputation on the fact they will tell you indeed that they are not the same. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.akca.org\/\" title=\"akca.org\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.akca.org \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eOver the years, we have known several contractors that were sued by their customers because their customer wanted a koi pond, and then the contractor installed a water garden pond for them instead - to the customer's dissatisfaction. Koi ponds have smooth, bare liner bottoms with no gravel. Water garden pond bottoms are covered with gravel. A koi pond's structure is behind the liner. A water garden's structure is rock inside the liner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThis is what led John Russell, the CEO, Company Founder, and product design engineer of Russell Watergardens to invent the Hybrid Pond™ concept. With the Patented Hydro Vortex™ backwashable waterfall filter, also invented by John Russell, the Hybrid Pond™ concept became a reality. Koi ponds all had similar things in common, such as a backwashable biological filter, a bottom drain, a bottom drain pre-filter, a pond skimmer, UV system, external pump and aeration, \u003cem\u003ewith NO rocks or gravel in the pond\u003c\/em\u003e. So it dawned on John to combine a water garden pond kit with a koi pond kit and the Hybrid Pond™ was created. Simple as that. A koi pond is the safest form of pond for raising and growing koi. A water garden pond is intended to look more natural than a koi pond in the landscape, but is not the best choice for raising and growing koi. The Hybrid™ Pond is the best of both worlds in one pond. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/pages\/how-to-build-a-hybrid-pond\" title=\"How to build a Hybrid Pond\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSee How to Build a Hybrid Pond™ by clicking this link.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 align=\"center\"\u003eAn Easy to Clean Hybrid Pond™ Kit is Much Less Expensive to Own and Maintain.\u003cbr\u003eLong After Price has been Forgotten, Value and Piece of Mind are Not.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"#top\"\u003eBack to top of page\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Russell Professional Pond \u0026 Pondless Products","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39893867724894,"sku":"","price":3279.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1719\/2613\/files\/Hybrid_Pond_Kit_750.png?v=1791221681","url":"https:\/\/russellwatergardens.com\/products\/2000-gallon-hybrid-pond-kit","provider":"Russell Watergardens ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}