@Symbiot,
LOL.. reading the thread is like drinking "poison".
You'll love this pic I shot at Singapore's Jurong bird park (highly recomended for tourist and businessmen alike!). A bit OOT but still has something to do with a garden pond-tank project. Trust me you'll love the place.
From the top it looks top notch as well.
The only thing it lacks is descent amount of aquatic plants.
Now go and echant magic on that pond of yours

(I believe would be painfully expensive).
@Fish Newb,
Sure they work fast, but far from their actual capacity. The workers did partial job, sometimes for just a day or two in a week. I asked them to plan their job after all, matching the house progress. They do not mind at all because I pay what they did, and they are free to plan and decide their own work.
Shrimp farm? definately. My tanks are already shrimp farms, this pond should be as well, as long as I do not use highly predatory fish. I just need to keep enough plant load and they will breed in no time. Hey, I throwed some cherry shimps into my koi pond last month. Lets wait several months and see if I can harvest any. I mean there are lots of algae and the filter chambers are just perfect for shrimps.
@SnyperP,
That is quite a good specimen of red tailed golden arowana. I also like red dragon, the most prestigious and beautiful arowana. They are just the ferrari of arowanas, nothing beats the kind.
But they cost a lot and it would be disaster if the fish decided to jump out