Pond make over

I had a scare, thought i had a leak. False alarm otter fountain was diverted and pumped water out while i was away( timer). I ended up taking it out before i made that deduction. So... I dug it deeper, added soil around edges and began planting around it too. Fish back in pond after a few days in tub, claw foot, outside lol. I added diverter to pump, now i have a more gentle stream of water from otter and a small fountain. All these things came to me 2nd hand.
Did you notice the plants? Bought several after having educational talk with pond woman then collected more from a friends pond, including a huge case of posion ivy. Which by the way i usually have heavy reaction to. I soaked in tub with baking soda. I still cant belive it cleared up with out that nightmarish weeping stage. Thank you God. Soaked more rhem once.