I did a 20 x 40' pool conversion to a pond+artificial wetland ~15 years ago; no greenhouse.
I costed filling it, but conversion to a
pond was cheaper given the situation, and fun.
My kids grew, and I could not stand having toads die in the in-ground pool we got when we had bought the house.
It had sheet steel walls and a shotcrete floor lined with vinyl, and plumbed with a floor drain and water return.
The walls were held up against ground pressure & freeze thaw by the water pressure (
concrete pools impractical in our freeze thaw climate); so once drained I had to move quickly to avoid collapse.
I ordered a sheet of EPDM roof membrane/pond liner that got delivered by truck to near the
pond; it think it was 30x60' or similar (it was something like $2000 at the time; the only big expense).
I pulled up the patio brick pool surround on 2 sites, and dug down about 1 ', over an area ~ 40% of the surface area of the 'pond' (to become artificial wetland).
I got
pea gravel delivered (I did not wash the pea gravel adequately; that was a mistake, the dust provided a big pulse of initial nutrient; see below).
I used the pool pump to push the bromine treated pool water to a storm drain.
I made many cuts in the previous pool liner, because you need water and gas drainage between the new liner and the old one, or disastrous gas accumulation can lead to frightening YouTube videos of pond prolapses.
I got some large
feed bags, put them on the bottom in corners to create structure, and filled them with pea gravel.
I used some patio stones to build steps and some other structure.
I got a bunch of people to help drape the EPDM down into the hole, and out over the edges, in one big sheet, over the bottom, the 'structures' and the excavated perimeter.
I refilled with rain water and tap water.
I put pea gravel on top of the EPDM over the excavated perimeter.
I used the old pool pump, on a timer & photocell, powered by
solar panels, to circulate water from the pool, through the artificial wetland (there were several iterations, including using some IBC bulk carriers to act as reservoirs for a water fall into the pond, that continued flowing after dark, for awhile.
I planted various
native wetland plants in the artificial marsh, and let Darwin sort out the winners.
I made planters for water lilies and started them.
I built some floating islands with landscape fabric to help shade the water and planted them with marsh plants.
I threw in some surplus bicarbonate and limestone occasionally to keep the pH up.
Most years the pond was lightly swimmable by family.
It was fascinating to watch the oscillations of nutrient allocation among marsh plants, duck weed, and algae; to see who 'won' in a given season, with nutrient deficiency indicated by yellowing.
I usually harvested duck week and filamentous algae from the pond, and vegatation from the wetland, for
compost. This pulled nutrient out the system and kept the water (usually) clear).
I got frogs & toads growing, water lilies, cattails, arrowroot, dragonflies.
It was all coming together when we moved.
The new owners found it too much hassle and filled it in.
I meant to document the process, but had too much fun doing to stop and record.