I think you should make a Koi-tisian...make something delicious out of your new koi farm.
Koi-water tea?
Koi-poop crunchies?
Koi-water tea?
Koi-poop crunchies?
I think you should make a Koi-tisian...make something delicious out of your new koi farm.
Koi-water tea?
Koi-poop crunchies?
If I had done that, I'm sure my pond would have lasted years longer.Also, I can use netting as well.
lefty;10704294} Update- I found a couple of units that are 4 feet deep said:I forgot my safety section: Check your local regulations. Most counties require a 6 foot safety fence around any "water feature" that is 3 feet or more deep. Not sure if that's been updated since I used to build them but a lot of people who built large beautiful features, would get pissed when the inspector came by and said they needed a fence. That being said, anything more than 6 inches is going to be a hazard and you need to really teach safety on her end as much as prepare for the worst. How old is she? Islands are huge as well for safety, hard to swim across a pond, easy to hold onto an island/plant/fountain head/whatever is sticking out of the pond.[/B]
Regarding Fish- I will be filling it with Feeder Goldfish. I have no desire to spend big $$'s on fish (no offense Koi).
All Good. Again, with a quarantine tank, you can get koi for 2-5 a piece from walmart that are small. Get them healthy and boom, you've got ugly koi fish. The "pretty" ones are kept for the main companies and the ones that don't match any official "type" of koi are culled out to the chains. Also get some mosquito fish, good health indicator to your pond and get into all the nooks/crannies to keep mosquitos away. Absolutely make sure they're healthy before adding them to your pond, they're usually full of disease.
Remember, you'll be looking at them from above, so think about how they look on top, not on their sides
Regarding Critters- I have two Pit Bulls (that are super sweet) but will eat ANYTHING, other than my Cat, that enters our yard.
I do not have a problem putting landscaping stones around the edges to deter critters. Also, I can use netting as well.
I will heed your advice and get the best pump possible. One coworker told me to get a type of pump/filter that sits OUTSIDE of the pond, not inside. He said that it makes it much easier to clean, if you do not need to reach into the water.
Absolutely go external filter and I'd go internal pump. External filters are much easier to clean, and you get a lot of extra debris and cleanup needed. Handy to have an internal filter until you go to pull it out and all the debris falls out into your pond. External filter like this would be something I would recommend. Replace the bulb every year on the day, replace the filters every other year or as needed depending on your pond and it's debris.
Internal pump. If it goes dry it'll burn out the motor quickly, so anything that disrupts flow to the pump will cause it to lose water pressure. Usually snaps the shaft or just freezes the motor inside. Internal pump won't go dry until the pond goes dry, which you'd hopefully notice before then. You might need to build a cage for it to keep debris or roots from clogging it, but that won't damage the pump as much as just slow the flow.
Go as big as a tubing as you can stand visually. It's easy to install a bulkhead in the side of the container you choose so it's not just going over the side of the pond, but that's not hard to disguise either. On your return flow, try to break up the water, fountains, waterfalls, a pipe with a screen over the end to cause cavitation and adding oxygen to the water. i never liked the bamboo spouts that just poured water into the pond, good, but not great for adding O2 to the pond which helps the ecosystem.
Thanks Everyone!!!!
I think you should make a Koi-tisian...make something delicious out of your new koi farm.
Koi-water tea?
Koi-poop crunchies?
LEFTY FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT DO THIS. I have an uncle in AZ who just spent uhhhhh A COUPLE THOUSAND on a.....FUCKING FISH. Hes got a bad ass set up but the amount of money he has swimming in his pool is obscene.
I was considering it (yeah I'm a fish dude) until I started digging into the actual costs of the fish. Ok I may still do it but with Gold Fish LOL
Figure out your pond before going with the pump. 1900gph is a good pump for turnover, but it could also be way overkill for your pond, or not enough.
fish are awesome. my personal fav that i ever had was a large piranha. i think that fish was actually in love with me (he would turn from silver / grey to bright red when i came near his tank and coil his body around my hand when i reached into it).