650 gallon Kio Pool questions?

[Ocean Railroader]

I had freind ask me if I would want to keep three eight inch long Kio from 300 gallon to 500 gallon horse watering tub so that they can have a new home. And I would like to keep them but I need to find out info on housing them. I looked into the costs of buying them a 650 gallon two foot deep eight to nine foot across cow watering tub at the local tractor suppy store as a possible new home that looks affoirdble at $350 dollars while a 300 gallon tub is $219 dollars.

But one of the things I have to deal with is that I don't have a outdoor outlet form my house to the outside to plug a fountain or filter into so I'm woundering do solar powered fish pumps exist and how much do they cost?" Also would a 650 gallon above ground Kio tub need to be heated during the winter or could I bring them inside during the winter?

Also I plan to put one or two of my existing six to eight inch Goldfish in it during the summer so that they can stretch their fins out in it?

Also how many gallons would three eight inch Kio need if I ever had to buy a tank for them to bring them indoors for the winter or to add them to my four existing six inch Goldfish living in a 75 gallon fish tank?

 

[joe229]

i believe that it will work for a while but the koi are going to out grow 650 gallons, not to sure about how big a tank you would need for the winter but being above ground your watering trough will have a good chance of freezing, and the gallons you need inside to overwinter your fish will depend on how much your koi grow before the winter. i hope this helps you out a little, for the pump i would just google solar powered pumps, i know ive seen some before that are fairly powerful.

 

[Ocean Railroader]

I looked at the costs of a solar pound pump and found one that could move 80 to 100 gallons of water a hour and will see if there is any thing bigger though but the solar pound pump so far looks feasible right now.

I'm also now on the trail of what might be a possible 1000 gallon plasic stock tank that is anywhere from 28 inches deep to four feet deep and eight to nine feet across.

 

[Muske]

I would get the biggest tank possible and try to bury most of it below grade. That way they can stay outside during the winter.

You might get one season of over wintering your Koi, but the 75 plus some goldfish won't do. The original 650 could hose them for overwintering.

How far is pond going to be from the house?

Digging a small trench to run electric is your best bet. If the solar pump only does 80-100 gph, get 10. The koi are not going to produce less watse as they grow.