It’s finally happening, but it’s actually happening

[The Masked Shadow]

Do you need to prune and trim any of the submerged plant growth periodically?

I do prune off the yellow dying leaves, but thats just for aesthetics.

The pond looks very clear mate. Nice one. Doesn’t seem to be much flow on the water fall. Is it turned off atm? How many gph is your pond pump?

It is turned very low at the moment. I have two outputs; the waterfall and this DIY pvc manifold thing (there are some pictures earlier in the thread). I can choose what ratio of water goes to the waterfall v manifold, I set it more towards the manifold during feeding time so i can see them eat. As for gph, im not sure exactly, but I have a PentAir Superflo VST with variable speed, which means I can change the gph pumped, and the ‘speed’ is 2500 currently. I am not sure what that translates to in gph tho, as that represnts the speed not gph

 

[danotaylor]

Bloody marvelous

 

[kendragon]

Beautiful day after the rains here! Im trying out Barley Straw as preventative string-algae control, as far as i understand it releases something similar to hydrogen peroxide that prevents string algae from growing, not sure how well it works, but might as well try.

If you need more, I have a bunch. Come get'em. FREE99

 

[jjohnwm]

kendragon , does that stuff work as advertised? I've read about its use many times but never really came across much of an explanation for it. Is it legit? Is it used as a filter medium that requires water to be flowed through it, or is it just tossed in and allowed to perform its magic?

I'm kinda sorta thinking that if you are giving it away, it's not doing what you hoped it would?

 

[kendragon]

You try to do something nice and get suspected of dumping trash in someone's backyard.

Kinda sorta. I'm clean out my garage so I'm throwing away stuff. Got several big bags of zeolite too. I use to be in the koi show crowd but not anymore.

Got new vortec seattling chamber, big 8 feet japanese koi nets, bottom drains, 8 cases of ball valves and check valves and 6 new pond pumps but those are not free.

 

[jjohnwm]

You try to do something nice and get suspected of dumping trash in someone's backyard.

Kinda sorta. I'm clean out my garage so I'm throwing away stuff. Got several big bags of zeolite too. I use to be in the koi show crowd but not anymore.

Got new vortec seattling chamber, big 8 feet japanese koi nets, bottom drains, 8 cases of ball valves and check valves andView attachment 1573243 6 new pond pumps but those are not free.

My sincere apologies, I didn't mean to sound that way. I've given away lots of stuff that, while certainly functional and useful, simply didn't quite fit my way of doing things. Nothing wrong with that, and I did not mean to imply otherwise.

My question stands, though. Thanks for the clarification provided regarding the recommended methods of using this stuff, by reproducing the instructions. I'm simply curious if this product falls into the same category as the Mela-whatever quasi-medications, or perhaps multi-vitamins for humans. Some swear by 'em and others swear at 'em.

A naturalistic answer to a common aquarium or pond problem has a lot of appeal for me, so I'm just hoping to hear the opinion of someone who's been there and done that and knows what he's talking about.

 

[kendragon]

I'm messing with you. The stuff didn't work for me. You're a smart guy.

 

[FINWIN]

love those lily pads.

 

[StephenCowen]

So excited for this. I’m building a pond that should be 8-12 feet long. It will be oval-ish, and around 5-7 feet wide. It will be 3-4 feet deep.

We’ve Decided to do pond liner, and you can’t convince me out of it (sorry). We will do a double layer, just in case it does leak.

We are building a retaining wall around 18-30” high for multiple reasons. It’s nicer to see the fish from above a wall. We have tortoises that sometimes escape their area, and we don’t want them falling in. We can also sit and watch koi. The wall will be built out of blocks that ‘peg’ together. I’m not sure how to explain it, but I will when we get there.

Right now my plan is to stock with koi. I wont get an exact dimension of the pond, but it should be anywhere from 1,000-2,000, however probably around the mid 1k. I don’t know how many can fit in this, not many, but a rough number of how many will fit could be nice. I’ve also thought of buying a lot of koi as smaller ones, and then as the get bigger selling them off and leaving us with the ones we like best. Are there any other fish that are communal and could work in an unheated pond?

Consulting with a pond guy today. Been in the business for a long time, and we’re hoping to get some ideas and questions answered by him.

Your pond sounds awesome! For a 1,000–1,500 gal pond, you could comfortably keep 8–12 koi, depending on size. Other communal, cold-tolerant fish could be goldfish, weatherloach, or certain types of shubunkin. Good idea to start small and sell off extras as they grow.

 

[jjohnwm]

Your pond sounds awesome! For a 1,000–1,500 gal pond, you could comfortably keep 8–12 koi, depending on size. Other communal, cold-tolerant fish could be goldfish, weatherloach, or certain types of shubunkin. Good idea to start small and sell off extras as they grow.

Hey, Shadow, congratulations! Another milestone!

Not only did your pond finally become a reality...and it's a looker!...but, judging from the above post, it looks like you might now be the proud owner of your very own bot!

Good grammar and spelling...join date correct (3 days ago!)...username almost classically bot-style...and the information provided is both vaguely specific and specifically vague.

How about it, S StephenCowen ...can you clarify a bit regarding the "certain types of shubunkin" that would work in this pond? You know, which types to avoid, which ones to seek out...don't leave the Shadow hanging! He's on a roll! Lay some shubunkin lore on us.