Guest Ethan25 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I did a filter pit this year with bottom drain. My pond is 3,000 gallons (4 feet deep at BD. Got better filtration by making my own DIY spraybar and microscreen in a 55 gallon barrel. Works like a charm! I use a Laguna filter falls for my bio, and it is filled with 1/2" plastic strapping for bio. All summer and fall it worked great! Ethan The pond "Glitter", my ginrin sanke 17" my two step Kohaku 12" My odd looking matsuba that no one can classify 15" my doitsu kikokuryu 12" my armor scaled yellow ogon 12" 24" butterfly sanke "Speedo" 15" sanke, "SPOT" 24" shiro bekko butterfly "sizzle" 22" butterfly mutt "Striker" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member love-rabbit-fish Posted January 11, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 11, 2008 wow! i lovvvee your pond! gorgeous fish too all of them are beauties, but my fav is your kikokuryu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member alexiscool Posted January 11, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 11, 2008 : Man those fish are so cool..must be some much fun to watch them and feed them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 123456789 Posted January 12, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 12, 2008 Beautiful! speechless............omgosh....just beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Trinket Posted January 12, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 12, 2008 Your pond is so beautiful! And your koi are SO exquisite. Really gorgeous . I especially like the one you say is unclassifiable matsuba, and sizzle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member TheFishMan Posted January 13, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 13, 2008 Lovely fish, my favourite are the doitsu kikokuryu and the guy caled SPOT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Shamu23 Posted January 14, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 14, 2008 beautiful pond and fish!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Daniel Posted January 14, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 14, 2008 wow lovely pond and fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ethan25 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Your pond is so beautiful!And your koi are SO exquisite. Really gorgeous . I especially like the one you say is unclassifiable matsuba, and sizzle Here's another of the unclassified one....I just love this fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ethan25 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Lovely fish, my favourite are the doitsu kikokuryu and the guy caled SPOT Here's one more of "spot" and another of the kikokuryu when it was around 5" long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ethan25 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 :Man those fish are so cool..must be some much fun to watch them and feed them.. It is. Here's a couple pics of them feeding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ethan25 Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 and some side views of the 3 largest fish...these were taken a year and a half ago....they are much larger now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted January 14, 2008 Admin Share Posted January 14, 2008 such beautiful Koi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member gouverneurcc Posted January 15, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 15, 2008 wow those koi are simply amazing!!! Your pond also looks amazing. I bet you have tons and tons of fun watching them I wish I could have a pond... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ethan25 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 why can't you?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CometSue Posted January 24, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 24, 2008 sizzle is my favorite.It reminds me of my pandora.Only pandora doesnt have "freckles" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ranchugirl Posted January 31, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 31, 2008 The first two of the bigger ones are definetely girls - harder to tell witht he third koi. And I love the idea of some sort of a floating ring holding all the water hyacinths together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Lolafish Posted January 31, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 31, 2008 Wow! That's all I can muster right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 123456789 Posted January 31, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted January 31, 2008 wow beautiful and big! I always wanteda koi but i need to wait until; i'm older lol because I have no space for them. How big is the pond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ethan25 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 The first two of the bigger ones are definetely girls - harder to tell witht he third koi. And I love the idea of some sort of a floating ring holding all the water hyacinths together. The floating ring is a hula hoop from nnnnnn. Just fill it where it connects with caulk and it floats.It is also a good place to throw food into. I usually have two in the pond. One for water lettuce and water hyacinth and one for feeding. It keeps the food in one place and from going into the skimmer before they can get to it. Wow! That's all I can muster right now.Thanks! I think that every day too! None of my fish are show fish by any means, but they are fun to have and watch and care for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ethan25 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 wow beautiful and big! I always wanteda koi but i need to wait until; i'm older lol because I have no space for them. How big is the pond? The pond is 13-14 feet wide by 9-10 feet across by four feet deep in the middle. I estimate around 3,000 gallons including the filtration (settlement chamber and bio chamber are an additional 100 gallons). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Dreamgoddess Posted February 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted February 6, 2008 What a beautiful pond and your fish are gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member 123456789 Posted February 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted February 6, 2008 wow beautiful and big! I always wanteda koi but i need to wait until; i'm older lol because I have no space for them. How big is the pond? The pond is 13-14 feet wide by 9-10 feet across by four feet deep in the middle. I estimate around 3,000 gallons including the filtration (settlement chamber and bio chamber are an additional 100 gallons). oh that is a good size! Your pond probably about 3,500 gallons. Really Cool. Did you build it by yourself or did you hire people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member nickie73 Posted February 6, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted February 6, 2008 I can't possible pick a fav out of your fish!!! They are AMAZING!!!! Your pond looks like something out of a Home and Garden magazine!!! I am coming for a visit!!!! LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ethan25 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 wow beautiful and big! I always wanteda koi but i need to wait until; i'm older lol because I have no space for them. How big is the pond? The pond is 13-14 feet wide by 9-10 feet across by four feet deep in the middle. I estimate around 3,000 gallons including the filtration (settlement chamber and bio chamber are an additional 100 gallons). oh that is a good size! Your pond probably about 3,500 gallons. Really Cool. Did you build it by yourself or did you hire people? Took me a week to build. It used to be by the back door and we "moved" it to be back by the garage. It took me the longest to dig out. The rest was a piece of cake. Thanks for all the great comments! I appreciate them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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