Wow Koi terrible winter lost all the young Koi 100 or so then the Mallards landed and killed a big orange and black butter fly 18 inch and a white orange and black 18 inch koi- treated pond then hot cold hot cold--- etc. Had to add pro form G now every thing is balanced out. Then the aerator died changed to a Hakko 60 and 2- 1 1/2 by 6 Alumina airstones. With all the changes a few days ago you could count the teeth in the bottom of the pond 47 inches down and the bottom was as black as the day I filled the pond until it rained 2 days ago but almost clear tonight. Looks like the changed are working accept now I need to increase the skimmer to a bigger one. Tired of cleaning morning and night.
This fall I'm going to build a green house over the pond adding more heat just in case! Out pond is 1 foot away from the septic tank which produces a large amount heat in the pond never froze over last winter.
So this year I've added new Koi's including a AAA+ Gen Rim Kinda Showa Female- Nick name Pearl all of our Koi's have names so we can talk about them without remembering the Japanese.
Who else names their Koi's?
I'm excited big time about the pond plus I got all the fixings for another 9000 gallons liner, pumps every thing cool so you know I will be adding a second pond this year. Later on the progress.
One question? I have a 17 inch Koi that is white with a black spot middle back, a vibrant red face, orange behind the red and orange on the tail. She has a huge hump behind her head. What kind is she? Idea's? Pictures when the pond clears completely.
This fall I'm going to build a green house over the pond adding more heat just in case! Out pond is 1 foot away from the septic tank which produces a large amount heat in the pond never froze over last winter.
So this year I've added new Koi's including a AAA+ Gen Rim Kinda Showa Female- Nick name Pearl all of our Koi's have names so we can talk about them without remembering the Japanese.
Who else names their Koi's?
I'm excited big time about the pond plus I got all the fixings for another 9000 gallons liner, pumps every thing cool so you know I will be adding a second pond this year. Later on the progress.
One question? I have a 17 inch Koi that is white with a black spot middle back, a vibrant red face, orange behind the red and orange on the tail. She has a huge hump behind her head. What kind is she? Idea's? Pictures when the pond clears completely.