The time has come and I am finally home! :toothy12:
I deployed from 13 May til 8 Dec and after a couple days enjoying the family and hanging about the house its ponding time again
When I left the pond was just a couple weeks old with a fountain, waterfall, and extra power head. 5 koi all about 2-3 inches and a couple snails.
Yesterday the pond was crystal clear minus all the leaves at teh bottom and floating on top and there was no power. At some point the cord had a fire and melted at teh connection. thankfully no major damage. I replaced teh cord and now the only thing running is the 1000 gph mag running into the waterfall. I scooped all of the leaves out and the craw fish the renter had thrown in 'to keep it clean'. I cought 4 of the five koi, one is still MIA. Oh goodness have they grown!! all of them are 10 inches!
the water temp is about 50, this morning it was 32 outside when I left for work at 5am. I got a pvc and net screen built yesterday for keeping the leaves out. I did leave teh waterfall running.
questions to the far more expirenced (this is my first winter and I really want to fair it well)
should I go and build the 55 gal and have it running all winter? ( i would take the pump from the waterfall and run it into the barrels)
the pond is a prefaba dn bright blue, the alge that is currently covering it almost looks like littel green worm shapes, not stringing off but just an odd parren, it is also on all of the rocks; is that normal?
I am going to start building the bigger pond in a couple weeks, about 3000 when complete; are the four 10 inch koi going to sleep well enough in 250 gallons for three months or should I build an indoor pond like the other member (sorry i blanked on your name) showed with teh 4x4s?
I will be posting pictures of the koi and pond here in the next few days.
thanks for any advice
I deployed from 13 May til 8 Dec and after a couple days enjoying the family and hanging about the house its ponding time again
When I left the pond was just a couple weeks old with a fountain, waterfall, and extra power head. 5 koi all about 2-3 inches and a couple snails.
Yesterday the pond was crystal clear minus all the leaves at teh bottom and floating on top and there was no power. At some point the cord had a fire and melted at teh connection. thankfully no major damage. I replaced teh cord and now the only thing running is the 1000 gph mag running into the waterfall. I scooped all of the leaves out and the craw fish the renter had thrown in 'to keep it clean'. I cought 4 of the five koi, one is still MIA. Oh goodness have they grown!! all of them are 10 inches!
the water temp is about 50, this morning it was 32 outside when I left for work at 5am. I got a pvc and net screen built yesterday for keeping the leaves out. I did leave teh waterfall running.
questions to the far more expirenced (this is my first winter and I really want to fair it well)
should I go and build the 55 gal and have it running all winter? ( i would take the pump from the waterfall and run it into the barrels)
the pond is a prefaba dn bright blue, the alge that is currently covering it almost looks like littel green worm shapes, not stringing off but just an odd parren, it is also on all of the rocks; is that normal?
I am going to start building the bigger pond in a couple weeks, about 3000 when complete; are the four 10 inch koi going to sleep well enough in 250 gallons for three months or should I build an indoor pond like the other member (sorry i blanked on your name) showed with teh 4x4s?
I will be posting pictures of the koi and pond here in the next few days.
thanks for any advice
