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Greetings.
Not sure if this is the right place for this thread, so apologies if it is misplaced.
We are moving soon and trying to come to terms with with to do with our two koi. They currently live in the monster of a pond that is the subject of this old thread:
https://www.gardenpondforum.com/threads/help-me-please-koi-are-dying.24266/
...a 3000gal pond with a 10,000gph pump.
We are quite attached to the koi but don’t want to bring any potential harm to them by bringing them with us if that be the case. Where we are moving to does have a pond...MUCH smaller. I’m not exactly sure yet the volume...I’ll have a better idea this coming weekend. But there is a tall rock structure for a waterfall...decent potential aeration and maybe in-built bio-filter potential there?
Here is a bad pic of the new pond:
I’ll get a better pic or two this weekend. There is a pump but I’m not sure yet if it is working. Anyway, first question will be if the pond is even big enough for our koi, which are around maybe 7” in length? How many gallons of pond volume should each koi have? And then the next question is what would be the best way to get new pond ready for them, if it is even wise to transfer them?
We ultimately want what’s best for the koi, even if it means the pain of saying goodbye. So hit me with the reality check.
Thanks in advance for any help with this...
We’ve gotten our current pond into a nice state of natural symbiosis...the koi are healthy, they have plenty naturally occurring food to eat, the algae seems to naturally be held at bay, and the pond has drawn several frogs this year too. I’d *love* to get the new pond to be self-sustaining too.
Thanks all.
Not sure if this is the right place for this thread, so apologies if it is misplaced.
We are moving soon and trying to come to terms with with to do with our two koi. They currently live in the monster of a pond that is the subject of this old thread:
https://www.gardenpondforum.com/threads/help-me-please-koi-are-dying.24266/
...a 3000gal pond with a 10,000gph pump.
We are quite attached to the koi but don’t want to bring any potential harm to them by bringing them with us if that be the case. Where we are moving to does have a pond...MUCH smaller. I’m not exactly sure yet the volume...I’ll have a better idea this coming weekend. But there is a tall rock structure for a waterfall...decent potential aeration and maybe in-built bio-filter potential there?
Here is a bad pic of the new pond:
I’ll get a better pic or two this weekend. There is a pump but I’m not sure yet if it is working. Anyway, first question will be if the pond is even big enough for our koi, which are around maybe 7” in length? How many gallons of pond volume should each koi have? And then the next question is what would be the best way to get new pond ready for them, if it is even wise to transfer them?
We ultimately want what’s best for the koi, even if it means the pain of saying goodbye. So hit me with the reality check.
Thanks in advance for any help with this...
We’ve gotten our current pond into a nice state of natural symbiosis...the koi are healthy, they have plenty naturally occurring food to eat, the algae seems to naturally be held at bay, and the pond has drawn several frogs this year too. I’d *love* to get the new pond to be self-sustaining too.
Thanks all.