greeting from AZ

[jesseB3]

ive been lurking in the back ground for some time now and finally decided to introduce myself and my pond.

my names Jesse, i live in San Tan Valley, AZ.

my pond, which parts are still under construction, is 9'x6'x6' around 2500 gallons. i went deep to help the koi excape the hot summer heat. The pond is 26" above ground and the rest under. the exposed walls are insulated between the walls and liner to help with water temp fluctuations. the filter is gravity feed via 4" bottom drain to 3-20 gallon chambers bio filter system. from there it pours into a long above pond bog that dumps back into the main pond (this part is still in the works and should be online this weekend). i run a HydroClean Seagull skimmer to a 55watt UV filter then to a Tangential return thats 3' under the water level.

its been in the works since the first part of march. its fully cycled and now has koi.


im sure i'll have tons of questions as time goes on, but this fourm has already help me tons in the plaining and construction stages.

-jesse

 

[taherrmann4]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[CometKeith]

Hi Jesse. That sounds great. We all learn a lot from each other and glad you joined. Post some pictures when you can.

 

[j.w]

Jesse

 

[addy1]

Glad you joined post some pictures when you have time.

 

[sissy]

Hi jessie and welcome

 

[jesseB3]

thank you everyone for the warm welcomes. i will get pictures posted up in the next few days.

-jesse

 

[jesseB3]

heres a quick video of the koi eating. the spot they are in is 5 feet and the spot the large one is in is 6 feet deep. as i get pictures uploaded ill post them. the humming noise is our a/c unit, i turned the pumps off to get a better view.

-jesse

 

[Ian]

Welcome aboard Jesse!

Great video!

 

[sissy]

I see you have a tiny little black ones also.How many babes do you have

 

[DrCase]

Welcome to the forum
Water looks good

 

[addy1]

Beautiful fish, great clear water. Thanks for posting your video

 

[jesseB3]

thank you, the water has really been clearing up last few days. before i put the plants in you could only see about 3 ft down then it was green.

the little black fish are Gambusia's, mosquitofish.

i do have two baby koi around 2 1/2" ones blue/grey, the other has an orange/yellow head with a white body.

-jesse

 

[j.w]

Very pretty and looks like they are flying they move so fast. One is camera shy

 

[jesseB3]

here are some pictures from my phone. ill have to get the good camera out this weekend and snap a few high res pictures.

if you could help me ID them that would be great.

i know one is a showa and the other is an utsuri.