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[Blondee77]

Hi everyone new to the hobbie always been into my koi so decided..... To finally get what I've always wanted and that is getting my own pond built.....so hopefully I can share some pics.......

 

[poconojoe]

Awesome and welcome!

I suggest you scour through the many threads here in this forum for an education. There's so much you can learn. And you can benefit from our past experiences, mistakes, blunders, etc.

One of the best things I've done for my pond was to get rid of my filters and UV light and switch to bog filtration.

Good luck with your planning and build. Post up pictures as you get going. Ask any questions you have. There are never any "dumb" questions. We are a very friendly bunch. There are some very knowledgeable experts here that would be glad to help out.

 

[JRS]

Welcome!

 

[Mmathis]

Hello and welcome!

 

[j.w]

@Blondee77

 

[Blondee77]

Awesome and welcome!

I suggest you scour through the many threads here in this forum for an education. There's so much you can learn. And you can benefit from our past experiences, mistakes, blunders, etc.

One of the best things I've done for my pond was to get rid of my filters and UV light and switch to bog filtration.

Good luck with your planning and build. Post up pictures as you get going. Ask any questions you have. There are never any "dumb" questions. We are a very friendly bunch. There are some very knowledgeable experts here that would be glad to help out.

That's brilliant thank you I appreciate that

 

[Mmathis]

@Blondee77 I was going to ask you about your screen name, but I didn’t have my glasses on, soooo.....I thought it said “Blondee??” instead of “Blondee77.” Glad I caught that!

 

[addy1]

Welcome to our forum!

If you want a pond for koi, make it big! They need a lot of water room to stay healthy

 

[Blondee77]

Welcome to our forum!

If you want a pond for koi, make it big! They need a lot of water room to stay healthy

I'm going big lol got someone doing it for me..... I'm having it raised not in the ground...... I've got 13 koi at the moment and always wanted my own pond so now my dream has come true

 

[Blondee77]

@Blondee77 I was going to ask you about your screen name, but I didn’t have my glasses on, soooo.....I thought it said “Blondee??” instead of “Blondee77.” Glad I caught that!

LOL

 

[poconojoe]

I've got 13 koi at the moment and always wanted my own pond so now my dream has come true

Just wondering...If you don't have your own pond yet, where are you keeping your 13 koi and how big are they?

Koi will get very big very quickly, so 13 koi need a huge pond to survive in. That's a tremendous amount of koi. Some say you need at least 1,000 gallons for the first koi and somewhere around 250-300 gallons per each additional.

 

[Blondee77]

Just wondering...If you don't have your own pond yet, where are you keeping your 13 koi and how big are they?

Koi will get very big very quickly, so 13 koi need a huge pond to survive in. That's a tremendous amount of koi. Some say you need at least 1,000 gallons for the first koi and somewhere around 250-300 gallons per each additional.

I've only got baby's at the moment I know they grow big so that's why I'm having a pond built 14ft by 9ft by 5ft deep so they will be going from a flat to a mansion lol