Pond and Koi 1 year update

[RobTay1]

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[addy1]

Nice looking pond!

get digging those koi are going to need a lot more water!

 

[Lisak1]

Pretty pond, but like @addy1 said - WAY TOO SMALL FOR KOI!

 

[RobTay1]

Hi, Thanks. Will they be ok for now as they are still small. I plan a much bigger pond early next year.

 

[Lisak1]

Depends on what you mean by small... and what you mean by "next year"! Koi grow fast and furious!

 

[RobTay1]

Hi, average size of koi are 12cm, New pond to be ready April. Existing pond is 90cm deep.

 

[Tankeryanker]

Hi there could you tell me your water perimeters ie pH nitrate etc

 

[MrChigleysAunt]

Nice. How do you get the water so clear? Like you, I inherited a pond (about 5000 litres). I have a Hozelock Easyclear 9000, and another smaller Easyclear that I inherited (it doesn't say, but it might be a 3000). Both have new bulbs and both get lifted and cleaned (in pond water) every weekend. I have 10 fish of various sorts (all I know for sure is that 3 are some sort of carp) and lots of plants. The water is a lot clearer than when I inherited the pond in March, but nothing like that.

 

[RobTay1]

Hi there could you tell me your water perimeters ie pH nitrate etc

Hi, I check all my perimeters regularly with multi test strips all levels are in the safe zone apart from water hardness which is a little above average but stabalizes after a good rainfall.

 

[RobTay1]

Hi, Thanks. I Regularly vacuum the pond and once a month clean the filters and flush to waste then top up with fresh water.

Nice. How do you get the water so clear? Like you, I inherited a pond (about 5000 litres). I have a Hozelock Easyclear 9000, and another smaller Easyclear that I inherited (it doesn't say, but it might be a 3000). Both have new bulbs and both get lifted and cleaned (in pond water) every weekend. I have 10 fish of various sorts (all I know for sure is that 3 are some sort of carp) and lots of plants. The water is a lot clearer than when I inherited the pond in March, but nothing like that.