Updated Basement Pond Thread

[koiguy1969]

Not that anybody gives a crap, but I thought I would do an updated thread on my basement pond setup.

white barrel is for keeping dechlorinated, and acclimated water on hand...
blue tubs are some of my quarantine / hospital tubs.

the larger of the 2 tubs has a 14" DOITSU SANKE in it. she jumped out of the net. while catching her for a client. got lodged between the rough textured basement wall and the plywood that my filter sits on. took a nice chuck out of her side, but is making a nice re covery. the smaller tub has some 1&1/2" fry.
the "pipe thru the wall" here is the flush assembly for my filter...

dumping into the sump pump vault....

drawn by

the DIY skimmer is pulled by a 265gph pump...thru 3 layers of varied density eggcrate foams for fines / DOC removal.its then pulled thru a mesh bag of about10 lbs of zeolite. I have 3 bags set and the alternate every couple weeks. when not in use they are soaking in a strong saltwater solution to rejuvenate them. the water then flows thru a U.V for pathogen and parasite control, from there, its venturied and returned to the bottom of the pond.

 

[Big Lou]

I give a crap. Looks very well constructed. Do you evidently move these fish outdoors?

 

[pugle1]

Quite the set-up. If I did that my wife would kill me . Do you breed for clients Koiguy?

 

[j.w]

You have it all down to a science koiguy. I'm amazed by it all and how nice and neatly organized it all is and you are a man..............how can this be

 

[steve/gridnot]

Brings back a lot of memories; being originally from N.J. a lot goes on in basements with fish hobbies. The guy that got my dad interested raised his Koi in a very like manner. We met him with a net in his hand catching Daphnia (water fleas), in a local lake, to feed his young fish.
Like most in the never ending hobby, he also had his basement full of tanks. That was 60 years ago.

 

[Dowhacky2]

I am sorry but for first thread, I am going to get off the subject you started this post with. Are you still making the rubbermaid weirs?

 

[koiguy1969]

I am sorry but for first thread, I am going to get off the subject you started this post with. Are you still making the rubbermaid weirs?

yep.... https://www.gardenpondforum.com/threads/waterfall-weirs-for-diy-filters.3664/

 

[Troutredds]

Very cool, @koiguy1969. It's like Batman's bat cave or Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory. Perhaps you're a fishy super hero or mad scientist. Maybe both?

 

[koiguy1969]

ADDED A SAND FILTER. sand removed and filled with virgin polyethelene bead stock.

pump to polybeads to 55gal upflow, and back to pond.

 

[dieselplower]

Are you going for mechanical with the polybeads?

 

[koiguy1969]

no...bio ...my mechanical is pre-pump. positive buoyant beads wont do much for mechanical!

 

[koiguy1969]

filtration video....

 

[j.w]

You're so inventive @koiguy1969

 

[Big Lou]

Smart guy, in a good way.

 

[koiguy1969]

"THANK YOU" to ya both... innovation is my middle name! lol