Hello all, I'm new to the group, but have kept koi for over 20 years without many problems. My pond is approx 1000 gallons filtered with an Oase Biosys 3...
My friend is moving up to a 2200 gallon pond, deepest part is approximately 4 feet, surface area approximately 110 sq ft. We'll have a 90 gallon homemade...
2 new commers aside from the two no more fish? usually new commer in a big pond or aquarium won't eat specially they are from mud ponds. When you bought them...
Hi Kim, Have you been keeping an eye on the water parameters in your pond? When the fish died, you said they looked to be in good condition. Did you look at...
Thankyou for the reply. The sequence of problems was: older fish died first, Two new koi died within days of being put in the pond, Second older fish died. Now...
Kim, If it happened after new fish added they probably were diseased. Immediately add salt as pure as possible at 1 lb per 100 gallons over 1 or 2 days. That...
Thanks for the advise Edgar, I'll put some in just in case. I'm not really sure when the problem started, certainly one of the fish died before the new ones...
My priorities on testing would be. 1. Amonia high amonia levels are quick killers of fish. Incoming water from fish that have just shipped are usualy vvery...
Hi All, I've had a go at testing the water using a Tetra Pond 5 in 1 test strip. The results are as follows: Nitrate 50mg/l Nitrite 0mg/l General Hardness <3...
Hi Kim, Have you been keeping an eye on the water parameters in your pond? When the fish died, you said they looked to be in good condition. Did you look at...
This is interesting... Yesterday I lost three Koi. Two had bright red gills and one was more fless colored than the other two. One of the bright red ones...
Well had a interesting day today. Yesterday added some salt, not enough as specified but used all I had. I also put some limestone rocks in to help the PH....
Hi Dennis. First of all, I would make a one third water change from the bottom of the pond and stop all feeding of your fish. Let me ask you a few questions....
Dennis, Sorry to hear of the koi loss. Were your koi looking and acting normal before the lawn service did their applications? What kind of chemical...
just remember Do not add salt if you are using zeolite as the salt will discharge the ammonia already taken up by the zeolite, in effect your ammonia will go...
The chemical that the lawn service used was sulphur coated 25-10-10. I put in a total of 14 lbs of salt into my 1800 gallon pond. Water lilies are not...
... from the bottom of the pond and stop all feeding of your fish. Let me ask you a few questions. ... 30 fish ... Smallest 3 1/2" largest 5" ... Usually...
Although my koi are back feeding again, I think the pond PH is still very low (acid). I've put some limestone in the pond, but that doesn't seem to be making a...
The big question is how low the pH is and what is the alkilinity? SK Dennis F Bednarek GK Council 7048, Faithful Pilot Assembly 1304 Owner of Tropical...
... From: Dennis To: worldwidekoiclub@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 2:11 AM Subject: Re: Fw: [Worldwide Koi Club] Koi not eating and hiding ......
Got an interesting new clue today. this morning there was only one casualty. However it had a large amound of fungus growing on the top of its head. Now is...
Hi Lorraine (and Dennis). I'd like to chime in on this thread because I'm very concerned about the rock/boulder problem that you are highlighting here. We...
Actualy here is a description of my present filter system. I have a pump of 3,600GPH that sits at the lowest point in my pond. This pump then pumps the water...
Brenda, Does your soil have a lot of clay in it? I find that having a pond in a soil type that doesn't drain well is one of the prime reasons pond liners will...
Thank you, Don. I'll show this to Malcolm when he gets in. I've also sent along a few shots that will give you an idea of what I've got. I like the idea of...
Hi Brenda, It sounds like you do a pretty good job taking care of your koi and pond, so I don't think you need to worry too much about any big problems arising...
Here are some of the things I discovered. 1. I got the new shipment of koi 96 3 1/2" to 5" Koi from Japan tweo weeks ago. I put them imidiatly into a 200...
Gee how dod spam sneak in here? SK Dennis F Bednarek GK Council 7048, Faithful Pilot Assembly 1304 Owner of Tropical Treasures Etc. (Custom Aquariums, Ponds,...
I am still getting things together for my pond make over and had a other question. What do you all think of using carpet for under layment? ... From: KeepKoi ...
I used the foam pad for under carpets to line the pond excavation before putting in the liner. I got it free from the carpet store. Judith in AZ ... ...
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