You need a UV filter, it's the only thing that will really work on a long term basis without harming fish. Edgar ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Hi everyone. We have a 1,500 gallon pond. Right now I have a Calpump model 4500 pond pump for the waterfall and first it goes through a TetraPRF-4000 with UV...
Hi Barbara, Your biofilter would definitely work better IF the water was slowed down, as would the UV filter. I think the best thing for you to do is to...
Ok could you explain the tee valve a little more please? I was also thinking of adding a "t" for a spitter...we also got a larger waterfall basin and are going...
Barbara, I would say you are fine. I have a CalPump 5500 with a 4000 gal pond and an 8 foot waterfall and everything works fine. You might get by on less but...
thanks for the reply Edgar. The waterfall we have is only 4 1/2 foot high and the water flows a little too quickly, I think, so adding a new, deeper waterfall...
I am somewhat new to the Koi pond adventure. I have a two layer pond w/ water fall. I am guessing around 300 gal. I have a few young Koi and several...
... Not sure how to help you I'm new to this form. Just joined yesterday have a 240 gallon aquarium with koi and gold fish. My plants don't live very long...
Hi laniers03, Ph levels should be maintained between 7.6 and 8.4. Once you get your Ph into the middle of that range, it would be a good idea if you could...
It's been awhile since i have posted a question here. well for starter's i moved my Koi to a new house and built a new pond. 6000,gl I had 10 koi to begin...
Hi Tammie. I've heard of this happening before and from my experience, if there isn't a good water flow and dead areas, this type of algae will form. What...
I have plenty, too much. I will compost whats left by the end of the week so come take them away. As many as you like. Free for the taking. Thanks Al...
There is a small business just north of Fort Wayne that sells 3-6 inch kio. They have many to pick from. If interested let me know and I will put you in touch...
I'm goning to post this here to see what type of responses I get from the group. I have a 1200 gal pond with 11- 5 inch koi in it. I have a filter system that...
Foam generally means too much organic matter in the water. That can in turn lead to disease. You need to increase filtration and partial water changes, and/or...
Hi Cjh. I know what your going through even though our problems are different. My ponds were so green and I had no idea on how to clear the ponds until I got...
No I don't have a slime or thick sludge in the filter nor pond bottom. I clean the pond bottem every week because of the surrounding flowers that are planted...
... From: cjh332002 To: worldwidekoiclub@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [Worldwide Koi Club] Pond water is foamy and...
I was looking at my pond and notice I now have many very tiny fish swimming around. They are about 1/4 inches long. Move very fast and stay close to the...
Jewls, I just let my little ones be. Surprisingly the large koi have never shown the slightest interest in eating them even at their smallest. Edgar ... ...
To remove water from my pond I use the fountain pump. I remove the bio filter in it and let it float in the pond and attach a hose to it and run it to the...
Hi jewls, What to do with your newly hatched fry is dependant on you. If you want to raise a large number of the fry to see what they are (koi or goldfish),...
... wrote: This happened to me last summer all those babies! You can leave them be or you can start culling by means of removing any defective or not as...
Don, I wonder why yours eat the fry and mine don't. EVen my largest koi have never shown the slightest tendency to eat even the smallest fry. They avidly eat...
Edgar, I can pretty much guarantee you that your koi do eat some of the koi that have hatched in your pond. In well over 25 years in the koi keeping hobby,...
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