The Pond Thread

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Almost!
Need to do some more cutting n gluing.

 

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Water is 35F in filter! Saw the swarm, herd, shoal, school?? What is a group of koi called?? Swimming around together.
Super cool to see them all and in so much space!

 

[Carol Dee]

Old pond is just a hole now. Will have to cut the plants apart to be able to move them.
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New pond netted, barely! Net was smaller than listed.
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The 7 sale koi & the trough they're staying in until sold-
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Your prices are unbelievable! At a pet store here, much smaller koi go for more than your largest one. And they are not any special koi!

 

[flowerbug]

Water is 35F! Saw the swarm, herd, shoal, school?? What is a group of koi called??

i'd call them a collidoscape.

Swimming around together.
Super cool to see them all and in so much space!

 

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Got most of the parts glued!
Had to order swing check valves, so I can't turn it on for a few more days.
New mats came in and most are cut n in place.
Bio balls arrived and are in the 1st filter, one set will move to 2nd filter once it's up n running.


Thinking of trying to make this sieve system for each bin. It would go in the first bin, then water would go to the rest of the bins with media in them. It's for catching particles that'll just clog everything up.

 

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New pump keeps shutting off.

 

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2 filters going!

 

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New is at 1550rpm, from a max 1800, I think.
Both are es8500 pumps, one is old, one is the fancy new one.
New, even at less power, puts through more water!

 

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Uniseals arrived early, but late in the day! I haven't gotten the 4in drill bit yet, so it has to wait for tomorrow.
If they work, I'll replace all the holes with them.

 

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Got a stamper to help level things.
Pond is loosing about an inch of water a week, roughly....I know the filter bins are leaking, but it seems like it's too much...When I redo the bins, I'll have to watch more carefully, as the only other possibility is a hole in the liner....

The pond is algae world this winter. Never had that issue before, but a lot has changed. May need more filtering, may need shade or may just be too much nutrients from all the new water and filters need more time to fix it.