pip

Just moved into new house and inherited a pond which is in need of some TLC.i'm hoping some of you guys will be able to point me in the right direction,cheers pip

Rising sun koi

Hi Pip, what pond have you inherited?? Can you give us a description and even better a photo? What type of filtration if any does it have?

Welcome to extreme koi!!

John

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pip

Hi john,the pond is 14 x 9 x 3 foot deep it has some sort of canistor filter but i dont no what sort , the water is very brown so dont think its man enough for the job.The pond has a lot of goldfish and iwas told a couple of koi.iam loking at buying a filter system but would be gratefull on any advice.

Rising sun koi

Hi, your pond is about 2362 gallons going on the dimensions that you have said. I assume its pump fed, and if the water is brown either the pump or the filter are not working properly. If you want to keep koi rather than goldfish, a small pressure filter on this pond is not going to be sufficient. You really need a multi stage filter or a couple of vortex chambers with media or even depending on your budget an easy pod or easy 200.

You need to get the pump up off the bottom and find out what it is (its capacity etc.) and see if its powerful enough, The water needs to be completley turned over about once every two hours. If it cant do this (and remember you have to allow for the head height to the filter and bends in the pipework etc.) you will need a new pump. Next open the filter box and see what media is inside and clean it thoroughly with pond water. If you can give me a make and model for the pump and filter that you have we can then get an idea of what setup you have in place. Does the pond have a U.V clarifier in place, if not this may explain some of the brown water as algea can sometimes be brown not green.

john

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pip

Hi john thanks for your reply,yes i would like to keep koi . I have done some researce on the internet and looked at a few options
1 :cloverleaf cl2 / cl3
2:kockney koi 10000 vortex
3 :easy pod 200/300
I have also read a few mags but am unsure of witch way to go,are the easypods as good as i have read and worth the cash?
The pond at present has no uv ,but as i see it you either fill in the pond or make it nice, i would like to make it nice.
Do second filter systems come up for sale very often?

koimaster

try e-bay i brought my £550 filter on there second hand from a guy 20 miles away for £200 so the answer is yes have fun keeping

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lazarus

Ello koi master

You been on holiday? LOL

Laz

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dont afew f's flying about dam computers.
i still have the garden to sort out fry to move to somewhere warm as not happy with growth rate list gos on .

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LOL Computers are a pain in the butt sometimes LOL good to see you back

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good to be back i started to shake dt's see i see the vote poll is trapping the spammers again .

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