Filtration for 700gal pond?

[sissy]

They do not a really good filter also .I have 2 filters ,one at each end of my pond .I also have an aerator

 

[Lisak1]

If your pond is indeed 10 x 10 by 4 feet deep, then it is WAY bigger than 700 gallons!

 

[Koi guy]

I did a calculator thing on google and it said my pond was 700gals. How big do you think it is?

 

[sissy]

I used a pond calculater if it is 10 ft round by 4 feet deep it says over 2000 gallons On the pond warehouse sight .

 

[Koi guy]

What filtration will i need for this pond? I must have calculated it wrong by mistake

 

[sissy]

you can build your own .I used 2 tank adapters

 

[Lisak1]

A ten foot round pond that's 4 feet deep is over 2000 gallons. Are you sure about your measurements? Is it 10 feet ACROSS? Or ten feet AROUND?

 

[Koi guy]

Just measured it and it is 7ft across and 6ft the other way by 4ft deep.

 

[Lisak1]

Ok. Probably closer to 1000 or 1200 gallons then.

 

[sissy]

1260 gallons by 3 different calculators pond water volumn sights

 

[Koi guy]

Is my pond big enough for koi then?

 

[sissy]

they get huge mine are over 2 feet long and I do not feed them much and no growth food either

 

[Lisak1]

Is my pond big enough for koi then?

Well, probably not. I mean a 10 inch koi is one story - what happens when it's a 24 inch fish? With enough filtration anything is possible, but to be fair to koi they really need more space. If you have the ability to expand, I say go of sit! Bigger is better, right?

 

[Usman]

welcome , sad to hear about fish loss . i was thinking before u can upgrade and have budget space . ur pond is more deep then wide .. like a box , it shud b more like a bowl or plate to give bigger space for fish to swim , u can easily increase its surface area for there swimming by reducing depth to 24inch , if u have extreme cold then 30inch , that way u will have more liner for the width and length it wil increase more surface area for gas exchange and sun light , more algae food , more oxygen , more space for swimming bigger viewing area , improved visibility till bottom , more bacteria as they grow more near surface , if ur pond was 12ft wide then 4ft depth wud b proportional .

other thing u can do is add additional bog or filter as sisy suggested a place fr additional water and filter media which will keep water quality good , have strong pump with aerator and have strong current then u can increase more fishes easily .

if ur pond is around 1000 then have atleast 2000g/h pump , more is better u can use it when u upgrade ur pond .

i think ucan easily have 3 to 5 koi with goldfishes as they will not grow 24 inch in a year , if u hv fry they will only reach 8to14inch 1st year then next year 3to 5inches and so on , they will reach 24inch in 2 to 4 years , it also depends on quality and quantity of food , if some one is overfeeding them , they may grow faster and also in gene if jumbo koi or females will grow faster larger . butterfly koi grow sloww and they dont become very huge often . untill then uil upgrade pond .

 

[Koi guy]

I have ordered a 3000g pump and am planning on using one of them tubs to fill with filter media. I will upgrade the pond as the koi get bigger. Is there any other ways to protect koi from predators as the net makes my pond look abit ugly