Hello, this is what i have so far

[Dave 54]

Love the pond weve been keeping koi for 27 years now we wish you the same in years as ourselves if not more in our hobby , try to remember maintenance of your pond and filters goes a heck of along way to keeping your koi alive as do regular water perameters checks with a drop test kit made by API

Dave

 

[Ponder Koi]

Love the pond weve been keeping koi for 27 years now we wish you the same in years as ourselves if not more in our hobby , try to remember maintenance of your pond and filters goes a heck of along way to keeping your koi alive as do regular water perameters checks with a drop test kit made by API

Dave

Thank you for your comment Dave. I have been checking my water at my local commercial pet/fish store. The other day i checked my 2+ month old 29gal quarantine tank, 10gal 1/2 full comet fry tank, and the 20 day old re-do pond with goldfish feeding. All test didnt pick up anything any ammonia, nitrite, or nitrate which doesnt surprise me with the pond at all but the two tanks in the shade on the deck should read somthing, figured the test were bunk or expired ill still go and check another week. Hopefully the gravel filter will be enough until i can set up a large waterfall bio filter and flow that to the top river then off the fall into the bottom pond.

 

[Dave 54]

Thank you for your comment Dave. I have been checking my water at my local commercial pet/fish store. The other day i checked my 2+ month old 29gal quarantine tank, 10gal 1/2 full comet fry tank, and the 20 day old re-do pond with goldfish feeding. All test didnt pick up anything any ammonia, nitrite, or nitrate which doesnt surprise me with the pond at all but the two tanks in the shade on the deck should read somthing, figured the test were bunk or expired ill still go and check another week. Hopefully the gravel filter will be enough until i can set up a large waterfall bio filter and flow that to the top river then off the fall into the bottom pond.

May I suggest a designated 100 gallon + QT setup for your koi as hey dont really do well in small tanks we have what in the UK is called a Shorham QT tank its a total of 550 gallons imperial with built in filter, 15watt U/V-Cits own bottom drain and venturie, which we use for all QT proceedures taking in everything from new koi to wounded koi, sick koi to (not yet though) mating.
A large stock tank would do the same thing provided you attached a filter U/V-C and bottom drain.


Dave

 

[Ponder Koi]

May I suggest a designated 100 gallon + QT setup for your koi as hey dont really do well in small tanks we have what in the UK is called a Shorham QT tank its a total of 550 gallons imperial with built in filter, 15watt U/V-Cits own bottom drain and venturie, which we use for all QT proceedures taking in everything from new koi to wounded koi, sick koi to (not yet though) mating.
A large stock tank would do the same thing provided you attached a filter U/V-C and bottom drain.


Dave

Ill see what i can do but i only buy smaller koi for now and frequent water change water changes, the places i get the fish also QT well, thanks for tips

 

[Dave 54]

Ill see what i can do but i only buy smaller koi for now and frequent water change water changes, the places i get the fish also QT well, thanks for tips

All well and good but if your treating your fish water changes become a bit of a problem dont they ?

Dave

 

[Ponder Koi]

All well and good but if your treating your fish water changes become a bit of a problem dont they ?

Dave

Haven't gotten that far only happy healthy fish have been I'm my QT. It also has two over hang filters