Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to introduce myself to the community. I purchased a new home (new for us) this past year which came with a 1600 gallon Koi Pond in the front yard which was built in 2000. I've spent about a year now trying to tend to it, failing my way to success in most cases. I often tell people that, now that I know just enough to be dangerous, I would have built the pond completely different. I have really enjoyed our pond, though it has required a lot of work to keep just functioning. I'm at the point I really want to retrofit the pump system and add a UV and skimmer. These are all projects I hope to take on in the next month or so, though I'm a bit intimidated as I'm not generally a good handyman. I inherited a fish guy from the previous owner who has been great. He and I developed a 12 month retrofit plan that was very cost affordable. Unfortunate he passed away unexpectedly in January and I haven't been able to find a cost effective service sent. I've been researching a lot and I hope I will be able to succeed with my retrofit. My constant stress is the 3 butterfly koi and 2 very large Japanese koi which have become our pets. I will probably be reaching out for advice a lot, including tonight, and I'm very excited to learn from veterans who are willing to offer their insights.
Look forward to speaking with folks.
Jason
I just wanted to introduce myself to the community. I purchased a new home (new for us) this past year which came with a 1600 gallon Koi Pond in the front yard which was built in 2000. I've spent about a year now trying to tend to it, failing my way to success in most cases. I often tell people that, now that I know just enough to be dangerous, I would have built the pond completely different. I have really enjoyed our pond, though it has required a lot of work to keep just functioning. I'm at the point I really want to retrofit the pump system and add a UV and skimmer. These are all projects I hope to take on in the next month or so, though I'm a bit intimidated as I'm not generally a good handyman. I inherited a fish guy from the previous owner who has been great. He and I developed a 12 month retrofit plan that was very cost affordable. Unfortunate he passed away unexpectedly in January and I haven't been able to find a cost effective service sent. I've been researching a lot and I hope I will be able to succeed with my retrofit. My constant stress is the 3 butterfly koi and 2 very large Japanese koi which have become our pets. I will probably be reaching out for advice a lot, including tonight, and I'm very excited to learn from veterans who are willing to offer their insights.
Look forward to speaking with folks.
Jason
