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Hello , it was always my dream to have a koi. Now I got property with pond .the stream goes in on one side and there is another stream on other side that carries water away . The pond is approximately 20 by 40 when full, oval shape. It gradually deepens to about 5 feet in a middle. I just ordered 5 koi 6-7 inches big. After I did it I've started to read forums like this and now I have have my doubts .Last summer, at the end of it ,pond was less than half full since we had no rain for months. Water in pond was brownish . So I assumed if I will have stream running it's gonna take care of the waste, but if it gets low due to no rain I will run pump and filter and add water from my well.My first Q: is it possible ? Is this gonna work? Second Q: The water is crystal clear now , but bottom is covered in leaves from surrounding trees . It's never been cleaned . should I clean all the leaves before I get fish in? I understand it's gonna decoy when temperature goes up and gonna kill the fish.,temp now is about 50 here in CT .
Thank you in advance . Any advice is appreciated even if not relevant to topic .
Thank you in advance . Any advice is appreciated even if not relevant to topic .