Thanks Addy. I originally had 3000-3500 gallons before I built my bog which took up about 20% of the pond because I built it in the pond. I actually don’t have any Koi fry. Maybe it’s all males? The goldfish only have a handful of babies every year so the population grows very slowly. Whenever the goldfish spawn and drop their eggs the Koi are there eating away like it’s a Las Vegas buffet!
I think it depends on how much filtration you're willing to provide. I've read about very overstocked ponds, but they are nearly " over filtered" ( if that's even possible ) and their water quality is good. I think very large koi need both good mechanical and biological filtration, in addition to plenty of O2. If I'd kept them I'd have looked to add a small filter, that delivered clean water directly to a shower filter.
That sound interesting. I‘m prepared to upgrade my bead filter next year. I just bought a higher velocity pump with 2 “ connections and did all the pvc work around the pump. I just need to add a few short pipes to make everything 2” from start to finish. I’ll be putting in a filter that will be compatible with a larger pond rated at 8000-10000 gallons instead of the 4000 I have now.
Doubt it, but just wash your hands and don't cough on your fish lol.
Haha. I’ll try not to cough on them! Actually I’m not coughing at all. Tomorrow is my 5th day of quarantine. The BA5 variant which I’m guessing what we had is much better than previous variations because our symptoms were considered “ mild”. The first 48 hours were very uncomfortable and it got quickly better by the 3rd day. I think today is going to be the last hot day in Chicago in a while. I’m trying to give my fish as much of the growth food as they will eat so I don’t have to store it over the winter. I give them the same amount of food every time but just increase the frequency of feedings.
. I recently got my 5th covid shot, third booster, and was pleased I didn't have side effects like I did with other shots. We had our pool closed last week end and our whole house generator install is this Friday the 23rd.
I use a bead filter rated for 4000 gallons but I’m planning on doubling that next year. I backflush it once a week. Also I have a small bog about 4x7 that is 42 inches deep. My pond is close to 3500 gallons. The picture I usually take only shows about half of it because that is the area the fish go to get fed. I looked up the thread of your pond and noticed you mentioned you had Covid. I hope you are feeling better. We had it too a few months ago but it was very mild.
