Fish Pond

[pooldv]

Those skimmers are modified and have 3" return lines. some people report fish get caught in skimmer . from chasing food after they get big enough they cant fit. I have some 30"

Need pics of your 30" fish!

 

[vinper]

pics don't come out good unless you have a polarized lens

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35 day build . water is in 9000 gallons black plaster. moss rock waterline

 

[vinper]

I have a couple 30" & some nice Japanese Danichi

 

[pooldv]

Wow, those fish are awesome. That is going to be an amazing koi pond. You're making me want to get to work on our next pond.

 

[RangerBob]

I just read your thread on the other forum - Wow - you are tenacious and I can't believe you dug that out (and the stump) by hand with only a dog and a 72-year old helping. And thanks for posting the pics with the black plaster as that is the color we chose for our pool. I couldn't tell from the pics but where is your filter pit in relation to the pond? The gunite work does look like very nice quality. - Karen

 

[pooladdict]

*loading up fishing gear into truck*

Nice Pond!!!

 

[vinper]

the filter pit is 8''x8'x4'deep back by the green filters . Hooked up a sand filter and swiped my waterfall pump to cleanup all the plaster dust . now I am giving it an acid bath at 6.0 ph for a few weeks , something you have to do for fish to get the ph reasonable . lots of brushing .

 

[vinper]

I am doing the stone coping myself .finishing up

 

[jblizzle]

Looks good! FYI: To post more/larger pictures, you either need to raise your storage allotment by Becoming a TFP Supporter or follow the How To Post Pictures tutorial.

 

[pooldv]

That is a sweet pond!

 

[platipus]

Shout out from another LSKC member! Looks awesome in the picture. You need to host a meeting this year so we can all see it in person.


plat.

 

[vinper]

Hey Plat . trying to get R done.

 

[vinper]

Platipus .. Congrats to the New Lone Star Koi Club Treasurer ... Let me get it landscaped 1st, just found your build very jealous of your Argentina grill & and pizza oven

 

[Kiss4aFrog]

Without the photos of the build it's kind of a tease.

 

[vinper]

I could not figure out how to . I am not computer savy

 

[platipus]

Create a new (free) Photobucket account. Drag and drop the pics you want to use into a new album. Hit the IMG button in Photobucket to copy the link. Paste that link right into your message. We can chat if you want to step through it.

plat.

 

[vinper]

you can see the build here http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showthread.php?148057-My-Dream-Pond-Build-10-2014/page10

 

[platipus]

It's a work of art man. What more can I say? Love it!!

Oh, also, your filter pit alone is about the size of my entire pond. LOL!

How high is your GH/KH running with the plaster?


plat.

 

[vinper]

I wanna say I was at 7.8 PH and 102 KH....I acid bath the plaster for 2 months prior to fish

 

[vinper]

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Before 3000 gallons After 9000 gallons ... Koi pond Tour Houston tx May 2-3 All ponds will be open to public