My Koi Pond

Man it a good pond, fish are happy, water is clean, he doesn’t need anything larger. It’s a nice pond so just back off.

I had an electrician install an outdoor electrical box on the outside of the house behind the waterfall. It has 3 GFCI plugs, one of which has a switch so I can easily turn off the pond for feeding and/or maintenance.

Yes, it has a bottom drain that supplies about 30 percent of the total flow. The rest of the flow comes from the surface feed in the side of the pump box.

3 feet deep, and about 750 gallons

i agree that you dont need a large pond to house large kois, just let your common sense work, on how to supplicate their needs……. just like an aquarium, keeping a piece of river in your house…

It is a nice pond, but there are too many Koi. It’s a new system so they will last for a while before water conditions deteriorate and the Koi suffer. Most hobbyists agree 450 gallons per Koi.

All true. But too many people are leaving stupid comments like too small, the fish will die. Well they look fine to me, even though technically it is too much koi, they look fine and happy. He should just get a filter that is rated for like 5,000 Gallons he will be fine. but…. So far so good.

@bryantapulgo bigger pond ensures better life

@xrayfeeney not 450! lol!, 100 feet, 450 gallons is 450X3X3=4050feet, you could almost fit 10 koi in that man!, and you only need around 50 feet a fish

That would be perfect.

take some rocks out the kois need more room

I am currently using a Tetra OFX-2000 (2000 GPH). I am strongly considering a 3200 GPH unit to increase flow for better health – any thoughts?

My thoughts…. Keep it how it is! Well i would have put the skimmer on the outside of the pond, and added a UV light (Like 30 Watts). Other than that, I like it =)

Also i don’t think you need such a large pump, i mean i don’t think it would hurt, but you don’t want a whirl pool either?

P.S. I watched this video in HQ And your fish are really beautiful, I mean it! Simply stunning.

What kind of additives do you add to the water on a regular basis? How often do you clean your waterfall filter? How often do you do water changes?

I use “Tetra Pond AquaSafe Conditioner” whenever I add tap water. I add Microbe-Lift to balance the microbes and reduce NH4 and NO3 levels whenever I clean out the waterfall filter (2-4 times/yr). I add a low rate of AlgaeFix to reduce filamentous algae.

Remove some rocks! but nice pond!

very nice mate, are the starting and running costs as high as i heard ? if you dont mind me asking

i have a koi pond but my koi do not eat their food how could i make them eat, also they are very shy> please help

@ryanwillwams
wat type of food did you feed for them ? .

beautiful set up you got in their…. the elephant ear plant is called Taro any Asian store thy carry that
5 stars

did you just put the pile the bricks together and add in the liner and put more bricks on top..? i was thinking of doing that, but then i’m not sure if its stable or not? thanks.

@HlubOs I created a stable base of pea gravel and sand, leveling with a 48″ level. After 4 layers, I laid a protective mat and the liner, being careful where I folded the excess liner and cutting wedge in the mat to remove excess to keep the top layer stable. I laid the last layer of brick on top of the padding and liner, and trimmed the liner and pad just outside of the bricks (minus a quarter to half inch to “hide” the liner). I can walk on the top of the wall without noticeable rocking.

how deep is your pond? love it

2 3/4 feet deep

You did a wonderful job!