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Old 10-31-2011, 06:46 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi

My name is Richard a fish Nut

30 gallon tank

Koi pond

Looking foward to getting some tips on here my fellow fish keepers.

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Old 10-31-2011, 08:26 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Welcome!That was short and to the point!


Will love to read more about your pond and tank :D
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Old 10-31-2011, 01:35 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Been a koi keeper for about 9 years now.

Also kept fancy goldfish for about 4 years.

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2,294 gallons
Concrete base, concrete block and rendered walls
angled sides
Finished in fibreglass with black top coat
benched from 5 foot 8 inches down to 5 foot 2 inches.
Aireated bottom drain
Skimmer
2 x external water pumps
Eric koi filter
25w uv
3kw heater
1 x air pump 40lpm going to bottom drain
1 x air pump 80lpm going to diffusers in the Eric filter
The pond is raised out of the ground by 2 foot and the outside is rendered and painted in olive green with black slate tiles as copings.
Black pegola
Japanese theme with lots of bamboos and maples.
5 very hungry koi

Fish Tank 1

80 litres
Fancy gold fish
Air pump
Fluval internal filter x 2

New tank
Juwel 180 Rio in beach
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Empty at the moment still unsure what to do with it at the moment.

Looking at external fluval filters at the moment.

Many Thanks

Richard

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Old 10-31-2011, 01:55 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 10-31-2011, 05:17 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Welcome Richard a fish nut! ;) We're glad to have you with us!
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That pond sounds lovely,be sure to share pics!
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Old 11-03-2011, 10:41 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Many thanks for the warm welcome everyone.

I will try and get a photo uploaded of the pond.

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