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- Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:58 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: pond building
- Replies: 24
- Views: 39789
Re: pond building
i have only ever built 3 ponds ,, but am currently building 7 and a breeding and growing house ,, all heated and insulated all will have my set up ,,, i am an engeneer ,, a master technician ,,, i build and fabricate new and classic cars that get featured front cover of magazines like Max Power ! Fa...
- Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:32 am
- Forum: Breeders Section
- Topic: Breeding Koi
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18993
Re: Breeding Koi
hi there ,, i am also planning on breeding 4 types of koi this year ,, its my first time and i have spent the last few months reading up on Duncans words and also the words of mark from cuttlebrook farm ,its a great site full of great info as well as right here ,,, i gues research is the key :) and ...
- Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:20 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
- Replies: 22
- Views: 45730
Re: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
hi
what a great looking pool and garden
looks great
good job
perky
what a great looking pool and garden

looks great

good job

perky
- Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:49 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: pond building
- Replies: 24
- Views: 39789
Re: pond building
flat bottom fail lol !!!!! vortex pond for the win !!!!! i dont really care !!! its your loss !!!! my pond swirls to a earated botom drain that is at the bottom of a slight slope ,,,causing an anti clockwise vortex in my pond ,, that energy is transfered to my vortex first fiter ,,, do me a favour ,...
- Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:06 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
- Replies: 22
- Views: 45730
Re: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
Gazza
what a great build
and great pics too 
i dont have photo bucket but i will get it
i have a great koi pool
and am currently building my own breeding house at the back of my workshop ,, i am really exited and getting it all done before may is on track 
cheers
perky
what a great build


i dont have photo bucket but i will get it

i have a great koi pool


cheers
perky
- Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:20 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
- Replies: 22
- Views: 45730
Re: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
hi
i stand by what i say ,,,
and i think ed did too , in a way ,,
at the end of the day we all want whats best for our koi ,
cheers
perky
i stand by what i say ,,,
and i think ed did too , in a way ,,
at the end of the day we all want whats best for our koi ,
cheers
perky
- Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:56 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: pond building
- Replies: 24
- Views: 39789
Re: pond building
hey dude ,,
if they are the same price if you buy 10 or 100 i would buy as you go
saves over buying and also falling over loads of blocks
upload some pics if you can
there is nothing more exiting than building a new koi pond
perky
if they are the same price if you buy 10 or 100 i would buy as you go

saves over buying and also falling over loads of blocks

upload some pics if you can

there is nothing more exiting than building a new koi pond

perky
- Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:46 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
- Replies: 22
- Views: 45730
Re: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
oh ,, photo bucket ,,,
i was trying to upload them off my lap top,,,
fail !!!!
lol
perky
show us your pool lol not your tree
i was trying to upload them off my lap top,,,
fail !!!!
lol
perky
show us your pool lol not your tree

- Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:44 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
- Replies: 22
- Views: 45730
Re: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
i am glad i dont rely on my koi moving there own crap around :) my water system dose this for them , it works like a whirl pool ,,and it makes them much happier :) you can pump as much water as you like ,, but if it dose not circulate around the whole pool your waisting half your efforts and also fi...
- Sat Jan 22, 2011 11:17 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
- Replies: 22
- Views: 45730
Re: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
can you upload pictures ???
my files seem to big
perky
my files seem to big

perky
- Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:59 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
- Replies: 22
- Views: 45730
Re: Building Ponds & Filtration Questions ?????
what a great topic :) i am currently building a 121 square meter heated, breeding and growing house :) something i have dreamed of doing for a long time ,, this will house several pools and if i can upload the pictures of the build i will :) everything i have learned throughout the years will be use...
- Sat Jan 22, 2011 8:21 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: pond building
- Replies: 24
- Views: 39789
Re: pond building
i give up lol the best option for good water and healthy koi is slopping bottom ,,,and a bottom drain that is earated ,, flat bottom pools with or without earated bottom drains ,, and also odd shaped pools ,, will need much bigger filtration systems than a round or oval pool with a slopping bottom ,...
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:49 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: pond building
- Replies: 24
- Views: 39789
Re: pond building
ask your self if you were all to build a new pond would they all have slopping bottons ??? and round or oval shaped ??? its pure physics man !!!! not just how some people think to others !!! its all about whats best for your koi !! And water system !! if you want the best for your koi its the only w...
- Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:03 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: pond building
- Replies: 24
- Views: 39789
Re: pond building
hi there ,, yes you will need a top skimmer ,, you can feed this into your nexus ,, you will need a sloping bottom leading waist to your bottom drain ,, oval or round pools work great if you re enter your filtered water at an angle this will produce a slight swirl and will also help ,, you would onl...
- Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:23 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Nexus or Bakki Shower
- Replies: 8
- Views: 20285
Re: Nexus or Bakki Shower
hi there ,, just reading this post and thought i might be able to help ,, my old pond had no bottom drain ,, it had shelves :( , i had problems keeping my water good :( i did what the last chap said ,, my pond was half under and half above ground i drained my pond to half full , then i dug out enoug...