Simply Koi and More Koi

Got to be the showa mate. That Kohaku is stunning but if I had to choose between both it would have to be the showa......when can I come and collect it then, cos you must need room in that pond of yours.

Stuart

something right on this koi appreciation lark at last
So delboy did he give any reason why this pone was his no 1 out of these, It would be great to learn from the breeder what he is looking for.

Not the best on these things delboy but for me, if I had to choose one, I would go for No 1, Both have good body shape and great shiro so it comes down to pattern and I really dont like the very solid heavy patch of sumi on the shoulder of Koi 2, no1 looks as if it will balance more and the pattern ...

Gazza you will be too busy having a tea break anyway!!!
Have fun you guys anyway and let us know what u all saw
Pretty envious but have to do my duty at home with the kids. Im not as brave as you BOB. maybe next time.

Stuart

Love to go but sounds a bit far
Dont know if I would get permission

Stuart

Plan is to connect to the bottom drain thingy at the end of the tank via a v small external pump then temporarily I want it to run into the little box filter until the media has developed then eventually straight into the Q?T you know my existing set up so do you think this is possible. Next pond mi...

Thanks for the advice Dave, I guess its a case of keep looking for some BHM at a cost which will not break the bank
Will hopefully get it started next weekend and post some pictures as it progresses.

Stuart

Cheers guys plenty of things to consider, Just one more thing
Is there any truth in the info I have heard that the petrified clay balls people use to sit plants on act as good boi filtration in Showers?

Stuart

Any other ideas? so Gazza is the media just chucked in straight into the bin or have you got some kind of support for it above the bin base. Guess you are using BHM but is there any other alternatives, just to keep costs down more than anything else, and what is the minimum flow people would recomme...

Anybody got any ideas how to make a T/T from a rubbish bin. Its for my Q/T. I know Gazza did one but cant find any info and I wondered if any of you guys had done simular and had diagrams to show how you constructed it or photos.
thanks in advance

stuart

Hi John Ive seen Gazzas set up and considering its only a bin it really does seem to work and if the little beauties I saw in the tank are anything to go by it works well, a lot depends on the media in it. Gazza has BHM which is SO expensive but when u see the results I recon its well worth it. AMAZ...