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newbie advice

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 9:45 pm
by yamabuki
hi everyone

im new to koi keeping looking to build a pond in the coming months ( 8.5ftx4.5ftx4.5ft) not gonna go too large as this is my first pond i realise i wont be able to stock a great deal of fish ,need to do a fair bit of research first though could anyone direct me to a good local dealer I live in dartford , kent want to get off on the right foot so too speak cheers!

Re: newbie advice

Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 9:59 pm
by Gazza
Hi,

As you are in Dartfoed you could look at joining the SE koi club (http://www.koi-clubs.com/SouthEast/) as these are a great bunch of guys and you could get out and seen some of there ponds as this is a great way to see how ponds are built and what filtration they are using.

We here on Koi Quest also have plenty of members that are fairly local to you so you may even be able to pop round and see a few of our ponds :idea:

Re: newbie advice

Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 7:48 pm
by yamabuki
Thanks for the quick reply sounds like a good idea!

In the meantime any books that people could recommend would be great help as well thanks.

Re: newbie advice

Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 8:49 pm
by oldgit
hi
Theres a few dealers near you.
Koi waterlife near bluewater
Select koi just off A21 at sevenoaks
Koi waterbarn junction 4 M25
You also have Gatwick koi a little further away and i think there is a couple just over the river in essex.
Like Gazza said you cant beat going round to see other people ponds to get their views on what to do and what to use.

Darren

Re: newbie advice

Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 5:09 pm
by yamabuki
Cheers darren much appreciated I'll check a couple of those out at the weekend :D

Re: newbie advice

Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 10:00 pm
by Gazza
Hi,

Try this link its the best book its the koi Bible :

http://www.koiquest.co.uk/