I've only just signed up & couldn't find a 'right place to say hello
so Hello! I've been around for years & recognize some of the names here already, can't recall if I was on here before or not 
it must be my age 
Having kept Koi for 30 years now, been most places & got the T shirts, but fell out of the loop for a while - now I'm back
I have 11 x 7 or 8 year olds in a 1600 gallon system at the moment, all happy & healthy - but to be honest a bit fat & under-exercised, they've been filtered by Answer, Fluidized K1, JapMat all year round + skimmer with brushes & JapMat in the summer. I had some old timers, 2 of them well into their 30's A Matsukawabake & an Asagi, who finally gave up this spring.
What I now hope to achieve is a deserving home for my 11 youngsters + about 5 or 6 new guys (over a period of time) all will be carefully quarantined, bought small & grown on before they meet the other residents.
So next pond is going to be the final version - basically close to the house, 14' x 8' x 6' 1 end down to 8' deep, box welded butyl liner, 2 x bottom drains to 2 x Sequence 15000s to 2 x Bakki House Showers. Then a skimmer circuit with a Sequence 8000 to Hidroclean to Cloverleaf 48W Smartstart to Electro 6KW to return. All under a Pergola encompassing a patio area, with option of polycarbonate sheet enclosure in winter.
I have already de-commissioned my small pond - a 7' round 800 gallon - from Champion Mouldings - presently sitting here looking for a buyer if anyone's interested? (Cloverleaf CL2 already sold.)
Cheers - looking forward to making some new acquaintances on here
John
