My little growing on tank[mark 1]

sweeper driver · Post by **sweeper driver** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:51 am

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This is the small mark 1 growing on tank for the arrival tomorrow of the three 2"-3" baby koi....when it's ready, the mark 2 will be 90 gallons.

Have I overdone the plants? The tank is 48"x15"x12", holds roughly 30 gallons, and has a 1600lph powerhead filtering it. The substrate is white sand, a left over from the days of the BBF.

No heater, as it's in my den, so it will be kept at room temperature ...water temp at the moment is 21*.

Rich

Bob Hart · Post by **Bob Hart** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 1:06 pm

Rich,

All looks very nice, are the plants real ones? If they are they wont last long, as the Koi will dig them up. They may well dig up plastic ones.

A bare tank would be suitable, with external filtration. Young Gregg does that and it works very well.

sweeper driver · Post by **sweeper driver** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 2:34 pm

Those are plastic plants Bob, what's left out of the decor from the big rhom's tank, he chewed most of them to bits, they were twice that length.
Maybe I'll remove them, I did think they were a bit over the top.

I'll stick with the internal for now and get another canister filter when the 90 gallon tank is ready. I sold my external filters with the rhom....

Rich

tancho ian · Post by **tancho ian** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:25 pm

you could use your powerhead to filter a bioforce 1100 or 2200. these filters being pressurised are easy to hide and you can use small pipework around 3/4 inch or so. remember with small koi airation is priority, good luck and have fun watching the development.

vippymini · Post by **vippymini** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:30 pm

howdy stranger!!!!!!!!! looking good!

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:43 pm

Is this not an Old Post

tomy2ponds · Post by **tomy2ponds** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:44 pm

Hi Rich it's good to see you back hows things going in the new home /LEE

tomy2ponds · Post by **tomy2ponds** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:47 pm

Hi Gazza if it is i have only just found it

just checked the post date your right ow hell i have said Gazza has got something right

/LEE

vippymini · Post by **vippymini** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:07 pm

doh, one thats been draged up from the past

StuW · Post by **StuW** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:48 pm

Anybody know what happened to sweeper driver, he just seemed to disappear off the forum, miss his posts

Stuart

Gazza · Post by **Gazza** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:22 pm

Hi Stu,

He and his young lady moved to a smaller place so unfortunately his pond had to go but hopefully when all sorted he may pop in and say hello