Koi38
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Oct 23, 2005, 12:23 AM
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Hi vv,
it seems like you used bricks for your flooring. My flooring is concrete not bricks i'm planning to use black also. i'm afraid the water might look dirty (not as clear) if i use different color. do you have any idea or experience how will other colors look when the kois start producing dirt? It doesn't realy matter what color you use, once the algea(carpet type) growing on walls and floor everything will be green, IMHO. I just used black so I can see their color much better also, what kind of paint did you use? I used FG paint. This paint is design to stick to FG and comes in diff colors.Currently, i tried to test epoxy paint and automotive acrylic. It seems that the acrylic sticks better than the epoxy. and it doesnt need any primer, but i dont have any idea how will it turn out later on when filled with water. the paint in my old pond keeps on chipping off. the contractor said they used aquatic paint but i kept on seeing the topcoat pulling off showing the white primer. i also often hear the marine paint. Do you have any idea about paints for fiberglass? as far as I know the FG paint are called resin then you mix it catalyst(hardener) The more catalyst you add on resin the quicker it dries. But be careful it means you have to paint it really quick too
since you have experience with fiberglass, is it fine if i dont put fibermat on all the walls of the pond? will it affect the fiberglass as a whole? i didnt place fibermat on one side which is the partition of the filter and the pond. will that be fine because im nt afraid if the water leaks to the filter area. the fiter area is fully fiberglassed though. If I were you I will apply FG matt on walls too. . When the walls crack(hairline crack) you will have water quality probs once the lime or calsium started leaking to your pond.
i found this diffuser. im planning to stick it on top of the BD cover. what do you think? around 2 or 3? or the other one is better? the diffuser itself is also ceramic but the casing is made of plastic. If the diffuser will produce more tiny bubbles than original plan I'll use it, don't worry about the plastic Any pic of this diffuser???
also, your pond looks so clear. how do you take care of the algae? i usually see algae forming in glass windows usually, but yours seem so clear. I use something like the one you use to clean your car window. I clean it once a month if my koi are too lazy to clean the windows
rgds,
Jon
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