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csk
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Jan 15, 2002, 2:20 PM

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I am going to open a new aquarium shop.I'm planning to built a internal koi pond in my shop.I would like to built this koi pond with the ideas that i read from this homepage, but i'm not sure whether i'm doing the correct way or not? so,i'm really need your's help ! 1.pond size,10'x10'x3.5'(cement)
2.Filter size,10'x5'x3.5'
3.6 chamber in my filter system:
-1st settlement chamber-bottom &top drain.
-2nd chamber - heavy brush.
-3rd & 4th chamber - bio net.
-5th chamber - trickle filter ( bio ball )
-6th chamber - water pump.

My question are
1.Is that cement pond suitable? can it last long ? If not,what is the solution ?
2.What is the best bio ball in the market ?
3.What is the good/brand water pump should
i used ?

Thank you !!!!!


Joshua Lee
Koi Lover

Jan 16, 2002, 5:20 PM

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Walawei CSK,

It's always refreshing to see somebody with the guts to step out and open shop in this competitive world out there.

You seem to have done the right initial planning. Generous filter size 50% of the surface area of the pond size, trickle filter installed, nice cement pond (make sure it is cured from alkaline leeching). My bio-balls haven't got a brand name. I use a cheap pump but since you are out to make money I guess a reliable Danish pump like Grundfos should do fine.

Another tip, get a good assistant, one that knows koi like the back of his hand, can spot a tategoi a mile away and don't let him go.

By the way, any chance we can get a discount?

Best regards

Tongue

Josh
Joshua

(This post was edited by Joshua Lee on Jan 16, 2002, 5:29 PM)


SMW1
Koi Kichi

Jan 16, 2002, 6:01 PM

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Hi,

Where will your new shop be located ?. Hopefully near me as the closest one is 25 miles away. However, I doubt I would be that lucky. You sound like you've got it all under control and with Joshua's help you can't go wrong.

I have a quick question. You say that you have a trickle tower in your 5th chamber. I'm just wondering how this is set up. a trickle tower is a wet/dry system and is usually a standalone system. Where a bio filter is a submerged wet system with bio balls.

Stuart


taikor
Koi Lover

Jan 16, 2002, 11:42 PM

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yeah... smw1 got a good question.

I think the 5th chamber is where the pump shud be, pumping the water into the trickle filter. I m assuming that the filter is at the same level as the cement pond.

By the way, is your cement pond going to be below ground or above ground? Make a visit to cheras aquarium, get them to open the next door shop where they have the cement pond below ground at the shoplot. Kinda nice but their 2 ponds took the whole shoplot. They also have some above ground cement ponds built.

Go to Atari in tmn desa, there also some nice cement ponds below ground.

Guess u gonna come down to KL :)

Cheers.

(me.. i m going up north, seeing different kind of fishes!)


SMW1
Koi Kichi

Jan 17, 2002, 12:42 AM

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Hi,

Sorry Taikor, I'm going to have to disagree with you there. I was thinking that the 5th chamber should be a submerged bio filter with bio balls or flocor and the Trickle tower (if it is a trickle tower) should be completely seperate (above ground level). Maybe powered by another small pump.


Khoobg
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Jan 17, 2002, 9:58 AM

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The Water should be pump from the last chamber with most of the them channel back to the pond and some of it to trickle tower. Water flow via trickle tower should be slow. You can install more than one trickle tower if you wish. As you will be in the fish business, there is great likelihood that your pond will be packed with koi and installing more trickle tower will help.Smile

 
 
 



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