monscine
Koi Lover
Dec 5, 2005, 9:30 PM
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Re: [pinpin] New Member And Also New To Koi
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Hi Hendrik,
Actually there are not that so complicated to build a pond. You might see this link for your reference if you want to set a small pond : http://www.kepongkoi.com.my/tip01.php However, if you want to be more detail about the design of the pond then you might need a designer to plan your pond. There are a lot pond construction plans with each argumentations. For me, I just would follow the one that I think has the best water condition. Seeing is believing. You could PM (personal message) me and I can introduce you to some pond designer and constructor. Myself would build a new pond over the existing one. I'll try to answer what you questioned before :
1. For the depth, I was discussed about this with a lot of breeders and dealers...and through their experiences, the best one is on 2 until 2,5 m depth. More than 2,5 m would make the sunlight hard to get through to the bottom. And they said, after eating, mostly kois would stay on floor rather than swimming around. Maybe this has relation to water pressure.
2. The best volume (not the size) for the filter is 30% of your pond capacity. So lets say you want to build a 100 ton pond, you should prepare about 30 ton filter volume. This is the theorical, but most say the water cycle of the filter get the mos important one. The water of your pond should at least cycled on 1 hour to 1,5 hour. The faster the better. The professional level of "tukang kolam" (pond builder) should be considered as careful as you can. You don't want the leakage happen to your pond once it runs, cause you wouldn't know where the leakage position is... 
Cheers,
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