HI All,
New here but have been reading for a while now. I have a mud pond(converted wet area in yard). It's about 35x25. 3 to 5 feet deep. It's spring feed and water run off from higher ground. The water is always merky. I've tried to keep it clear but with no luck. I've used a sediment filter with just a pad. Works ok but I have to clean every couple days. There is a waterfall/stream which I built for aeration. I'm not worried about the mery water. I have only two koi in the pond and which spawned so the water is good quality. I dont test the water. I've had gold fish in there for about 10 years. I must have taken about 2 to 3 hundred goldfish out already. There have never been any dead fish. Only the heron takes them on me.
I'm not good with naming the type of koi. CRS. I think they are called Kin Matsuba. 1's gold and the other is orange. They look like the picture in the Koi id cd. Two large koi are about 14 to 18 inches. But my question is is it worth doing a vortex filter for larger particals in the pond. I do use this for watering the lawn and garden so there are large partical that come through the pump.
Thanks in advance.
All coments are welcome.
Mike