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Maybe OK with 8 inch block. Thing that makes me somewhat nervous is your wall height and water depth are a little taller than the typical DIY block...

What brand is the air pump? The Medo's are very reliable and much quieter than most, but none are silent. A compromise would be to put it outside in...

Sounds like you are both a fishkeeper and a bird watcher! ;)

So now it's time to start thinking about filtration. I finally figured out the sand and gravel filter. The key was finding a youtube video of someone...

Y'all are going to laugh. I meant to put in the liner, one layer at a time. After the first layer, add enough water to make the liner go flat against...

So The first thing I did was to line the wood with the ground cloth .

Hula hoops with netting attached. It can be help in place with fishing line. :)

I started with a small pond with steps, feed the raccoons, egrets and herons...I hate netting! redid the pond with 5 foot straight walls ...had lots...

Had this happen to me one time. Got tons of rain over a week, lived on a pond and the water level rose to the highest I ever seen it. When the ground...

Both JPD and Hikari have multiple lines of koi foods. Folks do not always compare the same sorts. The JPD food most comparable to Saki-Hikari Growth...

Hey friedcheese, how are things? Any updates?

Looks more-or-less perfect for its age and size (very light, completely even yellow tone, completely even scale alignment, large fins, radiant...

Just completed mine. I did 3' down 3' up. Installed a perimeter beam 16" wide by 6" thick using 1/2 rebar. Once done, Drilled and epoxied 1/2...

Hmmm. It’s hard to tell that that Yamabuki is gin rin. I guess the ogon aspect decreases the effect of the gin rin...

I will probably just make pvc pipe into a circle with fittings, pit some small rocks inside to add weight to keep fish out. Dye it black the attach...

How do JPD and Hikari compare?

Here are a few of my "home grown" gin rin Platinum Ogon

Yes, it oxidizes anything organic. It doesn't harm the fish, but only due to the low concentration.

Only 2ft is above the ground. Isn't that different or am I not understanding how the ground will help support the block in ground? Can I do a...

Please post updated pictures of your Ki Utsuri

Here's one that I rehomed a few months back

I used some Hikari a few years back and it was like a laxative for my koi. Meanwhile others had zero issues with it. Similar comparisons have been...

I still think they are but is so expensive so I switch to JPD and Nijikawa.

I made a basket using plastic chicken wire and pool noodles. To camouflage it, I used foam and a technique I learned from Youtube involving...