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    Thread: Getting back into koi - 4000g DIY build in a tiny yard

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      Quote Originally Posted by Pvkoi View Post
      very good job thanks for video


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      can you help me how to connect power for pump pump water to spray water to drum the same time when the drum turning please thanks


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      Quote Originally Posted by Pvkoi View Post
      can you help me how to connect power for pump pump water to spray water to drum the same time when the drum turning please thanks


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      This is all handled by the RDF controller which comes with my unit. You might want to look to see what people have done to convert their Blue Eco drums. Seaside Aquatics sells the Red Label RDF controller for $350 ($400 with the float switch). You plug all the components into this box and the when the water level drops the controller turns on the drum motor and rinse pump at the same time.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Pvkoi View Post
      can you help me how to connect power for pump pump water to spray water to drum the same time when the drum turning please thanks


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      Does your BE have a port for a pump next to the UV port on the side that the incoming pipes from the pond are plumbed?
      If so, it's a pretty simple process by just getting a pressure pump and a solenoid that is activated by electricity
      and then plumbing it from that port to the pump, then to the electric solenoid, then back to where the stock incoming
      water supply is plumbed that operates the spray bar.
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      Quote Originally Posted by icu2 View Post
      Does your BE have a port for a pump next to the UV port on the side that the incoming pipes from the pond are plumbed?
      If so, it's a pretty simple process by just getting a pressure pump and a solenoid that is activated by electricity
      and then plumbing it from that port to the pump, then to the electric solenoid, then back to where the stock incoming
      water supply is plumbed that operates the spray bar.
      Thank you Steve
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      Had some spare time today so I decided to bowl up some of my smaller, slower-growing fish. One of these weekends I'll need to set aside a full day so I can catch all the fish and do a full inventory, decide what stays and what is getting rehomed.

      Start off with the muttiest of the batch. This GR Kohaku is one of the first koi I bought for my growout tub. Paid about $8 last October when it was 4~5" and he's 13.5" today. I know this fish ticks all the wrong boxes for what is considered a 'good' fish but I kinda like it. The beni has a really deep orange hue and has not shrank or deteriorated at all which is a plus. Too bad about the solid orange head though. I think I'll hang onto this one a bit longer.







      Next is a low-grade Goshiki I picked up from Genki for about $50 back in February. 5" to 11" today. I didn't think this fish would hold up for long but I really like it surprisingly. I'm digging the salmon-colored beni on the dark background. We'll see what the shelf-life on this one turns out to be.





      Here is one of the Minuma Goshiki I picked up from Russ just a few months back. 8" in July to 12" today. I think this guy while be quite the looker when the sumi starts to rise.





      And last up is a lovely Kohaku I picked up from Koi Enterprise for $80 back in June at 6" and is 12" today. This fish feels very female so I'm gonna call her a she. This is one of the few fish I have where the beni appears to be in awesome shape. She's got gorgeous milky skin and what I hope is deep beni. Mellow as can be too, nothing like the rowdy males when you put them in a bowl. She just might end up being one of my favorites.













      Compare her to what happened to the other Kohaku I bought that same day!

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      Quote Originally Posted by jcardona1 View Post
      Had some spare time today so I decided to bowl up some of my smaller, slower-growing fish. One of these weekends I'll need to set aside a full day so I can catch all the fish and do a full inventory, decide what stays and what is getting rehomed.

      Start off with the muttiest of the batch. This GR Kohaku is one of the first koi I bought for my growout tub. Paid about $8 last October when it was 4~5" and he's 13.5" today. I know this fish ticks all the wrong boxes for what is considered a 'good' fish but I kinda like it. The beni has a really deep orange hue and has not shrank or deteriorated at all which is a plus. Too bad about the solid orange head though. I think I'll hang onto this one a bit longer.







      Next is a low-grade Goshiki I picked up from Genki for about $50 back in February. 5" to 11" today. I didn't think this fish would hold up for long but I really like it surprisingly. I'm digging the salmon-colored beni on the dark background. We'll see what the shelf-life on this one turns out to be.





      Here is one of the Minuma Goshiki I picked up from Russ just a few months back. 8" in July to 12" today. I think this guy while be quite the looker when the sumi starts to rise.





      And last up is a lovely Kohaku I picked up from Koi Enterprise for $80 back in June at 6" and is 12" today. This fish feels very female so I'm gonna call her a she. This is one of the few fish I have where the beni appears to be in awesome shape. She's got gorgeous milky skin and what I hope is deep beni. Mellow as can be too, nothing like the rowdy males when you put them in a bowl. She just might end up being one of my favorites.













      Compare her to what happened to the other Kohaku I bought that same day!

      Look at Beni

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      Quote Originally Posted by Nguyen365 View Post
      Look at Beni
      Well hopefully it's beni that lasts longer than a year or two

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      So yesterday I bowled up all the fish that I planned to get rid of. Posted an ad on Craigslist and had a ton of interest. All but one were sold as of this morning. I still have Goshiki #4 if anybody local is interested The bad thing is now I'm gonna feel like I have more room and will want to buy more fish so I must resist!





















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      How about take all the money you got from these 10 and buy 1

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      Love the bekkos...

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      Quote Originally Posted by hp View Post
      How about take all the money you got from these 10 and buy 1

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      That would be 1 nice female HP... save up the whole year

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      Quote Originally Posted by hp View Post
      How about take all the money you got from these 10 and buy 1

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      That would be 1 nice female HP... save up the whole year
      Read my mind haha! I have a pre-order with Sacramento Koi during their buying trip. Hoping to get another nice Showa. If not I may wait for Russ' next buying trip in 2020. Need some more gosanke!

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      Looking a little sparse now that I rehomed all those fish. But I know that will soon change once these guys grow!


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      I am not sure about sparse but more sparse than Tom's ponds.

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      Quote Originally Posted by abuchi123 View Post
      I am not sure about sparse but more sparse than Tom's ponds.
      Yeah for sure, once these guys hit the 2ft mark it will be quite crowded and may to do another round of rehoming. For now I just need to resist watching Russ' buying trips

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      Back to the build with a question. So you put cinder blocks directly on soil instead of building concrete rim first. Was it difficult to keep the blocks leveled? Did you notice any shifting of the wall so far?


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      Not much new activity with the pond lately. Fish still doing well and growing steadily. Since I have some new tosai coming and my fish are getting larger, I decided to build a proper quarantine tank. This weekend I finished all the framing. Waiting on the liner and should have this filled with water soon. Based on interior dimensions, this will hold about 450 gallons. My plan is to use my 150 gallon Rubbermaid stock tank as an upflow filter that spills into this tank. Total water volume should then be about 600 gallons.

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      Quote Originally Posted by jcardona1 View Post
      Not much new activity with the pond lately. Fish still doing well and growing steadily. Since I have some new tosai coming and my fish are getting larger, I decided to build a proper quarantine tank. This weekend I finished all the framing. Waiting on the liner and should have this filled with water soon. Based on interior dimensions, this will hold about 450 gallons. My plan is to use my 150 gallon Rubbermaid stock tank as an upflow filter that spills into this tank. Total water volume should then be about 600 gallons.

      Looking very nice

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      Looking good better than nothing
      I am a bit better off with constant temp above 70F
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      Quote Originally Posted by Nguyen365 View Post
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      Quote Originally Posted by OCkoiFan View Post
      Looking good better than nothing
      I am a bit better off with constant temp above 70F
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      Thanks guys! Mitch I like that indoor setup. You forgot to lift the cover and show us what's in the tank

      Got my tank up and running this weekend. Have a bit of painting left to do but it's mostly done. Next step is to figure out some sort of cover then work on converting my 150g Rubbermaid stock tank into a big bio filter. For now it's running with a temporary filter full of ceramic media.

      Installing the underlayment.





      Drain for super fast water changes. Plan to add an float valve so I'll have to do is send the water to a nearby storm drain then let the autofill take care of the rest.



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