Pond looks awesome! Well done. Russ is truly a craftsman with his workmanship. Keep posting us updates so we can see it when finished off. Thanks for posting.
Pond looks awesome! Well done. Russ is truly a craftsman with his workmanship. Keep posting us updates so we can see it when finished off. Thanks for posting.
No way would I question the number of bottom drains. Very nice pond, installation, craftsmanship and equipment. Best of luck, nice herd!!
I do wonder when using showers in general or of that size shower implemented here, could the aeration of the bottom drains be eliminated, using simple 6”, 10” 12” shower-type drains. Isn't aeration one of the benefits showers provide? I believe I've seen these in videos from Japan, Russ,..please comment.
....."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.".....Mark Twain
....."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.".....Mark Twain
I did not take it as a negative at all. I personally don't think the aeration just from the showers is enough. The conditioning and growing tanks I've seen in Japan have LOTS of aeration in addition to the showers. I'm not sure it's scientifically proven to be necessary though.
Momotaro Koi farm, I think, is largely responsible for the use of showers and they have aeration as well as showers in all of their tanks. One of the things I was told by many breeders in Japan is that, if you can see you fish clearly in the pond, you do not have enough aeration. People tend to underestimate how much they need and, depending on the pond design, the same amount in one pond would have Koi suffocating in another pond. I once got a call from someone who's Koi were dying. I went out and saw that, even though they had streams an water falls, they did not have enough oxygen in the water and, when it got hot, their Koi would die. Their comments were what you would expect, "but we have water falls for aeration", because they did not believe me. I carried dye with me and so I put some in the pond through the water fall. The dye basically sat in front of the water fall and 90% of the pond was still clear. This showed they had real;ly poor circulation which contributed to the lack of oxygen. We installed aeration and they no longer had problems.
The most important thing about aeration in ponds is that it brings the water, from the bottom, to the top surface and allows an exchange that helps oxygenate the water. I think, in the ponds I build, you could leave off the air domes for long periods of time as I build in high turnover rates. I still would not recommend it.
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I am curious about the location of the pond. At least from the few photos I looked at the pond is away from the house and cannot be viewed/watched/observed? Does the city require some type of fence? I might be worried about someone stealing the valuable koi?
I enjoyed watching the build in progress. NIce
Good question... I can see the pond from my office window. We are out in the country and the pond is away from the road. It's possible someone could try to steal our koi--but without a seine net they would have to be more skilled than I am!
*NOTE: The blue rectangle represents the location of the pond. The truck represents Russ Peters' truck.
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Sorry that some of you don't know me.
I'm good friend's with the owner of the Pond and it wouldn't be right if I didn't mess with him a little. lol
Member : Louisville Koi & Goldfish Society (President), NMZNA (Regional Representative) & Gateway Koi Club
Member : AKJA Senior Certified Judge & Committee Member
A picture is worth a thousands words....so I see that it isnt exposed to the roadway like I assumed!
So like Paul Harvey always said.....and now you know the rest of the story. Thanks again and enjoy that pond
The query about aerated bottoms drains and whether the breeders feel a need to use them is interesting.
Here are a couple of things to consider; the covered bottom drains we see here in personal ponds work well for us and do a good job of encouraging debris into them. The breeders don't have to worry as much about it as their ponds are much more heavily stocked and the fish movement encourages the waste to make it to the grate style. Also, catching koi is easier with the grate style as seine nets don't hang up on our style bottom drains. Apropos for breeders and dealers, less so for hobbyists.