V19 9/2/09 Visiting My Koi Mentor's Pond

Very privileged today to have had the opportunity to visit a very special pond. Not one that is huge, nor one that focuses too much on visual aesthetics, but one with SUPERB polished living water for koi. Total tonnage is 47 tonnes, of which one third is in the up-down chamber filter which is complemented by a complex external filtration system reminiscent of a petrochemical plant. TDO levels are raised above saturation levels by cavitation technology and temperature is maintained at about 25C by a chiller. The pond is only 3 feet deep and is run on a straight flow system with water returns at one end of the pond and skimmers and all bottom drains at the opposite end.

25 jumbos (including ginrins and doitsus) are currently housed in this pond, the flagship pond out of 4 koi ponds located at these premises. Almost all of them are in the 80-95cm range. The owner is highly respected in the koi circuit, even in Japan, and also has an impressive arowana collection as well as sting rays and other fresh water creatures, all of which are treated with music therapy!! :-)

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• japanese
• koi
• pond
• jumbo
• large
• fish
• nishikigoi
• arowana

[Platinum4real1]

can you explain a lil bit more about the filtration systeem your friend is using? The water quality is amazing.

[hooinc]

@Platinum4real1 You can read about it in the sticky thread under the Pond Construction section of the Malaysian Koi Forum. I can't seem to post links here.

[tounsanti]

Those are very nice kois.

[hooinc]

You bet! Wish they were mine! ;-)

[plantcell2]

You have some really nice fish there, ive had a pond for about 7 years now and have about 13 kois but unfortunately have only go 3 high grade ones, 2 kohakus and 1 showa. I think the rest are ghost kois.

[hooinc]

Hi, this pond and all the wonderful koi are not mine. They belong to a friend. Please refer to the info on the upper right hand corner of your screen. :)

[chengaun]

Is this Shadow's pond or Paul's pond?

[chardnj]

@Platinum4real1 hello..email me.maybe i can help about the filtration...take care.

[ouinonyes]

wow thats nice really nice