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    Wanted to say hello, from thailand

    Iv been a member before but so long ago I couldn’t remember my details so registered again I live in Thailand , it’s our cool season now so the water temp has been down to 18/ 20 dc for 2 months or so but will start now to warm up , by March it’ll be 28 , my pond is 40,000 ltrs with 3 bottom drains to a six bay homemade filter with standpipes,settlement chamber , jap mat , moving bed and 2 of plastic media , a homemade UV . 2 25000 ltr per hour pumps 4 100 ltr air pumps plus a very large waterfall , and roofed because of the sun . Previously Iv only had Thai bred koi but now Iv started buying good quality Japanese koi and slowly want to have all imported jap fish , my aim is to only have 15/20 fish but get the up to 80 cm , my pond is 10 meters by 7 meters so they grow fast at 28dc temp . I know my system is old fashioned by your standards but drums and sieves etc are not available here even if people could afford them lol bye for now



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    hi and welcome. all the best fred

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    Hi,

    Please could you post some photo of your pond and set up....would be great to see.

    Ian.

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    Hello and welcome, Sounds like a nice setup. Pictures would be nice
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    Be happy to if somebody could tell me how to post pictures , I,m finding it difficult just to post messages.

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    Welcome.
    Plus one for the pics 10 x 7 is a big pond

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonsaijohn View Post
    Be happy to if somebody could tell me how to post pictures , I,m finding it difficult just to post messages.
    hi mate i think this is it to upload photo attachment. see the toolbar just above top one the two squares one is green and one has black line around square. when you reply or start a new thread.
    put your mouse arrow on this and it says insert image. then either upload from URL or your computer. if computer click from computer and then choose file. click photo and open then upload
    size of file matters.


    i use mobile phone for photo s on tapatalk. click reply scroll down. click photo file video click the square. pick source and say gallery away you go

    or this way. i went into FAQ for this copy pasted.

    How do I attach a file to a post?
    To attach a file to your post, you need to be using the main 'New Post' or 'New Thread' page and not 'Quick Reply'. To use the main 'New Post' page, click the 'Post Reply' button in the relevant thread.
    On this page, below the message box, you will find a button labelled 'Manage Attachments'. Clicking this button will open a new window for uploading attachments. You can upload an attachment either from your computer or from another URL by using the appropriate box on this page. Alternatively you can click the Attachment Icon to open this page.
    To upload a file from your computer, click the 'Browse' button and locate the file. To upload a file from another URL, enter the full URL for the file in the second box on this page. Once you have completed one of the boxes, click 'Upload'.
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    To include an image that is not uploaded as an attachment and is located on another website, you can do so by copying the full URL to the image, (not the page on which the image is located), and either pressing the 'Insert Image' icon or by typing [img] before the URL and [/img] after it, ensuring that you do not have any spaces before or after the URL of the image. You can insert photos from your albums (?) in this way too.

    hope this help s we all love pictures. and the read of a good old pond build. so if you have pictures of the pond build. get them on here. with the story of the build.

    all the very best enjoy the nice hot weather. it is freezing here
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    Hi and welcome Bonsaijohn your lake sounds impressive

    Colin

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    Hi there
    Especially nice to hear from a member in a different climate.
    There's definitely nothing wring with a big multibay filter. Your pond sounds great.

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    Hi John, We went to Thiland last year amazing part of the world

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonsaijohn View Post
    Iv been a member before but so long ago I couldn’t remember my details so registered again I live in Thailand , it’s our cool season now so the water temp has been down to 18/ 20 dc for 2 months or so but will start now to warm up , by March it’ll be 28 , my pond is 40,000 ltrs with 3 bottom drains to a six bay homemade filter with standpipes,settlement chamber , jap mat , moving bed and 2 of plastic media , a homemade UV . 2 25000 ltr per hour pumps 4 100 ltr air pumps plus a very large waterfall , and roofed because of the sun . Previously Iv only had Thai bred koi but now Iv started buying good quality Japanese koi and slowly want to have all imported jap fish , my aim is to only have 15/20 fish but get the up to 80 cm , my pond is 10 meters by 7 meters so they grow fast at 28dc temp . I know my system is old fashioned by your standards but drums and sieves etc are not available here even if people could afford them lol bye for now

    Hi John
    Where about are you in Thailand?
    Going by your temps I guess it’s North rather than south?
    I will be flying out to Thailand this Thursday

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    Maybe Keith, you could meet him out there and give some hands on advice and tips.
    You never know the mods may even pay towards your air fare/travel costs
    5000 Gallon Fibreglassed Pond With 54" x 27" Infinity Window
    BD300 Drum Filter
    Artesian 0.5hp - Aquadyne 4.4c Beadfilter - PS4 Protein Shower
    Badu Eco Touch - EP20 UV Sterilizer - ASHP - Venturi
    Hi Blo 60 - Medo 45 - Spindrifter Bottom Drain
    Wide Mouthed Skimmer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy1671 View Post
    Maybe Keith, you could meet him out there and give some hands on advice and tips.
    You never know the mods may even pay towards your air fare/travel costs
    Lol I like your way of thinking Andy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy1671 View Post
    Maybe Keith, you could meet him out there and give some hands on advice and tips.
    You never know the mods may even pay towards your air fare/travel costs
    ha ha brill

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    I'm here to help
    5000 Gallon Fibreglassed Pond With 54" x 27" Infinity Window
    BD300 Drum Filter
    Artesian 0.5hp - Aquadyne 4.4c Beadfilter - PS4 Protein Shower
    Badu Eco Touch - EP20 UV Sterilizer - ASHP - Venturi
    Hi Blo 60 - Medo 45 - Spindrifter Bottom Drain
    Wide Mouthed Skimmer

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    Hi and welcome you came to the right direction on joining this forum some pic of your pond and filtration setup well be nice.

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    Photos from yhailand

    2 to. Try view from my bedroom and lounge the pond is up to the house wall and water is almost at floor level with W Japanese bridge from bedroom to a tea house
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    Seems to have worked let me know what you think , regards John

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    Thailand pond

    Hi Keith , I live in Khon Kaen north east Thailand , 45 min flight from Bangkok. The pond is built in to the house , outside but under the house roof with glass patio doors from each room onto the pond , so I can lay in bed and watch the fish , and the waterfall is on a remote ( from B&Q ) lol

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    The lake( mud pond) is at the bottom of the garden ha . Being from Yorkshire originally I had it dig out to save buying soil when I built the house lol

 

 
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