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    another new one...

    Hi all,
    just joined today, child hood dream to have my own koi set up, so at 48 its time to get cracking, hoping you ladies and gents will help me along the way, very embryonic stage right now hence joining the forum for some advice, thread will be on in the next ten mins or so, i look forward to speaking with you, thanks Steve.



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    Hello and welcome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by smartin View Post
    Hi all,
    just joined today, child hood dream to have my own koi set up, so at 48 its time to get cracking, hoping you ladies and gents will help me along the way, very embryonic stage right now hence joining the forum for some advice, thread will be on in the next ten mins or so, i look forward to speaking with you, thanks Steve.
    hi and welcome. some great knowledge on here mate. looking foreward to your build. lots of photos. and have a great time.

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    Hi welcome to the forum whereabouts are you?

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    Hi koinewbie,

    i am in East Sussex... thanks Steve.

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    Whereabouts as I live in Eastbourne.

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    Hi Craig,
    in Hailsham !!

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    Nice and local to me then.

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    Yes very much so Craig, how many gallons is your pond ?

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    its 2900 gallons but I think if I take the water right to the top I could just about make 3000 but that does leave the water level about 1 cm from the top.

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    Hello and welcome Steve,and you have made a friend of Craig allready.

    Any help needed just ask on here we have all made mistakes so hopefully we can help you avoid them.
    Remember,no such thing as a stupid question.
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    Oh nice, what are your dimensions and what equipment are you running ? Are you happy with clarity? Many thanks Steve.

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    Thanks John nice to know...

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    Morning Steve,presume you were asking Craig's dimensions but I will give you mine.
    4x3mtrs 4ft deep 3000 goals not big but big enough for me.
    Bottom drain and skimmer to drum,two exits one to bio and one to shower with two pumps.
    Most on here are changing to drums,awesome bit of kit and ths best thing I have bought,water clarity is fantastic and no cleaning.
    There are loads out there at different prices.
    John

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    Hi mine is just over 15 foot long 10 feet wide and just over 4 foot deep (cant remember exact) I am running a filtreau 30000 drum filter with an econo bead 60. 4 inch bottom drain and 3 inch skimmer to the drum. variable 30000 pump feeding the UV and 2 x 2 inch returns and a variable 20000 feeding the bead and again returning via 2 x 2 inch returns.

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    I have had a few issues with my drum but touch wood at the moment it is running perfectly and the water clarity is Chrystal clear.

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    nice, thanks John, yes will be getting a drum system but at a total loss at the moment what system to buy and what else is needed, UV, pump, bio, filtration i need to scotch up on all the terminology lol... cheers Steve.

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    Hi Craig,

    i will be getting a drum system for sure, both your set up and Johns at the moment sounds like something going to space to me lol, cheers Steve

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    First thing Steve is to get your pond size before any filters.
    Bottom drain and a skimmer is a must look at some pond builds on here to give you ideas whether you want a raised or in ground formal or natural pond.
    John

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    Hi John,

    it will be above ground with a viewing screen, i have 4 grandchildren to 3 years old so hopefully looking through the window will reduce their thoughts of trying to look in from above and falling in, dimensions will be 3m x 2.4m x 1.3m, that's the max i can go to, my garden does not allow any more space.... i am looking at a bottom drain gravity set up with a drum set up.... thats the plan at the moment, having a porch built this week will take a few weeks to complete so need to wait for that to be finished, once done i can get the pond preparation underway so using this time to gather information, all the best Steve.

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