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Pond Chat / Re: new member

« on: July 19, 2007, 10:26:10 AM »

sometimes it is difficult to fit it all in but we manage I do my pond maiintainance work when they are all in nursery that gives me a crazy two hours of free time 3 times a week  to purge filters to waste and do my weekly water changes  roll on Septemeber I will have every afternoon free......ooh what will I do......................................................celebrate
jools

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Pond Chat / Re: A question about earthen ponds and my first blooms!

« on: July 19, 2007, 09:01:33 AM »

thats some mean ochiba in those photographs that would look good in my pond LOL

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Pond Chat / Re: new member

« on: July 19, 2007, 08:57:40 AM »

thanks kim lets just say there is never a dull moment or a quiet one come to think of it......
jools

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Pond Chat / Re: A question about earthen ponds and my first blooms!

« on: July 19, 2007, 03:37:32 AM »

I would try and get a soil analysis done some soils just arnt suitable enough to sustain koi too acidic we have a huge pond near home bought by a keen angler to stock up and use as a fishing lake no matter what he does the soil is very peaty and acidic and fish just dont survive in it.......just a thought before you go ahead
jools

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Pond Chat / Re: new member

« on: July 19, 2007, 01:23:11 AM »

here is alink to my fry gallery I have been building up it starts from the eggs spawned to present day 8 weeks on I hope I dont bore you all its just I can go a bit ott  ( if you click on the pictures it brings them up biger with a description underneath)
jools

http://www.koivista.com/display_series.php?series=1367&page=0&neuron=36

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Pond Chat / Re: Tropicals blooming

« on: July 18, 2007, 03:44:36 PM »

crikey I have never seen  one like that before  its beautiful....I guess its too cold and wet here for them to survive

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Pond Chat / Re: fry parents

« on: July 18, 2007, 03:42:03 PM »

cheers guys heres the latest pictures of the fry at 8 weeks they are just beginning to change colour now

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Pond Chat / Re: new member

« on: July 18, 2007, 03:37:59 PM »

you all seem lovely people thanks for the replies my hubby built the whole lot himself (ex builder) the only thing he never did was the fibreglassing I wouldnt let him just in case it went wrong at a critical stage of the project I will try and put a link up to a gallery of the build from the start to almost finishished it took us a year to complete but we do have a thirteen year old.... 5 year old twins and 3 year old triplets to take a lot of our time up
hope this link works

http://www.koivista.com/display_series.php?series=162&page=0&neuron=36

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Pond Chat / fry parents

« on: July 18, 2007, 09:37:26 AM »

these are the parents of my fry I am currently raising  well I know the female maruten kohaku spawned but I am hoping this tancho sanke male beat the other guys to spawn with her they are obviously in love as I caught this picture of them sharing some affection 
jools

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Pond Chat / Re: woohoo... NOT! I have turtles ........

« on: July 18, 2007, 08:27:23 AM »

usually interestingly flat unfortunately in the road.........

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Pond Chat / Re: woohoo... NOT! I have turtles ........

« on: July 18, 2007, 08:23:06 AM »

wow they look cool ...we dont get anything that interesting over here......
jools

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Pond Chat / Re: It's my turn!

« on: July 18, 2007, 07:52:06 AM »

great picture with the froggie....
jools

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Pond Chat / Re: new member

« on: July 18, 2007, 07:50:19 AM »

thanks everyone certainly beats most things having an inside pond  herons frogs leaves and debris and I can enjoy it all year round I heat the room rather than the pond and keep the ambiant temperature slightly higher than the water which stops getting any condensation I manage to keep the water a steady 22 degrees which means I can feed all year round too.....
jools

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Pond Chat / Re: new member

« on: July 18, 2007, 07:07:55 AM »

and another

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Pond Chat / Re: new member

« on: July 18, 2007, 07:06:21 AM »

here we go

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Pond Chat / Re: new member

« on: July 18, 2007, 06:31:05 AM »

hi lou thanks for the welcome
will pop some pictures up when I find out how to do it
jools

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Koi Corner / newbie

« on: July 18, 2007, 06:07:10 AM »

Hi folks
heard about this forum through another member so thought i would give it a whirl and say hello.. I am from England have kept fish and koi for many years too many to remember unfortunately.... currently have a 4762 thousand gallon inside koi pond with 12 fish and thousand gallon fry room where I am currently raising some 8 week old fry
cheers
jools

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Pond Chat / new member

« on: July 18, 2007, 06:02:04 AM »

Hi folks
heard about this forum through another member so thought i would give it a whirl and say hello.. I am from England have kept fish and koi for many years too many to remember unfortunately.... currently have a 4762 thousand gallon inside koi pond with 12 fish and thousand gallon fry room where I am currently raising some 8 week old fry
cheers
jools