OUTDOOR POND, ALL PIC'S

[hankn]

Silenttears,

Amazing pond. Can you give details? Looks to be about 1000G and you have about a dozen fairly large koi in there. How do you keep the water so clear?

 

[fork_Nspoon]

those caimans dont mess with the koi's???

 

[silenttears]

Hankn.....


It is 800 gal. but in about a couple of months it will be 2000 gal. for I am extending the existing pond. I use a tetra 1500 UV filter and also combine PondCare Pond-Zyme with barley......its a heavy duty pond cleaner. The barley flakes really work to keep the pond clean and the tubes and pipes that the water flows through too. Also occasionally I will scrub any algae I see that is building up and add more of the Pond-Zyme. This usually keeps it really clear.

 

[silenttears]

Fork_Nspoon.....

those caiman are fake they just looked cool in the water so I put them in there

 

[hankn]

Hankn.....


It is 800 gal. but in about a couple of months it will be 2000 gal. for I am extending the existing pond. I use a tetra 1500 UV filter and also combine PondCare Pond-Zyme with barley......its a heavy duty pond cleaner. The barley flakes really work to keep the pond clean and the tubes and pipes that the water flows through too. Also occasionally I will scrub any algae I see that is building up and add more of the Pond-Zyme. This usually keeps it really clear.

Thanks. I will order 1lb of Pondzyme for delivery in June and see how it works with my pond. I am always looking for things that work.

But if you add so much barley flakes, don't they get stuck in the filter and then the filter has to be cleaned every 3-4 days?

 

[jcardona1]

here's mine...

 

[silenttears]

Hankn.....

See with the Pond-Zyme it is only one scoop for every 100 gal. so you don't really add that much and you add it every two weeks. I clean the sponges in my filter once a week but only clean the filter out once a month so it also stays clean that way too. hope this helps.

 

[jcardona1]

You guys actually add chemicals to your ponds?? I've never added anything and my water is crystal clear - with a lot filtration of course...

 

[Kevaldo]

amazing pond jcardona1, is that a real dog in the second pic? or a statue? lol

 

[hankn]

Thanks. I will order 1lb of Pondzyme for delivery in June and see how it works with my pond. I am always looking for things that work.

But if you add so much barley flakes, don't they get stuck in the filter and then the filter has to be cleaned every 3-4 days?

Based on your recommendation, I order Pondzyme Plus whihc has barley extract:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=5490