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NMS Posted: 8-11-2008 13:05

This is my pond it 16ft long around 10ft wide and about 5ft deep contains approximatly 2500 gallons of water and currently has 21 fish 19 koi, 1 common carp  and 1 mirror carp It is currently been filtered by a Oasis specialist 23000 which was recommended as being suitable but i have since found out it can only handle a 1500gallon koi pond leaving me 1000gallons short. but I believe this will now be sorted as saturday I bought a Cloverleaf ADTEC Genesis 9000 filter which is being delivered wednesday. Anyway heres some pics enjoy

this is from last year when it was first built

6ftx2ftx18" mixed Malawi's, 2 Plecs, Syno Angelicus and 5 syno multipunctatus

4ftx1.3ftx1ft all M.Auratus fry what appears to be S.Fryeri fry 4 P.Demansoni and L-075 Para plec

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this was afew weeks later this fish are the reason this pond was built they where my Grandads and his pond was way to small he was having trouble looking after them and my nan so he agreed we good have them if we built a pond for them. Unfortunatly he died early this year and never got to see them in ther new home

6ftx2ftx18" mixed Malawi's, 2 Plecs, Syno Angelicus and 5 syno multipunctatus

4ftx1.3ftx1ft all M.Auratus fry what appears to be S.Fryeri fry 4 P.Demansoni and L-075 Para plec

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This is the pond a few months later  witha few more fish and plants

The waterfall coming along nicely the cupboard underneath it houses all the electrics, UV, air pump and the big external water pump with prefilter

6ftx2ftx18" mixed Malawi's, 2 Plecs, Syno Angelicus and 5 syno multipunctatus

4ftx1.3ftx1ft all M.Auratus fry what appears to be S.Fryeri fry 4 P.Demansoni and L-075 Para plec

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These are how it looks at the moment the current filter has been moved so we can get the new one in it's place water fall is now finished and algae has completely covered the blue G4 paint

this is the pond my grandad had we now have it in our garden with 5 gold fish in there it's 6ft by 4ft by 2ft IIRC

 

 

6ftx2ftx18" mixed Malawi's, 2 Plecs, Syno Angelicus and 5 syno multipunctatus

4ftx1.3ftx1ft all M.Auratus fry what appears to be S.Fryeri fry 4 P.Demansoni and L-075 Para plec

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 great pics mate, the pond really has matured nicely, grandad's pond looks tiny in comparison lol Wink

thanks for sharingSmile




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POTM July 3rd

 I remember your pond now!

Very nice indeed - still aint finished the top course off thoughStick out tongue2funny

keep up the good workYes

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3 Clown Loaches,14 Cardinal Tetras,8 Rummynose Tetras,6 Cory Trileneatus,6 Hatchetfish,4 otocinclus,1 SAE,1 Bristlenose,, 10 amano Shrimp

Anubius Barteri,Crinum thianum,Limnophilia sessiflora, Echinodorus Blehri, nymphaea lotus, Ammania Senegelis, Crinum calimustratum, java moss,

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12 litre tank -  4 japonica shrimp, 4 Red crystal shrimp, 5 High Spot Rasbora

Anubias Barteri, Glossostigma Elatanoides, Ammania Senegalisis, Limnophilia Sessiflora, Bacopa amplexicaulis

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Bluedave:

 I remember your pond now!

Very nice indeed - still aint finished the top course off thoughStick out tongue2funny

keep up the good workYes

 

 

what do you mean we haven't finished the top course off Tongue Tied

6ftx2ftx18" mixed Malawi's, 2 Plecs, Syno Angelicus and 5 syno multipunctatus

4ftx1.3ftx1ft all M.Auratus fry what appears to be S.Fryeri fry 4 P.Demansoni and L-075 Para plec

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 Only joshing with you mate, it's a cracking pondStick out tongue

All them holes in the top course of bricks - could do with a nice half round top course or something?

Only my opinion mateWink

1xTrigon 190
3 Clown Loaches,14 Cardinal Tetras,8 Rummynose Tetras,6 Cory Trileneatus,6 Hatchetfish,4 otocinclus,1 SAE,1 Bristlenose,, 10 amano Shrimp

Anubius Barteri,Crinum thianum,Limnophilia sessiflora, Echinodorus Blehri, nymphaea lotus, Ammania Senegelis, Crinum calimustratum, java moss,

1xRekord 60
Empty at Present

12 litre tank -  4 japonica shrimp, 4 Red crystal shrimp, 5 High Spot Rasbora

Anubias Barteri, Glossostigma Elatanoides, Ammania Senegalisis, Limnophilia Sessiflora, Bacopa amplexicaulis

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The pond is comming along nicely 

I bet those koi are enjoying their new home after being in that small pond Smile

 

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Bluedave:

 Only joshing with you mate, it's a cracking pondStick out tongue

All them holes in the top course of bricks - could do with a nice half round top course or something?

Only my opinion mateWink

 

The top layer of black bricks are solid they have no holes in them :)

6ftx2ftx18" mixed Malawi's, 2 Plecs, Syno Angelicus and 5 syno multipunctatus

4ftx1.3ftx1ft all M.Auratus fry what appears to be S.Fryeri fry 4 P.Demansoni and L-075 Para plec

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 2funny2funny

dave, look at the last pic of the pond, nicely finished off Big Smile




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 Doh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Missed that one - deepest apologies NMS Embarrassed- but I see you took my advice and finished it off with a nice course of black bricks - fantastic2funny

1xTrigon 190
3 Clown Loaches,14 Cardinal Tetras,8 Rummynose Tetras,6 Cory Trileneatus,6 Hatchetfish,4 otocinclus,1 SAE,1 Bristlenose,, 10 amano Shrimp

Anubius Barteri,Crinum thianum,Limnophilia sessiflora, Echinodorus Blehri, nymphaea lotus, Ammania Senegelis, Crinum calimustratum, java moss,

1xRekord 60
Empty at Present

12 litre tank -  4 japonica shrimp, 4 Red crystal shrimp, 5 High Spot Rasbora

Anubias Barteri, Glossostigma Elatanoides, Ammania Senegalisis, Limnophilia Sessiflora, Bacopa amplexicaulis

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 I don't usually like raised ponds, but yours is really nice nmsYes

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thanks :)

6ftx2ftx18" mixed Malawi's, 2 Plecs, Syno Angelicus and 5 syno multipunctatus

4ftx1.3ftx1ft all M.Auratus fry what appears to be S.Fryeri fry 4 P.Demansoni and L-075 Para plec

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 What a lovely pond. That linear mirror is stunning. Just how big is she?

Have you had any spawning activity yet?

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