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new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
Im moving to a townhome that only has a 18' x 22' yard. I was
thinking of getting one of those hard liners and building a raised koi poind. I want to get at least 3 - 5 koi what size of a liner do i need. remember I want one that is already molded. Also if some one can point me to a site that might have a setup like the one i want with the FAQs and howto set it all up that would be great. Thanks, Rigz |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
Most of the preform ponds are smaller than 220 gallons. Generally speaking
they are too small for koi. A general rule of thumb used on rec.ponds is to have 1000 gallons for the first koi, and 100 for each additional koi. Koi grow large. My average size right now is probably close to 2 feet long. The preformed ponds will definitely grow into larger liner ponds, or drive you out of ponding if you have koi. I started with two preform ponds, some goldfish, koi, and catfish. The catfish went to a farm pond at the end of the first season. The preformed ponds got a liner pond added to the system. The preformed ponds sprung leaks and got replaced with another liner pond. If you want koi, start with a liner pond. Large ponds are more stable than smaller ponds. If you want only a small liner pond, consider one of the types of goldfish. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "rigz" wrote in message ... Im moving to a townhome that only has a 18' x 22' yard. I was thinking of getting one of those hard liners and building a raised koi poind. I want to get at least 3 - 5 koi what size of a liner do i need. remember I want one that is already molded. Also if some one can point me to a site that might have a setup like the one i want with the FAQs and howto set it all up that would be great. Thanks, Rigz |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
I have a 25' x 25' back yard and built a 4' deep pond, 2.5 below grade, 1.5 above.
it is 1600 gallons and I have 22 koi in there. the top dimensions are 6' across x 14' long or so. http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/p2000.htm Ingrid (rigz) wrote: Im moving to a townhome that only has a 18' x 22' yard. I was thinking of getting one of those hard liners and building a raised koi poind. I want to get at least 3 - 5 koi what size of a liner do i need. remember I want one that is already molded. Also if some one can point me to a site that might have a setup like the one i want with the FAQs and howto set it all up that would be great. Thanks, Rigz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
I have a 25' x 25' back yard and built a 4' deep pond, 2.5 below grade, 1.5 above.
it is 1600 gallons and I have 22 koi in there. the top dimensions are 6' across x 14' long or so. http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/p2000.htm Ingrid (rigz) wrote: Im moving to a townhome that only has a 18' x 22' yard. I was thinking of getting one of those hard liners and building a raised koi poind. I want to get at least 3 - 5 koi what size of a liner do i need. remember I want one that is already molded. Also if some one can point me to a site that might have a setup like the one i want with the FAQs and howto set it all up that would be great. Thanks, Rigz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
I have a 25' x 25' back yard and built a 4' deep pond, 2.5 below grade, 1.5 above.
it is 1600 gallons and I have 22 koi in there. the top dimensions are 6' across x 14' long or so. http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/p2000.htm Ingrid (rigz) wrote: Im moving to a townhome that only has a 18' x 22' yard. I was thinking of getting one of those hard liners and building a raised koi poind. I want to get at least 3 - 5 koi what size of a liner do i need. remember I want one that is already molded. Also if some one can point me to a site that might have a setup like the one i want with the FAQs and howto set it all up that would be great. Thanks, Rigz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
Well my back yard is 18 x 22 and my wife doesnt want the pond taking
up the whole yard. I was going to get a 125gal pond I saw at homedepot and start with that. I live in a town home and really cant be digging up holes in the yard. I dont think the association would aprove. So I saw the 125 gal pond. How many small koi can I start with in there? What type of pump would I need? wrote in message ... I have a 25' x 25' back yard and built a 4' deep pond, 2.5 below grade, 1.5 above. it is 1600 gallons and I have 22 koi in there. the top dimensions are 6' across x 14' long or so. http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/p2000.htm Ingrid (rigz) wrote: Im moving to a townhome that only has a 18' x 22' yard. I was thinking of getting one of those hard liners and building a raised koi poind. I want to get at least 3 - 5 koi what size of a liner do i need. remember I want one that is already molded. Also if some one can point me to a site that might have a setup like the one i want with the FAQs and howto set it all up that would be great. Thanks, Rigz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
Well my back yard is 18 x 22 and my wife doesnt want the pond taking
up the whole yard. I was going to get a 125gal pond I saw at homedepot and start with that. I live in a town home and really cant be digging up holes in the yard. I dont think the association would aprove. So I saw the 125 gal pond. How many small koi can I start with in there? What type of pump would I need? wrote in message ... I have a 25' x 25' back yard and built a 4' deep pond, 2.5 below grade, 1.5 above. it is 1600 gallons and I have 22 koi in there. the top dimensions are 6' across x 14' long or so. http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/p2000.htm Ingrid (rigz) wrote: Im moving to a townhome that only has a 18' x 22' yard. I was thinking of getting one of those hard liners and building a raised koi poind. I want to get at least 3 - 5 koi what size of a liner do i need. remember I want one that is already molded. Also if some one can point me to a site that might have a setup like the one i want with the FAQs and howto set it all up that would be great. Thanks, Rigz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
Well my back yard is 18 x 22 and my wife doesnt want the pond taking
up the whole yard. I was going to get a 125gal pond I saw at homedepot and start with that. I live in a town home and really cant be digging up holes in the yard. I dont think the association would aprove. So I saw the 125 gal pond. How many small koi can I start with in there? What type of pump would I need? wrote in message ... I have a 25' x 25' back yard and built a 4' deep pond, 2.5 below grade, 1.5 above. it is 1600 gallons and I have 22 koi in there. the top dimensions are 6' across x 14' long or so. http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/p2000.htm Ingrid (rigz) wrote: Im moving to a townhome that only has a 18' x 22' yard. I was thinking of getting one of those hard liners and building a raised koi poind. I want to get at least 3 - 5 koi what size of a liner do i need. remember I want one that is already molded. Also if some one can point me to a site that might have a setup like the one i want with the FAQs and howto set it all up that would be great. Thanks, Rigz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
none.
So I saw the 125 gal pond. How many small koi can I start with in there? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
none.
So I saw the 125 gal pond. How many small koi can I start with in there? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
none.
So I saw the 125 gal pond. How many small koi can I start with in there? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
What Rich said... ;-) There are some really beautiful goldfish out there, with flowing tails and different markings and colors. Just as pretty as koi but not nearly the work and room that koi need. Watch for BV's postings, he has a good page set up with info. kathy :-) A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
What Rich said... ;-) There are some really beautiful goldfish out there, with flowing tails and different markings and colors. Just as pretty as koi but not nearly the work and room that koi need. Watch for BV's postings, he has a good page set up with info. kathy :-) A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
What Rich said... ;-) There are some really beautiful goldfish out there, with flowing tails and different markings and colors. Just as pretty as koi but not nearly the work and room that koi need. Watch for BV's postings, he has a good page set up with info. kathy :-) A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
Koi need LOTS of water! 1,000 gallons to start off... then
100 gallons per koi at a minimum. Your pond is a goldfish pond. You'll be able to find very pretty goldfish that will go nicely in your pond... don't overcrowd the fish, though. They do breed - you'll be giving away fish before the summer is out. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "rigz" wrote in message m... Well my back yard is 18 x 22 and my wife doesnt want the pond taking up the whole yard. I was going to get a 125gal pond I saw at homedepot and start with that. I live in a town home and really cant be digging up holes in the yard. I dont think the association would aprove. So I saw the 125 gal pond. How many small koi can I start with in there? What type of pump would I need? wrote in message ... I have a 25' x 25' back yard and built a 4' deep pond, 2.5 below grade, 1.5 above. it is 1600 gallons and I have 22 koi in there. the top dimensions are 6' across x 14' long or so. http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/p2000.htm Ingrid (rigz) wrote: Im moving to a townhome that only has a 18' x 22' yard. I was thinking of getting one of those hard liners and building a raised koi poind. I want to get at least 3 - 5 koi what size of a liner do i need. remember I want one that is already molded. Also if some one can point me to a site that might have a setup like the one i want with the FAQs and howto set it all up that would be great. Thanks, Rigz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
Koi need LOTS of water! 1,000 gallons to start off... then
100 gallons per koi at a minimum. Your pond is a goldfish pond. You'll be able to find very pretty goldfish that will go nicely in your pond... don't overcrowd the fish, though. They do breed - you'll be giving away fish before the summer is out. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "rigz" wrote in message m... Well my back yard is 18 x 22 and my wife doesnt want the pond taking up the whole yard. I was going to get a 125gal pond I saw at homedepot and start with that. I live in a town home and really cant be digging up holes in the yard. I dont think the association would aprove. So I saw the 125 gal pond. How many small koi can I start with in there? What type of pump would I need? wrote in message ... I have a 25' x 25' back yard and built a 4' deep pond, 2.5 below grade, 1.5 above. it is 1600 gallons and I have 22 koi in there. the top dimensions are 6' across x 14' long or so. http://puregold.aquaria.net/mypond/2000/p2000.htm Ingrid (rigz) wrote: Im moving to a townhome that only has a 18' x 22' yard. I was thinking of getting one of those hard liners and building a raised koi poind. I want to get at least 3 - 5 koi what size of a liner do i need. remember I want one that is already molded. Also if some one can point me to a site that might have a setup like the one i want with the FAQs and howto set it all up that would be great. Thanks, Rigz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
Most are under 200 but the biggest I have personally seen is still only 275
gallons. But there is a lady near here that has one and did put koi in it! She has been lucky and they are still alive. But it has to be luck. "RichToyBox" wrote in message news:IMN4c.2459$SR1.7677@attbi_s04... Most of the preform ponds are smaller than 220 gallons. Generally speaking they are too small for koi. A general rule of thumb used on rec.ponds is to have 1000 gallons for the first koi, and 100 for each additional koi. Koi grow large. My average size right now is probably close to 2 feet long. The preformed ponds will definitely grow into larger liner ponds, or drive you out of ponding if you have koi. I started with two preform ponds, some goldfish, koi, and catfish. The catfish went to a farm pond at the end of the first season. The preformed ponds got a liner pond added to the system. The preformed ponds sprung leaks and got replaced with another liner pond. If you want koi, start with a liner pond. Large ponds are more stable than smaller ponds. If you want only a small liner pond, consider one of the types of goldfish. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "rigz" wrote in message ... Im moving to a townhome that only has a 18' x 22' yard. I was thinking of getting one of those hard liners and building a raised koi poind. I want to get at least 3 - 5 koi what size of a liner do i need. remember I want one that is already molded. Also if some one can point me to a site that might have a setup like the one i want with the FAQs and howto set it all up that would be great. Thanks, Rigz |
new to koi need help in choosing a pond liner
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