On 6/14/04 10:37 AM, "Benign Vanilla" wrote:

Realistically, you could raise Koi in your kitchen sink, if you kept the
water clean and free of toxins. The larger bodies of water that we discuss
for Koi, a la the 1000+100 gallon rule, is to allow for buffering and
chemistry swings. A spawning's worth of Ammonia is much more toxic to a fish
500 gallons then to a fish in 1000 gallons.

The 1000+100 gallon rule provides a rule of thumb that assumes you do not
have perfect conditions, perfect filtration, etc.

And if I may humbly add, anything over 1,000 gallons is also more likely to
provide an adequate swimming depth for Koi, which to my mind would have to
be a minimum of three feet.

Joe,
(who only has gold fish, one Oscar and a turtle.)



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I think that's what BV was suggesting - that you want the fish to be happy.

Joe

On 6/14/04 11:48 AM, "k conover" wrote:

Having read many of your posts, I know that you're a pond expert, and I
don't want to start a flame war, but you could raise a child in a closet if
you wanted as well, but if you care about the Koi as a living being and not
just a water ornament, you would want it to be happy and give it plenty of
space in which to swim.



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Ooooh, that's good. Also a pretty good, albeit odd concept, mvie.

Joe

On 6/16/04 7:08 AM, "Benign Vanilla" wrote:


"Gareee©" wrote in message
...
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I haven't been a regular here for more then a year though, and that's been
off an on, (we moved), so maybe there's a "secret circle" club I forgot
to
join..
snip

The first rule about rec.ponds, is Don't talk about rec.ponds.

BV.





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I'm new here also and I'm also new at ponding. I know how frustrating
it is to need answers and not get any......perhaps were on our own until
we reach (their) levels in ponding. I've found several good
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hang in there...you still have a love for ponding, you just have to find
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