Page 61 - Koi Net - On-Line Koi Magazine - Issue 64

Looking back, I’m not sure how I did it, but since then, The pond today is just over 5,000 UK gallons, mechanical
Anthony and I have never looked back – and never filtration is by a 65/40 ProfiDrum, there are two
would we have thought that our hobby would develop independent bio-converter lines, the first is a 300 litre
to what it is today, our passion. K1 chamber returning via two returns. The second
bio-converter is a 400 litre K1 chamber with two
separate Bakki showers with 150kg of genuine BHM,
these both have spigots and drop into and feed the
K1 chamber. The chamber is also recirculated from the
bottom back over one of the showers allowing a little
more retention in the chamber and tumbles the water
before returning. The K1 chamber then returns back to
the pond via gravity with an underwater return. All returns
Since the initial build our are at one end allowing optimum turnover and flowrate.
pond has changed quite a
bit over 20 years, as well
as upgrading the filter Anyway, we’ve dusted off some photos and I’ve
system we introduced a managed to persuade Anthony to allow me to show
polycarbonate roof. some of him!

By late 2004 we had finally
completed our pond, the
whole design process and
the build took almost three
years in the making.

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