Page 77 - Koi Net - On-Line Koi Magazine - Issue 69

Water is returned back to It had been a busy morning and we were all feeling a Above:
Andy’s pond via two large bit hungry so it was time to visit Martin and Natasha Martin’s rectangular pond
bakki showers. houses some superb Koi
Devonport in Sidcup, it was a lunch stop where our including a Yamabuki Ogon
guests could enjoy their sandwiches. which was over 90cm.
I always enjoy visiting to see Martin’s pond, he is so Right:
enthusiastic and there is always something new to look A large infinity window in
at. Martin’s pond is rectangular, 6 feet deep, half in the Martin’s pond gives a clear
view of his superb Koi
ground, half out. Three bottom drains feed the drum collection.
filter and fluid bed, returning the water back to the
pond via a bakki shower and a deep water return. This
filtration equipment is held in a brick-built building
I stood on the step, in front of Martin’s main pond
joined to the pond. Also in this building was a fibreglass
infinity window, and admired his Koi. There were Sanke,
pond heated at 24ºC where there were many small Koi
Kohaku, Showa, Shiro Utsuri, and so many other
growing on. At the bottom of the garden there is
varieties including a massive Yamabuki Ogon, it must
another building which was a workshop, but now is a
have been well over 90cm. Our visitors sat in the
fish house with another pond.
garden and enjoyed their lunch, but all too soon it was
time to leave to visit Manny and Janice Cefai at Welling.
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