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WORTHING KOI

CLUB WELCOMES

SOUTH EAST KOI

CLUB MEMBERS

Martin Devonport.

We always enjoy an inter-Club pond visit, last
month Worthing Koi Club visited our members’ ponds,
AFTER A this time it was our turn to visit theirs. We met at my
home where the minibus I had picked up on Friday
PLEASANT was waiting, the sun was shining and everyone was
DRIVE DOWN on time, we boarded the minibus and off we went,
looking forward to a great day out.
WE ARRIVED After a pleasant drive down we arrived at our first pond
AT OUR where we were greeted by George and Olive at their
home in Brighton. Their pond has a capacity of 5,500
FIRST POND gallons and was oval, slightly raised and constructed
of concrete blocks then finished with fibreglass and
topped with bricks on edge.

The filtration was below ground along two sides of the
pond and covered with decking. Above there was a
traditional Japanese style rail painted in red and black,
which made a comfortable place to lean on to view
their Koi.
George’s pond was built many years ago and had a
filtration system to match – but it works. Water is fed
from the bottom drains to a vortex, then through a
series of chambers which hold filter media of different
types, all this is aerated by 20 air stones. Water is
drained to waste using stand pipes, something many
George and Olive’s
raised oval pond was Koi keepers haven’t seen before.
constructed of concrete
blocks and finished The water is returned to the pond by two venturi,
with fibreglass. which is an old method of introducing aeration back

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