|
|
 |
|
|
NFKPC Pond Tour
July 22, 2005
|
|
|
|
|
STOP 1: The home of Connie & Grant Weber
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our pond, which is 20 ft by 15 ft by 3 feet in depth, contains approximately 4,500 gallons of water. The water is circulated by means of a Tsurumi pump located in the skimmer, and feeds a tri-level waterfall, which is formed by a biofalls, from which the water returns to the pond via a stream.
We have a 40 watt uv in line to help keep our water clear.
Connie is responsible for all the plantings around the pond, including all the flowers, shrubs and trees.
Our dog Riley serves as security guard, from his vantage point on one of the pond’s ledges.
The pond is home to 19 Koi, Shubunkins, and Comets, with our 2 senior Koi, Hans and Frans, leading the pack!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOP 2: The home of Ron & Sandy Baty
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We have a 3.000 gallon pond powered by two 3,000 GPH pumps, which operate 2 bio filters and 4 water falls.
It’s featured in a natural setting with the surrounding gardens, which contain a variety of flowers, having a butterfly theme.
Our pond was installed professionally in 1999. It was originally 10'x12', but the two of us made it larger over the years to its current size of 13'x23'.
The pond’s inhabitants include Koi, goldfish, snails and frogs; along with a variety of water lilies, lotus and cattails!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOP 3: The home of Grace & Gerald McGee
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our pond is about 6 ft by 5 ft by 3 ft in depth. It was installed last October.
The water is circulated by a Pond Sweep Skimmer which houses our submersible pump.
This pump feeds our waterfall, (a biofalls), which comes complete with bioball media.
It is located in the corner of a well-landscaped yard, with trees surrounding the gardens, including crab and pear trees, among others.
In fact we had to relocate one of our crab trees, as its leaves kept falling into the pond.
The pond was setup initially as a water garden, but to combat the algal outbreak and a numerous frog eggs we added some Goldfish and snails, who all seem to be growing quite nicely.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOP 4: The home of Bill Daniels
|
|
|
|
|
|
My center pond measures 6 ft by 10 ft by 30 inches in depth. It was constructed using 45mil EPDM liner. Installation of the pond and all the rocks were done with the help of a few friends. All rocks were locally acquired.
This pond contains an estimated 900 gallons. The water is filtered by a 500 GPH Supreme pump, which is protected by a sponge prefilter. The pump’s output feeds a veggie filter that contains various plants, including water hyacinths, irises, etc.. All the plants were obtained from the NFKPC auctions, and raffles.
The pond contains underwater lighting for night viewing, and is fenced in for safety.
There are 19 Goldfish, primarily Comets and Shubunkins, who call the pond their home.
I have a second pond, a former turtle pond, which is a 60 gallon preformed. It is home to tadpoles. There is a 250 GPH pump that circulates the water for this pond, to a waterfall.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOP 5: The home of Phil Grefrath
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
My pond is currently under construction. The theme of this pond is informal Japanese with 8 Koi in residence.
This pond has been designed and constructed by the engineering firm of L. Prucnal and myself. The Pond is 31 feet, by 15 feet, by 6 feet deep, containing an estimated 8,000 gallons.
There is a three-foot shelf at one end of the pond, located at three feet in depth for plants.
I have a 400 gallon pond, which acts as a return for the main filter, as well as a second pond area, a small bog, which serves as a return for the second filter system.
There are two 4" bottom drains, each equipped with an air system, which empty into two separate vortex chambers. A 5,200 GPH pump carries water from there to an Aquadyne 2.2 bead filter, then to a 65 watt UV unit, through a green machine filter, then finally on to the pond.
The secondary filtration system is fed by a skimmer powered by a 3,000 GPH pump, from which water flows into two home made 55 gallon biofilters, and then back to the pond through the bog.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOP 6: The home of Art & Barbara Weber
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We have a small 9.5 ft by 8.5 ft heart shaped pond, located in the corner of a huge yard. It was built about 10 years ago, before we knew anything about ponds or fish (or even knew that Koi fish existed!).
As our pond is only about 2 feet in depth we bring our fish inside for the winter.
The pond is filtered by a self contained underwater filter.
Our fish have always been very tame, even eating out of our hands, until this past year, following a visit by the dreaded heron! Somehow, before we were even aware of it there were 5 fish missing. We wound up losing 3 of our Koi, and 2 of our Goldfish.
We are now down to 9 fish left. There were really too many fish for both the pond and our inside tank, but they seemed to do just fine all of these years!
More than half of these fish are our original fish. 3 were acquired from the pond club.
We collected and arranged all of the rock and stones ourselves.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOP 7: The home of Tom & Felicia Kolacz
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our pond, 9 ft by 15 ft by 38 inches deep, contains approximately 1,600 gallons of water.
The biofilter for our pond is run by a 3600 GPH Pond Master pump.
There is a second Pond Master pump, which supplies 950 GPH to a 20 watt UV light.
The pond inhabitants include 12 Goldfish, which include comets, among others.
We have landscaped around the pond, using numerous perennial and annual plants.
This is the first time we have shown our pond on the NFKPC annual pond tour.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOP 8: The home of Debbie & Matt Foe
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our ponds occupy the entire side of our yard.
The first pond is 9 ft by 16 ft and is connected to our second pond, which is 16 ft by 30 ft by means of a connecting stream.
We have 2 pumps that produce about 9000 GPH combined.
Our filtration consists of the Aquascape Grande biofalls, which contains over 400 gallons of filtration media!
The Aquascape Grande is the source for our large waterfall, which serves to circulate water back into our ponds and connecting stream.
The 2 ponds are home to Koi, butterfly Koi, Goldfish, snails, frogs and toads.
Our plants include numerous water lilies, cattails, lizard tails, papyrus and taro
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOP 9: The home of Bill Park
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our pond, which is designed around a Japanese theme, is 50 ft by 30 ft by 4 ft in depth, and contains approximately 27,000 gallons. The pond is fed by 5 waterfalls, which serve as biofilters.
The waterfalls and streams are powered by 2 pumps, each of which is 5 HP in size, and rated for 14,000 GPH.
The biofiltration system is home brew, using a 300gallon concrete septic tank.
Our pond contains a multitude of Koi and Goldfish. This is the first time we have shown our pond on the NFKPC annual pond tour.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOP 10: The home of Mike & Jackie Curry
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our pond is 22 ft by 33 ft by 5 ft in depth, and contains approximately 15,000 gallons.
When we built our pond we removed about 53 yards of dirt, which has been used to build terraces, and our waterfall system.
Our filtration uses both a skimmer and 2 bottom drains, which are 3 inches in diameter.
The skimmer houses a 5,000 GPH pump that feeds a Ciprio filter and returns to the lower waterfall, using 2 inch flex line.
The 3 inch tetra bottom drains each empty into a 4 ft by 8 ft by 4 ft deep filter. From there 2 pumps (each 5,000 GPH) feed 2 separate returns.
One return flows through 2 Tetra UV-3s to the upper waterfall.
The other return flows through an Emperor UV, also to the upper waterfall.
The flow from the upper waterfall joins with the flow to the lower waterfall, for a combined output through the lower waterfall of approximately 15,000 GPH!
The lower waterfall is 8 feet in width, and has a 6 ft drop.
More than half of the lighting is home made, using 12 volt automobile headlights.
The pond is home to approximately 50 koi, and a few Goldfish.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
