Awesome job, the clever way of using steel bars lying flat to give more stability and strength. Just brilliant. People who are commenting on temp control and making overly complicated systems, I am sure he is aware of his environment more then people commenting.
I love the design, the filtration is so easy to access. I like that that you can see the koi from all sides, but he should have stopped at 3 maybe 4 koi at the most. There are some gorgeous fish in there.
That's a heavy Bio-Load for a first-time stocking but damn I'm so impressed with what he did with the most basic of tools, a clever and all while in his flip-flop sandals. I'd definitely hire him to build one at my house 💯 (and I used to own a custom pond and aquarium construction company for about 30 years till I lost it in the recession of 07').
A drum filter can tackle the problem of a heavy bio load. Yes...ingenious and a good craftsman. Any better craftsman in any technical field is in high demand if he knows how to market it.
@@rajadey4919 True, I owned a large well known aquarium and pond construction company some time back and very familiar with what you are saying. The issue here is there is no real location for a large 55 gallon drum to be placed without it making this beautiful pond an ugly site having what looks like a trash can right next to it. My suggestion if he was to do that would be to run a line away from the pond to a hidden area behind the house or shed area there to one or two 55 gallon drum systems to go through a nice filtration process and back to the pond however my comment (not meant to be sarcastic but just speaking in reality) was based on the small filter that was built to it's side and that part is what I commented on as being insufficient for the massive bioload of that many fish.
@@PatriotCoinRings Just a thought...i think you should come to India...Bangalore and start your aquarium and pond construction company. Bangalore is a tier one premium city and is the silicon valley of India. All the head offices ( IBM, Google India ) are located in Bangalore and the surprising thing is their is no proffessional good quality technicians and craftsmen related to ornamental fish keeping in India which can cater to the demand of the big companies. What i meant to say is their is no organised organisation or company which can deliver a complete product. Their are some small scale organizations though but they work very unproffesionally.
@@rajadey4919 It would be interesting if I wasn't retired from the business. in America, we had a big recession in 2007 when I was at the height of my business. I had 33 employees, 2 wholesale facilities (one for wholesale coral and fish import) the other where we manufactured custom aquariums, and a smaller third wholesale to the public facility where we kept most of our pond supplies and displayed a lot of what we imported. I was making right around $3m annually up until that time and went out of business in 2010. I now am retired but did purchase a small jewelry company that I've had for the last 13 years that does well for me but yes, I do miss the aquarium, tropical fish and reef industry a great deal. At 59 years old I couldn't handle the heavy lifting and work I use to do when I was younger though so those days are behind me sadly.
so love your work i wish they would let me do something like this where we live as we have a communial garden but we aint alowed to do anything with it keep up the good work my friend
@@AgstnHope_02 Have you calculated your fish load per gallon? I can only imagine what your filters are pulling out. They must need to be cleaned very often. My fish load is at max. My 2 bio falls filters need cleaning at least every 2 weeks. However my water remains crystal clear. Bacteria is 💪🏻. I also have a small bog filter. 3 waterfalls running. But hey if you’re happy and the Koi are happy, I’m happy. 😃
Great job. If I may suggest a cover for the filter along with the tank( and an overflow as well). It’s a shallow tank and koi fishes along with any fish in a shallow tank needs shade from the sun. FYI
Banana leaves can be used in the aquarium as an antibacterial, anti-parasitic and anti-fungal agent. It keeps the aquarium free of pathogens, resulting in healthier fish. In addition, just like Catappa leaves, they have a stress-reducing effect.
It is common practice in South East Asia to use banana tree pieces and pineapple skins to treat a new cement pond. The decaying material releases acids to counteract the calcium hydroxide from fresh cement.
the ponds not nearly deep enough ,and theres too many koi in there to survive ,if it had 5 nexus filters on there it coldnt cope with the nitrates the size of the pond
yes. All cement needs to be cure of it before putting fish it or they automatically died from the cement leeching out of the water. In america you would let water soak for days and rinse / repeat many times with fish safe chemicals since we don't have banana plant stock laying around
The banana tree is cut and thrown into a pond to clear the water due to its natural ability to absorb and filter out impurities. I have seen others do this as well.
Can someone explain the banana trees being cut up?? Would make more sense to me if he didn't drain it. Also funny how he fills it with a pipe first then a hose the second time. Was it a different source?
