THE TRUTH ABOUT KEEPING KOI***HOW TO GROW BIG KOI***THINGS YOU NEED TO NO WHEN BUILDING A POND !! 

Hi James welcome bk lad. Nice to see you. Pond and fish are looking the nuts mate.

Part of the fun for me is hand feeding the koi.

What a fantastic set up,looks amazing as well as expensive.Great job fella.👍

I have kept koi for over 35 years and haven't gone anywhere as near to a system as you have. I have to say fair play, it must have cost a reasonable amount to setup such a system I only hope people thinking of starting a koi pond are not put off by such a complex setup.

love the pond setup beyound top end set up. i think its funny that you said the frist thing people want to do is go get fish, my ponds been going for 4 months no fish yet , im still gathering plants, ive had countless tanks and ponds i even had a 300 gallon reef pond 180 gallo reef tank. ect which brings me to my question why dont you have plants in the water ? you know plants make fish healthier and happier ? make note im prolly not doing koi. but you should consider growing alot of yard plants, my 2 ponds that i just setup in green house water fall into each other and are only 200 gallon but main purpose is watering the green house plants i want fish because fish make poo. plants eat poo, i do water changes dayly becuase the water feeds the green house so the water is ultra pure, kinda like aquaponics but thats stupid. but besides the plants .. if i was a koi id want to be your pet. i repeat get some water plants :)

great vid mate with some good tips , found it very useful keep em coming

Great video James and very useful to anyone considering going into this beautiful hobby 👍

Loved the video mate. Gotta be the nicest set up I’ve seen. Well done.

Hi mate I don't claim to be a expert but other people say I am I have been keeping koi for 30 years plus but I still learn new things as there always more than one way to do things James I whatch your videos and think your very enthusiastic and fun to watch mate you have learnt a lot from when you started keeping up the great videos mate

Great video!! I highly enjoyed it I will use the info in the future koi pond build! 👍

he,s a honest straght talkig lad iv subscribed good on son

Great content! Love your videos.

That was a really helpful video, thanks for that 👍

Good video James I ain’t got a pond yet still at the planning stage very helpful Ps gardens looking good

James Morning, very helpful as aways. Many good points to take onboard. Thanks Greg

All good advice James, thank you for videos, we have koi pond, 17 koi, with two orfe and one 4 feet long surgeon, of which we never thought about if we have to meditate! Yes you know my problem

The best clear pond water I’ve seen on RU-vid 🔥🔥🔥

Good Video . Explained the mechanical and biological filters superbly,

Quality video Mate. You can’t beat hammering home the basics in this industry 👍

Cheers, great info video. There is always more to learn about Koi keeping.

My wife and I love watching your videos mate. You are the reason my wife got into koi keeping.

Top info mate I think you hit the nail on the head with so so so much mate 🎉

Nice one James.

Absolutely brilliant really enjoyable watching

Hi James, good to see you doing some videos again mate what you have said about going bigger it does cost you a lot more money as well nice to see your fish again

Cracking video James

Fair plan man. very informative . Stunning set up altogether.

Another great information video mate keep it up James , “THANK U MOTHER FOR THE RABITS”

Loved your pond and set up but out off my league ! I really enjoyed your video and I’m considering putting in a raised koi pond with glass screen on my patio

Great video again very useful information keep the videos coming

Great Info that all koi keepers should be aware of

Cracking video mate. Really interesting 👍🏻

Very informative mate, cheers Sydney Australia☀

We are considering building an indoor Koi Pond and absolutely love your set up. I am a new subscriber and am so happy to have found your channel. Your set up and the information you provide in very valuable to someone looking to get into the hobby :)

Great video James.

Beautiful set up my friend. I have only ever been able to afford a natural filter. 2 ton of various size gravel a pump and a lot of plants! No heating, granted my fish arent as big as they could be, but i do love my little ecosystem. All that said, i love the look of your pond, i would love a window. ❤

Well said fella, almost felt like giving up a couple of times, got some bad advise in the beginning before lockdown. So many people doing it now wish I knew then what I know now. Enjoy your passion and no nonsense attitude to it all some can be a little arsey . But we need people like yourself,Keep it up.

Good video again buddy 👍🏼👍🏼

Definitely a good video. Keep em coming 👍

Alot start the hobby then discover the ongoing cost's and the problems you can have. But when its all going good its a fantastic hobby

You covered the basics well there James 👍 In my opinion though Facebook can be a ball ache, people go there for advise and most the time in ends in a load of arguments between self proclaimed "experts". You tube is a great place for koi advice, and seeing how things are done. Keep up the good work buddy 👍 Matt

Upmost respect for you James, been watching your videos for about 2 years now, they are great informational videos and I personally don’t keep koi, however I do keep discus and there’s alot of similarities of keeping koi v discus (crazy to think that I know) your videos have been a big help for me and giving me tips and tricks to use against my own personal hobby keeping discus. Keep up the good work 👍

Love your beautiful pond and Koi ❤

Thanks again James for a brilliant video. I never thought about the need for a microscope. I will do that when and if I get back into the hobby. You’re pond is rare in the koi hobby; it’s not overstocked. 😮. By the way, you say that you’re just a hobbyist; maybe true, but you’re getting close to being an expert in my book.

Very interesting and useful mate well done 👏👏👏

Nice info mate👍🏻

I had a small in ground plastic lined koi pond. We are in the long and lengthy process of filling it in and making an above ground out of block with a box welded liner. The hobby doesn't seem that big here in the US. Have you ever had problems with your plumbing? I'm having the debate on rather I should keep as much of the plumbing as I can in concrete or exposed. And if there's problems with the pipework having to bust open the concrete to get to it

Great koi and pond setup.. what volume is the pond thanx I have 19 koi( Australia) and am wanting to build a larger pond with viewing windows. Cheers for sharing

Great vid pal 👍

Sand advice’s good video keep up the good work 👍

Good vid thanks

Great video mate, could listen to you all day long.. I'm after some vyair filters the 10 inch ones were can I get them from..

Nice pond good filtration good job

Yo James, I've subscribed to your channel. I have a question. I've been slowing preparing to build my pond and I want to know what size bottom drain I should use? I've researched a lot and I'm stuck from choosing a 3 or 4 inch bottom drain. My pond is going to be 12 feet by 9 feet by almost 5 feet deep. I understand 3 inch will give me faster flow and 4 inch will be slower. I'm designing my pond like yours, rectangle with a viewing window. 27 inches below ground and 27 inches above ground level. The bottom drain will be aerated. So 3 or 4inches? It will be gravity fed. I want the first filter to be a sieve filter and then into a 3-barrel filter, and in the future I will convert to a drum filter like yours. Any suggestions is greatly appreciated.

I am a bad koi keeper. My water stays green. Two 55 gallon barrels filters and two air stones. I feed them Purina Game Fish food $30 for 50 lbs. plus assorted fruit mainly grapefruit in the winter. My only fish losses came after some fish I bought 4 years ago. The rest were Jumpers and one storm. I don’t own a microscope. My favorite koi I paid less than $10 for and she’s about 28 inches and 15+ years old.

what plants are hanging onto your two shower systems?

Those fish look like they were edited into the enclosure lol they are massive!!

you ever thought about keeping marine fish and coral iv keep them for years now love the hobby ...

Awesome pond mate been watching all your videos recently! Just recently built my own raised koi pond and wanting paint the sleepers, what colour paint is that on the fence panels and pergola please? Thanks

Glad ur back put that blade in the bin before u cut the silicone or ur finger Iam a window cleaner a plenty guys have chopped their finger tip off bit I use a oxo good grip extendable tub and tile scrubber ftrom Amazon

Great video mate...keep em coming. I went years with virtually no problems then bought a koi from a different retailer and ended up with flukes which were a nightmare to get rid of. The flukes still show up from time to time but I've got on top of it.

Hi James, been watching your channel for a long while now. Love the honesty and the genuinely sincere approach to the hobby. I was a bit upset to think others were less than kind with their words on here,anyway . I'm in the process of getting myself a soakaway so I can have trickle in at a cheaper cost. What was your method watch the videos of the drama pond a few times but worried with my soak away. My soil is quite clay bound and doesn't seem to drain away to quick what the parameters from the water company sorry to ask just hit a wall. Currently I'm 1m deep plus 1m square. Is that enough only to trickilng about 1000 litres aweek which is 10%

Reflection @ 9:11 No reebok classics..new balance. What’s going on? Tried to keep that one quiet.

Amazing set up I have had a Koi for 20yrs he is hudge because of my health my Son has moved him yesterday to what we thought was a Koi pond it turns out a nature pond containing big terrains frogs goldfish no uv light I'm heartbroken Q. Would It cause him harm if I went back and got him back to own pond until I find someone who does keep Koi ?

Hi James, Just watching Back. And thought how well the video was put together! How much do you trickle in per week? Thanks mate.

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Can you do a review on your auto feeder please??

For the last 3 years I’ve held my pond at 22 degrees James with a air-source heat pump! The fish have grown dramatically through the winter and summer. That may change this winter however as I’m already up to £600 a month on my electric with the new prices!!

Just built new pond, just have to finish waterfall then fill the pond, fish are next....

koi grow the very best in muddy ponds

Hi you ok UK

Just building at present… How bigs your window? Looks a nice size👍

Is there a reason you don't use carbon to filter your water ?? (Not referring to the tap water trickle ) I know in my aquariums it makes a huge difference in water quality

Please excuse my lack of knowledge- what are conditions like in their natural habitat? E.g. clear/murky, temp etc? Great vids, cheers 👍👍

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Nishikoi Growth big pellet

Find your videos give the most honest no b*llocks information on the hobby. I am 6 months into this hobby and soon realised my pond is not big enough for the 6 koi I have and I’m cleaning my filter which is supposedly good enough to do double what the pond size is weekly. Out of curiosity what dimensions is your pond because I’m looking at a space I have available in my garden near to the existing pond I have. I have worked out I would get a pond 3700 x 1400 mm and roughly want to go 1200 deep. I’ve got a tempest filter coming from Santa 😂 and I’m looking into building my own Bakki shower but also thinking of adding an eazy pod. What’s your honest thoughts James? Every koi shop is giving me different opinions and I feel they tend to all push a certain brand which suits them obviously

Where's the Reebok Classics?!? 😱

Only ded 1x daily b 3 night!

Pretty sure those are clown fish like Nemo

As great as this is. If your new to keeping KOI you ''DO NOT NEED'' do anything anywhere near as complex as this. I can guarantee you that you dont have to spend the money this guy has to have water like that ect. This is overkill and not needed in the slightest. Although it is pretty cool!

Hi I follow your brilliant channel. I thought this might help you out. Just popping in Just popping in Posted on: 21/9/2010 13:18 Discount off your water bill #1 Hi all I am new and not sure what topic to start so I think I would let people know who have a pond and a water meter. You can get a discount off your water bill as they cannot charge you sewage on the water for topping up and the water that you used to fill your pond. It works out about 13% and you need to ask your water board for the form. Most folks prob already know this but for those who don't a bit of a saving

Nice one James.