Well it’s amazing what you can find in the pond when the water clears up. Some things are not so fun like the stubborn clumps of string algae and acorn tops the squirrels keep shaking into the pond. The really nice thing is that the koi actually look prettier in the clearer water and I…
Month: August 2014
Clearer waters
The koi look pretty happy…
Landscaping and little koi
I should probably post this under the 2014 pond but it’s really more about gardening. The plants around the skimmer have been moved a few times and with the new filtration cover, I needed some taller plants. Ornamental grass comes in handy. I also thought that some chrysanthemums might be a nice shot of color….
More video for insomniacs
I could watch my koi swim around for hours. The little koi are fun to watch but they move too fast. The bigger koi in the large pond tend to swim around more slowly. They have finally gotten on with the program of showing up to one spot and hanging around to eat, even when…
weird koi eyes
Today the pond digger was doing a lot of work on the filtration system (see the 2014 pond tab for progress notes and photos). I spent a little time documenting the eyes of two koi. Zuzu and Irene look normal from the side. After watching them for awhile, you’ll notice that their eyes do not…
Another Saturday working on the salt mine
The pond digger is busy with his new filtration system project. Of course it requires him to dig another large hole, another oversized container, fittings, piping, etc. Meanwhile, the pond is busy clearing up on its own. Our friends, Ben and Irv, remind us that we have a lot of filtration going on and we…
“I think we need to start over…”
What??? The pond digger was truly sorry that the porpoise hopeful died in the bottom drain pipe. He’s also been annoyed at the lack of water clarity which seems to be getting worse. He’s really annoyed that the work on the bottom drain skimmers this weekend did not provide him with the expected results. So…
Death by bottom drain
Poor Takuan…the little chow hound that came home about 6 inches long, is now buried next to the Mugo pines. Around 8:30 pm last night, the pond digger was brushing some acorn tops towards the bottom drain and accidentally knocked the top off. “I’ll put it back on tomorrow…” Well there are no safety cones…
Filtration
Last night, we had another koi kichi family over for dinner. Matt Invented Kenzen koi food and has a great deal of knowledge about ponds, water quality and koi. Matt has suggested we build a vault for our equipment since our pond is naturally on top of a hill in the back yard. (think hobbit…
Lucky 13 and Pepper
I always like posting photos of the koi…here are the 13 smaller koi in the lower pond and a new koi, named Pepper (reminds me of Nathan Lane)
Back to landscaping
“I’ve lost my rock mojo,” said my husband the other day. We’ve had a lot of distractions from the salt mine….visiting kids, koi show, travel, etc. We are finally getting back on track this weekend. The koi all seem to be doing well. We gave a few koi to a friend so now we have…
UMKC 2014 Young Champion B – Tarzan the Asagi
Johnny Weismuller says it all: This weekend was the Upper Midwest Koi Club’s Annual Koi Show. Lots of volunteer time and I was persuaded to show some koi. Let me just say that I was pleasantly surprised by the results. Koi judging is somewhat mysterious to the novice and there are so many things to…
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