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I had been told that thousands of koikeepers from all parts of the UK would be traveling to attend the show. But, it was not yet 8:30am and I was one of the few people around. It was overcast and rain was predicted, so I decided to start taking in the show entries. The first show tank I approached was vat #74. There was no way to get a picture of the fish. In the middle of each tank was a conical filter device with heavy aeration that drew the water thru zeolite to absorb ammonia. Two additional airstones hung over the edge. Sometimes it was impossible to get a decent shot. Other times it was possible, but I had to wait for the subject koi to swim to the one edge of the tank where surface disturbance was least and hope it would be properly aligned and not be too much reflection. Moving on to vat #75, I found these
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