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Quote: Originally Posted by deano Hi, Probably regret butting in but ive often thought the same ie I can keep my 10 koi in 2000 galls of water with a 4 tier bakki shower(50 kg,s bhm)turned over at 150% and alls well ,so why couldnt i keep the same 10 koi in my 6000 gallon pond with one set of showers turned over at 150%.Surely the waste generated from my 10 koi is the same in 2000 galls as it is in 6000 galls. This is a innocent question and i aint knocking anything just wondered if someone could explain it a little better in simpletons terms. Thanks Paul.

Of course its the same amount of waste, but its only finding its way into contact with the bacteria 1/3rd as much as when its in the 2000 gallon pond.

The spec is one shower for evey 2000 gallons, turned over a minimum of 100% upto an optimum of 200%. There is a large window to aim at to be comfortable. They obviously dont take stocking into acocunt because they assume people have the sense to stock correctly, the figures quoted are at maximum stocking rates I would imagine.

As stated, this is very boring now and verging on obsessive.