Well explained advice and I appreciate the help.
I think I'll do the 10% thing as often as I can up to 3 times/week. As far as the auto feeder goes, that's something I may look at next year.
Also, I'll be seeking a ton of advice early spring next year as I'm planning a new pond. So far, I've managed to square away a nice sized area in the yard, and I'm shooting for about 10,000 gals. Haven't crunched the numbers yet but it's going to be approx 20' X 12' and I'm planning on 6' of water depth. Unfortunately for the asthetics, I've got to have about 30" out of the ground because I've got a 2 year old and a 5 year old... safety thing.
Can't believe this all started from a little poly preformed "pond" that had a bunch of mosquito larvae in it so we bought some goldfish to control them.... Then bought a Koi from the local nursery. Started learning, dug a 2K gal pond... now I realize that it's a better Q-Tank than a pond and I'm very excited to get the new pond underway. I'm starting to plan it now so I can aquire parts and bits as the winter ticks by. Going to start a thread in the pond construction section with a rough description of what I'm after and seek advice from those that have been down this road.
Gotta love it!
