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[simon]

Just learning how to post pictures, Im not very good I cant upload my fish pictures yet

[simon]

sorry to bore the board with this, just needed to learn how to do it.
I'd like to know what the board thought of this showa its breed by Sakuma and I think is now eight years old my father brought it on his first trip to Japan in 1998. Its hasn't grown alot it is around 56cm

[aquitori]

Is this your pond and Kohaku? Anyways, pretty nice..

[Akai-San]

AHHHHHH...I can see the showers at work! Nice job.

[Tom C]

Bore, no way please post more. Tell us more about the pond and koi.

Tom

[simon]

Hi guys,
Thanks for wanting to find out more, the kohaku is my own. Sorry the picture didnt come out as big as I wanted it to, but I'm not to good with a computer at the moment. The Kohaku is five year old in June this year she is 65cm and I brought her last Autumn at Miyako a tiny breeder up the hill from Miyatora in Niigata. I've grown it only 5cm this year a bit dissapointing, but I dont think Miyako has Jumbo genetics in his parent koi. And I also suffer with really hard water in southern England (Dorset), so a Reverse osmosis unit going on this spring
The pond is not mine, however these are its stats.
3200 gallon gravity feeding a evolution aqua sieve then to a Hydro .33 pump feeding the double width bacci shower with approx 4000 gallons the pump is also connected to a mid feed to provide the pump with extra water, because the sieve cant handle the flow. Its got 2inch pipework pressure pipe through out. And the power skimmer with a 2000 gallon pump goes through a 55w uv then heater and then tpr back into the pond.

[dick benbow]

Simon,
What RO unit are you getting and why you you decide on that one?

[simon]

Found a picture of the kohaku when she was 3 year old and 6months.If this interests anyone

[B.Scott]

I have a soft spot for Kuchi beni!