Pics From Main Pond

[Nancy M.]

Quote: Originally Posted by cocoyboy Sup Michael! Nice lookin fish bruh, your pond is awsome too! Who built that tight pond of yours? Frank Morales, sounds like a heavy weight boxer. See you in San Diego dude....................

LOL, Chris, he use to box, when he was on vacation

[keokoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by cocoyboy Frank Morales, sounds like a heavy weight boxer.

from Mexico

[Nancy M.]

Quote: Originally Posted by schildkoi Switching a pump from 110 to 220 will not increase the rpm and thus not the flow rate. What it does is supply 2 legs of 110 at 1/2 the original amperage to each leg. What it does do is makes it easier for the pump to start and stop....not typically a concern in a ppond application. When a motor strats, it draws more amerage than at running speed. By reducing (splitting) that intitial amerage draw, it takes less wear and tear on the motor....which is a concern for motor applications that are constantly starting and stopping. Steve

Hi Steve
Glad you seen this thread and posted, I thought perhaps I was losing my mind. Glad to see I was correct in what my husband has drilled into my lil brain.

[keokoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by schildkoi Switching a pump from 110 to 220 will not increase the rpm and thus not the flow rate. What it does is supply 2 legs of 110 at 1/2 the original amperage to each leg. What it does do is makes it easier for the pump to start and stop....not typically a concern in a ppond application. When a motor strats, it draws more amerage than at running speed. By reducing (splitting) that intitial amerage draw, it takes less wear and tear on the motor....which is a concern for motor applications that are constantly starting and stopping. Steve

Thanks Steve for your clarification.. So If I wanted to add bellagio fountains to my pond and turn them on and off. I would want to go 220? LOL

Joe

[gspotmc]

Here's One Picture

[gspotmc]

Kohaku In The Middle

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by schildkoi Switching a pump from 110 to 220 will not increase the rpm and thus not the flow rate. What it does is supply 2 legs of 110 at 1/2 the original amperage to each leg. What it does do is makes it easier for the pump to start and stop....not typically a concern in a ppond application. When a motor strats, it draws more amerage than at running speed. By reducing (splitting) that intitial amerage draw, it takes less wear and tear on the motor....which is a concern for motor applications that are constantly starting and stopping. Steve

This is correct, but you are still using the same amount of electricity. So it is not more energy efficient.

[keokoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by gspotmc Kohaku In The Middle

That Maruten Kohak is from Torazo... If you have the koi2kichi DVD it is in the video when they filmed at Torazo koi farm..

Joe

[Nancy M.]

Quote: Originally Posted by gspotmc Kohaku In The Middle

Looks like Joe Co's fish

[gspotmc]

Joe,
You're Right. What About The Kohaku On The Right
Mike