Please Make Sure Your Skimmer is Koi Safe

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by kent wallace Ok, so after Lee and Russell complemented and then complained about the fish guards protruding into the pond I tried to make something better. Usually they are proprietary and take time to make because skimmers have many different opening sizes so I made something more universal. Installs in seconds,spring loaded and is adjustable. Thanks for making me think about it!

Cool, Koi - Baby guards.

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lam Nguyen Hi Russell, just out of curiosity, how does a koi get stuck in a no-niche skimmer. Does it get stuck between the skimmer and the wall or did the koi jump into the skimmer.....I am just sitting thinking of ways that a koi can get stuck in a no-niche skimmer and my light bulbs ain't flashing.

It's simple, all you have to do is change your bulbs to the flashing kind.LOL

I have wondered my self how they do it as I have never seen it happen. I just walked by, as I often do, to see if the inhabitants are doing well and I see a Koi tail sticking straight up out of the skimmer.

[woodyaht]

This is what I welded up out of stainless a few years back after my Shiro kept "dumpster diving" in the skimmer and took most of the sumi off her face...............

[Steve E]

The next time I do a water change I will try and remember to take a picture of what I used to screen the skimmer. I bought a piece of 1/4" ABS plastic sheet and cut 1" slots in it and then screwed it to the wall over the skimmer opening. Normally the water flows about 1" in depth over the top of the screen and through lower openings. The stuff is flexible enough to conform to curved walls and using the self taping concrete screws makes it easy to attach them.

Steve