water bill

[nguyen4]

I live in Bay area , can someone tell me how much for 1000 gl water ( sound stupid but i don't know) i plan to build a pond an find out with 4000 gl water a month how much i have to pay for city ?

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by nguyen4 I live in Bay area , can someone tell me how much for 1000 gl water ( sound stupid but i don't know) i plan to build a pond an find out with 4000 gl water a month how much i have to pay for city ?

Take a look at your water bill. It will tell you how many units of water you use each month. A unit of water is 750 gallons. If you use 40 ubits a month rthen you are using 30,000 gallons. Divide you water bill by the number of gallons you use and then multiply it by 1000. You will have your answer.

[Nancy M.]

Quote: Originally Posted by nguyen4 I live in Bay area , can someone tell me how much for 1000 gl water ( sound stupid but i don't know) i plan to build a pond an find out with 4000 gl water a month how much i have to pay for city ?

Damn, If I worried about that amount of water, I would give up the hobby.

We change out daily through constant drip system 850 gallons, we do a 20% change once a week that is 2000 gallons add all that up and we change out approximately 11,400 gallons a month, our water bill runs between $350 and $425 every 2 months.

[nguyen4]

Sorry for that Russell my wife keep all payment at her office ( i don't like ask her about it). My new pond about 7000 gls water and est about 1000 to 1500 gl a month how much you pay for it ? i think we have same or small different about water rate?

[nguyen4]

Thank you Nancy, new hobby like me still have a guts about how much i will spent. Problem is my wife do paper work, i can tell her a fish "only" $100 even it more than that a lot but i can't .....paperwork.

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by nguyen4 Sorry for that Russell my wife keep all payment at her office ( i don't like ask her about it). My new pond about 7000 gls water and est about 1000 to 1500 gl a month how much you pay for it ? i think we have same or small different about water rate?

You are probably looking at about $10 per 1000 gallons.

[nguyen4]

I think i should go up 10000 gls pond

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by nguyen4 I think i should go up 10000 gls pond

Now you are talking!!!!!!!!

[nguyen4]

I have a question, when you travel to Japan meet a lot Breeder, do you have change go to their cement pond did you see they used any Bakki shower or water tower ? beside change fresh water everday any thing ever american keeper should have on their pond? What i see or hear from Koi bito and some forum still around water , PH , food ..... but Japanese and Asian keeper still got GC at All Japan show, did you have any ildea ?

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by nguyen4 I have a question, when you travel to Japan meet a lot Breeder, do you have change go to their cement pond did you see they used any Bakki shower or water tower ? beside change fresh water everday any thing ever american keeper should have on their pond? What i see or hear from Koi bito and some forum still around water , PH , food ..... but Japanese and Asian keeper still got GC at All Japan show, did you have any ildea ?

I see a wide variety of filtration systems. Some have pressurized systems but most have gravity flow systems with matting and oyster shells. Mr. Sakai uses Japanese matting and replaces it every two years. I have not seen any Bakki showers at the breeders I visit. I can't tell you what the magic formula is. I think it is something you have to learn and put together for your own pond system.