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| I have a 20 and a 55gal tank in the house. This year I built a 1600 gallon koi pond for my wife and need some advice on setting things up. I have the liner in and it's filled with water. There is a shelf around the outer edge that varies from 1 to 2 feet and the center of the pond is 4 feet deep. I live in Michigan, haven't bought anything else yet and would like to be ready to add fish in the spring. I plan on buying a pump, a waterfall and a protien skimmer (the pond is in almost full sun). I plan on putting the filter media in the waterfall. Also, I need some way to clean debris (mostly leaves) from the bottom of the pond. I'm a little confused about the pump. It seems like the goal is to circulate all 1600 gallons of water through the filter/waterfall roughly every hour. So what size (gph) pump do I need. I know that with a regular sump pump that the gph decreases as you pump the water higher. Also, how does the water stay clean if you remove the pump and filter in the winter? I'm assuming I will have to do this to prevent it from freezing. Anyway, I'd appreciate any advice. Thanks, Roger
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| Hey Roger, I think we missed this post during the Thanksgiving rush. Do you still have pond questions? Now is the time to plan for Spring! SGN
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I just want to know what are the basic requirement one should know before having aquarium or pond, how should we treat those fish and what are the best food to feed them.
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One should feed Algae Flakes, Algae Wafers, Betta Foods, Bloodworms, Brine Shrimp Flakes and Pellets to the fishes, since it contains necessary ingredient.
Please refer to below link for more food option.
http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/toppicksfishfoods/Top_Picks_Fish_Foods.htm
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