Just started a pond

[IovaykInD]

The pond I just started building is 10'x7'x3.5'. My questions is how many koi can I keep in there, and what length? There will also be some turtles in there, is that a threat to the koi's life?

Isaac

 

[Sandusky]

Hello Issac, your pond is about 1837 gallons. This can hold (12) 2 foot koi at 150 gallons each, or (7) 3 foot koi at 250 gallons each. Depending on how big you get your koi and how big the turtles are there might be a problem. So long as the koi are bigger than the turtles by alot they should be ok.

 

[IovaykInD]

How do you calculate the amount of gallons your tank holds? It's sorta weird shaped, because my pond is ovalish, and there is a deeper middle than the rest. I wonder how I will calculate the amount of gallons that the tank holds.

Isaac

 

[OrkyBetta]

no idea how to calculate the volume. My guess is to eyeball it, and just use common sense when you stock.

 

[Sandusky]

Well, try your best to stake out a rectangle inside any oddly shapped pond. take the Length X Width X Average depth X 7.5 = Volume of the pond. How excatly it works I am not sure, but it does. I'll find some links to online pond calculators, though some give different but fairly close answers (within 30-40 gallons).

EDIT: Here's a few links.

http/www.fishpondinfo.com/calc.htm

http/www.watergardeningdirect.com/Advice...eCalculator.htm

http/www.koicarp.net/pond_calc.htm

 

[leni]

I thought you are recommened to allow each koi 500 gallons each?