Location:
Downtown Charleston
Grant and Penny Patton's Pond is a rare
treat for pond enthusiasts. As koi judges, they
have spent years creating an environment that is nearly
perfect for koi keeping. The main pond is over
30,000 gallons and houses very few koi. As such,
the koi can grow to be over 36" in length.
Addtional small ponds on their downtown Charleston
property are used for bog plants, quarantine and fry
development.
This is a very large pond with about 20 show quality
koi.
Pond Volume = 30,000 Gal
Depth = 6'
Pond Construction = Gunite
Pumps
2-2hp Berkley
circulating 200 gph*, 1- 3/4 hp
Dragon circulating 120 gph
Filters
2-PBF25 bead filters act as pre
filters using several cubic feet of Japanese Matting
1
- RK2 Protein Fractionator with Ozone
1
- 25 watt UV1
UV Sterilizer along with all
1 - Chamber with crushed coral and
oyster shells
Monitors
There are several flow meters in
the plumbing to insure the proper flow rate
Also
a YSI water
control monitor that keeps track of Ph, ORP,
Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen and Salinity.
The neat
thing is that the read-out is located in the owners' kitchen.
*gph = gallons per hour
