I waited for a nice 3 day weekend before attempting this project. I got it up and running. Took awhile to get the hoses and the filters and the pump working in the correct order. Itchy seems to be happy. I made a nice basking area for him which I saw him try to use. The koi are happy as well. My only problem is the water temp. I have a 300w heater in there and the temps are getting to the upper 60s, may have to add the second 200w heater if they don't get up to 72-74 where I want them.
The filter is rated at 500GPH, it looks like a skippy filter for the most part, it's hidden in the top with a plant on top. I have a 500GPH pump in the tank which pumps into a 5W UV filter to kill off the algae. I did not think it would be this hard, but now like I said the water temps are the most frustrating, along with the shy kois.
