Here are the parts for the skimmer. I found a square rubbermaid heavy duty garbage can. I then cut two frames from 1/4" plastic and purchased enough stainless steel bolts for the job. I've got some work to do in preparing the pond. I'll get started on that if it ever stops raining. :)

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Emily said…
Hi, my name is Emily and I am from Koiphen. Your pond looks AWESOME!!! Since you are new to Koiphen, I thought I would let you know...Consider joining the WWKC. This is the World Wide Koi Club, founded by some of the owners of Koiphen. For $29 a month (Or a cheaper yearly rate) I have already been able to save over $500 in club discounts. I highly recommend that you join! If you do, put me as your reference. My screen name is : BekkoIsTheBest on both Koiphen and WWKC.

I know we have a few WWKC members that live in Canada. We have done group discounts on food, koi (Showa, Sanke, and Shiro Utsuri), and we are in the planning stage for some more stuff!
Wednesday, 14 May, 2008
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