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In Upcoming Issues (updated 5/22/2005):
- Koi Fixx visits the pond and impressive filter room of hobbyist Dale Torok
- The Charleston, SC Pond Tour
- The BKKS National Koi Show - Great Britain
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Koi Fixx takes a tour of Steve & Mary Height's beautiful oceanside ponds and filter systems, and follows along as their Koi are packed up for the Orlando Koi Show.
- Coverage of the Louisville Koi Show.
- Coverage of the San Diego Koi Show.
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Coverage of the Central Florida Koi Show in Orlando, including interviews with the Judges.
- Coverage of the ZNA So Cal Show in Gardena, Ca.
- Tips for packing and transporting or shipping Koi.
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We'll look over a group of tosai Tancho Sankes and tosai Hi Utsuris to determine which are the best picks.
- A visit with a Trout Farm in Georgia to have a look at their Aquaculture set-up.
- A startling look at the results from a first cross of Kohaku and Magoi!
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A close-up look at how Koi age, and what it means to be "past prime", and "over the hill" in the world of
show Koi as Koi Fixx looks at several older Koi, 9 to 14 years of age, and some Koi that have passed
their prime beauty.
- Visits to some recent Koi Shows, with interviews, and close looks at the entries and winners.
- Visits to some impressive ponds, with close-up looks at filtration, and the hobbyists techniques.
- We¹ll follow Brady around on his farm and join in as he does a Spring cull on tosai, releases some
older Koi into a mud pond, and many other Koi farming chores.
- In our "How To"
segment, we¹ll replace the bearings and seals in a centrifugal pump, refurbishing it to
near new for a fraction of the cost of buying a new pump. We¹ll also shop for parts to make extension
arms for slide valves.
- In our Koi Time Machine segment we will look at 3 tosai, and follow their development into the future to
see how they change and improve, revealing some secrets of what to look for in young Koi.
- We¹ll also look at water,... lots of it, and get some ideas on what makes good water.
- We¹ll also get some ideas for building realistic looking water falls.
- A visit to Purdin Koi Farm
- A visit to the Audobon Aquarium of the Americas
- Koi Fixx will build a mud pond from scratch.
- An interview with Randy Lefever of Blue Ridge,... we will talk about the history of Blue Ridge,... the name
"Butterfly Koi",... we'll talk about what happened, and the future for them.
Many more exciting issues are coming!
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