New Marine shop near manassas

[johnnybv]

New shop near Manassas carrying marine fish and supplies, with VERY reasonable prices. Check website Blue Ribbon Koi for directions, hours of operation, and inventory. Click catalog, then marine.

 

john :2thumbsup:

[Caribbean Jake]

Johnny

Once the fish are in town, will you be willing to do an OPEN HOUSE for WAMAS members only? Like a "social" for WAMAS members?

[Lee Stearns]

Hey you left out your frozen blister packs of Mysis- I think you will find support from this group John, just an impatience to see what you are working toward as an end result- Looking to forward to see you up and runnning.

Regards,

[johnnybv]

I would be honored to have a WAMAS social event, I will let everyone know when the fish are in. What days do you reccomend, a weekend or weekday evening?

 

Inventory WAMAS may be interested in that is here now.

Frozen Cyclopeeze 3 oz 11.95

Hikari Frozen Mysis cubes 3.5 oz 2.95

Instant Ocean bulk 200 g salt 39.95

and a small amount of misc stuff, power heads, salinity meters, power strips...

check the website for full details of hours and inventory which will continue to build over time.

 

Blue Ribbon Koi & Marine!

 

Thanks,

John

[HowardofNOVA]

Great website!

Just referred you to two of my friends who have ponds!

Howard

[Caribbean Jake]

Johnny

Usually Firday night or Saturday night works for everyone with enough advance notification. People come to look and see what you got in regards to supplies, fish and corals... so my recommendation is to be fully equipped and then we can schedule the social.

[johnnybv]

Sounds like a plan, thanks.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Looking forward to it. Thanks Johnny!

[Caribbean Jake]

Johnny, don't rush, take your time and pile up with bulbs, salt, food, and fish. Remember the first impression is the one that last.... , I Know. :D Then we can schedule in advance a WAMAS Social and support your business, this perhaps will keep all members coming back for more and more..... GOOD LUCK

[martin]

Nice price on salt.

 

I am going to help my father this winter with his Koi. My parents live in upstate ny and his 1500g pond turns solid most winters. What is the best approach for keeping his Koi alive-my plan is to catch it and put it in a 100g tub with a filter or two. Would this work?

[johnnybv]

Martin, The answer to your question is not a quick one.....

 

It is very important that a hole remains in the ice to allow gas exchenge, oxygen in and toxins out. Simply add a floating koi pond heater, or instal an airstone about 12" below the surface, the continuous moving water will not freeze. Not sure what the depth is, but in VA the shallowest we reccomend for Koi to winter over is 3', up north I would have to say 4'. SO if the pond is shallow, I would reccomend trying to bring them in for the winter.

 

Bringing them in presents a few problems....Filtration for one, is a must! Koi are very dirty eat and crap alot. If the water temp is below 50 stop feeding and let them go dormant. If you heat the water or if the temp tank is in a heated area of the house, most likely the water temp will be above 50 and you will still need to feed, thus creating a much greater demand on the filter. If you do feed, you must use a low protien food, a wheat germ base like Dainichi all season. Any food with a protien content above 40% should not be fed unless the water temp is above 70 consistently.

 

Ideally if the pond is deep enough, the best thing to do is leave them in the pond and make sure it doesnt freeze solid. That is the least stressful way for both the Koi and their owners.

 

Hope that helps.

John

[martin]

Thanks, I'll stop by and get the right food from you. The pond is about 2-3 feet, so its an ice cube come winter time. My parents really like this fish so the pressure is on to keep it alive through the winter.

[johnnybv]

Ok the Cyclopeeze has arrived 3 oz freezer bar 11.95

 

www.blueribbonkoi.com

[davelin315]

Hi Johnny, do you do pond consultation as well? I've been planning on digging a pond in my backyard for over a year now, but have yet to actually get started on the project. If you do, can you tell me how you do it? Is it on site or is it bring in your plat and let's take a look type thing? Anyway, if it's on site, I live in Herndon and might be interested in hiring someone to come and consult with me.

 

Thanks,

 

Dave

[johnnybv]

Dave, We do offer consultation visits to your property they are $75. With that I would come out look at where you want the pond and make suggestions to location and size. I would then beable to give you more specifics as far as filtration requirments and actual pond construction guidlines. We build ponds as well as advise homeowners on building their own.

The other option which is a free service, would be to bring pictures and drawings of your yard to me at the shop. From that I could advise as well. We stock everything your would need to build and support your pond, we are here to help you along the way.

 

John