may’s meeting at · pond. june is tough for your president and vice president. the carlson's...
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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE – Jerry Kyle May 2011 In my report to AKCA this month I told them things just keep getting better with CKC. Last month Gary and Sharon brought the most guests and won a nice prize for their efforts. All together we had 40 people show up and 2 new families pay to join us. This month we will see Gus and Leslie's pond in their back yard. Keep on bringing those guests. They will like this pond. June is tough for your president and vice president. The Carlson's are Rose Judges and are judging a Rose show. I am attending a mandatory AKCA annual business meeting in southern California where we will install new officers for the next year. Unfortunately, I will miss out on what Gus and Leslie do at the meeting this month. I only know they go out of their way to make things special. This will not be one to miss.
May’s Meeting at Flora Tropicana
We enjoyed a gorgeous day. The weather was perfect for showing off the Flora Tropicana nursery featuring super water plants and koi. Here are some photo’s that highlighted the day.
Entrance to Flora- Tropicana
Elegant vertical gardening.
Attactive water
feature with koi
and water lilies.
Some filtration Details.
Jerry & Our Host.
FloraT’s staff Hard a work on The BBQ.
Inside this Issue Pres. Message ............ 1
Next Meeting .......... 2 BoD Minutes ........... 3
Garry’s Did you know? ….. 4 Club calendar ...... 5
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Club Members & Guests feast and enjoy the day and talking with good koi friends.
Melody & Duane are caught with their wings showing.
We are easy to find. We are near the north end of Watt Ave., just south of PFE Road. Pepperridge Dr. is the last street just before Watt Ave. narrows. We are the 5th house
on the right. Board meeting at noon (anyone can come). Ladies can wear their sarongs, coconuts and grass skirts, muumuus,thongs or whatever. Guys can wear Hawaiian shirts, shorts, thongs,straw hats or whatever. We are going with a Hawaiian theme so come to the Cubillo home and get leid!
June 26th at 1:00 p.m.
Gus & Leslie’s home
3100 Pepperridge Drive Antelope, CA 95843
(916) 956-0598
Hawaiian theme Party
For Sale:
Shutting down my 2500 gal. pond. Need to get rid of everything. Fish are ranging from 22" to 36". Lots of different types and colors. Most bred in Japan. From $20-$350. I do have an Advantage bead filter, and two big Vortex filters, brush filter, UV lights, etc. Contact: Nanci Manceau at: [email protected] or call (916) 652-7137.
NEXT MEETING IS…
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Board of Director Meeting for 5/22/11 by Marilee Patterson
Present: Kyle, Marshall, , Martin, Carlson, Oswald, Vonk,
Treasurer Report: Beginning Balance 8,263.61
Expenses -88.34
Income 180.00
End Balance 8,355.27
Old Business: Minutes from previous meeting accepted as submitted.
Chistmas Party report from Marilee that Luau Gardens has very bad reviews and original
location has closed. Entire board is to solicit possible locations. We hope to schedule the
first or second Sunday of December.
Duane gave the Board his second draft of club equipment rental document. The Board
accepted the policy document with 2 minor adjustments, along with the attachments
created by Georgia and Jim’s” instruction manual for koi shows”. Duane will send this
document to Gus for posting to website.
New Business: Brief discussion on programing for June meeting. Suggest discussion on carbonates. Georgia
is going to contact Vet for September program.
Review of non-member advertising on webpage and newletter.
Special note: Our condolences to Cheryl Alarid on the sudden passing of her father Kenneth Knowles. And
special good thoughts to the Kyle's as they travel to their daughter who is critically ill, and
her husband recovering from open heart surgery.
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Garry’s Did You Know?
by Garry Chin
As we head into summer, please note that summer is all things good for koi. It is the time of year that they put on the most growth. The koi are very active and as a result have their hardiest appetites. So here is what I do during this time of year for my pond and Koi. Pond management activities are heavily concentrated on the filtration system to remove solid waste from the system. If this is not done, then the end result is that the koi are basically swimming in a toilet. The bead filters and bio-filter are regularly drained of detritus and the strainer baskets are kept free of debris. My filtration system has two of everything so I can clean one filter rather heavily and let the second seed the freshly cleaned filter. During this period feeding of the koi is gradually increased until they are being fed every two hours. The dry food given to the koi is a mixture of several types. Some food is high in protein, vegetable ingredients and immune system strengthening ingredients. Some of the dry food is the floating type, while the majority of the food is the sinking type. During the day an automatic feeder dispenses food into the pond for the koi. Twice a day, I feed my koi homemade food that has been previously prepared and frozen. The food is then defrosted and cubed for feeding to the koi. During this time of year, the koi are given various treats in the form of citrus fruits, lettuce, Manda Fu and silk worm pupae. To prevent the koi from becoming obese they are constantly exercised from jets built into the pond. During this time the water is also aerated via venturis built into the jets. Over the years this regimen has resulted in some young koi attaining 4-8” growth in a season. Because I want to maximize the growth of my koi for the year, I do not show my koi during the summer. This time of the year exposed water can become very warm. My pond has a cover over it, which helps keep the water temperature down. Some other things to think about this time of year is that the nitrification probably lags behind so the additional feeding should be done gradually otherwise water parameters such as nitrite or ammonia will be higher than normal. Depending on how strong your Koi immune system is they can be susceptible to various parasites, so you need to keep a close eye on them. If you have a Koi related question or want to discuss a Koi related topic and you do not see me at a club meeting or activity, the best way to contact me is via e-mail at [email protected].
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2011 Club Calendar (to date)
Month Topic Location February 27 Feeding for color & growth
Tosai grow-out contest Picnic lunch - Bring a guest contest
Koi Enterprise West Sacramento
March 27 Q&A Health issues and concerns of coming out of winter Bring a guest contest
Betty & John M Auburn
April 17 (3rd Sunday) Pot Luck Meeting Bring a guest contest
Pauline S. Roseville
May 22 (4th Sunday) Party Time - BBQ - talk on plants with ponds. Bring a guest contest
FloraTropicana Elk Grove
June 26 Hawaiian Theme Leslie & Gus Antelope
July 31 Seminar-- Slide presentation /talk Building the perfect pond Common Koi health issues Bring a guest contest
Sacramento Koi Rocklin
August 28 Annual club koi auction Melody & Duane September 25 Janet & Jose Delgadillo October 23 Open November 20 (3rd Sunday) Open December 11 or 18 Christmas Party To be announced
2011 Board of Directors
President: Jerry Kyle [email protected]
(209) 368-9411
Director: Jim Phillips [email protected]
(916) 847-4568
Vice President: Duane Carlson
[email protected] (916) 791-7607
Director: Dan Alarid
[email protected] (916) 714-1499
Secretary: Marilee Patterson [email protected]
(530) 269-2742 Director: Betty Martin [email protected]
(530-320-9410
Treasurer: Georgia Vonk [email protected]
(916) 408-0573
Director: Jose Delgadillo [email protected]
(916) 683-6446
Director: Sharon Oswald [email protected]
(916) 933-5501
Koi Ahoy Editor Webmasters Marilee Patterson [email protected]
(530) 269-2742 Gus Cubillo [email protected]
(916) 956-0598