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14-02-2019, 06:49 PMneed scrapes tbh6 replies | 127 view(s)
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13-02-2019, 07:04 PMfamilyman replied to a thread Help needed to unblock ASHP in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationmaybe disconnect it and flush it through backwards ?13 replies | 200 view(s)
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10-02-2019, 07:14 PMyeah, sand it back to the matting, or in other words sand the flo coat off, then clean it with acetone, then your ready to go .2 replies | 106 view(s)
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09-02-2019, 05:55 PMhave you done any scrapes?1 replies | 92 view(s)
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07-02-2019, 08:04 PMwhat no chag !? :eek:16 replies | 544 view(s)
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06-02-2019, 10:21 PMWas thinking the same thing myself Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk3 replies | 270 view(s)
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06-02-2019, 10:17 PMIf this fellas unwilling to invest in a cheap water test kit (£30 isn’t a lot!), then he shouldn’t be keeping fish of any kind, he should expect to...22 replies | 697 view(s)
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05-02-2019, 05:31 PMmy feeling is that wild carp will still feed at low temperatures, albeit with much less gusto, so why wouldn't ours want to eat. I also feel happier...4 replies | 150 view(s)
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05-02-2019, 05:25 PMAnyone use anybody they can recommend, I think mine needs a service. I turned it on this morning and it went straight into a defrost...0 replies | 99 view(s)
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04-02-2019, 11:09 PMlooks like a gin rin chag? :confused:3 replies | 270 view(s)
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03-02-2019, 06:55 PMi have a small jcb, and dug my own, its 5500 gallons. Depends how good the driver is, how good access he has all around the pond, how far hes got to...50 replies | 1448 view(s)
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03-02-2019, 06:43 PMfamilyman replied to a thread New member in the Derby /Leics/Notts border area in Welcome to Extreme Koihello, like your ruined wall, im on the notts/Derbyshire border.16 replies | 242 view(s)
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02-02-2019, 08:02 PMassuming we are using the same tests ( mines Colombo), then kh doesnt sound low to me , mines always under 4 drops, your p.h is certainly nowhere...3 replies | 138 view(s)
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02-02-2019, 06:13 PM2 for me Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk13 replies | 346 view(s)
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02-02-2019, 06:12 PMFull set of water tests are the 1st port of call me thinks, can’t see anything obvious on the fish, but there’s obviously something pretty serious...22 replies | 697 view(s)
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01-02-2019, 05:10 PMI used to have a home made compartment in the bottom of my sieve filled with grog, worked fine, I just raised it very slightly off the bottom so muck...2 replies | 151 view(s)
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31-01-2019, 07:11 PMi suppose actually they have done pretty well, its just that my karashigoi grow so much faster, which makes these seem like slow growers, when they...19 replies | 985 view(s)
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30-01-2019, 07:42 PMive looked intensively through my instruction booklet but there is nothingthat even mentions altering the hysteresis. Does anybody else with a...18 replies | 370 view(s)
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27-01-2019, 06:36 PMno, the koi already have, or dont have, khv before the heat cycles, the heat cycle is designed to bring it out, i think what shes saying is that its...15 replies | 430 view(s)
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26-01-2019, 06:58 PMeazypods aren't much cop tbh, they're ok for mechanical filtration but useless for biological, If you intend keeping koi in your pond you need much...7 replies | 202 view(s)
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26-01-2019, 05:54 PMJust to give you the heads up Kevin Ellis koi nerding videos have all been removed by vimeo due to copyright strikes (music mainly). It's a massive...6 replies | 441 view(s)
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25-01-2019, 09:53 PMI assume you have only done one treatment with fmg because its only been 5 days, if you did the recommended 3 treatments you may well find all flukes...40 replies | 692 view(s)
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25-01-2019, 04:20 PMi agree with Pip, i think fishless cycling is a great help, but not a complete solution, you will still go through water quality issues, and so for...14 replies | 400 view(s)
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25-01-2019, 02:33 PMfamilyman replied to a thread Advice Selecting a Drum in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and FiltrationI asked this question a year or so again, for about the same size pond...everybody said go for the higher flow drum, so I went for a qk 35, and im...19 replies | 371 view(s)
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24-01-2019, 10:19 PMyes normally best to return under water, keep pipe run short as poss and insulate well. Mine actually returns over my shower but its all inside so...2 replies | 105 view(s)
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24-01-2019, 05:52 PMfamilyman replied to a thread New Pond any advice please in Pond Construction and Pond Build Diariesdont know if anybodys already said it , but go deeper for more volume or realistically it will be too small for koi, also install celotex insulation...25 replies | 1137 view(s)
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24-01-2019, 05:45 PMive either got or had, quite a few different ones, I think the best from the ones ive had, is an ea 70 L model, which has been happily turning media...30 replies | 521 view(s)
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24-01-2019, 08:54 AMas suggested fishless cycling, and then introduce small number of fish, you can limit your risk of having no quarantine a huge chunk, by buying all...14 replies | 400 view(s)
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23-01-2019, 10:42 PMfamilyman replied to a thread K1 media and air pump size in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and FiltrationI think that depends on the design of the moving bed.6 replies | 154 view(s)
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22-01-2019, 04:41 PMI wouldnt want to put salt in the pond tbh40 replies | 692 view(s)
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