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18-02-2019, 09:23 PM #321
Thanks John, that's good to know , I thought you counted the drops starting after the third drop if you know what I mean .
Yes that's right, no KH at all in the water from the tap .
As for flashing, one thing I've found difficult is not seeing the fish for several days as it's dark when I leave for work and dark when I get home ( and the pond lights have stopped working ! ) . So I didn't see a lot of them during this time, I do recall one of the fish do some very sudden changes of directions ( which I guess is flashing ?) but that is the only time .
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18-02-2019, 09:29 PM #322
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Frimley Koi keeper, freddyboy Thanked / Liked this Post
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18-02-2019, 09:33 PM #323
Not sure if it's my eyes or doing it in the house instead of daylight but I found it really difficult to batch the colour against the chart . It just seemed a different colour to those on the chart but for darkness of shade it was about 5 to 6 mg/l . I will need to do again though , I'll let you know .
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18-02-2019, 09:39 PM #324
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18-02-2019, 10:12 PM #325
I found natural daylight was the best for judging the colour match on those tests but as you say it can be difficult to make an accurate call sometimes.
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19-02-2019, 12:28 PM #326
effion seeing as where trying to eliminate things out of all this. I still think its PH crash. i think if i remember right . you have a cartridge dechlorinater. when first time you run it, did you let the water run for about 15 to 20 minutes
to waste before you started using it in the pond water, as that's what I did wrong when I got a 3 pod cartridge dechlorinater. just pointing this out. as that was one of the mistakes I made.
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19-02-2019, 09:05 PM #327
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20-02-2019, 07:14 AM #328
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20-02-2019, 08:58 AM #329
Hi Eifion, Ok so you have no kh from the tap same as me but it's not a problem as easy enough to keep on top of.
I am not a water expert by any means like Manky but I have learnt alot from here and Mankys site.
I have had a ph crash in my grow on a few years back with 25 x 6ins and I did panicked a bit so I rang Manky who put me right.
If you keep the kh over 5 you should be ok along with the ph,keep checking kh every few days when you have koi back in and you will soon know how much sod/ bicarbonate to add without measuring it out.
My main pond gets a cup full every week and that keeps it spot on without having to do tests all the time.
At least we have learnt from this be it the hard way and it is a learning curve,keep your chin up Eifion.John
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20-02-2019, 11:57 AM #330
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29-03-2019, 08:24 AM #331
Hello all, been a while since my last post, decided to go for the easy option in the end and added a few goldfish to get things going and give me some confidence in the water quality.
All the water tests are coming back fine except KH which is still lower than I'd hope . I am adding bicarbonate of soda every week so this will hopefully hold the KH levels up .
I've decided to go with some tosai which will be arriving later this morning, they look like stunning fish from the photo's . Just hoping everything goes OK this time .
Here's a short video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH77vLZU6e8
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29-03-2019, 08:29 AM #332
Looking good, getting fish in will certainly give you some confidence in the water quality, although my dog decided to jump on the pond wall yesterday and then fell in the pond, I don't think that did a lot for the water quality
4600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
Idealseal MS290
My Pond Build
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29-03-2019, 08:35 AM #333
Thanks for the video Eifion.
They look great tosai and will soon grow,how many drops is your kh counting the first one?
You will soon get used to how much to add and keep it at least 4 to 5.
Good luck with the new ones,where are they from Eifion?John
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29-03-2019, 08:46 AM #334
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29-03-2019, 08:48 AM #335
nice one efion looking good mate. some very nice fish there mate. great video as always.
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29-03-2019, 08:51 AM #336
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29-03-2019, 10:20 AM #337Freddyboy the legend
"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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29-03-2019, 10:32 AM #338
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29-03-2019, 10:42 AM #3394600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
Idealseal MS290
My Pond Build
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29-03-2019, 10:45 AM #3404600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
Idealseal MS290
My Pond Build
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