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21-06-2017, 11:38 AM #21
They're what ever size you'd like.
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21-06-2017, 11:39 AM #22
Cool, I'm liking the power. I'm going for 600mm coping and 50cm fish
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21-06-2017, 11:40 AM #23
That's a pretty good guess, this time.😁
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21-06-2017, 11:44 AM #24
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21-06-2017, 12:36 PM #25
Stones look like 900's imo
Feline, one of my koi is 120 cm, but only on a Thursday.
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21-06-2017, 12:58 PM #26
Nice looking pond, sits nicely in your garden
As for quality of fish they look alright to me, you do not need to spend a fortune on a koi for it to be pleasing on the eye and get good growth. We all know that's more about your water and their gene pool.
Chip
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21-06-2017, 01:41 PM #27Alias PWNN - Steve
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21-06-2017, 01:46 PM #28Alias PWNN - Steve
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21-06-2017, 01:50 PM #29
That's because you are looking at mature fish that someone else has already grown. We all know the more mature then your more likely to keep what you see, and obviously you've got a good eye
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21-06-2017, 02:09 PM #30
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21-06-2017, 02:14 PM #31
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21-06-2017, 02:20 PM #32
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21-06-2017, 08:26 PM #33
One or two were around 6" but on average I'd say 8/10" was the norm, historically I found anything less than 8" either Heron bait or extremely susceptible to me killing them with poor pond keeping.
I consider 10" a good starting point because they're a little bit more hardy, you can see how they're going and they're a bit wiser.
Two or three of my koi are survivors from a disastrous temporary pond I built when I moved house some 15 years ago it actually became their neglected home for around 5 years, not my most shining moment I have to admit but sometimes life gets in the way, all of those koi are stunted and mutts but that could be their genetics because they came from a crappie dealer.
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21-06-2017, 11:32 PM #34
So back on topic
The way I see it John is, that breeders in Japan grow big koi to a high standard with low PH, GH, KH and TDS.
Certain dealers in the UK grow big koi at a high standard by mirroring the same water chemistry.
So common sense tells me I need to do the same in order to achieve my goal of growing big, beautiful koi.
Personally I have never had issues with nitrite running KH 0.5-1.0 GH 0 and PH 7 TDS sits around 60-90ppm.
In my experience it comes down to stocking levels and how much water your prepared to chuck down the drain.
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22-06-2017, 06:29 AM #35
Keith, you can't test to 0.5 accuracy, oops sorry, wrong thread
Had you already got mature media and low nitrite when you started with low KH? I think some people say it's maturing it that's the problem rather than maintaining it.
I started comparing NH3 to nitrite by using targets of 0.02 and 0.2 respectively, so if NH3 was at 0.01 and nitrite at 0.1 I'd say they were balanced. When using RO I was massively out of balance (zero NH3 and sometimes 0.3 nitrite). Without RO they're a lot more in balance and I like that (I'm not saying it's right, just that it makes my simple mind happy )Last edited by admin; 30-06-2017 at 02:32 PM.
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22-06-2017, 11:41 PM #36
Its accurate enough for me John
I introduced RO within 12 months of filling so I guess the filters were well on their way to maturity.
Looking back I do recall high levels of nitrite 0.1 but at the time was advised to keep feeding, hide the key to the medication cabinet, sit on my hands and let the filters adjust to the change in PH KH etc.…
I still see a slight trace of nitrite but this will always be the case when feeding during the growing season.
My koi are happy, hungry and growing well so I must be doing something right.
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23-06-2017, 06:38 AM #37
Hungry and growing well I'll give you but how the hell do you know they're happy?
How do you protect yourself from pH crashes? I used to have auto bicarbonate dosing but it always worried me when I worked away that it was a single point of failure.Last edited by admin; 30-06-2017 at 02:32 PM.
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23-06-2017, 07:23 AM #382016 new 6000 gallon pond
https://www.koiforum.uk/pond-construc...ghlight=feline
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23-06-2017, 07:25 AM #39
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23-06-2017, 08:06 AM #40
Best plants to remove Nitrate
pug has a very impressive veg filter on his pond, have a look at some of his his youtube videos....