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13-05-2020, 10:18 AM
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Hang on! Let me look back. Weren't you the...
Hang on!
Let me look back.
Weren't you the one who said "Touch a nerve?"
I certainly seem to have touched one with you!
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12-05-2020, 10:36 PM
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It's not about touching a nerve, it's about...
It's not about touching a nerve, it's about common courtesy.
More sarcasm eh?
Why are you attempting to distort the facts?
It does you no favours.
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12-05-2020, 07:40 PM
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My motto was, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."...
My motto was, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
It's often the same, somebody posts a message directed at nobody in particular and I prefaced mine by starting with "Each to his own and all ... -
12-05-2020, 06:55 PM
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Sorry! By your original reponse, I assumed you...
Sorry!
By your original reponse, I assumed you obviously thought I posted my comments entirely for your benefit,
That was rather presumptious of you.
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12-05-2020, 06:23 PM
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Thanks for letting me know, I'll sleep better...
Thanks for letting me know, I'll sleep better tonight.
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12-05-2020, 04:33 PM
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Each to his own and all that. Why do purgable...
Each to his own and all that.
Why do purgable pump sumps seem so out of favour?
Filter maintenance for most of the year, is five minutes a week.
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10-05-2020, 11:09 PM
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Some Advice For Those About to Construct Their First Pool.
I'd suggest building your back-up facilities first.
My filters were in a room in the back of my garage, together with a 300 gallon quarantine tank with its own filter and heater.
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10-05-2020, 03:03 PM
Thread: Bottom drain pipe blocking
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This is more of some advice to prospective pond...
This is more of some advice to prospective pond builders.
Mine was an old-fashioned system, a huge foam, and flowcore filter in 4 X 40 gallon tanks arranged in pairs, with a pump sump. It worked... -
09-05-2020, 10:56 PM
Thread: Pergola build
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When it comes to painting wood in the garden,...
When it comes to painting wood in the garden, I've used this stuff for years in its various guises.
https://www.duluxdecoratorcentre.co.uk/dulux-trade-ultimate-woodstain
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09-05-2020, 09:30 AM
Thread: Pergola build
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Looking good. Just an observation on pergola...
Looking good.
Just an observation on pergola builds.
The problem with any sort of wooden garden construction that you want to be durable, is that wood now comes from "sustainable resources,"... -
08-05-2020, 01:01 PM
Thread: What If?
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In my experience, there was no "leisurely time"...
In my experience, there was no "leisurely time" with koi. If there were nothing to do, I'd manage to find something.
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08-05-2020, 10:52 AM
Thread: What If?
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Well, you have to keep going. I've the garden, I...
Well, you have to keep going. I've the garden, I play golf three times a week (not at the moment, unfortunately), I've my two vinyl jukeboxes, my "all singin' and dancin'" Yamaha Tyros 5 electric...
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08-05-2020, 10:37 AM
Thread: What If?
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(https://ibb.co/pzqJ335)Constructing a concrete...
Constructing a concrete collar before digging out a pool makes the job so much easier. It ends up exactly the size you want and you can get it perfectly level. It also cuts down on the amount of...
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08-05-2020, 10:34 AM
Thread: What If?
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Continued.. too many photos The fish went to a...
Continued.. too many photos
The fish went to a neighbour two doors away, who has had a pool for a few years now. We took them all round in this "pram."
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08-05-2020, 10:33 AM
Thread: What If?
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Thanks for the interest. From 1976 we've had...
Thanks for the interest.
From 1976 we've had three ponds
Firstly "a damp window box" on the crazy terrazzo patiopatio.
https://i.ibb.co/cNgFtxY/05-17-0.jpg
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07-05-2020, 03:38 PM
Thread: What If?
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Thanks for the kind words. I've posted before...
Thanks for the kind words.
I've posted before that anything with the word "koi" in, is more expensive than if it were described elsewhere without that word.
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06-05-2020, 07:14 PM
Thread: What If?
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Thanks for the kind words. Well we had a...
Thanks for the kind words.
Well we had a wisteria that was on the pergola next to the pool that died, but I don't think it was the fish that killed it, the roots just rotted away.
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06-05-2020, 05:40 PM
Thread: What If?
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Thanks for the kind words Ann, we're both doing...
Thanks for the kind words Ann, we're both doing fine I hope you and yours are the same too.
We've now ten ten in pots on the new "rose patio," ten in pots on the old patio and three in borders.
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06-05-2020, 04:32 PM
Thread: What If?
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What If?
It's been a year since I posted, but it occured to me to offer a bit of advice to anyone who visits this forum and is yet to build a pool.
When I first got the koi bug and said to my wife that I... -
24-05-2019, 06:55 PM
Thread: Pool Close Down
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I've managed to sell off all my pool equipment,...
I've managed to sell off all my pool equipment, the fish are "living happily ever after" in a friend's pool two doors away and no I haven't been to see them but I might do later.
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02-05-2019, 10:58 PM
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This is now sold. But I've still got the Oaise...
This is now sold.
But I've still got the Oaise aqua -oxy 1000 lph air pump. Starting price £40.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264301987003
and the Pondexpert 13,000 lph filter pump. Starting... -
25-04-2019, 10:24 PM
Thread: UV tubes
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If you've not changed a tube before, you should...
If you've not changed a tube before, you should take a lot of care. The quartz tubes are usually quite brittle, so if there's any discolouration on the inside of the tube it's easy to break one if...
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25-04-2019, 08:44 PM
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36W Greenstop pro UV. Koi Pool Steriliser
As I've closed down my Koi Pool I have this to sell
The discounted new price is about £119 at "Pondkeeper."
It's two years old. There's three spare quartz tubes and three unused lamps (amazing... -
25-04-2019, 08:31 PM
Thread: Pondexpert 13,000 lph filter pump.
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Pondexpert 13,000 lph filter pump.
As I've closed down my koi pool I've put this on eBay
These are £130 new.
It's' three years old, but was only used in the suimmer, I used a lower raated pump during the winter. It has a short... -
25-04-2019, 08:17 PM
Thread: Oaise Aqua Oxy Air :ump 1000
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Oaise Aqua Oxy Air Pump 1000
I've closed down my koi pool.
So I've put this on eBay
This comes with some tubing and two air stones. Plus two spare unused diaphragms.
These are anything between £130 and £150 new.
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The Daily pond temp thread
Pond still covered, currently 11.6C Been really mild this year as far as pond temps go. ...