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    To some respect, as I’m only in the early stages...

    To some respect, as I’m only in the early stages of planning I want to ensure I do it right first time, So budget won’t matter to some respect, I want to make sure I plan it properly initially, and...
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    Lol! They are to a newbie :) I’ve plenty of...

    Lol! They are to a newbie :) I’ve plenty of experience I guess looking after fish but never had my own pond, so now it’s my own things are different [emoji23]


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    Hi, yes I have but I worked for a small koi...

    Hi, yes I have but I worked for a small koi outlet as a young lad and we had the early nexus filters and I just got on with them so well and had lots of experience with them so I naturally gravitate...
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    Early Planning - Sieves

    Hi all,

    Im in the very early stages of pond planning and I don't want to fall for the sales pitches by salesmen but don't want to discard advice either, however I'd rather speak to people who have...
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    Captain slow, Appreciate the feedback mate ......

    Captain slow,
    Appreciate the feedback mate ... Ideally I'd like to look (initially) at any alternative to a shower I just think they look unsightly and would rather look at any other alternatives to...
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    Filter Choice

    At the moment I'm spending a great deal into looking for a decent enough filtration system, i haven't build the pond and I'm still in the planning stages,

    I need to take into consideration the...
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    Feline, I'm trying to finalise a pond design...

    Feline, I'm trying to finalise a pond design first prior to looking into anything with to much conviction at the moment, I don't want to compromise the pond it was just trying to balance the size of...
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    John I've only recently seen some of these...

    John I've only recently seen some of these through this forum, I don't know much about it how it works and would certainly require further research, I'll look more heavily into the specifics of my...
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    It's looking as though lots of people are against...

    It's looking as though lots of people are against the varying depth idea :) as mentioned earlier it was just so I could get the biggest surface area of the pond with the Same water volume as a small...
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    Andre asagi - thank you! I'm not under the...

    Andre asagi - thank you! I'm not under the impression that I'll get everything right when I come to finish the project but I hope I don't regret anything that's my aim! I've been following quite a...
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    Mwrightxl - Appreciate the comments and feedback...

    Mwrightxl - Appreciate the comments and feedback its greatly appreciated, I'm trying to do as much research as possible before I put a spade in the ground, there's still plenty of work to do in my...
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    What's the benefit apart from the water capacity...

    What's the benefit apart from the water capacity to have the pond level instead of varying depths, and yes if it was one depth of centralise the bottom drain I just thought I'd place it central to...
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    http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160711/5590fe568...

    http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160711/5590fe568941a5fab7bd8e9c29a9be28.jpg

    It's not a great image as I'm not a graphic designer by any means but it's a general consensus of the set up I'm...
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    You'll have to excuse my lack of knowledge on...

    You'll have to excuse my lack of knowledge on that what's a dracodrum in a nexus?


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    Extreme pond builds

    https://youtu.be/De3iFID_3EM

    Try this guy on YouTube, he has a similar idea of an indoor pond with external viewing window it may not be exactly what your after but he has plenty of good content...
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    Obviously as I'm still in planning.... things...

    Obviously as I'm still in planning.... things will change but my initial idea what's an Ultrasieve into a nexus 320 or a bead filter as plenty of people recommend them instead I don't have the worlds...
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    Would you recommend a separate filter and pump on...

    Would you recommend a separate filter and pump on a skimmer line over plumbing it in with your original filtration ?


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    Smimmer help

    The pump from your skimmer to your sieve I'm guessing ? And is it actually a 50/50 split from your sieve and bottom drain that your looking for or do you find say a 60/40 is better ?

    Apologies...
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    It does slightly, I'd probably install 2 valterra...

    It does slightly, I'd probably install 2 valterra slide valves on each line given your advice secondly you can always isolate them too should you need to?

    When choosing the external pump from the...
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    Balder.. My plan is to bottom drain into an...

    Balder..
    My plan is to bottom drain into an Ultrasieve iii and given that it has 2 3" inlets although I would need to step down my 4" BD I would (with the Ultrasieve) be able to hook up both the...
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    Sorry Chris, yes gravity fed from the sieve...

    Sorry Chris, yes gravity fed from the sieve directly into the pre filter mate do you have any pictures of it by any chance ?


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    Smimmer help

    All, I'm looking into pond planning (I have already posted in that sector) however this question is more suited to this topic.. I'm just wondering if anyone's plumbed in their skimmer line to their...
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    Thank for the reply, the reason for a nexus is...

    Thank for the reply, the reason for a nexus is that I used 4x 220's on some quarantine tanks when I studied fish biology back when I was at college and found them to work well with the right contact...
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    Evolution Aqua filters

    I've already published in koi build diaries so I may be barking up the wrong tree but I'm looking into filters ....
    I had planned a gravity system into a sieve (either Cetus of Ultrasieve iii) then...
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    How do you plan a skimmer into a sieve or primary...

    How do you plan a skimmer into a sieve or primary filter?


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