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25-10-2020, 11:53 PM
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Sticky: Yeh, all good here. I think it turned out to be...
Yeh, all good here. I think it turned out to be the increased Chlorine levels from the tap water. I’m still filtering through a 3-stage on trickle but I also ST when topping up after a big filter...
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23-10-2020, 01:37 AM
Thread: Lucky Escape
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Lucky Escape
I didn’t have a ‘jumper’ but a similar situation when watching a Koi in my Mum’s pond.
We were just chatting and admiring them when one of them just laid over and floated to the top!!!
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23-10-2020, 01:20 AM
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Sticky: Ah, a great write up. Exactly the lesson Gaz...
Ah, a great write up. Exactly the lesson Gaz taught me when he came to take a look at my pond the other month.
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23-10-2020, 01:13 AM
Thread: Home move / ending hobby
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Sticky: Hi Miles. Just checking to see if any of the Koi...
Hi Miles. Just checking to see if any of the Koi still need a home?
I’m looking for two more for my pond before the temps start to drop significantly.
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15-10-2020, 12:08 AM
Thread: Strange behaving fish
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Ammonia at 0.5? On my pond, if I had NH3 at 0.5...
Ammonia at 0.5? On my pond, if I had NH3 at 0.5 I’d be worried. Above 0.25 and alarms go off in my head.
Maybe I’m too over cautious but 0.2 and I’m ok...for a short while.
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14-10-2020, 11:59 PM
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No worries at all mate. I’ll take it if you’re...
No worries at all mate. I’ll take it if you’re moving it on at any point but totally understand holding on to it just in case.
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04-10-2020, 01:02 AM
Thread: Home move / ending hobby
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Sticky: I’m so sorry, I totally didn’t see your reply......
I’m so sorry, I totally didn’t see your reply...
Hope you’re sorted now for the Koi but if you’re not then I’m still interested.
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04-10-2020, 01:01 AM
Thread: Home move / ending hobby
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Sticky: It’s an Oak sapling! It needs planing now as it’s...
It’s an Oak sapling! It needs planing now as it’s got a bit big for its pot. My daughter has grown it. Kinda cool!
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02-10-2020, 12:05 AM
Thread: Watch your rubber boots!
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I absolutely hate rubber boots! They are useless....
I absolutely hate rubber boots! They are useless.
My pond has been running for just over two years and I’ve replaced 3 rubber fittings already...
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21-09-2020, 07:47 AM
Thread: Matsuko box went bang, literally!
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You’re dead right, those connector blocks are...
You’re dead right, those connector blocks are ridiculously fiddly. So much so that when I connected the box up the first time, I broke one of the connectors off the circuit board so had to strip the...
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21-09-2020, 07:45 AM
Thread: Matsuko box went bang, literally!
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Hi Kenny. All good on the rest of the pond....
Hi Kenny. All good on the rest of the pond. Everything is working well.
We’ve been finishing off the work on the house so that’s taken all my time over the last 6 months so not much pond work has... -
21-09-2020, 07:38 AM
Thread: Matsuko box went bang, literally!
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The pump was absolutely fine. Just the box that...
The pump was absolutely fine. Just the box that died. It is a head scratcher because my old Sequence used to switch on and pull its full power right from the off but the box was never bothered....
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21-09-2020, 07:36 AM
Thread: Matsuko box went bang, literally!
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Cheers for all the comments. Some things to think...
Cheers for all the comments. Some things to think about there.
I’m no electrician but I assume there wasn’t a spike in the power draw because the pump, when you switch it on, winds up quite... -
17-09-2020, 09:50 PM
Thread: Matsuko box went bang, literally!
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Matsuko box went bang, literally!
I’ve been running a Matsuko box (5 way with pump guard) for two years without a hitch.
It ran my Sequence 15k, EA 110w UV, two Jebao 7,000 pumps and two EA 95 pumps (on one line).
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New pond
It’s down to the factors the other guys have said really but personally, if I were to build mine again, I wouldn’t go over what I’ve got. 3,650 gallons, 6ft at the deepest end and 4.5ft at the...
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09-09-2020, 12:29 AM
Thread: Best UV bulbs.
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Best UV bulbs.
Hi all,
I wasn’t quite sure where to put this question (feel free to move mod) but I’ve got a EA 110w UV (twin bulbs) and the original bulbs that came with it were superb. The water was super... -
26-08-2020, 08:28 AM
Thread: Chlorine Alert !!
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Not sure who your water comes from Freddy but a...
Not sure who your water comes from Freddy but a quick Google of the water company's name and add "water quality" on the back end (e.g. Severn Trent water quality) should bring you to page where you...
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25-08-2020, 09:19 PM
Thread: Review of Aurora Koi medical visit.
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Review of Aurora Koi medical visit.
Yes mate, they’re all good. [emoji1303] Gaz dropped me a message afterwards about topping up, chlorine, etc so that’s my next investigation.
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23-08-2020, 11:24 AM
Thread: Review of Aurora Koi medical visit.
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Cheers Gaz, it was a great experience and much...
Cheers Gaz, it was a great experience and much appreciated. I feel much more confident now, as mentioned.
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23-08-2020, 09:51 AM
Thread: Review of Aurora Koi medical visit.
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Absolutely mate. I don’t give praise lightly but...
Absolutely mate. I don’t give praise lightly but I couldn’t fault Gaz and his expertise. No pressure or any of that nonsense, just great help & support.
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23-08-2020, 09:38 AM
Thread: Review of Aurora Koi medical visit.
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Review of Aurora Koi medical visit.
I know a few people on here are already in touch with Gaz at Aurora Koi but yesterday was my first face-to-face with him and it was at my place. I asked him to come over and take a look at my pond as...
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21-08-2020, 09:42 PM
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Pump is now sold.
Pump is now sold.
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18-08-2020, 08:49 PM
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PM'd you back.
PM'd you back.
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18-08-2020, 11:19 AM
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The pump is still available if anyone would like...
The pump is still available if anyone would like it. If not, I'll chuck it on eBay at the weekend.
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16-08-2020, 12:20 AM
Thread: Pond sale , moving home
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Scratch, that. I’ve seen you’re in Loughton. Thx.
Scratch, that. I’ve seen you’re in Loughton. Thx.
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Aquaforte Dm vario 20000 pumps
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