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08-09-2021, 01:13 AM
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No it is not. Allencook is spot on - Kitty Friend...
No it is not. Allencook is spot on - Kitty Friend Pink Absorbent Cat Litter 30 Litre | Pets At Home You can spend much more elsewhere if you choose. Also sold as Danish Pink, Moler, Terramol.
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30-04-2021, 12:35 PM
Thread: advice
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A bog filter fed by a waterfall will not keep...
A bog filter fed by a waterfall will not keep your pond clean if you are having koi. Any detritus will just sit at the bottom of the pond and need hoovered out. Current popular thinking is a bottom...
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27-04-2021, 05:38 PM
Thread: Fine particles in pond water
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Hello and welcome. Filtration is a bit of an...
Hello and welcome. Filtration is a bit of an algorhithm to get spot on. At this time of year things start to grow and multiply in the water. The fish are being fed more so more waste helps feed even...
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27-04-2021, 05:01 PM
Thread: Pressure Washer
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Mike, I understand the "even strips the paint off...
Mike, I understand the "even strips the paint off the car if not carefull" statement. I used mine to clean some brickwork and it took out half of one brick and mortar around it. I tend to be more...
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24-04-2021, 02:34 AM
Thread: Pressure Washer
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AJM, My original pressure washer was a Karcher...
AJM,
My original pressure washer was a Karcher K5 and it is still going strong although I don't use it that much since I bought a Karcher K7 for an absolutely fabulous £250 on a deal. The K7 has... -
24-04-2021, 02:06 AM
Thread: Murky water
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Steve, I use Super Tab all year round. In a...
Steve,
I use Super Tab all year round. In a 20,000 litre pond one pack lasts me all year round, I add higher doses in the spring and summer. I don't get any blanket weed and the becteria etc are... -
24-04-2021, 01:55 AM
Thread: AEM Easy Drum Review
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I had to replace my control unit, not the units...
I had to replace my control unit, not the units fault but mine, I let it get wet over time and it blew. The new unit when it arrived didn't work so I opened it up and had a poke around checking the...
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12-04-2021, 02:31 AM
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Johnathan, Bracing along the top would be a...
Johnathan,
Bracing along the top would be a good idea, you would need to empty the pond and get everything back in line which may not be as simple as it sounds. I would think about lengths of 2... -
12-04-2021, 02:16 AM
Thread: Filter pit
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Johnathan, My pond is gravity and the water...
Johnathan,
My pond is gravity and the water level height is just slightly above ground level. I run an RDF in a remote enclosure (sort of) and have built a box around the RDF. I left plenty of... -
28-03-2021, 05:09 PM
Thread: uniseal help
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Just go gently, there is no benefit in forcing...
Just go gently, there is no benefit in forcing the holesaw through the pipe. Allow the holesaw to do the work, then clean off any swarf with a wee rub with a bit of sandpaper.
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27-03-2021, 01:39 AM
Thread: uniseal help
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Clippo, Uniseal hole size table - Uniseal Hole...
Clippo,
Uniseal hole size table - Uniseal Hole Size Chart - The Uniseal Shop
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22-03-2021, 03:41 AM
Thread: rubber boots tips
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Rubber boots come in all sorts of qualities and...
Rubber boots come in all sorts of qualities and you get what you pay for. Flexseals which are made in the UK are a subsidiary of Fernco and command 75% of the commercial rubber connector market here....
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22-03-2021, 03:05 AM
Thread: What Drum...?
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I run a Filtereau 20 and had it for a few years...
I run a Filtereau 20 and had it for a few years now on a 20,00 litre pond. I have got to admit that I am more impressed than I thought I was going to be.
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03-03-2021, 03:56 AM
Thread: Pond Paint and Sealant
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My 20,00 litre pond is more organically shaped...
My 20,00 litre pond is more organically shaped i.e. the bottom is more round, it is also set into the ground rather than above it and the water comes to within an inch of the top of the render on the...
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24-02-2021, 07:20 PM
Thread: New Pond Build 21
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There are diggers out there with a track width of...
There are diggers out there with a track width of 750mm which expand out when using. They will cut your digging time in half at least.
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24-02-2021, 07:02 PM
Thread: Pond Paint and Sealant
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My 20,000 litre pond is organically shaped with 4...
My 20,000 litre pond is organically shaped with 4 inches of concrete with plastic needles. I rendered the inside of my pond with a render mix containing fibre glass fibres and then burnt off any...
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12-02-2021, 03:13 AM
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Is this not the proper stuff - Danish Molar from...
Is this not the proper stuff - Danish Molar from Pets at Home
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11-02-2021, 05:01 AM
Thread: New pond build questions
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Whitey79, I run gravity from my bottom drain...
Whitey79,
I run gravity from my bottom drain through an RDF and into a 2000 litre sump which is under my greenhouse (and control centre). In the sump I can do lots of stuff like have loads of... -
11-02-2021, 04:36 AM
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Alburglar, I think I read that the laterite...
Alburglar,
I think I read that the laterite needs to be replenished every few years or so which would make sense to me since it attracts stuff into itself. I am planning to replenish mine this... -
11-02-2021, 04:26 AM
Thread: quick pipe question
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Clippo, I work a lot with pipes and...
Clippo,
I work a lot with pipes and connectors. They are all made to a standard and those standards tend to match standards in other countries i.e. USA Schedule 40 (which is generally their... -
04-01-2021, 04:34 AM
Thread: Anoxic baskets
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Sanicat is the one to go for and they make Kitty...
Sanicat is the one to go for and they make Kitty Friend as seen in Pets At Home. The pink stuff (Sanicat/Kitty Friend) is 100% Danish Moler Clay and is much less expensive than the same stuff sold by...
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18-09-2020, 03:04 AM
Thread: Matsuko box went bang, literally!
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Hi Gray, nice to hear from you, hope everything...
Hi Gray, nice to hear from you, hope everything else is going OK in your pond. The truth is fuses are not always the fail safe devices we believe them to be. When I was on the tools with BT I found a...
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28-08-2020, 02:41 AM
Thread: Bakki shower v bakki river
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Paul, Depends on how much noise you want your...
Paul,
Depends on how much noise you want your pond filtration to deliver. Lots of noise - shower, less noise - river.
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26-08-2020, 07:02 PM
Thread: Pond plumbing
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Tombuck, Your design is never "right" it will...
Tombuck,
Your design is never "right" it will change in the future. Forget about glue and go down the flexible rubber connector route. It will pay dividends in the future.
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24-08-2020, 05:39 PM
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Mike, Have you had a look on the ingredients...
Mike,
Have you had a look on the ingredients panel of the Catsan cat litter. I am sure I looked in Pets At Home and it was Montmorillionite which is the main component in the likes of Kusuri Klay....
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Running heater at low temp?
Covering the pond with polycarb should be enough to stop water temps dipping below 6C for the most...