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26-03-2024, 07:30 PM
Thread: Running heater at low temp?
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I run 500w stainless aquarium heaters on plug in...
I run 500w stainless aquarium heaters on plug in temp controller. Via a timer, hour on hour off, so nothing gets too hot. Ideally You need approx 1w per gallon. But 1500w Worked well enough this...
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26-03-2024, 07:20 PM
Thread: Butterfly koi bleeding from gill
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Had you moved it out of the water? Otherwise,...
Had you moved it out of the water?
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26-03-2024, 06:37 PM
Thread: Pond revamp, advice needed please
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Nice garden! Are you planning to add fish to...
Nice garden!
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Is that a Draco Drum? I was advised to set mine...
Is that a Draco Drum?
I was advised to set mine up so the waste chute acted as the overflow. Works a treat.
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25-03-2024, 07:59 PM
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Well that's the cross members form the winter...
Well that's the cross members form the winter covers finished just in time for spring!
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25-03-2024, 11:42 AM
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Put it all together and it will look like this...
Put it all together and it will look like this and you'll have saved £100-£180 easily, maybe more depending on how much you get your carbon for.
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25-03-2024, 10:09 AM
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After a lot of tooing and froing. The company...
After a lot of tooing and froing. The company wanted the 3 extra bottles back!
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14-03-2024, 03:44 PM
Thread: High PH - Co2 and Algae.
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...or in reef tanks you simply put a light over...
...or in reef tanks you simply put a light over your sump that comes on when your main tank light goes off, to lesson the swing.
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14-03-2024, 02:04 PM
Thread: A figure looking through a microscope
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Trolling again? The Japanese dealers all have...
Trolling again?
The Japanese dealers all have microscopes and use the same treatments we do, more or less. I'm sure there's an just as many hobbiests in Japan that follow suit
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11-03-2024, 04:11 PM
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I'll check them out, but it needs to be 4" to 2...
I'll check them out, but it needs to be 4" to 2 1/2" BSP
Although 4" to 3" then 3" to 2 1/2" would work and still be half the price.
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08-03-2024, 04:43 PM
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Err, it appears that th supplier of the PVC...
Err, it appears that th supplier of the PVC reducing bush has trebled the price so that part is now £32 plus delivery!
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06-03-2024, 10:30 PM
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The 3/4 inlet and outlet are both at the top, but...
The 3/4 inlet and outlet are both at the top, but the distribution unit pipe has a strainer at the top of the internal tube and at the bottom of the tube, like normal. Presumably to ensure proper...
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24-02-2024, 11:46 PM
Thread: Ideas/help on a new pond build
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Have a read through the pond build sections on...
Have a read through the pond build sections on here for ideas.
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24-02-2024, 11:43 PM
Thread: Draco combi not working
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Got a link for the float switch you bought? I'll...
Got a link for the float switch you bought? I'll probably get a couple spares for that money.
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24-02-2024, 11:38 PM
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What did you make of the coppens? Not used any...
What did you make of the coppens? Not used any yet but will do next I think.
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23-02-2024, 05:32 PM
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Oh yeah the chequered stuff. Not much cheaper...
Oh yeah the chequered stuff. Not much cheaper than Saki Hikari though is it?
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23-02-2024, 05:20 PM
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I am probably missing something obvious, but what...
I am probably missing something obvious, but what is FD the abbreviation of?
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23-02-2024, 04:58 PM
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I second the aquasource with garlic. I've always...
I second the aquasource with garlic. I've always avoided it because it's a floating food and my lot have previously only stirred for sinking foods in winter, wheatgerm etc. I gave it a try this year...
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23-02-2024, 04:49 PM
Thread: Koi are like kids at meal time !!
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If you need to distract them to get some pellets...
If you need to distract them to get some pellets in the sturgeon, mine love calciworms (same effect as mealworms but without the Koi tax) and brown bread.
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22-02-2024, 04:05 PM
Thread: Moving koi
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The biggest one in the world ever was 23ft. I...
The biggest one in the world ever was 23ft. I don't know how you would recreate that sort of body of water ( and inland sea more than twice bigger than our entire country) and get them that big....
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22-02-2024, 04:01 PM
Thread: Moving koi
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What back to Caspian / Black sea?
What back to Caspian / Black sea?
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17-02-2024, 06:42 PM
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With no other factors at play, pump off etc. The...
With no other factors at play, pump off etc.
The leak will be at the exact height the water sits at, when it stops dropping. Either in the pond or in the gravity side of the pipe work. But it has to... -
17-02-2024, 01:50 PM
Thread: Koi Colour
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... male fish 'finish' earlier. Females can...
... male fish 'finish' earlier.
Females can change a lot, so buying big/old helps,which is expensive. Or increase your odds. Buy a load of tosai, grow them on in a heated QT. Which usually works out... -
17-02-2024, 01:42 PM
Thread: Sudden drop in flow from bottom drain
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... A 4" vent pipe would also be what people...
... A 4" vent pipe would also be what people refer to as a stand pipe. You then have the option to use drain rods on the bottom drain if you ever need it. Or you can stick a hose down it, with out...
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16-02-2024, 03:14 PM
Thread: Sudden drop in flow from bottom drain
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Well that's progress. Hope you get sorted. But a...
Well that's progress. Hope you get sorted. But a leak wouldn't have brought flow down to a trickle. Certainly not without you noticing the pond height dropping tremendously.
Is it possible the BD...
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