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18-08-2020, 07:07 PM
Thread: Chlorine Alert !!
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As a matter of interest is sodium thiosulphate in...
As a matter of interest is sodium thiosulphate in crystal form added to the fresh pond water, better than running through a dechlorination filter?
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07-08-2020, 10:20 PM
Thread: Mr Rat....
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Unless you seal up the under shed space properly,...
Unless you seal up the under shed space properly, you will definitely get rats nesting and breeding there again.
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22-06-2020, 09:33 PM
Thread: Orfe question
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I keep Orfe in a separate pond. Heavily planted...
I keep Orfe in a separate pond. Heavily planted and very deep (2 metres). I don't do much - they fend for themselves.
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17-06-2020, 09:17 PM
Thread: how do you clean your pond ?
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I use a pond vac every week to clean filter, pond...
I use a pond vac every week to clean filter, pond bottom (if needed) and facilitate water changes. Vac is used to drain from the bottom of the filter, with inlet feed shut. Then open inlet to create...
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27-04-2020, 12:16 PM
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Pump on easypod outlet? Extracting water for the garden?
One of my ponds is about 4 cubic metres, has a few nice Koi in it, Kockney Koi UV etc and all is fine. Bottom drain fed Evolution Aqua easypod. Works well (but I would not do this system again). ...
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20-06-2019, 06:51 PM
Thread: Water Readings - Time Of Day Effect
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Very interesting thread. I run a lot of air into...
Very interesting thread. I run a lot of air into my pond, which does disturb the water quite a bit. Based on threads here I stopped adding air and within a week was recording large pH variations...
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18-06-2019, 08:41 PM
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I have been to Japan a few times and as a novice...
I have been to Japan a few times and as a novice what I observe is they keep it simple. I am not looking to grow champion Koi - we have a Koi pond for ornamental reasons as part of a Japanese...
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14-06-2019, 05:25 PM
Thread: Advice on hose for top up system
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Yes. It is easy to plumb - requires no plumbing...
Yes. It is easy to plumb - requires no plumbing skills, which is just as well for me!. Does depend a bit on you being super neat and tidy with pipe cuts fitting the pipe inserts well, and not doing...
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14-06-2019, 02:55 PM
Thread: Advice on hose for top up system
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I use MDPE as well. The Push fit type fittings...
I use MDPE as well. The Push fit type fittings are very good and easy to use.
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02-06-2019, 07:02 PM
Thread: Acriflavine and salt
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There are many on-line salt tables, but read what...
There are many on-line salt tables, but read what mankysanke says first and be aware of how many 10% water changes you need to remove salt totally, as it is obviously not linear.
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30-05-2019, 03:27 PM
Thread: On the verge of jacking it all in
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I have several ponds in my south facing garden. ...
I have several ponds in my south facing garden. Some are in full sun all day. One of them is a fairly large wildlife pond and in my experience it takes two summers for pond lilies and aquatic...
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26-05-2019, 07:52 PM
Thread: Help please - see pictures
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Feedback. I have taken advice from two sources...
Feedback. I have taken advice from two sources as recommended. CCTV (which I previously forgot to look at) confirms Heron attack on the pond, but camera angle is such that I cannot see which fish...
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24-05-2019, 09:47 PM
Thread: Help please - see pictures
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Thanks Dave. I will do that tomorrow. ...
Thanks Dave. I will do that tomorrow.
Although I did not put this in the threads above, I have a worry that the source of this is a Heron strike. The pond is netted, but about three weeks ago... -
24-05-2019, 07:41 PM
Thread: Help please - see pictures
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I have no other medications except the Medicine...
I have no other medications except the Medicine already added. However, I can go and buy whatever I need tomorrow. I do have a microscope and slides. What I don't have is experience of scrapes or...
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24-05-2019, 07:38 PM
Thread: Help please - see pictures
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Second fish. Problem is on its side. Photos via...
Second fish. Problem is on its side. Photos via iPhone so apologies for quality.
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24-05-2019, 07:30 PM
Thread: Help please - see pictures
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Help please - see pictures
I have two injured or ulcers. It is very difficult to post a meaningful thread because pretty much every descriptive word appears to be a tag! It has taken me a few days to realise how serious this...
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24-05-2019, 03:10 PM
Thread: Fish dying almost daily.
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Have you tested the water. Water test kits are...
Have you tested the water. Water test kits are cheap. I would not pump out 40,000 litres to waste without testing it first.
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13-05-2019, 09:33 PM
Thread: What's the most you would pay for a koi?
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This subject is very interesting. I was looking...
This subject is very interesting. I was looking at Koi Water Barn website at the weekend and they have some fish on there listed at, for example, £8,995. I wondered who pays this and why.
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30-04-2019, 11:35 AM
Thread: Aeration- is it possible to have too much?
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I bought weighted black air lines as the ones...
I bought weighted black air lines as the ones that float are unsightly. They are very good, but I still find that the bottom drain gradually sweeps everything towards it. I have fixed lumps of...
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29-04-2019, 10:03 PM
Thread: Aeration- is it possible to have too much?
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Meant to add that I use a valve with 6 outlets,...
Meant to add that I use a valve with 6 outlets, each of which has a tap. This gives full control.
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29-04-2019, 10:01 PM
Thread: Aeration- is it possible to have too much?
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I have an air pump running continuously. I have...
I have an air pump running continuously. I have two stones in the pond, one at each end and one in the filter. The pond ones I throttle back to gentle bubbling most of the time and the filter one is...
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23-04-2019, 11:51 AM
Thread: where to purchase koi
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My experience as a novice is: with my first...
My experience as a novice is: with my first foray into Koi, 20 years ago, I had a large pond and stocked it with quite large Koi from a dealer at Gatwick. The dealer also installed filtration etc...
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14-04-2019, 02:44 PM
Thread: Your views on pond lights
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I have a set of the Blagden submersible LED...
I have a set of the Blagden submersible LED lights. I took them out a couple of days ago. In my experience:
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Well, we have air in our pond and on the return...
Well, we have air in our pond and on the return section of the filter. The fish behave the same if air is on or off. I can regulate the airflow with a simple valve.
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30-03-2019, 06:15 PM
Thread: Getting our collection to a consistent size?
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Getting our collection to a consistent size?
This may seem odd on an extreme Koi forum.
We have circa 30 Koi. We have umpteen ponds but the main ornamental Koi pond contains the fish. The Koi vary in size (excluding tails) from 10 or 11 ...
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Best plants to remove Nitrate
pug has a very impressive veg filter on his pond, have a look at some of his his youtube videos....