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    Whilst building you can use those rectangle pools...

    Whilst building you can use those rectangle pools on Amazon for £75. A solid pond will be best in the long run, and you can enjoy your fish while you build the pond.

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    This might help ...

    This might help ...
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    Just an update on this guys. Before the temps...

    Just an update on this guys. Before the temps dropped to sub 10 deg I thought I would dose the pond with fluke solve just to resolve a nagging idea the wound was caused by skin flukes.
    It worked and...
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    Thanks for all the help guys, I will follow up...

    Thanks for all the help guys, I will follow up your suggestions.

    Oh and checked chlorine levels, they seem to be non existent with the dpd4 test

    Cheers

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    I have been thinking of using one of these intex...

    I have been thinking of using one of these intex rectangular pools, 2 x 1.5 x .6 M only £51 for a QT pond and maybe grow on pond later.
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    I'll get some and give it a go, the wound is...

    I'll get some and give it a go, the wound is still there and open.
    Thanks


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    Hi sorry for the delay in replying, I put...

    Hi sorry for the delay in replying, I put Dechlorinator in the pond every water change. I tend to put in more than is needed to rule that out. However I'll check a sample just to be sure
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    The nexus is poor at clearing fine muck, I have a...

    The nexus is poor at clearing fine muck, I have a 400 micron long bag at a point in my return to pick out fine bits. You can also run the water through fine sponge filters and cotton fleece but that...
  9. Thread: Losing koi

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    I've got no ideas except that it may have damaged...

    I've got no ideas except that it may have damaged itself looking for air. How is the fish now?

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    I agree with Sim I have a oase pond vac with twin...

    I agree with Sim I have a oase pond vac with twin chamber, when that flap sticks all suction stops.

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    Thanks guys, I'll see about sorting a qt for her...

    Thanks guys, I'll see about sorting a qt for her and salt bath with heat.
    Just weird that it hasn't scabbed over.

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    A fish I had that got dropsy looked like that,...

    A fish I had that got dropsy looked like that, though she was bloated like a pine cone. Died within a few days, nothing i could do

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    No herons that I've seen. The wound has been like...

    No herons that I've seen. The wound has been like that since I first noticed , i would have expected some healing by now, it's been weeks

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    Some how you will need your water to flow through...

    Some how you will need your water to flow through a tub of media, grog or other ceramic mature much faster but moving k1 takes 6 months +

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    Koi wound identification

    Any ideas what caused this, it's been like this for several weeks and doesn't seem to be healing. I have treated the wound directly with the blue antiseptic, cant remember name. Any...
  16. KH levels keep your PH stable so I would add some...

    KH levels keep your PH stable so I would add some bicarbonate and keep a close eye on the PH, should 7.5 to 8 for koi

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    It takes a while for k1 to mature, a lot more...

    It takes a while for k1 to mature, a lot more time if its a moving bed. I would recommend keeping some mature media online until the k1 matures

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  18. Thread: Losing koi

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    What filter system have you got and what outlet...

    What filter system have you got and what outlet back into the pond.
    24 hrs is a long time without air but cant see it having lasting effects

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    Agree with freddyboy. Going forward your either...

    Agree with freddyboy. Going forward your either feeding way too much for your biological filters or they are not working.

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    I think the 320 is rated to flow 11 or 12000lt/h...

    I think the 320 is rated to flow 11 or 12000lt/h

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    Yes I was allowing for flow losses, it overloads...

    Yes I was allowing for flow losses, it overloads my nexus 320 a little but I have a big box of grog and sponge/ cotton fleece to pick out remaing particles

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    My pond is 20000lt I have 2x 12000 lt/h pumps...

    My pond is 20000lt I have 2x 12000 lt/h pumps moving water up 2 m so actuality is a total 14000lt/h. My pond is crystal clear.. I also use swell sludge control tabs to break down poop etc

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    How old are your filters, are you sure chlorine...

    How old are your filters, are you sure chlorine isn't getting through the filters. Take a sample and test for chlorine

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    Personally I would 3/4 full with grog with three...

    Personally I would 3/4 full with grog with three stages of sponge between the inlet and the grog. If you want clear water maybe some cotton fleece but it needs cleaning often.

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    Both, ideally you need to have sufficient flow to...

    Both, ideally you need to have sufficient flow to have your whole pond go through the filters every 1.5 to 2 hrs. The rating of a pump is measured straight out of the pump, so any bends, uv's, or...
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