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03-05-2021, 11:57 AM
Thread: Lemon Doitsu Hariwake for sale. Devon
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Lemon Doitsu Hariwake for sale. Devon
Doitsu Lemon Hariwake, sold
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17-02-2020, 10:34 PM
Thread: Bakki Shower Advice
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I also have a 100cm width x 24cm x 30cm 4 tier...
I also have a 100cm width x 24cm x 30cm 4 tier Bakki shower, I purchased 1 box of 10kg Sakura far infrared shower media from Kitsu koi which fills one tier once you have broken each Pierce in two and...
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19-01-2020, 10:32 PM
Thread: Ki media or look a like?
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I was advised to use Hel-X so I got 100 litres in...
I was advised to use Hel-X so I got 100 litres in my moving bed filter, this website has a good sale on Hel-X too.
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24-08-2019, 10:18 PM
Thread: 100 ltrs of Crystal Bio
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Do you know how much it would cost to courier at...
Do you know how much it would cost to courier at all please??
Thanks
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16-08-2019, 08:29 AM
Thread: Easypod cleaning
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Boiling the K1 doesn’t remove the “good” bacteria...
Boiling the K1 doesn’t remove the “good” bacteria that has built up, you may find that you boil it over 2-3 times per clean to ensure any crap is agitated and left free floating so it can be flushed...
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18-04-2019, 02:20 PM
Thread: Reducing Phosphate in koi pond.
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I think my next addition to the filtration will...
I think my next addition to the filtration will be a 55w uv as the 18w Easypod one probably isn’t man enough to do 6500 litres of water in direct sunlight but I will keep an eye on it. This could...
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18-04-2019, 07:04 AM
Thread: Reducing Phosphate in koi pond.
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Hi RS2000 My pond is now approximately 10...
Hi RS2000
My pond is now approximately 10 months old but have had Bakki shower on pond for 3 weeks.
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17-04-2019, 11:02 PM
Thread: Reducing Phosphate in koi pond.
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Okay thanks I will look in to that. Will...
Okay thanks I will look in to that.
Will adding carbon to the filter help remove Phosphate?
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17-04-2019, 10:51 PM
Thread: Reducing Phosphate in koi pond.
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Pond is 8 x 6 x 4 1/2 foot. Thanks for your...
Pond is 8 x 6 x 4 1/2 foot.
Thanks for your help Andi
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17-04-2019, 10:50 PM
Thread: Reducing Phosphate in koi pond.
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I have a 3 tier Bakki shower with pumice and a...
I have a 3 tier Bakki shower with pumice and a moving bed filter with 100 litres of Hel-x in so basically a Nexus just in a different format and not in one complete...
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17-04-2019, 07:27 PM
Thread: Reducing Phosphate in koi pond.
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Here is my raised pond ...
Here is my raised pond
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17-04-2019, 07:26 PM
Thread: Reducing Phosphate in koi pond.
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Hi Andi, I clean Easypod once per week by...
Hi Andi,
I clean Easypod once per week by boiling over my k1 approximately 2-3 times with each flush through.
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17-04-2019, 09:08 AM
Thread: Reducing Phosphate in koi pond.
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Reducing Phosphate in koi pond.
Hi can anyone share what other ways there are apart from adding chemicals to my pond to reduce Phosphate in my water please?
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08-04-2019, 04:48 PM
Thread: Showers
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I have pumice in mine as it cost £60+ per 25kg of...
I have pumice in mine as it cost £60+ per 25kg of media needed for the plastic showers, there maybe some debate as to whether plastic ones are trickle towers and stainless steel ones are Bakki...
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08-04-2019, 02:36 PM
Thread: Showers
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I have used JBR Plastics for my moving bed filter...
I have used JBR Plastics for my moving bed filter and they are spot on, I believe they manufacture showers for one the bigger companies so if you purchase from them directly you are saving yourself...
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18-01-2019, 10:06 AM
Thread: Easypod modifications
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Okay thanks for the info, I will see what...
Okay thanks for the info, I will see what outcomes I get from any modifications.
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18-01-2019, 09:18 AM
Thread: Easypod modifications
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Yeah I can add in smaller quantities and assess...
Yeah I can add in smaller quantities and assess it over weeks/months to see, I can also drain the pod by a few centimetres to ensure the k1 doesn’t spill over or I could cut out some wire mesh to...
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17-01-2019, 07:25 PM
Thread: Easypod modifications
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I will do some research for jap matting but 1m2...
I will do some research for jap matting but 1m2 should do it as the dimensions for a pod are under that and use left overs to stand on end. Just need warmer so I can actually stand outside long...
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17-01-2019, 07:23 PM
Thread: Easypod modifications
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I wondered if this can be remedied by adding...
I wondered if this can be remedied by adding 20-30 litres more of k1 to say 50-60 litres and the. Add the matting on top ?
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14-01-2019, 10:15 PM
Thread: Easypod modifications
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Yeah it looks like I have some measuring up to do...
Yeah it looks like I have some measuring up to do and possibly some templates from cut out cardboard, this may give me the opportunity to basically cut out a giant polo in jap matting and then half...
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14-01-2019, 12:00 AM
Thread: Easypod modifications
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Thanks for the info I appreciate it. I don’t...
Thanks for the info I appreciate it.
I don’t suppose you can recall the size of the jap matting you got can you ? Diameter wise and thickness?
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13-01-2019, 12:17 PM
Thread: Easypod modifications
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Does the disc not work so grate if you drain the...
Does the disc not work so grate if you drain the pod ever so slightly and then boil media? I don’t suppose using k1 micro is much different either?
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13-01-2019, 11:35 AM
Thread: Easypod modifications
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Thanks for that info as I was considering getting...
Thanks for that info as I was considering getting one of the discs and adding a few more litres of k1 to the pod, keeping the media compressed and covering up to the top of the grill.
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08-01-2019, 09:29 PM
Thread: Easypod modifications
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Hi, thanks for the info. My budget is limited so...
Hi, thanks for the info. My budget is limited so I cannot afford a drum right now and would take me possibly a year to save up due to circumstances.
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07-01-2019, 11:27 PM
Thread: Easypod modifications
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What disc do you use? I have used a filter sock...
What disc do you use? I have used a filter sock in the summer but the micron was too fine and blocked up after a few hours on my gravity fed system. Need a not so fine micron really.
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The Daily pond temp thread
Still at around 17C, know what you mean about getting the covers off though :D it will be really...