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    Lemon Doitsu Hariwake for sale. Devon

    Doitsu Lemon Hariwake, sold
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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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    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.

    https://kitsukoi.co.uk/collections/filter-media/products/oase-hel-x-13-25-litres...
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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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    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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    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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    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.

    Only ever fed the koi twice per week on a very small amount and then ceased feeding...
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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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    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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    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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    Here is my raised pond ...

    Here is my raised pond

    https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190417/c3b67ac369abeab9d84b20ac1893d825.jpg


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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.

    Currently feeding aquasource all season in small quantity Wednesday and Saturday...
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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?

    My parameters aren’t too bad but my Phosphate reading is concerning...
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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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    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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    Okay thanks for the info, I will see what...

    Okay thanks for the info, I will see what outcomes I get from any modifications.

    I am sure someone somewhere has done all of this and more but to no affect, just be interesting to see what I can...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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?

    I may look into this and add it to centre ring...
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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?

    I am looking at adding 10-20 litres extra of k1...
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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.

    Could look...
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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.

    I was looking at options to help increase...
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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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