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    Quote Originally Posted by Rapleyr View Post
    my pond has been running for 9 months now and still struggling with fines and water parameters. I went for a sieve and bead set up for a couple of reasons but not 100% happy. having researched i am going to try and add a floating skimmer, use some filter wool on the screen of the sieve and get some clay into the pond. I am hoping these will help with the fines

    I also need to look at reducing the nitrate and nitrites other than just water changes and may look at getting some better plants in the small top pond to help with this.

    pond is 12k litres with a Midi sieve, EB50 bead filter, UV then back through underwater returns and to top pond split 50/50

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    Nice setup and fish, what size is the pond?

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    Thanks, It is 12k litres.

    Finally managed to finish the filter housing today as well

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rapleyr View Post
    Thanks, It is 12k litres.

    Finally managed to finish the filter housing today as well

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    Very nice great job

    Does the veggie/anoxic [spelling] filter cloud the water?

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    All thr the plants are in baskets with a gravel bottom and no issues at all with clouding from there

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rapleyr View Post
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    All thr the plants are in baskets with a gravel bottom and no issues at all with clouding from there
    Great news I like the idea of the plants adds to looks of the pond in my opinion.

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    It just didn’t look right without it. Being re-planted this weekend

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rapleyr View Post
    It just didn’t look right without it. Being re-planted this weekend
    Don't forget to post up the Pic;s

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    Will do, got a new gin rin goshiki today from Avenue fisheries.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rapleyr View Post
    Will do, got a new gin rin goshiki today from Avenue fisheries.

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    Popped to maiden head aquatic's and wyevale today to see their koi, expensive and poor quality fish, one or two may have been tidy, but poor overall.

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    I've been to one maiden head up here and very poor garden centre koi

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    I've been to one maiden head up here and very poor garden centre koi

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    I see you Maidenhead and I raise you Wyevale garden centre again Maidenhead, but they're were the poorer of the two today. in their "show" pond there was one large Koi that kept flashing on the bottom all the time, I mentioned it in passing to one of the assistants and he said yeah he always does it. incredible

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Koi View Post
    I see you Maidenhead and I raise you Wyevale garden centre again Maidenhead, but they're were the poorer of the two today. in their "show" pond there was one large Koi that kept flashing on the bottom all the time, I mentioned it in passing to one of the assistants and he said yeah he always does it. incredible
    No way . Makes you wonder how some the poor little buggers make . There was a garden centre round here didn't sell koi but had them in a pond and they washed the filters out every 2 days with the hose pipe no st no 3 pod . Just straight from tap to filter and did about 50% water change every 2 day again no st no thought or care . They lost every one I only found put what they were doing when a worker I knew left because of it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    No way . Makes you wonder how some the poor little buggers make . There was a garden centre round here didn't sell koi but had them in a pond and they washed the filters out every 2 days with the hose pipe no st no 3 pod . Just straight from tap to filter and did about 50% water change every 2 day again no st no thought or care . They lost every one I only found put what they were doing when a worker I knew left because of it

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    Shocking, shows a real lack of knowledge either that or garden centre didn't care as long as the presentation of the pond looked good.

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    The wife always says they should bring dog licenses back I think it's the same with all animals and Stricker policing of them

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    i visited a garden center the other day near me who had just had a delivery,tanks had polycarb over them and a sign which read" please dont disturb us as were recovering from a stressful journey" i could see through the gaps and in 3 tanks of 3-6" koi i counted 27 dead floating,said to the guy in department "doesnt look good having a lot of dead koi floating and maybe putting more air in might help instead of the fizzle you have in at the moment" his response was "we buy that many at a time we expect some not to make it,and theres plenty of air going in,i'll move the dead ones when i get chance im busy at the moment" and proceeded to go outside for a smoke,,,,,,andi

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    Quote Originally Posted by andikoi View Post
    i visited a garden center the other day near me who had just had a delivery,tanks had polycarb over them and a sign which read" please dont disturb us as were recovering from a stressful journey" i could see through the gaps and in 3 tanks of 3-6" koi i counted 27 dead floating,said to the guy in department "doesnt look good having a lot of dead koi floating and maybe putting more air in might help instead of the fizzle you have in at the moment" his response was "we buy that many at a time we expect some not to make it,and theres plenty of air going in,i'll move the dead ones when i get chance im busy at the moment" and proceeded to go outside for a smoke,,,,,,andi
    And the ones still alive will have a price tag on them way above their actual value, also whose to say that they won't be floating or lying on the bottom a a week/months time, legislation needs to be brought in for better control on all live fish, birds and all animals.

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    think they were £12 each and a breeder ive never heard of satsunake or something,they did have some by aoki at £19 but didnt look up to much either,it was scorching aswel that day especially as in a large greenhouse type building,,,andi

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    Quote Originally Posted by andikoi View Post
    think they were £12 each and a breeder ive never heard of satsunake or something,they did have some by aoki at £19 but didnt look up to much either,it was scorching aswel that day especially as in a large greenhouse type building,,,andi
    Dreadful, as I said when I first joined the forum, that I truly had my eyes opened
    on Koi when I visited Gatwick Koi I'd always wanted a pond with them it, but had never seen the true quality of the fish until I visited Gatwick Koi stunning, red colouring pure whites etc, colours that stood out from each other, like a painting, I've seen lots of Koi since I've come home, not just garden centre Koi, but lots of british breed fish and hand on heart, the difference between those and japanese fish are unbelievable in my untrained eyes, there are no doubt some wonderful british breed fish that would give the japanese fish a run for their money, but I've not seen any so far, seen some very nice fish though, afterall they are what they are and still very enjoyable to view

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    if you want to reduce fines with no further costs, purchase 316 stainless steel mesh 70/or approx. micron screen, this will remove far more particles than the current screen.
    simply lay this on top of existing screen and secure.

    I used to have crystal clear water using a traditional superbead filter that filtered down to 5 micron , I replaced my setup for evolution aqua answer 410 installed in a large drum, with bio filter with 200 litres of K1 micro and now the pond is cloudy

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    Quote Originally Posted by markini5 View Post
    if you want to reduce fines with no further costs, purchase 316 stainless steel mesh 70/or approx. micron screen, this will remove far more particles than the current screen.
    simply lay this on top of existing screen and secure.

    I used to have crystal clear water using a traditional superbead filter that filtered down to 5 micron , I replaced my setup for evolution aqua answer 410 installed in a large drum, with bio filter with 200 litres of K1 micro and now the pond is cloudy
    Do you have a link for who can supply this please?

 

 
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