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Thread: Hello To One And All
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30-06-2018, 10:06 AM #1
Hello To One And All
Hi there,
having posted a few questions regarding fish issues and microscope suggestions, i thought i should introduce myself and my pond. The pond was bought as part of the house and was fill of Goldfish that had been in there for over 15 years. The filter was a small pressurised type that was not maintained or suitable for the size of pond but the gold fish thrived... I have always kept Marine Tanks but due to the move i had to sell my setup due to costs etc. This pond is a nice alternative and i enjoy learning day to day the keeping of water quality, the fish being an addon.
Pond is approx 10,000 Litres
2 filters - Oase and RTF 5500 with UV
Air pump
Surface skimmer connected to the Oase filter
Hope you like the pics and please feel free to advise as you wish, i am pretty thick skinned
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Chris and Shell
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30-06-2018, 01:13 PM #2
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Frimley Koi keeper, anne Thanked / Liked this Post
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30-06-2018, 01:31 PM #3
Cheers Freddy,
received quite a bit of brilliant info on here so i am looking forward to learning more as i go.
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30-06-2018, 01:55 PM #4
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30-06-2018, 08:44 PM #5
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john1, Frimley Koi keeper Thanked / Liked this Post
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01-07-2018, 08:01 AM #6
Hello and welcome Chris,nice pond hope it does well for you and Shell,feel free with any questions all here to help one another.
John
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Frimley Koi keeper, freddyboy Thanked / Liked this Post
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01-07-2018, 09:12 AM #7
Thank you John.
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01-07-2018, 11:35 AM #8
This is the pond from the start. About 10 years worth of silt and sludge being cleaned out. Removed around 100 goldfish and upgraded the filtration system.
https://youtu.be/-83kb0xy3wU
Some of the contents
https://youtu.be/2p2Clw1mM4U
Last few to come out
https://youtu.be/TkiRLAVJZKk
Fresh water and first suitable filter with low stock.
https://youtu.be/7Ay1qExIKgg
Pond as from this morning. Both filters running
https://youtu.be/4qII--kecNMLast edited by chris348; 01-07-2018 at 11:47 AM.
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john1 Thanked / Liked this Post
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01-07-2018, 09:17 PM #9
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chris348 Thanked / Liked this Post
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01-07-2018, 09:24 PM #10
Welcome to you both. Brings back memories from redoing ours. The silt stinks doesn't it? On the plus side them fishes colours are very vibrant. Nice pond too.
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chris348 Thanked / Liked this Post
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01-07-2018, 09:29 PM #11
Thank you guys. We enjoyed getting there and clearing it out lol.
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john1 Thanked / Liked this Post
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05-07-2018, 01:05 PM #12
Welcome to the forum Chris, that's a nice looking pond, we are on our 4th pond at this house, now decided its a forever home so we have gone big, we have enjoyed the process of learning and learnt most from the people on this forum
We are also in the Derby area4600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
Idealseal MS290
My Pond Build
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05-07-2018, 02:08 PM #13
Hi Roy,
thank you. We love the pond and its inhabitants but having a bit of a rough time with it lately. A few deaths and still researching the issue by carrying out scrapes and trying to identify what infestations there are lol...
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05-07-2018, 02:57 PM #14
Yer, we have had the same problem, all was good in the old pond, now we have moved the fish to a holding pond and fitted a drum filter with all new pumps lots more bio, they are kicking up a fuss and my largest fish died, there is no pleasing some fish, we found Fluke the other day so we are just treating for that and hopefully all will be good again
4600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
Idealseal MS290
My Pond Build
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05-07-2018, 03:16 PM #15
Can I ask what you are treating the fluke with Roy ?
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freddyboy Thanked / Liked this Post
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05-07-2018, 03:33 PM #16
We are using Fluke Solve
4600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
Idealseal MS290
My Pond Build
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freddyboy Thanked / Liked this Post
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05-07-2018, 05:09 PM #17
Any use to you Roy ? Free
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05-07-2018, 05:09 PM #18
Or these pumps ?
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05-07-2018, 05:37 PM #19
Fresh filtered water. Happy fish.
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05-07-2018, 08:37 PM #20
I wish I could say yes, but we are going for all new valves and they have to be matching lol, I'm a little OCD
I've just bought two new pumps 18,000 Jebao, wished I hadn't now I think I may have to upgrade to variable.
Unfortunately no use to me, but thanks for the offer4600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
Idealseal MS290
My Pond Build
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The Daily pond temp thread
Just kept 12 overnight for the first time. Hitting 12.8 in the daytime but bang on 12 first thing...