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    Think my fish are pri Madonna's lol

    I'm still having problems with waste in corners so experimenting with airstones, problem is my fish go nuts when I turn them on. I thought maybe vibration from air pump ( housed in locker on pond side) so I used neoprene rubber to insulate the pump from locker, no difference.
    Any ideas? Should I just leave them on for a while see if they calm down?
    Truth is I don't like seeing them upset so just turn pump off rather than have a problem

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    Can you dial it down abit and slowly turn it up over a few days . Fish Dont like change I don't like air in my pond and when I do mine do the same. Where as freds used to flash off the dome if he turned it off

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    Hi AJ , there is no way on pump to change pressure but I guess I could try to pinch the supply pipe a bit, I'll try that tomorrow.
    Do you think maybe little and often so they get used to it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big nige View Post
    Hi AJ , there is no way on pump to change pressure but I guess I could try to pinch the supply pipe a bit, I'll try that tomorrow.
    Do you think maybe little and often so they get used to it?

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    Am just quessing mate. Can you not bleed to air if you have a spare tap on the manifold instead as kinking the pipe as that could cause stress and back pressure on pump

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    Am just quessing mate. Can you not bleed to air if you have a spare tap on the manifold instead as kinking the pipe as that could cause stress and back pressure on pump

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    Yeah spare tap I'll open that and gradually close it over a few days, see what happens Think my fish are  pri Madonna's lolThink my fish are  pri Madonna's lol

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    Worth a shot mate let us know how you get on. Trying turning some of the other taps down when you open spare one.. Good luck mate hope it works out

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    Are the air stones causing vibrations? That can upset them to.

    You are right though - they are all pri-Madonna’s

    Cheers

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    Always happy to help!!

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    if your have problems with waste collecting on the bottom, could you try getting more water circulation in the pond?

    have you got a bottom drain aerator to turn up more, and how big is the bottom of your pond and number of drains?

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    No bottom drain Dave in pond pump which I have modified and now clears 80% of the waste. What's left ends up in the corners behind waterfall.
    That's why I'm trying airstones to move it out into main flow where my main pump will take care of it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gazkoi View Post
    Are the air stones causing vibrations? That can upset them to.

    You are right though - they are all pri-Madonna’s

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    Good point Gaz, didn't think of that.Think my fish are  pri Madonna's lol

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    Tried low pressure to air stones on and off all day yesterday fish still going mental so giving up on them but Dave's post have me a ideaThink my fish are  pri Madonna's lol thanks Dave
    I had a small (750ltr pH) pump from a water feature, I modified the outlet to take a T pipe with pipes running to 2 corners where waste was collecting pond is now cleaner than I thought I could achieve.Think my fish are  pri Madonna's lolThink my fish are  pri Madonna's lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Big nige View Post
    Tried low pressure to air stones on and off all day yesterday fish still going mental so giving up on them but Dave's post have me a ideaThink my fish are  pri Madonna's lol thanks Dave
    I had a small (750ltr pH) pump from a water feature, I modified the outlet to take a T pipe with pipes running to 2 corners where waste was collecting pond is now cleaner than I thought I could achieve.Think my fish are  pri Madonna's lolThink my fish are  pri Madonna's lol

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    good idea
    ...nothing i did
    glad you managed to sort it

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    Quote Originally Posted by davethefish1 View Post
    good idea
    ...nothing i did
    glad you managed to sort it
    Dave it was your comment about water flow that put me in the right direction, didn't consider that option before, wish I had would of been cheaper lol

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