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Today, 03:25 AMYes exactly that BD needs a proper ball valve. Skimmer is ok with slide valve as it's not so essential if you are just blocking flow into filter in...7 replies | 152 view(s)
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Today, 03:20 AMNo, two separate 4" pipe runs into the filter is ideal. If you tee off one pipe anywhere before the filter then that is your bottleneck and you'll...7 replies | 152 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:22 PMIm in Dover and water is from a chalk aquafer, so very very hard. And 8.5 pH. My pond windows are easily cleaned with a soft bristle car wash /...7 replies | 65 view(s)
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14-05-2025, 10:22 PMAlburglar replied to a thread Alburglar's DIY fry setup and grow on pond and filter. in Pond Construction and Pond Build DiariesEvery time I take a photo of my feet I'm wearing those damn things! Lol.879 replies | 105949 view(s)
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14-05-2025, 09:43 PMAlburglar replied to a thread New microscope and what the hell is this? in Koi Health, Disease and Medication ForumFish were tail walking and very stressed. I had 250ml ICC left, so I whacked the whole lot in. My normal dose is 150ml. Chilo seemed un-affected. I...11 replies | 219 view(s)
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14-05-2025, 08:36 PM...so what do you do if your fish is not well... ....I got to 26:48 and gave up on hearing a definitive answer.2 replies | 179 view(s)
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14-05-2025, 07:14 PMAlburglar replied to a thread New microscope and what the hell is this? in Koi Health, Disease and Medication Forum...on to chilodonella now.11 replies | 219 view(s)
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14-05-2025, 07:13 PMThey'll still eat through chilodonella12 replies | 2454 view(s)
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13-05-2025, 02:37 PMI had stainless steel mesh powder coated covers made for my last pond (2.6m span). I still have them, so depending on where you are based and the...2 replies | 68 view(s)
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13-05-2025, 02:31 PMI'm going to take a guess and say No based on the following reasons: The new Fluke Ex medication contains similar ingredients to Supaverm, and the...3 replies | 88 view(s)
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13-05-2025, 11:07 AMI'm honestly struggling to fully absorb and picture what you have written in the OP. All I can say is that when people tie skimmer lines into BD...7 replies | 152 view(s)
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13-05-2025, 10:59 AMWhen you say getting the watering right, what exactly do you mean? My one planted behind the pond (in the ground) is located where previous Acers...8 replies | 15293 view(s)
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13-05-2025, 10:55 AMNot seen that on mine before. Have you done a google image search? I have had strange issues where I thought one of mine was diseased, looked...8 replies | 15293 view(s)
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12-05-2025, 08:22 PMAlburglar replied to a thread Save my skimming sanity.... in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and FiltrationMost run a separate pipe for BD and skimmer all the way to the filter. Or To separate filters. "Balancing" them is always a detriment to both.1 replies | 96 view(s)
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12-05-2025, 08:09 PMAlburglar replied to a thread New microscope and what the hell is this? in Koi Health, Disease and Medication Forum...jinxed it! She was pinging herself off the walls again. Found loads more Chilo now I've got my eye in. First one must have been in the process of...11 replies | 219 view(s)
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12-05-2025, 06:22 PMAlburglar replied to a thread Alburglar's DIY fry setup and grow on pond and filter. in Pond Construction and Pond Build Diaries...added a huge chunk of lily, then topped off with more clay granules, then the plastic grid cable tied in and topped off with large pebbles to stop...879 replies | 105949 view(s)
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12-05-2025, 06:17 PMAlburglar replied to a thread Alburglar's DIY fry setup and grow on pond and filter. in Pond Construction and Pond Build Diaries...then a layer of filter floss to stop me losing the clay granules out the holes underneath. These are going to be extra anoxic filtration with "New...879 replies | 105949 view(s)
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12-05-2025, 06:09 PMAlburglar replied to a thread Alburglar's DIY fry setup and grow on pond and filter. in Pond Construction and Pond Build DiariesI picked up a huge lily the other day, which I've sectioned out. I thought that 0.75% salt would have killed the other one but it's shooting up. My...879 replies | 105949 view(s)
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12-05-2025, 06:01 PMAlburglar replied to a thread Alburglar's DIY fry setup and grow on pond and filter. in Pond Construction and Pond Build DiariesGot the other post in, all square... ...the pond isn't lol.879 replies | 105949 view(s)
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12-05-2025, 09:48 AMSince Naoke is a regular "contributor" on here, I thought I'd post his recent Youtube interview. Spoiler alert - Naoke doesn't look quite as young...2 replies | 179 view(s)
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11-05-2025, 07:59 PMLooks great.13 replies | 1879 view(s)
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11-05-2025, 06:29 PMSounds like you're doing your best to steer her in the right direction mate. Good work.3 replies | 11038 view(s)
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11-05-2025, 05:50 PMAlburglar replied to a thread New microscope and what the hell is this? in Koi Health, Disease and Medication ForumThat big ochiba was bouncing of the walls earlier, so this a miraculous turn around!11 replies | 219 view(s)
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11-05-2025, 05:18 PMAlburglar replied to a thread Filtreau screen replacement in Website Support, Suggestions, Query's and FeedbackIs that from a drum or sieve? It looks like it's straight? ...or was4 replies | 2570 view(s)
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11-05-2025, 05:15 PMAlburglar replied to a thread New microscope and what the hell is this? in Koi Health, Disease and Medication Forum...that's the trouble John. Doesn't look like any of them. I'm assuming it was costia or Chilo, leaning towards Chilo because of the way it moved....11 replies | 219 view(s)
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11-05-2025, 01:26 PMAlburglar replied to a thread New microscope and what the hell is this? in Koi Health, Disease and Medication ForumEither way, what are my options? I have 0.5% salt in the pond, So is FMG an absolute no? I've heard, anecdotally, that formalin is a no good with...11 replies | 219 view(s)
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11-05-2025, 01:06 PMAlburglar replied to a thread New microscope and what the hell is this? in Koi Health, Disease and Medication ForumChilodonella seems the best match? "They are described as being pear or ear-shaped, with many small, hair-like cilia on their ventral side (the side...11 replies | 219 view(s)
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11-05-2025, 12:34 PMAlburglar started a thread New microscope and what the hell is this? in Koi Health, Disease and Medication ForumFish are flashing. Scraped and using my new microscope everything looks different.Who is this guy? This is at 400x little hairs around the whole...11 replies | 219 view(s)
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10-05-2025, 09:05 PMShe'll be a biggun! To put what people are saying into context. If you were clearing fluke, which usually happens at least once in the spring and...55 replies | 9674 view(s)
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10-05-2025, 08:51 PMYou could also add some air into the pond. That creates a surprising amount of movement and is of great benefit to the fish. 40lpm air pump into a...7 replies | 18803 view(s)
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11-05-2025
- 11:13 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: New Fluke Treatment medication from Vetark by AlburglarAnything new that might...
- 08:00 PM - Alburglar clicked Thanks for this post: Filtreau screen replacement by Djstiles999I had Filtreau drums and...
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