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Yesterday, 07:05 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Acers finally back in full leaf in The Koi Garden - Landscaping, Pergolas and Ornamentsagreed, nice pond love the acers and bonsai :) in answer to your question... sorry, out of season... 1st of september for duck, so no luck...41 replies | 485 view(s)
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Yesterday, 02:43 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Acers finally back in full leaf in The Koi Garden - Landscaping, Pergolas and Ornamentsit will probably be fine given enough time to grow. i have a very similar Acer in a similar position, as i'm limited with the 'best' spots with...41 replies | 485 view(s)
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14-05-2021, 11:26 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread The best pond liners and tarps in Pond Construction and Pond Build Diarieshere you go mate :) pesky spammers :D6 replies | 109 view(s)
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14-05-2021, 09:26 PMre-orgainsed the power sockets away from from the middle of the room to allow room for the shower to be fitted. and then painted the first coat of...74 replies | 1572 view(s)
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14-05-2021, 09:12 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Acers finally back in full leaf in The Koi Garden - Landscaping, Pergolas and Ornamentslooks like leaf scorch to me mate, :) if it has enough water most likely to be due to low humidity, coupled with sun, or wind. although a good...41 replies | 485 view(s)
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13-05-2021, 05:21 PMit's likely to take me an age to dig it out...:D plus all the other crap i've got to bin, the skip is just going to be easier...27 replies | 371 view(s)
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13-05-2021, 04:03 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Bakki Showers What your choice of media ? in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationhad it running submerged in my filter for nearly 3 years. Queni in thier showers for about 5 years or more i think? next time you're in Queni...24 replies | 374 view(s)
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13-05-2021, 12:19 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Bakki Showers What your choice of media ? in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationthe DVS 40w UV shows as out of stock to me, i thought about this UV @ £224 but will end up sticking out of the side of my drum and get kicked and...24 replies | 374 view(s)
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13-05-2021, 10:55 AMhad another delivery... more fittings and 8 lengths of pipe, i wanted to collect it and pay cash to hide the spiralling costs from the missus :D...74 replies | 1572 view(s)
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13-05-2021, 10:43 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Bakki Showers What your choice of media ? in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationfar infrared... made me laugh too. maybe BHM has unobtainium in it :D:D:D24 replies | 374 view(s)
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13-05-2021, 08:58 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Bakki Showers What your choice of media ? in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationrecommended sizes and flow rates are given on thier website here: Bakki Showers - About Bakki Showers24 replies | 374 view(s)
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13-05-2021, 08:53 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Bakki Showers What your choice of media ? in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationhappy to use CSM seeing the water quality of them run on queni's ponds. i don't buy 'magic' media without impartial scientific proof :D not so...24 replies | 374 view(s)
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13-05-2021, 08:49 AMif the weather ever lets up, and i can get a skip... been waiting 3 weeks for one :eek: can't get them for love nor money round here...27 replies | 371 view(s)
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13-05-2021, 08:45 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Acers finally back in full leaf in The Koi Garden - Landscaping, Pergolas and Ornamentsthat is a big acer at the bottom of your garden might be a natural acer palmatum they can grow quite big.:) halls garden centre in sutton...41 replies | 485 view(s)
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13-05-2021, 12:16 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Bakki Showers What your choice of media ? in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationi'm not sold on nitrate removal by bakki showers, be great if they did though...:D they may help a little by gassing ammonia off directly and...24 replies | 374 view(s)
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13-05-2021, 12:01 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Acers finally back in full leaf in The Koi Garden - Landscaping, Pergolas and Ornamentsvery nice mate, do you know the varieties? looks like a shirasawanum on the right, a couple of dissectums in the middle, Garnet or Atropurpureum?...41 replies | 485 view(s)
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12-05-2021, 10:38 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Shower filter on an in-ground pond in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and FiltrationAn acer palmatum 'bloodgood' or 'garnet' is a good choice for an open position like that, once its a reasonable size they are pretty robust.:)6 replies | 107 view(s)
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12-05-2021, 10:15 PM:D:D:D Going to be painting the inside the same as the rest of the cabin, as i have some sadolin supadec left over...74 replies | 1572 view(s)
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12-05-2021, 09:56 PMnot had much chance to get on with the digging due to rain and half a foot of water in the hole... so,i've been clearing out the 'shed' part of...74 replies | 1572 view(s)
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12-05-2021, 09:48 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Acers finally back in full leaf in The Koi Garden - Landscaping, Pergolas and OrnamentsWOW thats a stunner! :eek::cool: must have some age to it too.... i officially have Acer envy :D41 replies | 485 view(s)
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12-05-2021, 09:43 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Shower filter on an in-ground pond in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationi'm not a massive fan of showers on a pond, but yours doesn't look half bad at all mate...:) it blends quite well with the rocks... maybe a nice...6 replies | 107 view(s)
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12-05-2021, 09:36 PMhilarious and much better puns than in the 'coventry live' article :D on the subject of herd immunity. had my second pfizer jab today... :) so...27 replies | 371 view(s)
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12-05-2021, 03:56 PMi'm not against those who choose to give their koi a winter, and let temperatures drop to a low of say 4C. but i think the biggest issue with...49 replies | 1157 view(s)
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11-05-2021, 08:51 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread AquaForte DM - Vario 22000 failure in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationditto... :D6 replies | 123 view(s)
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11-05-2021, 08:47 PMsimple...Koi carp are temperate not cold water fish....:) and have been bred so far away from the original magoi wild carp, that they have lost a...49 replies | 1157 view(s)
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11-05-2021, 03:28 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Bonsai Acer from seed in The Koi Garden - Landscaping, Pergolas and Ornamentshe's getting a little bigger and the leaf pattern is maturing a bit. it has some of the serrrations of the parent plant a dissectum viridis, but...44 replies | 585 view(s)
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11-05-2021, 03:23 PMsorry mate only just seen this post, thats john1 talking about the draco... i got the QK25 but still in the build process so no feedback yet...:D28 replies | 1026 view(s)
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11-05-2021, 03:15 PMi don't know how you coped with amount of mud on your build...:eek: mine with hindsight, when i landscaped the garden 5 years ago, i should have...74 replies | 1572 view(s)
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11-05-2021, 10:36 AMThe rebuild is being postponed for the moment, rain stopped play....:rolleyes: even though the pond is covered with a pergola, and i installed a...74 replies | 1572 view(s)
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11-05-2021, 10:26 AMwe had rain coming down in sheets still yesterday, today just cloudy, so far....:rolleyes:9854 replies | 332450 view(s)
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15-05-2021
- 07:12 PM - Ajm clicked Thanks for this post: Acers finally back in full leaf by davethefish1Ducks on the pond again...
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- 11:44 AM - arceye clicked Thanks for this post: Herd Immunity! by davethefish1Sounds like serious pond...
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- 11:50 PM - RS2OOO clicked Thanks for this post: Acers finally back in full leaf by davethefish1Could someone please...
- 11:32 PM - Ajm clicked Thanks for this post: The best pond liners and tarps by davethefish1I was attempting to mark...
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13-05-2021
- 10:59 PM - Whitey79 clicked Thanks for this post: Bakki Showers What your choice of media ? by davethefish1Speaking of shower flow...
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Acers finally back in full leaf
Lovely picture!