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24-01-2020, 08:49 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread RO and GH dosing in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and FiltrationThanks for the reply Alburglar. It's not really for max growth I'm using RO. I kind of fell into using it as the 20" 3 pod I bought still let...3 replies | 102 view(s)
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23-01-2020, 10:49 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread RO and GH dosing in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationlol!:D3 replies | 102 view(s)
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21-01-2020, 10:18 PMbought a couple of 25ltr buckets with lids for £15 delivered just makes it easier to store and keep the pellets fresh. i also peeled off the...30 replies | 868 view(s)
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20-01-2020, 11:15 PMDo any koi keepers here using 100% RO water for top ups and water changes, dose to keep GH up? or just add a percentage of filtered non RO water?...3 replies | 102 view(s)
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18-01-2020, 01:53 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Are you feeding your koi and what are you feeding them in General Koi Carp ChatUltimate Koi and a few Japan Mix Pellets about 6-7 small hand fulls a day plus i flood light the pond until 8pm in the evening to extend the feeding...12 replies | 256 view(s)
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18-01-2020, 12:17 AMYour not the only one! :D :D :D32 replies | 697 view(s)
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17-01-2020, 10:31 PMstunning yon jyussai yonsai! congratulations to both the koi, and the keeper, thats quite an achivement! :)32 replies | 697 view(s)
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17-01-2020, 01:07 PMCan't fault the service, Well packaged in a cardboard box and delivered by DHL less than 24hrs from ordering it....:)30 replies | 868 view(s)
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17-01-2020, 12:51 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread HIve Thermostat to control Koi Pond heating in General Koi Carp Chati've got the drayton 'wiser' wireless heating control unit, similar to the Hive. and could theoretically swap my 2 channel to a 3 channel controller...2 replies | 271 view(s)
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16-01-2020, 10:55 PMit's a protein skimmer removes dissolved organic molecules had one on my reef tank, koi ponds use much bigger ones... .....wonder if i could rig...18 replies | 549 view(s)
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16-01-2020, 06:05 PMFinally decided on buying 15kg of the Ultimate Koi pellets in 6mm, there wasn't a lot of difference in price between the Top Koi and Ultimate Koi...30 replies | 868 view(s)
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16-01-2020, 09:57 AMThanks for that, Given me a different perspective. I might try the top koi or ultimate koi (same thing) in 15kg Works out cheaper than buying two...30 replies | 868 view(s)
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16-01-2020, 01:11 AMonly got 1000 gallons at the moment, in ground. 35mm polycarb covers. settlement filter in ground, then pumped to filterhouse. all insulated. ...7877 replies | 274915 view(s)
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15-01-2020, 10:52 PMApprox 20,000 ;) Prove me wrong lol :D30 replies | 868 view(s)
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15-01-2020, 10:36 PMwhich do you find gives best growth and colour? do you feed the Top Koi year round? and at what temp? i'm running at 19C all winter this year...30 replies | 868 view(s)
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15-01-2020, 10:03 PMstill at 19C heated, 1kw heater is actually pulling 1.3kw energy monitor is showing 1050 kwh for the heater so it's on for about 10 hours a day on...7877 replies | 274915 view(s)
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15-01-2020, 09:35 PMi did say very roughly...:p ...and i usually give everything 110% :D30 replies | 868 view(s)
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15-01-2020, 09:01 PMsad things to do on a cold winters night... counting pellets....:rolleyes: no idea if this is of any use to anyone but i was mildly curious what...30 replies | 868 view(s)
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15-01-2020, 02:47 PMstill wrestling with which pellets to buy... i wanted OSW and top koi to mix in, but 30kg of pellets would be 2 years worth at current feeding...30 replies | 868 view(s)
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14-01-2020, 08:41 PMThanks for the tip, That's not a bad price. :)30 replies | 868 view(s)
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14-01-2020, 06:46 PMi need to get some more food soon as i'm nearly out... looking at 15kg of QKoi Japmix or the coppens OSW as they're both from coppens...30 replies | 868 view(s)
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14-01-2020, 06:17 PMjust got to get them all eating them.. the greedy ones went straight for them, some of the others are a bit nibbly with them. might just need to get...11 replies | 489 view(s)
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14-01-2020, 04:16 PMthought i'd zombie this thread rather than start a new one... just got some mealworm to try my fish on. pretty cheap compared to the price i'd...11 replies | 489 view(s)
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09-01-2020, 12:23 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Which hose pipes to avoid in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationin an ideal world i'd have an mdpe connection to my filter room. but ended up using a hose as a short term measure, connected to my RO filter for...9 replies | 270 view(s)
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05-01-2020, 12:50 PMYes mate both at 0ppm or not enough to be detectable. But then biomass is still maturing and running very well at 19°C When I added the last fish...11 replies | 372 view(s)
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05-01-2020, 12:04 AMWhat's the most random Koi related objects you have? :D Koi cushion lol!0 replies | 180 view(s)
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04-01-2020, 05:06 PMthe API nitrite charts show .025ppm and to be fair show the difference between 0.25ppm and 0ppm quite clearly. the ammonia is more difficult to...11 replies | 372 view(s)
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04-01-2020, 01:17 AMNice pond though samp09 :cool: it's what i would like myself... ...if i didn't have to cart every ounce of soil right through the house to the...24 replies | 581 view(s)
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04-01-2020, 01:12 AMalso a bit more sturdy than the boxes, i've used 25ltr brewers fermenting buckets, wilko's do them...£10 ...20 replies | 268 view(s)
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04-01-2020, 01:05 AM...can't belive no one mentioned the pic of the body that was exhumed! :eek: would she not let you have the pond.....? :D24 replies | 581 view(s)
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