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28-11-2023, 09:08 AMHi Fuzzy, Thank you for your message. A sale has been agreed on the heater, just sorting out logistics. Cheers Gaz3 replies | 457 view(s)
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23-11-2023, 11:16 AMThanks Steve - very humbling. It was great to meet you all those years ago and continue to assist you afterwards. EKF members have been very...4 replies | 2065 view(s)
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19-11-2023, 04:42 PMis the affected fish otherwise healthy and eating?7 replies | 1758 view(s)
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19-11-2023, 01:09 PMi'd agree looks like carp pox to me too, like any viral disease, in a similar way to cold sores, the reason they show up in winter is due to the...7 replies | 1758 view(s)
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18-11-2023, 10:30 PMYeah it's still a bit early for Christmas really... :D but it was a bit of fun on a saturday night for our little town, :) we had the local radio...1 replies | 1574 view(s)
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17-11-2023, 08:34 PMPretty much spot on. :) You can keep koi in reasonable size natural ponds, and reasonable size concrete ponds. With £30 diy filters or £3,000...33 replies | 5897 view(s)
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17-11-2023, 05:50 PMHappy birthday mate!8 replies | 2318 view(s)
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17-11-2023, 05:31 PMi don't think very much of him, it's just his opinion... and opinions are like arseholes...everyone's got one :D having plants in a koi pond isn't...33 replies | 5897 view(s)
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17-11-2023, 09:48 AMcertainly ain't cheap like saki:D £237 for 20kg sack sinking growth in the usa :eek: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153074808875 and the nutritional...13 replies | 2572 view(s)
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16-11-2023, 07:03 PMas long as they don't use it as an excuse to try and copy the lunatic leftwing policies of California :eek:13 replies | 2572 view(s)
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16-11-2023, 07:01 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread White Spot, in Winter! What the hell do I do? in Koi Health, Disease and Medication Forumi do the same for salt, cheap TDS meter. as long as you calibrate it to the level of salt you want it is spot on. the koi medic salinity...25 replies | 1284 view(s)
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16-11-2023, 09:17 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Alburglar's DIY fry setup and grow on pond and filter. in Pond Construction and Pond Build Diarieswas the white (natural) welding rod definately PP and not HDPE? i can send you a bit of beige PP rod if you want some....782 replies | 42054 view(s)
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15-11-2023, 05:39 PMif we join the pacific trading bloc next year anyone should be able to import Saki Hikari direct from japan with zero import fees :eek: :D should...13 replies | 2572 view(s)
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15-11-2023, 05:34 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Alburglar's DIY fry setup and grow on pond and filter. in Pond Construction and Pond Build Diariesis that the 4" output on a draco drum? :eek: some of the PP welds i've seen done by companies like JBR are just top capped, and have no chamfer...782 replies | 42054 view(s)
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15-11-2023, 05:07 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread White Spot, in Winter! What the hell do I do? in Koi Health, Disease and Medication Forumgood luck with the ICC mate :) i know what you mean about getting the salt out, when i salted to 0.3% earlier this year it took ages getting it...25 replies | 1284 view(s)
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15-11-2023, 04:58 PMI know the current import prices kill the retail, (though the UK is due to join the pacific trading bloc including japan next year :)) but it...13 replies | 2572 view(s)
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15-11-2023, 11:45 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread What causes this? Added a shower to my pond in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationi think a lot of DOC foam problems occur when ponds are young, less than 2-3 years old. ammonia and nitrite bacteria build colonies relatively...21 replies | 839 view(s)
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12-11-2023, 05:34 PMi used to keep a reef tank myself, thats where the cheap jebao dosing stuff came from, and my ph monitor is an aqua digital one from my old calcium...11699 replies | 528939 view(s)
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12-11-2023, 12:05 PMor just have a look on my youtube channel :D https://www.youtube.com/user/davethefish007/videos11699 replies | 528939 view(s)
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12-11-2023, 12:02 PMmost longer term members have links to thier build threads in their 'signature' (ringed in red) at the bottom of every post they make. :)11699 replies | 528939 view(s)
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12-11-2023, 09:57 AMDaytime temps not too bad here around 7C to 8C, but colder overnight. I'm still at around 19C but will be slowly dropping that in a couple of weeks...11699 replies | 528939 view(s)
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10-11-2023, 12:53 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread White Spot, in Winter! What the hell do I do? in Koi Health, Disease and Medication ForumHope that sorts it out for you mate :)25 replies | 1284 view(s)
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10-11-2023, 12:51 PMKH can be a pain to maintain in the winter, the rest of the year when we are out round the pond, it's easier to keep an eye on it. but when winter...1 replies | 224 view(s)
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09-11-2023, 07:45 PMagreed chloramine is more difficult to remove, needing special catalytic carbons or vast amounts of contact time with GAC but you can still remove it...37 replies | 2487 view(s)
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09-11-2023, 12:38 PMthe main reason it's advantagous to have the UV after the filters is the water is optically cleaner and allows the UV light to penetrate better. ...16 replies | 1998 view(s)
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09-11-2023, 12:35 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread White Spot, in Winter! What the hell do I do? in Koi Health, Disease and Medication Forumthats a tough one mate, below 10C whitespot life cycle should be slow. and i don't know of any alternative to FMG if the infection rate is...25 replies | 1284 view(s)
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06-11-2023, 04:31 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread opinions on Nexus 220 and EazyPod in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and FiltrationI've seen an easy pod running a 3000 gallon pond! :eek: But it was used as a mechanical stage and had two 200 litre blue barrels with k1 straight...5 replies | 265 view(s)
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06-11-2023, 03:27 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread opinions on Nexus 220 and EazyPod in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationthe easy pod is not a patch on the nexus, no where near the bio media capacity. what size of pond?5 replies | 265 view(s)
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06-11-2023, 03:24 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread do I need to embrace automation or dark feeding in Koi Carp Food and Feeding Systemsthat depends on if you are heating, or what temperature the pond is. you could also extend the light period in the evenings with lighting. i use...3 replies | 277 view(s)
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05-11-2023, 09:08 PMLatest total Chlorine test is at 14PPB, still happy with that, if i was testing with a PPM hanna checker it would only show 0.01ppm so good until...37 replies | 2487 view(s)
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26-11-2023
- 10:01 PM - Alburglar clicked Thanks for this post: Pondman by davethefish1he basically sits in a...
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- 02:08 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: Pondman by g macWell said Sam:)
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- 08:48 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: Japanese Saki Hikari Prices by samp09I understood the...
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- 05:03 PM - hippo clicked Thanks for this post: Japanese Saki Hikari Prices by davethefish1Thanks for that dave...
- 02:29 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: Turning on the Christmas lights by john1I love to see lights go...
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19-11-2023
- 09:16 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: Japanese Saki Hikari Prices by samp09In Japan, high protein...
- 06:05 PM - james9489 clicked Thanks for this post: Turning on the Christmas lights by davethefish1Yeah it's still a bit...
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