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26-01-2023, 02:45 PMat least you have eliminated stray voltage, as that can be very dangerous :)15 replies | 358 view(s)
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26-01-2023, 12:05 AMthink i've still got one kicking about somewhere lol :eek: probably being used as a door stop....:D and it probably still works :eek:31 replies | 591 view(s)
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25-01-2023, 11:38 PMfollowing this build but i lack the imagination to imagine what you are building...:) ...you do own a mobile phone with a camera...? not a...31 replies | 591 view(s)
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25-01-2023, 12:43 AMbit of a general update, showing the Recycle R.O and big blues i've made adjustments to. the Acers i put in bonsai training pots, and a few new bits...1068 replies | 37596 view(s)
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24-01-2023, 11:13 AMI've never used a pond clay, always tried to take stuff out of the water with RO rather than add stuff to it. but i suppose the clay will remove...25 replies | 392 view(s)
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22-01-2023, 09:25 PMYou're looking for 240v stray voltage so need to be mindful if you are holding something connected to earth and there is stray voltage make sure...15 replies | 358 view(s)
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22-01-2023, 05:49 PMNot here, :D my house is built on a brownfield site. An old brickworks and colliery... Most plants die if planted in the grey 'clod' they call the...12 replies | 183 view(s)
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22-01-2023, 04:11 PMhave you checked the pond to earth for stray voltage with a multimeter? the double belly (munnipari) as Naoki would say, i think is due to over...15 replies | 358 view(s)
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22-01-2023, 04:09 PMtap water is so regional it's ridiculous... some places have 0 KH, 1ppm nitrate, and next to no chlorine, you can nearly add it straight to the...12 replies | 183 view(s)
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22-01-2023, 03:14 PMi would love to go back to 2019 when i was only getting 0.1ppm to 0.2ppm of chlorine and hardly any combined chlorine in the tapwater... ...not the...23 replies | 940 view(s)
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22-01-2023, 03:09 PMyou could hook up the motorised 3 way valve to the waterfall feed, and control it to divert the flow via a thermostat, so when the temperature was...12 replies | 183 view(s)
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22-01-2023, 03:01 PMfair enough if they are too small, i only cut feeding sinking food for the sanke when he had caught up a bit in size with the others he's still a...11 replies | 547 view(s)
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22-01-2023, 11:04 AMLol :D Your own invention for valved control was truly inspired. And very well executed. :) I like simplicity of design too, but have a penchant...12 replies | 183 view(s)
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22-01-2023, 10:45 AMIt's difficult to call mate... I'd be suspicious of any bulge, as not healthy. In a perfect world we'd be able to put them in a hospital pond and...15 replies | 358 view(s)
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21-01-2023, 10:59 PMit's a bit hard to say from still pics mate...:) a video would give a better idea as the waters surface can make fish look all kind of odd shapes...15 replies | 358 view(s)
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21-01-2023, 10:49 PMweetabix is ok but the fish have a hell of a time with the bowl and spoon11 replies | 547 view(s)
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21-01-2023, 10:46 PMwhat temperature are you at mate? and any reason you need to have 50% sinking food? i thought long and hard about using sinking food, but from...11 replies | 547 view(s)
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21-01-2023, 10:21 PMUsed both, 110mm and 4" class C. Depends on how you are building. If a concrete block build 100% pressure pipe If not either is OK. But not much...12 replies | 183 view(s)
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21-01-2023, 05:24 PMthe weathers looking good for next week...double digits! :eek: 10°C forecast! :) might even have the covers off for a few hours, and let the fish...11333 replies | 436441 view(s)
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21-01-2023, 12:29 PMSo finally got round to changing the activated carbon in the 2nd big blue over to catalytic carbon. hope it last longer than the 2 months the...23 replies | 940 view(s)
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20-01-2023, 05:41 PMi would need a lottery win for a setup half as good as that lol! :D7 replies | 364 view(s)
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20-01-2023, 05:30 PMwe all make mistakes from time to time...mate ...and it's mostly done in an effort to improve things for the fish, but sometimes things go wrong...20 replies | 423 view(s)
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20-01-2023, 05:27 PMi'm sure you would mate :) just something for others less experienced to think of, who may use it to try to keep a pond warm over the whole of...20 replies | 423 view(s)
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20-01-2023, 04:09 PMthought i'd update this thread where i am at the moment... i built a new board last August to tidy things up, and changed from recycle to mains fed...33 replies | 2468 view(s)
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20-01-2023, 03:54 PMsorry i missed this post from last year :D the pump i used is a 24V Aquatec 8800 there are different variations though with vastly different...33 replies | 2468 view(s)
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20-01-2023, 03:37 PMfair enough,:) short term i know covering the surface is like a sheet of ice at very low temperatures. and you would do just that. but for those...20 replies | 423 view(s)
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20-01-2023, 12:14 PMbit late now as you've ordered material. my previous inground pond had some clear tarp over it to start with, as poly was so much more expensive...20 replies | 423 view(s)
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18-01-2023, 08:12 PMit's a bit miserable and drab this time of year, so there's nothing better than watching some humongous koi, in humongous ponds, with humongous...7 replies | 364 view(s)
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18-01-2023, 11:07 AMreally sorry to hear that mate :( we had it fairly mild last year with all the storms pushing through, but this year is proving to be a lot...11333 replies | 436441 view(s)
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17-01-2023, 11:13 AMcould you imagine trying to send millennials down the pit nowadays ...lol! i'd love a REAL open fire....this is the only fire we get to...11333 replies | 436441 view(s)
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- 03:37 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: The Daily pond temp thread by silver.wolf.9883South Norfolk ...
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A bit worried about a couple of Koi in the pond, don't think they've ever been so cold for so long...