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06-11-2024, 04:20 PMhttps://www.facebook.com/reel/5340034694391521 replies | 89 view(s)
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06-11-2024, 04:04 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread They've found my Pond - Unwanted Visitors! in General Koi Carp Chatother than fencing, best advice is let a dog 'mark' your garden, foxes know the scent and it might act as a deterrant. we used to get them down...23 replies | 2097 view(s)
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05-11-2024, 02:29 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread 240 litre bio chamber and 80litres K1 micro £150 in Koi and Pond Equipment for Salemore pictures3 replies | 268 view(s)
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05-11-2024, 02:26 PMdavethefish1 started a thread 240 litre bio chamber and 80litres K1 micro £150 in Koi and Pond Equipment for Sale240 litre bio chamber and 80 litres of K1 micro for sale. The bio chamber is a DIY heat welded polypropylene build the connections are 4" pressure...3 replies | 268 view(s)
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05-11-2024, 01:32 PMthere are some dodgy ones around, worst are the manual liquid type... i have 3 permenantly on the pond, a swimming pool one like that in the...11956 replies | 658212 view(s)
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04-11-2024, 03:44 PMI think you have kind of put the cart in front of the horse...:) you have designed a pond, bought the components and are now asking for advise......8 replies | 182 view(s)
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04-11-2024, 12:17 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Airline to 1" pressure pipe without 10mm barbed nipple in General Koi Carp Chatmost air pumps have a 3/8" bsp outlet for a barbed brass bush, but also a rubber boot to connect over the outside of the outlet rather than reducing...1 replies | 118 view(s)
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04-11-2024, 12:03 PMAgreed, i've used resolve with good effect a few years ago, it works very well especially if you use it before it takes hold. :) but i've had zero...5 replies | 233 view(s)
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04-11-2024, 12:04 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Bottom drain advice in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationmy preffered method for clearing drains is a set of drain rods and a rubber plunger attachment. you can either rod the pipe all the way through, or...2 replies | 187 view(s)
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03-11-2024, 12:51 PMI use this sonoff hardwired wifi energy monitor i use. i installed it in a single wylex enclosure as it has no earth connection so you have to loop...11956 replies | 658212 view(s)
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02-11-2024, 12:49 AMi couldn't fathom that post, it asked and answered it's own questions... :confused:1157 replies | 100526 view(s)
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02-11-2024, 12:43 AMmost ASHP's have minimum start temperature, think mine is about 10C? and won't run unless above it, unless it can be altered in the engineers...11956 replies | 658212 view(s)
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02-11-2024, 12:32 AMi could have got a cheaper deal but that was only fixed for 1 year, i'm fixed until summer 2026 now. my standing charge is 53.060p and unit costs...11956 replies | 658212 view(s)
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01-11-2024, 01:10 PMstill at 18-19C uncovered. pretty mild for the time of year ATM. ASHP costs are around 60kWh for the month or £7.20 i'll be covering soon though...11956 replies | 658212 view(s)
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29-10-2024, 11:23 PMcoastal koi have always had pretty much everything i needed in pressure pipe. not sure what you want a stepped hose tail for in pressure pipe? but...5 replies | 1695 view(s)
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28-10-2024, 11:46 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Buy a heat pump tumble dryer and save £365 a year in electric! in General Koi Carp Chathas a double lint filter, one to remove the bulk, and the second to stop any fluff that get past the first. other type? :confused:10 replies | 1781 view(s)
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28-10-2024, 11:44 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Buy a heat pump tumble dryer and save £365 a year in electric! in General Koi Carp Chatsome reason i can't picture you in a habit :D10 replies | 1781 view(s)
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28-10-2024, 05:35 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Buy a heat pump tumble dryer and save £365 a year in electric! in General Koi Carp Chatour house would be an eyesore with clothes horses everywhere :D You would have liked the set up in some of the great houses and large...10 replies | 1781 view(s)
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27-10-2024, 12:39 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Buy a heat pump tumble dryer and save £365 a year in electric! in General Koi Carp Chati don't know how you ever managed without a tumble dryer?:eek: we bought a cheap 'white knight' one for £50 iirc...as soon as we got married and...10 replies | 1781 view(s)
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26-10-2024, 07:03 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Buy a heat pump tumble dryer and save £365 a year in electric! in General Koi Carp ChatI think heat pump and gas dryers are of comparable efficiency. but heat pump dryers are cheaper, and easier to maintain than gas dryers. and now...10 replies | 1781 view(s)
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26-10-2024, 11:43 AMdavethefish1 started a thread Buy a heat pump tumble dryer and save £365 a year in electric! in General Koi Carp ChatOur LG washing machine packed up after 14 years, bearings and drum worn out. and as it is insured and was written off we got to pick a brand new...10 replies | 1781 view(s)
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26-10-2024, 11:02 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Few photos of my koi mostly all over 55cm in Koi Gallery (Photos of Members Koi)agreed, that sanke is stunning! :)6 replies | 1890 view(s)
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25-10-2024, 08:25 PMas all these ASHP units are designed for using with swimming pools and not koi ponds. i would imagine the 'clean' cycle might be to heat the...55 replies | 5374 view(s)
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25-10-2024, 04:05 PMit's only been a couple of weeks since the K+ media started rolling, but it has coloured up and matured a lot fast than i though it would :eek: ...1157 replies | 100526 view(s)
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24-10-2024, 07:15 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread They've found my Pond - Unwanted Visitors! in General Koi Carp Chatlucky escape there mate.:) I've seen one flying past my pond before, but the pond is very close to the house, with not much room to land. but i...23 replies | 2097 view(s)
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24-10-2024, 11:21 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Alburglar's DIY fry setup and grow on pond and filter. in Pond Construction and Pond Build Diariesshame that wouldn't work. I always go bananas on sealant when doing flanges ect... so it squidges out everywhere... is there a gap in the flange...834 replies | 67285 view(s)
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23-10-2024, 10:56 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread New Big blue GAC cartridge filter not working? in General Koi Carp Chata 20" GAC serving your whole house will not give you a low level of chlorine, unless your tap water has virtually no chlorine in it in it. what is...3 replies | 1586 view(s)
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18-10-2024, 02:27 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Alburglar's DIY fry setup and grow on pond and filter. in Pond Construction and Pond Build Diariesthat looks to be a difficult one to fix, unless you remove the flange and reseal it. they always leak in the most awkward places, could you...834 replies | 67285 view(s)
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17-10-2024, 11:07 AMi would have the pump feed at the bottom of the bio, not half way up where the air is mixed with the water. could also be cavitation, there doesn't...4 replies | 1858 view(s)
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05-11-2024
- 11:55 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: testing kit by rolomany thanks for that...
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04-11-2024
- 07:12 PM - Denise Doherty clicked Thanks for this post: 2” pipe and fittings by davethefish1coastal koi have always...
- 03:36 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: New Pond by TwhitenosugarHi. The drawings...
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- 03:35 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: New Pond by FelineI think a 60 cm pond...
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03-11-2024
- 04:37 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: The Daily pond temp thread by BrucePondsteenI use this sonoff...
- 03:50 PM - BrucePondsteen clicked Thanks for this post: The Daily pond temp thread by davethefish1How are you monitoring...
- 12:44 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: The Daily pond temp thread by BrucePondsteeni could have got a...
- 12:44 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: The Daily pond temp thread by FelineMy pond is at 19C...
- 12:44 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: The Daily pond temp thread by samp09Mine unheated but...
- 12:44 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: The Daily pond temp thread by RS2OOOmost ASHP's have minimum...
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