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Yesterday, 06:19 PMseen there's a 'new' koi food doing the rounds on facebook and you tube. 'nutramare' £85 for 10kg https://nutramare.co.uk/ shpeel says it's a...18 replies | 14804 view(s)
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Yesterday, 06:12 PM£75 a month is not bad,they have put my unmetered rate up to £800 a year now. The water board have been out 3 times now to install a smart water...4 replies | 154 view(s)
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22-04-2025, 04:26 PMPond size 2500 gallons Drum filter model QK25 Your LPH rate through drum 15,000 Daily feed rate in grams 50 - 200 Flush frequency 2 - 3 times per...4 replies | 154 view(s)
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20-04-2025, 11:19 PMI sometimes think I shouldn't have built a pond for my fish... A padded cell would have been better. :D Koi do get them selves into a few knocks...3 replies | 460 view(s)
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16-04-2025, 11:11 PMmy drum is gravity fed and then pumps to a 500 litre bio unit i welded up myself. gravity returning to the pond....10 replies | 2649 view(s)
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16-04-2025, 11:07 PMSame kirky's koi for my liner. https://kirkyskoi.co.uk/ best price, good supplier mine came from russets developments....3 replies | 1703 view(s)
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16-04-2025, 11:04 PMrunning a 100lph Jecod Ma on my bio and a Charles Austen ET80 on my bottom drain and airbar. had the ET80 running for 6 years now. not the quietest...6 replies | 1442 view(s)
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16-04-2025, 08:06 PMif you are running standard 1" pipe from the airdome to the filter house then converting to tubing the distance is less of an issue, as there will...6 replies | 1442 view(s)
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15-04-2025, 03:48 PMIt's an enzyme food for bacteria, helps breakdown any tiny bit's of crap collecting in the pond. I'd use the detox but can chelate metals,...20 replies | 6587 view(s)
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14-04-2025, 02:53 PMspare carbon, though my current big blues have done over 250,000 litres in the last 12 months and are still at 0.00ppm chlorine. got a bucket of bi...20 replies | 6587 view(s)
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09-04-2025, 11:02 PMCurrently at 17C pond not covered and polycarb has been put away. heat pump using about 2-3kw a day at 11p/kWh so 22p to 33p per day. really nice...12005 replies | 772155 view(s)
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09-04-2025, 11:05 AMDamn, that was a good buy, yeah there sure is some exceptions thank god!! Yeah the filter bay sure helps, get it built :D I am still fully...12005 replies | 772155 view(s)
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08-04-2025, 09:07 PMlooks great mate! The kids will love seeing the fish through the glass :)15 replies | 14286 view(s)
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08-04-2025, 03:53 PMAhhhh yes, very good analogies there, I think the whole of society is manipulated in that way to some extent too, from illness cures, software now...12005 replies | 772155 view(s)
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02-04-2025, 02:36 PMHahaaaa yes :D Just broke the quartx sleeve in my UV whilst changing the lamp now :( - anyway moving on to the thread subject... water at an...12005 replies | 772155 view(s)
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02-04-2025, 02:00 PMyeah built in...this appliance will self destruct in 13 months... 1 month outside of the guarantee :D12005 replies | 772155 view(s)
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01-04-2025, 08:37 AMReally Dave, what a nightmare, I guess they can all go when purchased at similar times, albeit they shouldn't, I still think personally that the life...12005 replies | 772155 view(s)
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31-03-2025, 10:53 PMsounds like it might be over filling, or running too fast, and syphoning when full. i'm not that familiar with easy pods, always been more of a...3 replies | 4355 view(s)
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31-03-2025, 10:49 PMNice to hear from you again mate :) The Joys of koi keeping... I had my drum motor, pond pump, and booster pump all pack in at the same time last...12005 replies | 772155 view(s)
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31-03-2025, 08:59 PMSad to hear but you know what's best!! Also sad you were not closer as Id take the 2 air pumps off you, albeit mine that has died is a 130 one...6 replies | 9075 view(s)
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31-03-2025, 08:52 PMLooooong time visiting for me, been manic at work and doing 'things' at home - Pond been held at 14 all winter, polycarb covers still on, currently...12005 replies | 772155 view(s)
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28-03-2025, 04:59 PMlooks great mate, you'll love seeing the fish underwater :D15 replies | 14286 view(s)
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27-03-2025, 01:03 PMworse when using a throwing stick at range :D you can only sneak one or two in before the whole gang turns up and snatches them out of the...12 replies | 6961 view(s)
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27-03-2025, 08:26 AMNot something you hear about, but gulls will eat nearly anything. I wouldn't trust them with small koi in a pond.12 replies | 6961 view(s)
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27-03-2025, 08:21 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Amalgam UV owners - how long does yours need to stay on per day? in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and FiltrationSame as everyone else, 24/7 british summertime, from when them clocks go forward to when they go back. though i turned mine back on last week as i...10 replies | 7126 view(s)
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23-04-2025
- 06:06 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: How much water is your drum using? by smartinHi Diablo Dave, just a...
- 06:06 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: How much water is your drum using? by samp09I have an easy drum and...
22-04-2025
- 04:32 PM - Ajm clicked Thanks for this post: How much water is your drum using? by davethefish1Pond size 2500 gallons...
- 04:11 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: How much water is your drum using? by DiabloDaveMy water bills have been...
21-04-2025
- 08:04 AM - Ajm clicked Thanks for this post: Help lump on koi head by davethefish1I sometimes think I...
20-04-2025
- 11:21 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: 110mm ball valve V slide valve? by TwhitenosugarIn terms of valves, I've...
- 11:19 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: Feline's new pond. by FelineJust finding this now. ...
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18-04-2025
- 07:57 AM - deeper blue clicked Thanks for this post: Best air pump? by davethefish1I’ve used Charles Austen...
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- 11:02 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: Best air pump? by Martin59I’ve used Charles Austen...
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15-04-2025
- 03:49 PM - Ajm clicked Thanks for this post: Koi cupboard by davethefish1So do the rate that...
- 03:45 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: Koi cupboard by Ajmspare carbon, though my...
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- 08:41 AM - dbs clicked Thanks for this post: The Daily pond temp thread by davethefish1Currently at 17C pond...
14-04-2025
- 04:28 PM - Ajm clicked Thanks for this post: Koi cupboard by davethefish1spare carbon, though my...
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12-04-2025
- 10:15 PM - RS2OOO clicked Thanks for this post: The Daily pond temp thread by davethefish1Really Dave, what a...
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Tiny black spots on Ochiba
could be shimmies a photo would help. if shimmies its just one of those things . ...