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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 | 309 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 | 2617 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 | 1677 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 | 1398 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 | 1398 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 | 6553 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 | 6553 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 | 770812 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 | 770812 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 | 13331 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 | 770812 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 | 770812 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 | 770812 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 | 770812 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 | 4237 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 | 770812 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 | 8428 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 | 770812 view(s)
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28-03-2025, 04:59 PMlooks great mate, you'll love seeing the fish underwater :D15 replies | 13331 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 | 6646 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 | 6646 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 | 6856 view(s)
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24-03-2025, 08:17 PMcertainly looks that way...14 replies | 5646 view(s)
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24-03-2025, 08:14 PMI'm leaving the covers off day and night from today! :D I had been taking the covers off during the day when it's been warm, but putting back on at...6 replies | 6294 view(s)
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24-03-2025, 08:09 PMSad to hear mate, but no point hanging on to gear for years. better sell now, and buy new when you are ready to start again. you will be back, i...6 replies | 8428 view(s)
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24-03-2025, 11:22 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Draco 25 exterior motor conversion in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationlooks like a great job mate :) I didn't understand why draco mounted the motor inside the drum where water ingress could be a problem. when...5 replies | 5188 view(s)
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21-04-2025
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- 11:21 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: 110mm ball valve V slide valve? by TwhitenosugarIn terms of valves, I've...
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15-04-2025
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14-04-2025
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11-04-2025
- 08:16 PM - davethefish1 clicked Thanks for this post: Covers off! by Alburglar...didn't notice them...
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Help lump on koi head
[QUOTE=davethefish1;428677]I sometimes think I shouldn't have built a pond for my fish... Nothing...