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Today, 01:52 PMHi balder, i think i have a copy if my missus hasn't thrown it. Send me your email in a pm and i'll scan it and send it to you if i can.:)4 replies | 190 view(s)
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Today, 10:15 AMthe 4" push fit soil will generally work, but consider how much hassle it will be to swap if you get a leak.... but solvent weld and/or rubber boots...5 replies | 64 view(s)
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Today, 10:07 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Acriflavine / malachite green in Koi Health, Disease and Medication Forumas RS has said 8.2 to 7.7 is not small drop. the ph scale is logarithmic so 8.2 to 7.7 is 50 times more acidic.8 replies | 396 view(s)
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Today, 09:51 AMagreed, :) moving beds in particular should be run at optimum rates, but if you can take off the drum directly, or like me you have a large bakki...20 replies | 236 view(s)
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Yesterday, 11:27 PMforecast has changed for next week already...29C now! :rolleyes: want to hit that magical 25C mark :D10957 replies | 382710 view(s)
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Yesterday, 11:06 PMfish are constantly pecking at the sides of the pond making a mess :D you will never get rid of it 100% but turning my pond over about twice and...20 replies | 236 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:58 PMIs that just through a sieve? Dont want too much flow through the bio :)20 replies | 236 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:17 PMthe pressure doesn't make much difference, the carbon is or should be down flow, coming in at the top of the vessle travelling down through the...1 replies | 51 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:04 PMjust a bit of video from the national of some of the fish, for those that couldn't go. just awesome fish :cool::D QjUnFbGenR827 replies | 759 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:56 PMhigher turnover... more water through the mechanical filters taking the floating bits out of the water column.20 replies | 236 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:33 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Moving bed limits in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationthats a hell of a trek for you Johnathan... durham to suffolk! :D9 replies | 138 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:31 PMyou'll probably have to run them quite hard to overcome the long run 6 meter of 1.5" pipework. but they will be less than half the wattage you are...17 replies | 402 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:08 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Moving bed limits in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and FiltrationAs bruce says, A 600 litre ibc would be an ideal sized container for a your 3000 gallon pond, pretty much perfect with 300 litres of K1 :D If...9 replies | 138 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:00 PMYou know what they say.... There are liars, damned liars, and weather men lol...:D Would be nice, but they can't predict what it's doing...10957 replies | 382710 view(s)
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Yesterday, 07:55 PMTo be fair i think 3" is over gunning it a little for a 20,000 lph pump. :) Especially if its only doing about 10,000 lph actual due to long pipe...17 replies | 402 view(s)
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Yesterday, 02:58 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Questions on a new build planning in Pond Construction and Pond Build Diariesdepends on the ground, if you have limestone or bedrock 6 inches under the soil i wouldn't bother just dig down to that. anything else concrete...5 replies | 90 view(s)
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Yesterday, 01:00 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Moving bed limits in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationi know i'm contrary to most on here :D i don't think a lot of people have enough bio to easily cope with all conditions.... back in the day i was...9 replies | 138 view(s)
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Yesterday, 11:12 AMjust seen the weather forecast for the back half of this week and next week... :cool: if only i could believe it's true lol! :D10957 replies | 382710 view(s)
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Yesterday, 10:29 AMi've just had a look at the pondexpert site and they do state all the lph and wattages....17 replies | 402 view(s)
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04-07-2022, 04:22 PMi'm currently at 23.5C but only with covering every night with the polycarb at 10pm just before the lights go out. and 5-7 kwh heating on economy 7...160 replies | 5097 view(s)
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04-07-2022, 02:23 PMwe're nearly half way through the summer, and i'm still waiting for it to arrive....:(160 replies | 5097 view(s)
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04-07-2022, 11:37 AMi'm quite dissapointed with the summer so far, we had a few warm days a couple of weeks ago, and than back to 16-18C :rolleyes: if i weren't...160 replies | 5097 view(s)
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04-07-2022, 11:12 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread I asked last year, but no idea, anyone have a clue if this is good or bad? lol in General Koi Carp Chatlooks like some form of macro algae, but theres that many it's hard to pin down. my only concern would be it swamping the media and reducing it's...8 replies | 317 view(s)
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04-07-2022, 10:22 AMi think most koi youtube channels are a bit marmite...some you like, some you don't...:D but the ones i've bumped into at the dealers seem decent...27 replies | 759 view(s)
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04-07-2022, 09:49 AMThanks Syd, alkalinity and PH are in range, though it took a fair bit of the ph minus granules to bring the alkalinity down to 120ppm, and i had...15 replies | 362 view(s)
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03-07-2022, 11:15 PMi've also got 15kgs of growth and 15kgs of balance to get throught too, so might not use it all, but it's fine if it does... hoping i can get some...160 replies | 5097 view(s)
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03-07-2022, 08:42 PMi got a very good price because i met a dealer who recognised me as a previous regular customer. we had a good chat, and then he asked me if i was...27 replies | 759 view(s)
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03-07-2022, 08:34 PMthanks Syd, i'll look at getting some of that to use instead of chlorine granules and get a palin bromine checker ...15 replies | 362 view(s)
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03-07-2022, 07:10 PMThanks Syd :) I have been dosing a small amount of granulated chlorine every day to maintain levels, since shocking with chlorine when i first got...15 replies | 362 view(s)
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03-07-2022, 05:13 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Cleaning Bio Filter in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationif bio media is prefiltered by a drum it should not need cleaning. (you have a draco unit iirc?) but depends what media you have, and if you can...2 replies | 170 view(s)
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