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05-12-2024, 12:40 AM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Draco drum and Filtreau amalgam UV owners advice in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtration

Providing its not too tall, the black waste pipe / UV guard could just butt up against it, so the quartz sleeve is just dangling down within the UV...

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03-12-2024, 04:42 PM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Draco drum and Filtreau amalgam UV owners advice in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtration

Sorry. Forgot to get a picture of the amalgam. So here is the amalgam sitting within the UV guard. I just stand this upright in the dirty side of...

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29-11-2024, 02:10 PM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Black balls in k1 media in General Koi Carp Chat

Have you ever put bio balls (the jelly ones to seed the bacteria in the filter) into the bio chamber? If so it's probably them, because they don't...

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28-11-2024, 11:38 PM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Draco drum and Filtreau amalgam UV owners advice in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtration

I'm happy to show you a photo of how it's set up. I just need to psyche myself up going out in the sub zero temperatures. I was concerned too,...

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28-11-2024, 08:58 AM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Draco drum and Filtreau amalgam UV owners advice in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtration

This doesn't really answer your question. But I've dropped an amalgam UV into the dirty side of a solum 16 drum. Basically because it was the easiest...

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27-11-2024, 07:51 PM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Nitrate and nitrite levels in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtration

1 litre of water weighs 1kg. So 0.006 (which is 0.6% in decimal format) x 15,000kgs = 90kgs of salt. They normally come in 25kg sacks. Last...

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26-11-2024, 10:46 PM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Nitrate and nitrite levels in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtration

If you also need to treat any bacterial issues acriflavine can be used with salt. In fact salt and acriflavine compliment each other quite well in...

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26-11-2024, 10:41 PM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Nitrate and nitrite levels in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtration

If nitrite is 8 I would stop feeding and immediately do a large water change. If it remains at that level you'll be at risk of losing fish very...

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26-11-2024, 10:58 AM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Loss of Koi - cold related? in General Koi Carp Chat

Ah, glad you did a water change. It's possible it wasn't a pH crash. But the fact your ph dropped is an indicator. And the drop test kits aren't...

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25-11-2024, 11:33 PM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Loss of Koi - cold related? in General Koi Carp Chat

Denise, what have you actually done with the pond since you discovered the dead fish? lts not clear if you have you carried out a water change or...

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25-11-2024, 11:10 PM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Nitrate and nitrite levels in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtration

Your nitrate sounds right but are you sure about your nitrite reading? Did you mean to say 0.8? You're still in the middle of new pond syndrome...

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25-11-2024, 02:24 PM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Loss of Koi - cold related? in General Koi Carp Chat

Hi sorry to hear about your losses. Do you think you lost fish due to a pH crash, rather than the sudden drop in temperature? The fact you...

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24-11-2024, 12:27 PM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Modular Winter pond cover for sale. in Koi and Pond Equipment for Sale

Items now sold. Sent from my Pixel 8 using Tapatalk

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22-11-2024, 11:30 PM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Skimmer and bottom drain into one filter in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtration

I balance them by having a ball valve on each pipe. Tbh I don't really need to balance them as by luck it seems my bd pulls the lions share of...

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21-11-2024, 11:08 AM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Water Purifiers / Dechlorinators - Info & Ideas in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtration

I use rainwater to 'assist' with water changes. However, the rainwater I collect is from the poly carbonate sheets that sit between the pergola...

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21-11-2024, 12:12 AM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Farm Pond Filtration in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtration

No worries. An airlift is nothing fancy. All it really is, is putting an air stone down a vertical bit of submerged pipe. Try it. The top of the...

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20-11-2024, 11:07 PM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Farm Pond Filtration in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtration

That is a really nice place you have there. As mentioned, the fact it's a mud pond will mean it'll be a struggle to keep clear. If the bottom...

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20-11-2024, 10:36 AM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Modular Winter pond cover for sale. in Koi and Pond Equipment for Sale

... If anyone is looking for winter pond covers in the Essex area. Sent from my Pixel 8 using Tapatalk

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13-11-2024, 10:35 PM

Twhitenosugar replied to a thread Airlock in bottom drain in General Koi Carp Chat

I agree. The fact you have air coming out of the bottom drain sounds like air is getting into the bottom drain pipe work somehow. The other thing...

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