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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....8 replies | 165 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 | 108 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...4 replies | 85 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...4 replies | 85 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,...14 replies | 1145 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...14 replies | 1145 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 | 766796 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 | 766796 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 | 12407 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 | 766796 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 | 766796 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 | 766796 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 | 766796 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 | 4110 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 | 766796 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 | 7866 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 | 766796 view(s)
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28-03-2025, 04:59 PMlooks great mate, you'll love seeing the fish underwater :D15 replies | 12407 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 | 6381 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 | 6381 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 | 6566 view(s)
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24-03-2025, 08:17 PMcertainly looks that way...14 replies | 5605 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 | 5991 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 | 7866 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 | 4898 view(s)
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22-03-2025, 01:03 PMit was to allow the air in the gravity return out. rather than big bubbles building up in the pipe then coming out in the pond. i decided to do it...2 replies | 3040 view(s)
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22-03-2025, 12:55 PMThat seems to be the consensus, mine is glass suck to sleepers then liner stuck to glass but i made a plastic flange to clamp the liner in place...15 replies | 12407 view(s)
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21-03-2025, 10:43 PMhave a look at CWD ponds youtube channel loads of window installs there. I used one thick (deep) line so you get a good spread out and seal. also...15 replies | 12407 view(s)
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21-03-2025, 11:01 AMyour saki figures look a little high mate, where is that from? prices on saki have gone up in the last couple of years, but not massively....11 replies | 12997 view(s)
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20-03-2025, 11:28 PMmy filterhouse is the 'shed' part of my log cabin FyeGZfqFEpQ?si=gamvv-fgA03sopbQ14 replies | 5605 view(s)
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