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Today, 12:04 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Bottom drain advice in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationmy preffered method for clearing drains is a set of drain rods and a rubber plunger attachment. you can either rod the pipe all the way through, or...1 replies | 32 view(s)
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Yesterday, 12:51 PMI use this sonoff hardwired wifi energy monitor i use. i installed it in a single wylex enclosure as it has no earth connection so you have to loop...11954 replies | 657061 view(s)
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02-11-2024, 12:49 AMi couldn't fathom that post, it asked and answered it's own questions... :confused:1157 replies | 99667 view(s)
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02-11-2024, 12:43 AMmost ASHP's have minimum start temperature, think mine is about 10C? and won't run unless above it, unless it can be altered in the engineers...11954 replies | 657061 view(s)
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02-11-2024, 12:32 AMi could have got a cheaper deal but that was only fixed for 1 year, i'm fixed until summer 2026 now. my standing charge is 53.060p and unit costs...11954 replies | 657061 view(s)
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01-11-2024, 01:10 PMstill at 18-19C uncovered. pretty mild for the time of year ATM. ASHP costs are around 60kWh for the month or £7.20 i'll be covering soon though...11954 replies | 657061 view(s)
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29-10-2024, 11:23 PMcoastal koi have always had pretty much everything i needed in pressure pipe. not sure what you want a stepped hose tail for in pressure pipe? but...4 replies | 1562 view(s)
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28-10-2024, 11:46 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Buy a heat pump tumble dryer and save £365 a year in electric! in General Koi Carp Chathas a double lint filter, one to remove the bulk, and the second to stop any fluff that get past the first. other type? :confused:10 replies | 1191 view(s)
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28-10-2024, 11:44 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Buy a heat pump tumble dryer and save £365 a year in electric! in General Koi Carp Chatsome reason i can't picture you in a habit :D10 replies | 1191 view(s)
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28-10-2024, 05:35 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Buy a heat pump tumble dryer and save £365 a year in electric! in General Koi Carp Chatour house would be an eyesore with clothes horses everywhere :D You would have liked the set up in some of the great houses and large...10 replies | 1191 view(s)
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27-10-2024, 12:39 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Buy a heat pump tumble dryer and save £365 a year in electric! in General Koi Carp Chati don't know how you ever managed without a tumble dryer?:eek: we bought a cheap 'white knight' one for £50 iirc...as soon as we got married and...10 replies | 1191 view(s)
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26-10-2024, 07:03 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Buy a heat pump tumble dryer and save £365 a year in electric! in General Koi Carp ChatI think heat pump and gas dryers are of comparable efficiency. but heat pump dryers are cheaper, and easier to maintain than gas dryers. and now...10 replies | 1191 view(s)
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26-10-2024, 11:43 AMdavethefish1 started a thread Buy a heat pump tumble dryer and save £365 a year in electric! in General Koi Carp ChatOur LG washing machine packed up after 14 years, bearings and drum worn out. and as it is insured and was written off we got to pick a brand new...10 replies | 1191 view(s)
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26-10-2024, 11:02 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Few photos of my koi mostly all over 55cm in Koi Gallery (Photos of Members Koi)agreed, that sanke is stunning! :)6 replies | 1281 view(s)
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25-10-2024, 08:25 PMas all these ASHP units are designed for using with swimming pools and not koi ponds. i would imagine the 'clean' cycle might be to heat the...55 replies | 4855 view(s)
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25-10-2024, 04:05 PMit's only been a couple of weeks since the K+ media started rolling, but it has coloured up and matured a lot fast than i though it would :eek: ...1157 replies | 99667 view(s)
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24-10-2024, 07:15 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread They've found my Pond - Unwanted Visitors! in General Koi Carp Chatlucky escape there mate.:) I've seen one flying past my pond before, but the pond is very close to the house, with not much room to land. but i...12 replies | 1264 view(s)
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24-10-2024, 11:21 AMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Alburglar's DIY fry setup and grow on pond and filter. in Pond Construction and Pond Build Diariesshame that wouldn't work. I always go bananas on sealant when doing flanges ect... so it squidges out everywhere... is there a gap in the flange...834 replies | 66912 view(s)
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23-10-2024, 10:56 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread New Big blue GAC cartridge filter not working? in General Koi Carp Chata 20" GAC serving your whole house will not give you a low level of chlorine, unless your tap water has virtually no chlorine in it in it. what is...3 replies | 1033 view(s)
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18-10-2024, 02:27 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Alburglar's DIY fry setup and grow on pond and filter. in Pond Construction and Pond Build Diariesthat looks to be a difficult one to fix, unless you remove the flange and reseal it. they always leak in the most awkward places, could you...834 replies | 66912 view(s)
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17-10-2024, 11:07 AMi would have the pump feed at the bottom of the bio, not half way up where the air is mixed with the water. could also be cavitation, there doesn't...4 replies | 1224 view(s)
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14-10-2024, 05:06 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Filtreau 25 & bio unit in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and FiltrationAgreed, as long as it's sterile. get it mature if you have the room, to reduce ammonia spikes when you swap over.2 replies | 2299 view(s)
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13-10-2024, 10:12 PMAll 200 litres is in the bio now and pretty much all of it is rollin' :D I should roll a bit better when it has built up some bio film and sinks a...1157 replies | 99667 view(s)
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13-10-2024, 05:30 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Bottom drain alternative! in Pond Construction and Pond Build Diariesjust use a retro drain, with only 4" circumference you would restrict the flow rate. and as you are at one end, you need to position low level...2 replies | 3782 view(s)
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13-10-2024, 01:15 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread concrete pond waterproofing in Pond Construction and Pond Build Diariesis the epoxy fish safe? as Alburglar has said it used to be a thing 20-30 years ago here, where you would use polyester fibres in the render coat,...4 replies | 3059 view(s)
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13-10-2024, 11:37 AMSOLD Nice to meet you Wayne.5 replies | 4308 view(s)
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12-10-2024, 01:52 PMyou can still feed growth at any age but i think once they have got over gosai they have done the biggest amount of growth and it can have a...4 replies | 1542 view(s)
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11-10-2024, 03:52 PMI prefer to buy saki when it comes in fresh each spring. it usually has in excess of 2 years best before date, at time of importation. the...4 replies | 1542 view(s)
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10-10-2024, 10:55 PMdavethefish1 replied to a thread Filtreau Drum 20 - water usage / clean cycles in Water Treatment, Protein Skimmers and Filtrationmine is a QK25 drum washes about 2 times an hour during the day when fish are active, much less at night when they are not, think it's around 2-3...5 replies | 559 view(s)
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09-10-2024, 08:51 PMyes no problem mate, i'll send you a PM.5 replies | 4308 view(s)
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Bottom drain advice
my preffered method for clearing drains is a set of drain rods and a rubber plunger attachment....