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Thread: Shes finally full 👍🏼
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14-06-2020, 10:26 PM #21
Looks fantastic, did you do it all yourself?
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16-06-2020, 06:36 PM #22
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20-06-2020, 09:36 AM #23
So ive been doing 10% water changes over the past week or so. Cant seem to get the ammonia down past 0.50. Nitrite is 0 and ph 7.4. I added a bio ball to the easy pond last week. Should i down a bigger water change? Many thanks
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20-06-2020, 10:38 AM #24
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20-06-2020, 10:57 AM #25
Hi mate. Every other night, just a couple pellets, thats it mate
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20-06-2020, 12:16 PM #26
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20-06-2020, 12:23 PM #27
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20-06-2020, 12:38 PM #28
As scamp says. Just a little. If it dont drop
Stop feeding. And do a water change. Ten percent. Your always going to get traces of ammonia. With NPS. Fish let it out when eating. Even when not eating. Once the filters catch up. The ammonia will get eaten up. And turn to nitrite. Then you know its maturing. And then that nitrite will turn to nitrate. Which is what you want to see. Its early days dont worry. It takes time.
It don t happen quickly. You might go a week even 2 weeks before you see a result on parameters dropping. In your case ammonia.
All ponds are different. And mature faster and slower. I told you earlier mine took nearly 2 years. Now I can throw there dinner my dinner. Our lasses dinner in there.
And it's great. Only kidding. I can feed alot
Put it that way. And that's 60 odd fish.
Patience and time lol. That's what it takes.
Look at the positive. You have now learned. About how not to have to many fish in there. And how to feed.
Fred
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20-06-2020, 12:39 PM #29
Last edited by freddyboy; 20-06-2020 at 12:41 PM.
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20-06-2020, 12:44 PM #30
Biggest is a common about 40cm
then a koi 30cm, others are considerably smaller mate.
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20-06-2020, 01:06 PM #31
Right so your starting largish. Most people start with tiddlers lol.
Even then they have problems with NPS.
Anyway it don t matter. Your getting the ammonia so it's starting to cycle. Which is good. It shows your filter is doing its job.
The next thing you want to see is your nitrite spiking. Then you know it's really starting to mature. So dont feed and watch it over say 4 days. With a test. And see if it comes down. If not do a water change. And see what happens. If the fish flash or jump. Do one sooner.
Fred
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20-06-2020, 01:07 PM #32
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20-06-2020, 01:12 PM #33
I know mate. I inherited these fish with the house thou, i would of started with small ones if i had a choice lol. This is what that big common come out of ffsAD46F2F1-D73B-479F-B2A9-9F614A799C76.jpghow it grew so big in this, is beyond me....
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20-06-2020, 02:03 PM #34
Just i be cleaning my easypod k1 or not?
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20-06-2020, 02:45 PM #35
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20-06-2020, 02:50 PM #36
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20-06-2020, 03:19 PM #37
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21-06-2020, 07:14 AM #38
The maturing is in your water and pipes and pond as well. And on your filter media.
It colonise s every where mucker. In the end your pond becomes one big. Bio mass.
Filters give it a speed up. That's when you beat NPS. You have to clean to stop muck build up.
Which bad stuff lives in. Basically your ponds a toilet. If that makes sense. Toxics thrives in toilets.
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21-06-2020, 09:02 PM #39
very nice looking pond mate.... as Freddy has already said mate stop feeding and do water change, its all part of the fun l, NPS just have to be patient
2200 gallons,infinity window,
Evolve 4k combi,spindrifter,
2x20k pumps, BD,Skimmer,
Shower, ASHP
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01-07-2020, 06:13 PM #40
Hi fred. My pond levels are perfect now, its coming on nicely. The algae is starting to fuzz now. Can i still treat it? Wont mess up my filter will it? Also whats best stuff to treat with mate? Tar
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