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Thread: DTF's New Pond
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16-11-2021, 10:32 AM #761
The Fluke M is a lot cheaper than the Solve as well,this koi hobby is expensive though
I have never scraped gills hope I never have to but I have done loads of sedating for ulsers etc a few yrs back when I had big problems.John
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16-11-2021, 11:40 AM #762
Last edited by Spongebob; 16-11-2021 at 11:47 AM.
Fibreglassed/5000 gals/4.5 m Tunnel/Spindrifter/Twin drums/Bio chambers/Beads/Showers/Remora ASHP
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16-11-2021, 12:31 PM #763
first time i've found anything on a scrape...
previous gill scrapes i did, i only did one from each side and found nothing,
but you need to do at leat 2-3 for each side as most of them turned up blank.
showing that the flukes aren't evenly spread and must be clustered in certain areas they find attractive...
i've done it a few times now,
sedating i use masuizai and only long enough for the fish to stop kicking when you pick it up,
i did my kujaku that must be 60cm and it took just over a minute to go under, though every fish is different.
but 15 minutes for it to come round fully, back in the pond to swim off strongly.
i use is a wetted smooth rounded wooden lollypop stick to scrape the gills, nothing with sharp edges.
and go very very slowly to tease a bit of a mucus sample fo the gills,
athough in all the scrapes i've done there has been very little mucus and it takes a little time to get a sample not like scraping the body.
and i don't get very much mucus at all, less than 1/10th of what i get on a body scrape usually with a slight smear of blood but that is unavoidable.
never thought about videoing it, as i'm mostly on my own doing this kind of stuff and am totally focused on the koi not cameras
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23-11-2021, 07:40 PM #764
Picked up some stuff from Queni today,
another 20" spectrum PCB cartridge that will make 2 x 20" inline for a total of 1.5" of carbon filtration depth.
and i'll add another later to make it 2.25" of carbon filtration depth prior to the big blue.
i've got 3 x 10" pods, then 3 x 20" pods, and then a 36" big blue now
2 x 10" 5 micron sediment filter
1 x 10" 1 micron sediment filter
3 x 20" spectrum 1 micron chloramine PCB filters
then the 36" big blue.
i also picked up a bottle of kusuri FMG to prevent any secondary infection after gill flukes.
rather not risk it through winter.
the shelves were empty of all formalin containing treatments at the shop
they store them all in the office at room temperature during winter which i was pleased to hear.
as a lot of dealers i've been to get very cold in winter as most are not heated....Last edited by davethefish1; 23-11-2021 at 07:43 PM.
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23-11-2021, 07:59 PM #765
It's never been know .
Walking in to a koi dealer and not buying any fish lol ...
Sure your have enough filtration mate sure a second big blue is NEEDED like lol
Sent from my SM-G973F using TapatalkFreddyboy the legend
"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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23-11-2021, 08:12 PM #766
You got sorted then at Queni Dave, nice to know they are looking after their Formalin.
I like it there and got a few tosai this year and think I will be getting more next year.
And you came with no koi Dave,shame on youJohn
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23-11-2021, 09:06 PM #767
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23-11-2021, 09:09 PM #768
Last edited by davethefish1; 23-11-2021 at 09:21 PM.
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26-11-2021, 08:32 PM #769
if all you need is a 10" 3 pod to dechlorinate your pond consider yourself lucky...
bet your tapwater is low KH, low nitrate, low metal, low pesticides, low chlorine...
and you might think this set up is ridiculous and OTT...
but it is the only way i can add water without the fish going nuts flicking everywhere.
#mytapwateriscrap
10" 3 pod
5 micron sediment prefilter
5 micron sediment prefilter
1 micron sediment prefilter
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20" 3 pod
1 micron spectrum PCB chloramine/chlorine 380,000 litre @ 2ppm modified powder catalytic activated coconut carbon block
1 micron spectrum PCB chloramine/chlorine 380,000 litre @ 2ppm modified powder catalytic activated coconut carbon block
https://queni-koi.co.uk/downloads/16...mine_Block.pdf
5 micron spectrum SCB chlorine 26,000 litre @ 2ppm catalytic activated coconut carbon block
https://queni-koi.co.uk/downloads/16...ock_Manual.pdf
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36" x 8" big blue with catalytic carbon
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10" 5 micron Sediment post filter
Last edited by davethefish1; 26-11-2021 at 10:51 PM.
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26-11-2021, 10:20 PM #770
That's some mint set up there dave very tidy tho
Sent from my SM-G973F using TapatalkFreddyboy the legend
"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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26-11-2021, 10:53 PM #771
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27-11-2021, 05:55 PM #772
with temperatures plummeting, minus 2C expected tonight!
the pond window is basically a big radiator pumping out heat and cooling the pond down.
so i went and got an 8' x 4' sheet of 50mm foil faced polyurethane insulation board
and doubled it up with foil tape to make a 100mm thick pond insulated window cover.
with some draught proofing strip at the top to seal against the polycarbonate
the funny part was me trying to cut it into sections to fit in the car outside B&Q in gale force winds
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27-11-2021, 06:01 PM #773
Very smart and tidy that mate
Sent from my SM-G973F using TapatalkFreddyboy the legend
"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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27-11-2021, 06:18 PM #774
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27-11-2021, 06:27 PM #775Freddyboy the legend
"we are water keepers first"
Johnathan
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27-11-2021, 07:55 PM #776
Nice job Dave,
looks like we have both been insulating lol..... i need to redo my window cover, its 3 years old and not fitting as well as it did, the timber edge surround i stuck between 2 sheets has fallen out so like you will be making a new one, did you just put 2 sheets together or did you leave an air gap between the 2 sheets ?2200 gallons,infinity window,
Evolve 4k combi,spindrifter,
2x20k pumps, BD,Skimmer,
Shower, ASHP
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27-11-2021, 08:08 PM #777
Last edited by davethefish1; 27-11-2021 at 08:10 PM.
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27-11-2021, 09:05 PM #778
Nice looking pond there Dave, well designed, I'm feeling a little jalousie
Need to spend more time on the pond4600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
Idealseal MS290
My Pond Build
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27-11-2021, 10:49 PM #779
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27-11-2021, 10:56 PM #7804600 Gallon Concrete Block and Fiberglass
2100 mm x 710 mm Infinity Window 32mm thick glass
2 x Aerated Bottom Drains and Skimmer
Filtreau HiFlow 30 Drum Filter
Bio Chamber - 140 litres K1
Bakki Shower - 30 KG Sakura Far Infrared Media
2 x 18,000 lh pumps
Heated from house boiler through a heat exchanger
Idealseal MS290
My Pond Build
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The Daily pond temp thread
Pond still covered, currently 11.6C Been really mild this year as far as pond temps go. ...