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    New filtration + grow on / qt tank

    Finally getting there with my pond. Added a Bakki Shower running at 20,000 lph with 40kg of Sakura media and awaiting an Oase Compact-L which has been pre-ordered a couple of weeks ago - new unit...
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    I didn’t say this issue specifically, I said in...

    I didn’t say this issue specifically, I said in koi keeping. You seem to want to weigh in every issue in any case.
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    Yes it was with Feline and not the article. And I...

    Yes it was with Feline and not the article. And I see major ‘preferences’ constantly, it seems you do t even follow your own advice on articles that you write.
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    I didn't say that you disagree with Mike Snaden....

    I didn't say that you disagree with Mike Snaden. I also didn't say that a pond keeper can grow Spirulina.
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    As I understand the argument being made is that...

    As I understand the argument being made is that Koi Keepers spend a lot of money on food with additions of Spirulina, etc and this is a natural source of the same type of nutrients. This is the...
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    I don’t have a mud pond and I’m not based in any...

    I don’t have a mud pond and I’m not based in any Japanese region that grows only rice - I’m in Essex. So what’s the point in saying this? In an case, the point was that the algae supply nutrients -...
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    I can see conflicting advice, you’re saying algae...

    I can see conflicting advice, you’re saying algae won’t help and the article by Mankysanke says it will.
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    The thing with Koi keeping, there seems to be...

    The thing with Koi keeping, there seems to be folk that claim opposite sides are true and each side makes definitive statements, it’s a choice on who to believe:

    Algae in koi ponds
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    I’ve been reading that the nutrients help their...

    I’ve been reading that the nutrients help their skin too, not just the shade.
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    Thanks thought it might help anyone looking to...

    Thanks thought it might help anyone looking to get one. Not sure about the manual unit, but I’d assume it’s the same.
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    Same here..still at 25 degrees heated and feeding...

    Same here..still at 25 degrees heated and feeding Saki Hikari growth right now. Planning on lowering the temperature to 21-22 degrees at the end of the month and switching to SK Balance.
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    Eazypod Automatic after four months review

    Well the Eazypod Automatic has now been running for around four months and the K1 micro is finally beginning to mature and go brown. The Automatic cannot be gravity fed - only pump fed according to...
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    Switching off UV Filters

    Is it worth switching off UV filters for a period and allowing the water to go green and are any members here doing this on a regular basis?

    I keep reading various articles that say green water...
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    Took one section off this morning before leaving...

    Took one section off this morning before leaving as it’s supposed to be sunny all day and I didn’t want it to overheat the pond. Sitting at 25.4 degrees this morning...steam coming off the water when...
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    Yes it isolates from the grid, it was all...

    Yes it isolates from the grid, it was all designed to do so apparently. I’m not good with electricity or the equipment used, but under the msinnswitchboard there is another box that does it, the...
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    So I hired a 6kw diesel generator for the day,...

    So I hired a 6kw diesel generator for the day, ran for 9 hours and used around 15 litres of diesel. It was running a load of around 5kw with no issues.

    Living out out in the countryside, power...
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    Can’t remember where I copied and pasted the...

    Can’t remember where I copied and pasted the above from now. I’ve been using Saki Hikari growth - can only be fed above 20 degrees and also Balance - which can be fed down to 11 degrees
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    Got a 6kw generator for the day...hooked up and...

    Got a 6kw generator for the day...hooked up and running everything.
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    I’m home most of the day so I can. Thinking about...

    I’m home most of the day so I can. Thinking about hiring a generator this morning. I
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    Power cuts

    We have a planned power cut today...just found out now. Can anyone advise the best way to deal with this in terms of oxygen levels in the pond. It’s supposed to be off from 9 to 5. The pond is 15,000...
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    Bit far for me.

    Bit far for me.
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    Where's j27?

    Where's j27?
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    Currently an elecro in-line heater, I'm planning...

    Currently an elecro in-line heater, I'm planning on adding a Duratec ASHP next year. It's working out at £25 a week running 24/7, but I do get good rates.

    Now at 23 degrees and that's after...
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    22 degrees this morning and still rising, heater...

    22 degrees this morning and still rising, heater thermostat is set to 24. Over the past week before the cover went on it was sitting at 17-18 degrees in the morning.
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    Thanks, be interested on how you get on with it...

    Thanks, be interested on how you get on with it Rayman.
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