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    I'm trying something different this Spring. ...

    I'm trying something different this Spring.

    Bought 10kg of this to try out as I've just started feeding after 2 months with minimal feeding.

    This should last till May/June and then I'll switch...
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    Saw in Smartin's signature that he has an Evolve...

    Saw in Smartin's signature that he has an Evolve 4000 combi which I think uses a Draco drum.

    Google searched it to see if it has a bypass, and the top search result was from Smartin himself saying...
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    Does your drum not have a bypass facility? I...

    Does your drum not have a bypass facility?

    I bypassed mine for a week when treating for flukes. The bio side got filthy, especially the jap matting (have this plus a moving bed) which ultimately...
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    I don't understand how feeding koi and the use of...

    I don't understand how feeding koi and the use of microscopes can be rolled into a single subject, surely they are two completely unrelated subjects?

    I concluded that you are trying to say the...
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    What was your GH and KH prior to adding bicarb /...

    What was your GH and KH prior to adding bicarb / carbonate?

    You refer to there being no tap water in pond due to the excess rain.

    Rain has no KH.

    The symptoms you describe are very typical...
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    Something has been lost in translation here. ...

    Something has been lost in translation here.

    Can you rephrase as I cannot understand what you are trying to ask?
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    And from the outside: ...

    And from the outside:



    https://i.postimg.cc/ZnssXxzH/PXL-20230603-101122896.jpg




    The other end (before I finished painting)
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    As a side note I also built this last year. Not...

    As a side note I also built this last year. Not directly pond related but not wanting to use up garden space by building a shed I decided I could turn the sidegate entrance into a lean-to. It is...
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    It was really hard graft mate, first time I've...

    It was really hard graft mate, first time I've done groundwork in some time and it really took it out of me, still aching this week.

    The first concrete post actually snapped when I was wobbling...
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    Hi John, I agree with you, I'm thinking about...

    Hi John,

    I agree with you, I'm thinking about putting pipes through the bottom of the wall, then filling the void with crushed slate or something wrapped in membrane so it will be stable as a base...
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    Sticky: There's me thinking it should be a little more...

    There's me thinking it should be a little more than 9C considering the relatively mild temps through February, but going by all your temps it seems about as high as can be expected.

    Stopped...
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    My plan now is to leave the remainder of the...

    My plan now is to leave the remainder of the existing wall in place, build a new retaining wall behind it out of 7n blocks laid on their sides, then cut the posts down and fill the area up with...
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    With the fence down the extent of the lean is...

    With the fence down the extent of the lean is much worse in person than it appears in photos - the front of the photo shows how far the retaining wall has moved from the side wall:
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    Have now started the next phase of the project to...

    Have now started the next phase of the project to bolster up the collapsing retaining wall that supports the backfill against the single skinned portion of my pond.

    The back of the pond through...
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    Sticky: Pond at exactly 9C, up from 8.9C over the last...

    Pond at exactly 9C, up from 8.9C over the last few days.

    Still covered and unheated.

    How's that compare to others who are also covered and unheated?
  16. Thread: Pump Swap

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    Do you mean 35,000 lph? Sent from my Pixel 6a...

    Do you mean 35,000 lph?

    Sent from my Pixel 6a using Tapatalk
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    All good here as well thanks John. Koi are...

    All good here as well thanks John.

    Koi are doing ok, but haven't really lost much weight (fat females) despite the last month of fasting with just 1 feed per week.

    Have just had 3.5 tonne of...
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    I just use a jet wash, 2 or 3 times a year. Comes...

    I just use a jet wash, 2 or 3 times a year. Comes up like new every time.

    For a deeper clean to remove limescale from the pores I mix bicarb into a paste and brush it into the drum mesh that's...
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    Same here. New additions seem to make a...

    Same here.

    New additions seem to make a beeline for my Shusui, stick alongside it for a day or 2 then realise she's a loner and go off and hang around with the main crowd instead.

    I don't seem...
  20. Thread: Newbie

    by RS2OOO
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    Welcome to you both.

    Welcome to you both.
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    Looks great, water nice and crystal and the Koi...

    Looks great, water nice and crystal and the Koi look clean.

    The little one, Goromo maybe? does look to be swimming a bit awkward at times, maybe one to keep an eye on.
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    Welcome. Your pond looks really nice, and a...

    Welcome.

    Your pond looks really nice, and a decent filter as well.

    You can't be too far from me as Matt is pretty local, helped me out during a time of need late last year, a top bloke.
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    Sticky: Was 5.5C 9 days ago. Went down to a low of 5.1C...

    Was 5.5C 9 days ago.
    Went down to a low of 5.1C about 7 days ago.
    Today is currently 7.5C and rising.

    So 2.4C rise in a week.

    Compared to 3.7C temp loss in a Week when the cold spell first...
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    Cheers Charco, Yes, I remember your build, and...

    Cheers Charco,

    Yes, I remember your build, and talking about popping over for a visit, which soon got scuppered by lockdowns!

    65cm is a good achievement - I only have 2 or 3 that have gone...
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    I've stripped one of these down before, and took...

    I've stripped one of these down before, and took photos, but sadly I can't find them anywhere.

    Undo the 4 screws from underneath the pump, then lift off the top of the pump.

    Have a look inside...
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