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    I run 500w stainless aquarium heaters on plug in...

    I run 500w stainless aquarium heaters on plug in temp controller. Via a timer, hour on hour off, so nothing gets too hot. Ideally You need approx 1w per gallon. But 1500w Worked well enough this...
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    Had you moved it out of the water? Otherwise,...

    Had you moved it out of the water?

    Otherwise, Not heard of that before, sorry.
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    Nice garden! Are you planning to add fish to...

    Nice garden!

    Are you planning to add fish to the system then?
  4. Thread: Pond 2.0

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    Is that a Draco Drum? I was advised to set mine...

    Is that a Draco Drum?
    I was advised to set mine up so the waste chute acted as the overflow. Works a treat.

    ...Actually I'm pretty sure it was you who told me that Nick.
  5. Well that's the cross members form the winter...

    Well that's the cross members form the winter covers finished just in time for spring!
    https://i.ibb.co/yFZLT5S/PXL-20240325-181153531.jpg
  6. Put it all together and it will look like this...

    Put it all together and it will look like this and you'll have saved £100-£180 easily, maybe more depending on how much you get your carbon for.
    https://i.ibb.co/7WLW0yz/PXL-20240325-103317615.jpg
  7. After a lot of tooing and froing. The company...

    After a lot of tooing and froing. The company wanted the 3 extra bottles back!
    However, they are now ridiculously cheap on eBay here is the link. £19.99 delivered I offered £10 plus £4.99 delivery...
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    ...or in reef tanks you simply put a light over...

    ...or in reef tanks you simply put a light over your sump that comes on when your main tank light goes off, to lesson the swing.
    That could work if you light your filter in the same way.
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    Trolling again? The Japanese dealers all have...

    Trolling again?
    The Japanese dealers all have microscopes and use the same treatments we do, more or less. I'm sure there's an just as many hobbiests in Japan that follow suit
    So I don't believe...
  10. I'll check them out, but it needs to be 4" to 2...

    I'll check them out, but it needs to be 4" to 2 1/2" BSP

    Although 4" to 3" then 3" to 2 1/2" would work and still be half the price.

    ...until checkout with VAT £15 shipping and a £10 minimum...
  11. Err, it appears that th supplier of the PVC...

    Err, it appears that th supplier of the PVC reducing bush has trebled the price so that part is now £32 plus delivery!
    So I'll continue to shop around. Still waiting for a price on some made from...
  12. The 3/4 inlet and outlet are both at the top, but...

    The 3/4 inlet and outlet are both at the top, but the distribution unit pipe has a strainer at the top of the internal tube and at the bottom of the tube, like normal. Presumably to ensure proper...
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    Have a read through the pond build sections on...

    Have a read through the pond build sections on here for ideas.
    Join your local club and visit a few of the members ponds. It helps a lot to see it in the flesh.
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    Got a link for the float switch you bought? I'll...

    Got a link for the float switch you bought? I'll probably get a couple spares for that money.

    I've emailed Draco a couple of times and been open about the fact it's a second hand drum and they've...
  15. What did you make of the coppens? Not used any...

    What did you make of the coppens? Not used any yet but will do next I think.
  16. Oh yeah the chequered stuff. Not much cheaper...

    Oh yeah the chequered stuff. Not much cheaper than Saki Hikari though is it?
  17. I am probably missing something obvious, but what...

    I am probably missing something obvious, but what is FD the abbreviation of?
  18. I second the aquasource with garlic. I've always...

    I second the aquasource with garlic. I've always avoided it because it's a floating food and my lot have previously only stirred for sinking foods in winter, wheatgerm etc. I gave it a try this year...
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    If you need to distract them to get some pellets...

    If you need to distract them to get some pellets in the sturgeon, mine love calciworms (same effect as mealworms but without the Koi tax) and brown bread.
  20. Thread: Moving koi

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    The biggest one in the world ever was 23ft. I...

    The biggest one in the world ever was 23ft. I don't know how you would recreate that sort of body of water ( and inland sea more than twice bigger than our entire country) and get them that big....
  21. Thread: Moving koi

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    What back to Caspian / Black sea?

    What back to Caspian / Black sea?
  22. With no other factors at play, pump off etc. The...

    With no other factors at play, pump off etc.
    The leak will be at the exact height the water sits at, when it stops dropping. Either in the pond or in the gravity side of the pipe work. But it has to...
  23. Thread: Koi Colour

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    ... male fish 'finish' earlier. Females can...

    ... male fish 'finish' earlier.
    Females can change a lot, so buying big/old helps,which is expensive. Or increase your odds. Buy a load of tosai, grow them on in a heated QT. Which usually works out...
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    ... A 4" vent pipe would also be what people...

    ... A 4" vent pipe would also be what people refer to as a stand pipe. You then have the option to use drain rods on the bottom drain if you ever need it. Or you can stick a hose down it, with out...
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    Well that's progress. Hope you get sorted. But a...

    Well that's progress. Hope you get sorted. But a leak wouldn't have brought flow down to a trickle. Certainly not without you noticing the pond height dropping tremendously.

    Is it possible the BD...
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