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  1. Thread: New Filter

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    The moving bed has been running a couple of...

    The moving bed has been running a couple of months now. 100 litres of K1 in it.
    I'm noticing a white froth appearing in the filter, not to much but enough i can scoop it out with my hand. Should i...
  2. Thread: K1 type media

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    Looks like the stuff i brought for my moving bed....

    Looks like the stuff i brought for my moving bed.
    Its only been running six weeks but looks ok to me. But i'm no expert by any standards. Its not sinking and buoyancy seems pretty neutral still so...
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    MY moving bed is a wheely bin all kept very...

    MY moving bed is a wheely bin all kept very simple. 4 air stones one in each corner.. 4 inch pipe feed into the top. drain pipe with lots of small drilled holes (like a spray bar just more holes)...
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    Love your pond Feline . I did think about a...

    Love your pond Feline . I did think about a raised with window but i'm a little terrified of kids around the glass. Even looking at your photo i have visions of me as a 5yr old throwing a tantrum and...
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    Put a pair of tights over the filter outlet ....

    Put a pair of tights over the filter outlet . That way you can see how much fine is getting through the filter. But even this wont catch all of it if its very fine. But will give you an idea. With my...
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    From photos apart from koi and what look like...

    From photos apart from koi and what look like common carp and the goldfish cant really tell. Need side on or close up photo's really.
  7. Thread: Pond pump

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    I used wifes old tights i get about a tablespoon...

    I used wifes old tights i get about a tablespoon of fines every couple of days. Quick rinses and back on they go. Only part of my system i use tap water to rinse.
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    Thankyou feline for a great explanation. In my...

    Thankyou feline for a great explanation. In my case a little knowledge is dangerous and prefer to check before things go wrong. Pond has been running 2 years now and apart from treatment to tap...
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    Hi Mike I didn't want to hi jack your thread...

    Hi Mike
    I didn't want to hi jack your thread but it was reading it that made me think.
    Just didn't know how much of a PH change should i be concerned about.
    Truth is i hate these colour...
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    What is a PH crash

    Hi
    I might just be being paranoid . I have been testing my water and have noticed my PH has dropped . Not by a lot from around 8 to 7.5 over the last week using the NT labs test kits. Ammonia and...
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    I like the fact its inline so can just install in...

    I like the fact its inline so can just install in an existing section of straight pipe.
    Some of he ones i looked at could be a real pain trying to redirect pipework. My experience of pipework is the...
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    Ok apart from price difference . Is there any...

    Ok apart from price difference . Is there any difference between hot tub heaters and pond heaters.
    This is something i've just found and would be easy to plumb in to the inlet side of my system...
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    You guys are a bad influence....

    So after reading a few threads .......... fatal to my wallet i know. I'm now thinking of maybe adding a heater to my system and maybe an auto feeder , though i do like to feed the fish by hand , I'm...
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    Another bodge artist . To prime my system i...

    Another bodge artist .
    To prime my system i stuck a sump pump in the pond and a pipe on my inlet feed started the sump pump then started main pump.
    As long as i shut return valve first seconds...
  15. Thread: hello all

    by Tinca
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    Thats not sitting thats camping and sleeping lol

    Thats not sitting thats camping and sleeping lol
  16. Thread: hello all

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    I sit on my arse fishing............... thats not...

    I sit on my arse fishing............... thats not cheap either,
  17. Thread: 4" pipe

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    sorry didnt think of that lol daventry ,...

    sorry didnt think of that lol
    daventry , northants
  18. Thread: 4" pipe

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    4" pipe

    2 metres of 110mm pipe if anyone wants it.
    I got it free used what i needed so if anyone needs a bit just come and collect.
  19. Thread: Any advise?

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    Today must be one of them days. Removed the...

    Today must be one of them days.
    Removed the netting from my pond as doing some work on it.
    Popped in for a coffee and heron appears on roof of shed next to pond. Seen it in the neighbourhood but...
  20. Thread: New Filter

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    Yeah bit of a money thing. Spent far to much this...

    Yeah bit of a money thing. Spent far to much this month so need to wait until next pay day. I dare not tell her indoors how much the new filter system has really cost to get up and running. She...
  21. Thread: New Filter

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    OK the Filter system is now installed. Pump fed...

    OK the Filter system is now installed.
    Pump fed eazy pod draining into a 240ltr wheelie bin with air to create a moving bed then out to pond.
    I've put 50 litres of K1 in it to start how much air...
  22. Thread: New Filter

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    I like that idea Johnathon. Out of interest If i...

    I like that idea Johnathon.
    Out of interest If i put the new K1 in a clean dustbin full of pond water add a pond bomb and run an air supply to it before i install the filter itself would this help...
  23. Thread: New Filter

    by Tinca
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    New Filter

    I have just purchased an eazypod complete. It will be pump fed with a 10000 vari pump .2 things
    I'm considering the outlet going into basically a water butt filled with grog and filter sponges and...
  24. Thread: Water change

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    Water change

    I set my pond up a month ago and added dechlorinater etc and left it a cpl of weeks before adding any fish .
    I'm now starting to think about water changes. Reading posts do i assume i have to treat...
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