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03-01-2012, 11:39 PM
Thread: food debate "ding ding"
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Hi dave , she's a F3 hybrid sanke , using a...
Hi dave , she's a F3 hybrid sanke , using a matsunosuke male , going to an offspring of a sadazo male mated to a 120cm hiranga carp , commonly but incorrectly called, a white maggoi . breeder is...
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03-01-2012, 09:59 PM
Thread: food debate "ding ding"
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yep , she's my baby or should i say my broody to...
yep , she's my baby or should i say my broody to be ;) got quite a few details on her , as she was left at the breeders to grow on .
8months old 28cm
14months old 62cm
26months old 73 cm ... -
03-01-2012, 01:23 PM
Thread: food debate "ding ding"
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Hi Gazza , i have 14 fish , ranging from 40cm...
Hi Gazza ,
i have 14 fish , ranging from 40cm , right through the 60's , 70's and one at approx 85cm+ fish (late 08 spawn), atm the plan would be around 600-850gms per day divided by 2 , there... -
03-01-2012, 10:07 AM
Thread: My 2011 in pics
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Dave , these drum filters seem to be taking...
Dave ,
these drum filters seem to be taking off big time !!
i'm glad i bought a fare few meters of the stuff when i did , ive been a bit lazy with the stuff , i used a bit of it , to make my... -
03-01-2012, 09:55 AM
Thread: food debate "ding ding"
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Hi John , yep its a paste type food , it came...
Hi John ,
yep its a paste type food , it came about through the chain of thought , of summer paste food , also on the sinking food theory , so why not paste food all year round .
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03-01-2012, 09:46 AM
Thread: food debate "ding ding"
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Hi Dave , yeah an auto feeder wont work with...
Hi Dave ,
yeah an auto feeder wont work with this , as it would get pretty gunky lolz .
ive found , even with younger fish(except fry) , that a double feed a day works best for me , rather... -
02-01-2012, 10:59 PM
Thread: My 2011 in pics
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Dave , thats a great project , gonna read...
Dave ,
thats a great project , gonna read through that tomoz , got loads of the micromesh sitting here ;)
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02-01-2012, 10:52 PM
Thread: food debate "ding ding"
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Dave , it would be made in 2-3kg batches ,...
Dave ,
it would be made in 2-3kg batches , all bosh-ed in a blender , around 5 mins prep time .
the food comes out like plasticine , so either chunks for the bigger fish , or cubed up for the... -
02-01-2012, 08:38 PM
Thread: food debate "ding ding"
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Hi Gazfish its not totaly about reducing the...
Hi Gazfish
its not totaly about reducing the food bill as a whole , its more about knowing whats in it , and knowing whats not in it .
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02-01-2012, 07:53 PM
Thread: My 2011 in pics
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great pics dave , just to clarify , on your...
great pics dave ,
just to clarify , on your first post , diy drum filter ???
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02-01-2012, 06:47 PM
Thread: food debate "ding ding"
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finally , ive got a bit of time !! right back...
finally , ive got a bit of time !!
right back to where i was on the food thing .
as ive said , been doing some searching , and planning this food ,for this year .
sites to look at are AA... -
01-01-2012, 12:56 PM
Thread: food debate "ding ding"
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well this is where it gets interesting . the...
well this is where it gets interesting .
the way i look at food is , wheatgerm food , is simply food with wheatgerm in it , the same as protein foods .
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31-12-2011, 10:31 AM
Thread: showa pic , before next years growth
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Hi Dave , your 50% right :D its both male...
Hi Dave ,
your 50% right :D its both male and female !!!
its hard to tell from the pic , but it has a female type beni of the isa line , and goes very pale like a girl when growing , ... -
30-12-2011, 11:50 PM
Thread: showa pic , before next years growth
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breeder isa , age 3.5 yrs
breeder isa , age 3.5 yrs
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30-12-2011, 11:14 PM
Thread: showa pic , before next years growth
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showa pic , before next years growth
thought i'd bosh a pic up of my showa , grew 23cm last year , will get new pics up when i measure them all in feb , for next years grow on season .
http://www.extremekoi.co.uk/imgcache/1262.png
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30-12-2011, 11:02 PM
Thread: Playing with shower flow rates
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Hi Dave RO's been up and running two year ,...
Hi Dave
RO's been up and running two year , deffo havent got enough water change going on , think this is now down to growth V food , and the change needing to be upped .
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30-12-2011, 10:55 PM
Thread: food debate "ding ding"
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interesting getting our forums members views . ...
interesting getting our forums members views .
as its been mentioned , i'd love to go full hikari , but it has just priced itself out of my market , i need to use a min of 1.5kg a day when the... -
29-12-2011, 07:53 AM
Thread: food debate "ding ding"
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food debate "ding ding"
This topic seems to be erupting on every forum !!!
so lets debate it .
what do you feed , what would you feed , if the cost wasn't prohibitive , if you could , would you do your own ??? what... -
29-12-2011, 07:47 AM
Thread: Koi Growing on rate
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agreed , its this point , where alot people...
agreed ,
its this point , where alot people get frustrated , start blaming dealers , food , ponds ect .
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27-12-2011, 07:46 AM
Thread: Playing with shower flow rates
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Dave , i didnt have any probs , until i...
Dave ,
i didnt have any probs , until i slowed it down , but it dont make sence to me , as the process of nitrate is a slow one , think its time for a pond deep clean ,the last time i had... -
23-12-2011, 08:03 AM
Thread: Playing with shower flow rates
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Good stuff dave !!! did you gather any...
Good stuff dave !!!
did you gather any data on nitrite and nitrate ???
from what i'm hearing slower rates also much up nitrate .
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20-12-2011, 12:49 AM
Thread: Playing with shower flow rates
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i'm now hearing , lower the flow rate , just...
i'm now hearing , lower the flow rate , just increase the volume of media , to help the nitrate process ........ beginning to think we'l all end up at the beginning again , with 10-20min contact...
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15-12-2011, 08:49 AM
Thread: R.O Unit
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shev , i know a few people running membranes in...
shev , i know a few people running membranes in series , to cut down on the waste , i run 3 in series X2 400gpd membranes , i'm not on a water meter , but with the improvements made by going ro ,...
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15-12-2011, 08:44 AM
Thread: R.O Unit
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your lucky john !! mine out the tap is 360 ........
your lucky john !! mine out the tap is 360 ..... and they wat me to pay for that :eek: !!! the state of the pre filters is horrendous and they want me to drink it !!!
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14-12-2011, 09:33 PM
Thread: R.O Unit
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shev , it's good theres RO users to help ,...
shev ,
it's good theres RO users to help , quite a stress full time the first time you go RO . nice to have the back up ;)
so when are you putting the RO on the pond !!!
best thing i...
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