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    Hi Dave What I have is a air line at the bottom...

    Hi Dave
    What I have is a air line at the bottom of the first tank ( non moving bio filter) the media is about 1 inch round.
    I can stop the bio filter pump and turn the air on to get all the non...
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    Cleaning Bio Filter

    Guys
    I haven’t cleaned my Bio Filter in months. Pond is in pretty much perfect condition so I don’t want to upset the cart. Should I just leave it alone or clean it?
    First tank has large Bio media...
  3. It goes from zero to 10...

    It goes from zero to 10
    https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220501/c7a55cef78b6204ff03c72dd9ca42b6c.jpg
    https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220501/776ca83fd229c04414483d922b34065c.jpg...
  4. Yes it goes from zero to…….. I’ll check when I...

    Yes it goes from zero to…….. I’ll check when I get home. It also cross references PH as well.
    The fish look healthy and are behaving normally.


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  5. I bought this test kit and it showed zero...

    I bought this test kit and it showed zero ammonia………. That’s a relief [emoji1745]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220430/029b4194bbed9e7e51737f1af847a5f6.jpg


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    Here is a short clip on how I have mine set up ...

    Here is a short clip on how I have mine set up

    https://youtu.be/8VHHNUc9_to


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    I used salt to settle my pond with regards to...

    I used salt to settle my pond with regards to parasites. Started at 0.5 salinity and currently maintaining 0.15% salinity.


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  8. It’s really not that expensive about £18 for 25kg...

    It’s really not that expensive about £18 for 25kg
    I like the idea of cutting back so I will aim for 4-5 drops.
    I run my waterfall 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon which looses...
  9. Test done this morning The one on the right is...

    Test done this morning
    The one on the right is from the bottle water. The one on the left is from the pond. My pond is definitely not over stocked

    Looking at the two samples it’s hard to see any...
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    This...

    This onehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220418/d42818ec8968caa6fbf8d1e8a38cb9e0.jpg


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    I don’t use the float switch. I use a timer to...

    I don’t use the float switch. I use a timer to run my drum. It comes on every 12 minutes and runs for 45 seconds (just over one full revolution)
    Neil


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  12. Sorry for not responding sooner but for some...

    Sorry for not responding sooner but for some reason I’ve not been getting notifications of reply’s to my threads. I’ve never tried the bottle water test but will do tomorrow morning. I’ll post my...
  13. Alternative to Sodium Bicarbonate to maintain KH

    Guys
    My well water is very soft so I’m adding about 10 to 15 kilograms is sodium bicarbonate per month to my 5000 gallon koi pond to maintain a KH of 7 plus drops.
    Is there something else that I...
  14. Does everyone really ever get zero ammonia in there ponds

    I’ve had my pond now for over two years, had a few UPs and downs and lost two large koi about a year ago due to (no idea) but all the rest about 25 of them are all healthy. I also have/had 12...
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    This is what I use mate. Basically my bio...

    This is what I use mate.
    Basically my bio filter is pump fed and on the 3inch discharge line I have a T connection and the UV sits in there...
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    Update. I decided to turn off the drum and bio...

    Update. I decided to turn off the drum and bio filters for 6 hours to check the integrity of the pond. 3 hours in, no drop in the water level so it looks like the problem lies with the circulation...
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    Bloody hell. I didn't think it was that much

    I have always known that I had a small leak when I ran the waterfall on my pond but kind of used that as a ways off adding small amounts of fresh water to the pond on a daily basis. About 2 months...
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    Raised my Gravity fed Dracodrum 3 inches

    Yesterday I decided to once and for all stop the bloody drum overflowing and loosing 1000s of liters of water. I’ve raised it so that the overflow shit shoot is now about 1 inch above the mean water...
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    Nick. I remembered I have a Oais pond vac so I...

    Nick. I remembered I have a Oais pond vac so I went and dug it out of the garden shed and fired it up…….. SH*TE. couldn’t suck an olive off a banana tree.
    I then used my swimming pool vacuum pole...
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    Clean/Vacuum pond floor

    Guys
    My pond is nearly two years old and it’s dimensions are like this
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    Shallow end 0.8m sloping to 1.2m then drop to...
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    Thanks for the info...........my plan is to...

    Thanks for the info...........my plan is to maintain about 0,1 % salinity
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    I think mine came with the 57 originally but when...

    I think mine came with the 57 originally but when the screen got damaged I ordered 2 replacement screens and they were 70s. He mentioned that the 77 mesh was very fragile compared to the 70 mesh...
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    I talked with Tony just a few days ago. He...

    I talked with Tony just a few days ago. He recommended I stick with the 70 mesh………..


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    Parasite after parasite!!

    Thanks a lot mate. Adding all that salt scared the crap out of me. The salinity is slowly dropping every day and the fish are no longer flashing or jumping. I’ve never scraped a fish so don’t want to...
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    It was recommended to me to add the salt from the...

    It was recommended to me to add the salt from the owner of a koi farm here in Phuket. I added the salt and the little bas***ds have gone and the fish are happy once again.
    As far as water changes...
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