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    Hey guys hope is well! Haven’t been on here for a while work been a bit hectic! So today’s question is, the pond build is happening in just over a month so thought I’d have a little think about my new k1 I got! Never used it before but heard it can take months to start to mature, is there anyway I can do anything now. I’m assuming as it’s new it doesn’t have to be cleaned or does it? Can someone spread more light on why people pp new k1 before ... something to do with taking the surface layer off? (I may be wrong with this) and lastly I watched a video online of a guy who ran his media in a tub with a air stone etc... but that was it, it wasn’t connected to the pond in anyway basically just on its own bubbling away? Don’t no if this does anything by speeding up the process as I would have thought it needs the fish poop to get the cycle going? Thanks K1 mediaK1 media


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    Quote Originally Posted by charco123 View Post
    Hey guys hope is well! Haven’t been on here for a while work been a bit hectic! So today’s question is, the pond build is happening in just over a month so thought I’d have a little think about my new k1 I got! Never used it before but heard it can take months to start to mature, is there anyway I can do anything now. I’m assuming as it’s new it doesn’t have to be cleaned or does it? Can someone spread more light on why people pp new k1 before ... something to do with taking the surface layer off? (I may be wrong with this) and lastly I watched a video online of a guy who ran his media in a tub with a air stone etc... but that was it, it wasn’t connected to the pond in anyway basically just on its own bubbling away? Don’t no if this does anything by speeding up the process as I would have thought it needs the fish poop to get the cycle going? Thanks K1 mediaK1 media


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    Pp is used to take a layer off the k1 to allow the bacteria to start growing quicker as I understand it mate if the pond build is in a month could you not start with ammoia and k1 in a water butt Fishless cycling

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    Read Manke’s stuff on fishless cycling.
    You can mature it by “feeding” it ammonia and bicarbonate of soda.
    You PP it to take the oily coating off and it will roll quicker however, I didn’t bother and it was fine in a few days.



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    Pp is used to take a layer off the k1 to allow the bacteria to start growing quicker as I understand it mate if the pond build is in a month could you not start with ammoia and k1 in a water butt Fishless cycling

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    Lovely cheers mate thanks for the link il have a read on this later onK1 media


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    Read Manke’s stuff on fishless cycling.
    You can mature it by “feeding” it ammonia and bicarbonate of soda.
    You PP it to take the oily coating off and it will roll quicker however, I didn’t bother and it was fine in a few days.



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    Nice one in that case I won’t bother with the pp but I will look into this fish less cycling. Slightly confused how to add amonia though if there are no fish? But il have a read so it explains it! Cheers mate !


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    You buy a bottle of ammonia


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    Have a wee in it

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    pp it then peepee on it, ok understood



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    Quote Originally Posted by sephuk View Post
    pp it then peepee on it, ok understood
    Hahaha that's the way haha K1 media

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    Quote Originally Posted by charco123 View Post
    Nice one in that case I won’t bother with the pp but I will look into this fish less cycling. Slightly confused how to add amonia though if there are no fish? But il have a read so it explains it! Cheers mate !


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    Buy a tub of Chicken manure pellets, they supposed to work, Manky will have the answer to my suggestion, I know of a british well welsh actually koi breeder that uses the stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    Hahaha that's the way haha K1 media

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    That's how I did mine pissed in a jug twice a week and into the filters it went.
    Beer fumes and all
    K1 mediaK1 media

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    Hahah mint

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    Quote Originally Posted by freddyboy View Post
    That's how I did mine pissed in a jug twice a week and into the filters it went.
    Beer fumes and all
    K1 mediaK1 media

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    Hahah mint

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    Morning good sir hope all is well

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    Morning good sir hope all is well

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    Brill mate. Just got in from dog walk.
    Water changes now. 20% on both grow on and pond

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    Need to do one on pond today just haven't got ar und to it yet all seems happy and good with fishys tho that polycarbonate must be doing something good but then we haven't really had a winter yet hoping we dont get one tbh. How's patch

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    Lol can you actually do this K1 media could get sum funny looks off the neighbours doing it this way lol just about to read mankys site now K1 media


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    Quote Originally Posted by charco123 View Post
    Lol can you actually do this K1 media could get sum funny looks off the neighbours doing it this way lol just about to read mankys site now K1 media


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    Heard people talking about it and read about it but never tryed haha

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    Heard people talking about it and read about it but never tryed haha

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    Haha I will get the bits from the shop! Got the new air pump today aswell so il get the ball ... media moving haha K1 media


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