Simply Koi and More Koi

Chita, Again your reply installs confidence in my ability to perfect the art of Koi keeping. Will raise temps to 15c gradually. Fasinating looking through the slides at the mucus. Are the slides/covers re-usable if so what would you wash them in boiling water. Not a tight a**e but if I can save them...

Hi Gazza, Been thinking of cranking the temp up a bit gradually to 15c. There may be some fact in what you say regarding the blanket weed treatment. Fantastic scope really pleased with it practice makes perfect. If you read this Dave (poey) good scope bargin price, if you want to borrow you certainl...

Hi Chita, Appologies if you lost any sleep over me and my ignorance not useing the ORP/ Redox meter. Pond is heated at 13.2c. Koi are very active and feeding well. I'am still getting the odd one flash now and then, have just done a scrape on two koi and found one solitary body fluke. Will do another...

Wish gold was as cheap.

So Chita,

Do you think that my dosage rate with the inferior PP was equivalent.

Hi Jane / Gazza / Chita, Just to get back to what was said about the PP from chemists is a little inferior. Well as stated my dosage rates were 18 grms for 2,000 gallons, but it was mentioned that my dosage rates should have been around 13grms. So the obvious question is was my dosage rate at 18grms...

Hi Jane,

We have a Pets at Home store locally so called in today but they did not have KH GH. Will test with the Tetra kit tomorrow and do a comparison (Tetra kit only a month old).

Hi Chita,

Will try the Kusuri kits once I polish these two off.

Hi Jane,

Today I purchased the Aquarium Pharmaceuticals NO2 & NH3/NH4 test kits readings were:

NO2 , very light tinge of purple so bordering on 0.25.

NH3/NH4 0.25.

You say these kits are a good match to the Hanna kits how accurate are they really.

Anyone else use these test kits.

Hi Gazza,

I'am the proud owner of Dunc's Bible. I wil be ordering some PP from him if its the proper stuff thanks for that Gazza, I really did not knoe there were different strengths now I'm a MUPPET .

Thanks again Gazza

Hi Chita,

It's nice to be Iconic now and again, and will also watch the dosage rates next time.

Thanks again Chita for your valuable input.

Hi Gazza :lol:, Yep had a good look at them on my return from work and the were jumping out the water for some food :lol: my big Sanke took half handfull of pellets straight from the hand. Gazza scope arrived today ordered some glass slips and cover slips from Koi kit, so I'm nearly a proper keeper ...

Hi Chita, From :( To :D after :shock: and also :oops: plus :roll: has led me to :idea: I'am :lol: instead of :cry: so thank you for giving me the :wink: as I'am no longer :? . PH is a constant 8.0, It did dip to 7.5 when Blanket weed treatment was added :( . Will certainly let you knbow if anything ...

Hi Chita, Typing without thinking is one of my many trates when in a rush :oops: . Yes you are correct in your assumption it was 18 grams :oops: again. But according to Janes report it should be 13.6 for 2,000 UK gallons. I feel I need to try these test kit out and see if I can get a more accurate r...

Hi Chita , Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. It was 18 milligrams per 2,000 gallons, but as Gazza stated having purchased it from the chemists it could have been inferior. Fish seem ok but will take your advise on board, but I do check them out every day. Hi Jane will cetainly give those k...

Hi Chita, Both treatments administered were 18mgr for 2,000 on both occasions it was still pinky purple when the HP was added. Hydrogen Peroxide x 2 @ 6% solution. First two hours the koi went to the bottom but then started to surface but were not gulping for air, I had two Secho 40s running. But as...

Hi Chita, Very informative as always, I certainly went over the 4hr period 9 and 7 hrs but as it was getting late I administered the HP water was still pink in colour on second dose at 7hrs. Will hold fire until the weekend when I can keep an eye on them better. Another scrape before hand as you sug...