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hi all. what do you think to changing filters. if you wanted a new filter, with a new and different media, and the existing media in the old filter is of no use. what is the best time of year to change. would it be now,while the temps are high,there fore giving the new media a chance to kick in quic...

hi mate, i had this problem with a koi of mine,it broke 5 rays on its tail fin, at the time i got lee aka tommy two ponds round, too sort it. we treated it with Mercurochrome. this has healed up well.but there is scaring,lee said this would possibly get back to normal,but could take a couple of year...

well done duncan, for creating this (shall i say masterpiece). but im afraid its well over my head.
im to old now to be pc correct.
i wish we could turn the clock back 30years, life was so simple then. lol.
on another note, are you going to be doing any more wet days,
all the best sam.

its all relative to the amount of chlorine you have to neutralize, this will explain http://www.cnykoi.com/calculators/calcstdose.asp worth making a note of this sites calculator remember that's in US gallons so compensate by 20% dunc hi duncan hope you are good. dose the amount of chlorine matter,...

hi guys just brought 1kilo of sodium thiosulphate, how do i make up a stock solution. the st i brought is NA2S2O3.5H2O it came from http://www.mineral-water.co.uk. the last branded named one i brought was 13% st. 87%water. which amounted to 130ml st 870ml of water.this made a litre of pond dechlorin...

hi all tested my tap water with a api nitrate test kit. followed the instructions,got a reading of 100ppm,probably higher,re tested the water with a tetra nitrate test kit. got a reading of 12.5 ppm. i knew that a 100ppm was to high.so had a chat with veolia water,guy told me there latest readings f...

so guys on a mature pond,at this time of year,with a temp of 8 degrees,and dropping,with no food going in,would this be a problem if you
dumped all the media,and put a new lot in,bearing in mind,that this new media,would slowly start to colinise,and by spring wouldnt be far behind a mature filter.

yo syd,yes i was referring to a established pond,and i brought up the post,because i thought it was your post i first read, do you have any idea on how many fish could live in a given amount of water in a established pond on a short term basis,in a mature set up. by the way i'm in a normal world, at...

hi all been thinking about this since i put the new filter in. with some old media. now as nitrifing bacteria,is suppose to live everywhere, ie the filters,pond walls & floor, and pipework. if you just changed the filter and media,would you get a ammonia rise, with new filter media, as wont the ...

hi syd,please excuse my rudeness.i am very sorry mate.I'm having a bad life at the moment.but i would very much like your advice. i have just set my new filter up.and as you know,it will be anoxic.the bio side is only at the moment, some old alpha grog.the baskets are ready to go in,but if i put the...

Brockp wrote:Hi Gazza et al;

If anybody has a source for Flubonel could they pm me as I have been trying all my normal routes without success.

Peter

i second that.

Organic Solvent Chemistry 101, Good afternoon class, settle down at the back please. Gazza, stop that immediately! Today's subject is acetone. Acetone is generally agreed to be what is known as an organic compound. There are different definitions for the expression "organic" but the simpl...

hi all,whats the best cure for flukes at this time of year,temp down to 10degrees.fluke solve seems expensive,£31 for 2500 galls. £41 for 5000galls.for the extra £10 seems best to go large.is this a one of dose,or is there something just as good, just seems to me that to treat a few flukes on a 2000...

hi i brought some fittings from rodney firmin, at the south east koi show,does any one know his contact details.
or web address. i need some more.cheers sam.

hi all fishy peeps.water melon should be fine, i tried lemons this year,as my koi dont go crazy for oranges.they suck them to bits.give it a try.