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Recently had builders laying a patio in the garden fairly close to the pond at one place. There was a lot of dust around from the hardcore then from the cutting of paving. The pond clarity went very slightly cloudy. There was also the vibration from the compressing of the hardcore. Soon after I noti...

Hello Dave I have just treated with Lernex. On scrapes I had found Trichodena and Flukes, so I treated with PP then a couple of days later with Lernex. After a week, on re-scraping I still had a few flukes and an odd trichodena. With the cost of meds being so high I thought I would PP again two dose...

Thanks Manky Sanke for such a thorough and interesting response, there is a lot for me to consider, in the past I have just maintained a minimum 8c in winter and used the heater to take out the worse of the temperature swings, but have largely been led by the ambient temperatures, I am in the northw...

My elecro heater stopped working last spring, the pond temp hasn't been above 20 c all summer and most of the time has been 16 to 18 c only. I am thinking of a heat pump and would appreciate any advice. The pond is 4500 galls I would like to keep a minimum 8c in the winter and give the koi a summer ...