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How did they all go on Duncan? I have been keeping a 250litre Marine tank for over 3 years now, what i would give to have water close to too clean, it seems like a constant battle with one thing or another. The auto doser of DKH and Calcium has worked wonders though. Hope the Corals were all ok. How...

Just to close this one out..... had a few fish checked out and nothing was found, had the water checked and all levels were fine....... I have a bottom drain feeding to a sieve which then goes on to a bead filter, through a UV and return, i pushed the sieve overflow down to increase the water flow o...

Cant add the photo for some reason. Will try at home later.

Thanks. Good call on the UV, ive never cleaned the crystal sleeve, to be honest i wouldnt know how so will have a look into it and see if it needs a clean. Ive never cleaned it in about 5 years of it running so i suppose there is every chance it could be dirty by now. When i got home last night i we...

Correction. It was Trichodina that was found (looks like a donut under the scope) which is why i was treating with Medizin P.
Thanks very much for the advice though. Will check all paramaters as well and update as soon as possible.

Thanks for the quick reply. Will check and report back.Still not sure why the water would be so green though, should my UV not be keeping it clear like in the past?

Hi folks, could do with a bit of help. For the last 4 years i have had crystal clear water and very few problems. Pretty much since the covers came off this year the water has been getting greener and greener, i replaced the UV as it was close to 12 months old and thought it was maybe that but its n...

So the other day before i came to work i had planned on getting the covers on my pond (very late this year as been so busy). I work away a week at a time and didnt end up getting chance to get the covers on, about 4 days into my 7 days away the mrs rang me in a bit of a panic saying the water had al...

I didnt realise that he had quit the hobby, thought he'd just had enough of running the forum as there had been a lot of hassle with it from idiots on other website forums. Definitely a lot quieter on here but after recently posting a question its safe to say that there are still a lot of very helpf...

Thank you to everyone for their feedback and input. I genuinly appreciate it and can see people have put a lot of time into their responses so again, thanks you all very much.
Definitely got some food for thought.
Thanks for the help.
James

Cheers for the reply mate. Think i will stick with my plastic sheeting for this year but may look into plastic balls for next year. To be honest, i never run air pumps under the covers but my bottom drain feeds to a seive so i imagine this will add the air the pond needs? never had an issue with it ...

Just accidentally deleted what i wrote so will try again: I've seen that a few people use plastic balls to cover their ponds, with company boasts of up to 75% reduction in heat loss. I contacted a company who quoted just under £100 for a box of 1000. I figured i'd need roughly 3 boxes worth, so befo...

how did it get on mate? hope its ok.

Hi, i have got a Water Butt, which i believe is about 200 litres. Has 2 holes drilled and fittings fitted on it. it was in my shed when i bought the house, think the previous owner was attempting a homemade filter or something. If its any use to anyone and they want it and can collect from Castlefor...

Thanks for your help Manky, im trying to get more info but its hard work cos i'm on nights so having to wait a while for responses after asking questions and its going via my friend to their dad and back again. Turns out the pond wasnt iced over and he has a small waterfall linked to the filtration ...