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by john5555leonard
Tue Jul 26, 2016 6:35 am
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: How much water thro a 4inch pipe
Replies: 2
Views: 12563

Re: How much water thro a 4inch pipe

Thanks for the detailed reply , the two 4 inch pipes are 20 cm (top of pipe ) below the water level and drop 50 cm into the bottom of next set of bays , I,v replaced an old vortex that wasn't big enough , and that had 1. 4inch pipe going into the filter bays , I,v replaced it with a large 3.6 metre ...
by john5555leonard
Mon Jul 25, 2016 10:43 am
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Thought I,d refrase that
Replies: 3
Views: 13771

Re: Thought I,d refrase that

No not pump fed , Gravity fed and pump return ,
by john5555leonard
Mon Jul 25, 2016 12:06 am
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Thought I,d refrase that
Replies: 3
Views: 13771

Thought I,d refrase that

If you had a set of bays fed by 1 4 inch pipe from a bottom drain what size (Gph ) would you use for the return , thanks John
by john5555leonard
Sun Jul 24, 2016 6:03 am
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: How much water thro a 4inch pipe
Replies: 2
Views: 12563

How much water thro a 4inch pipe

I know I,v asked this question before somewhere, but I,v built a second set of filter bays and connected it to the original one by 2 4 inch pipes and its pumping dry when I switch the pump on , Its a 25000 ltr per hour pump with a 2.5 inch outlet . Iv got a large Venturi on it now which is slowing i...
by john5555leonard
Mon Jul 18, 2016 7:39 am
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Ki problem
Replies: 8
Views: 22302

Re: Ki problem

I,v put all k1 into one chamber and changed air stones into 10 individual ones and it seems to be working , now I need to rig up some sort of grid to hold the air stones in place , tried making an air ring out of semi rigid pipe the that did,not work . I read somewhere that k1 needs a few days to be...
by john5555leonard
Sun Jul 17, 2016 10:36 am
Forum: chit chat or small talk
Topic: Hello from thaland
Replies: 6
Views: 14861

Re: Hello from thaland

Well I,d always be up for a pond visit lol
by john5555leonard
Sun Jul 17, 2016 3:45 am
Forum: chit chat or small talk
Topic: Hello from thaland
Replies: 6
Views: 14861

Hello from thaland

Not exactly a new member but not been very active before but very grateful for the help and advice I get from this forum . I live in Thailand now for nearly 10 yrs and I can speak some Thai but I can't have a deep technical chat with the dealers here , so it's good to be able to chat here . I suppos...
by john5555leonard
Sun Jul 17, 2016 3:14 am
Forum: chit chat or small talk
Topic: How do I post pictures
Replies: 1
Views: 7722

How do I post pictures

Can some kind person give me an idiots (me) guide to attaching pictures from an iPad step by step please , I'm old lol
by john5555leonard
Sun Jul 17, 2016 3:09 am
Forum: chit chat or small talk
Topic: Other Hobbies
Replies: 5
Views: 15151

Re: Other Hobbies

This is my other hobby lol , my main hobby for the last 40 odd years is bonsai winning major awards in Europe ,I now live in Thailand and still playing bonsai keeping koi and my other hobby of Japanese gardening , they all seem to fit together, most koi keepers seem to want a bonsai or two around th...
by john5555leonard
Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:28 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Ki problem
Replies: 8
Views: 22302

Re: Ki problem

Thanks again , I,d thought about moving it all into 1 bay so I,m definitely going to try it tomorrow ,then if it works I,ll get more , it's about £70 for 100 ltr here so not expensive, I,v just done a refurb on the pond retro fitting 2 extra bottom drains and another set of filter chambers giving me...
by john5555leonard
Sat Jul 16, 2016 10:50 am
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Ki problem
Replies: 8
Views: 22302

Re: Ki problem

Still having problems , I,v changed the air discs to 10 large ordinary air stones 5 in each chamber the chambers are 1 m square but same problem now 5 holes and discs not moving around I even tried halving the air supply but it did,not help . I wondered if not enough media ? 50 litres in each bay gi...
by john5555leonard
Wed Jul 13, 2016 10:56 am
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Ki problem
Replies: 8
Views: 22302

Re: Ki problem

Thank you
by john5555leonard
Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:46 am
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Ki problem
Replies: 8
Views: 22302

Re: Ki problem

Sorry that should read 100ltr between each chamber
by john5555leonard
Wed Jul 13, 2016 3:09 am
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Ki problem
Replies: 8
Views: 22302

Ki problem

Hi , I finally got around to redoing my pond and filter , my last 2 chambers are k1 ( called kk2 over here ) and put the new k1 in yesterday 50 litres split between 2 chambers , each chamber has a 20 cm air disc supplied by a 120 ltr air pump , and I added pp , but all that's happening is the k1 is ...