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- Fri Dec 30, 2016 7:11 pm
- Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
- Topic: The Koi hobby seriously threatened in Spain
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2772
The Koi hobby seriously threatened in Spain
Hello, after some years whithout posting here, sadly I'm back again with very bad news. The current situation of the whole Koi habby in Spain is Desperate. The common carp and all its subspecies and varieties have been included in the Spanish list of invasive species. If koi are not excluded from th...
- Thu Aug 01, 2013 11:41 am
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Blanket weed solution in sight?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 20569
Re: Blanket weed solution in sight?
Hi Scott, what is somewhat puzzling to me is that you state a high rate of water changes, was it something like 5000 liters per week? And your pond was around 13000 to 15000 liters? If that is correct my guess is that the concentration of Zinc in the water must be very low indeed. My question is if ...
- Tue Jul 30, 2013 12:05 am
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Blanket weed solution in sight?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 20569
Re: Blanket weed solution in sight?
Hi Scott, I have been busy this breeding season and have not visited the forum in months. But today I read your post. I recall your previous post concerning blanket weed control after your Answer to Static K1 filter mod. Now, I find extremely interesting your new observations and your hypothesis abo...
- Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:05 am
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Air driven, Low Head Recirculating System for Koi
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7406
Air driven, Low Head Recirculating System for Koi
My design of a low cost, low maintenance LHRAS (low head recirculating aquaculture system) for Koi.
More details in my Vimeo page
https://vimeo.com/56781124
Best wishes,
More details in my Vimeo page
https://vimeo.com/56781124
Best wishes,
- Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:34 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: "air lifted" 85 tons Koi pond build
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6282
"air lifted" 85 tons Koi pond build
Hello, finally my friend Jesus de Frutos wrote a fully illustraded report of how his amazing Koi pond was build. Probably you have already watch the video featuring this Koi pond, linked in a previous message posted in this forum. Now you can have a look at the building process, pictured step by ste...
- Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:19 am
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Air Up Lifts
- Replies: 77
- Views: 130354
Re: Air Up Lifts
Just in case you have not yet seen this video:
http://vimeo.com/31775244
http://vimeo.com/31775244
- Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:16 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: video: first "airlift driven" Koi pond in Spain
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7272
Re: video: first "airlift driven" Koi pond in Spain
Hi Gazza! I'm sorry, there was a little mistake in the link, the last figure was not included.
Anyway, I have edited the message and corrected the link, now it works OK.
Anyway, I have edited the message and corrected the link, now it works OK.
- Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:08 am
- Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
- Topic: Taking a break
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3795
Re: Taking a break
Hi Bob! Maybe you don't remember me. We actually met during Cuttlebrook KoiQuest day in may 2007, I was that spaniard who landed over there. http://www.elkoi.es/elkoi2010/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123:visita-a-cuttlebrook-koi-farm-&catid=65:visitas-y-reuniones&Item...
- Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:53 am
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: video: first "airlift driven" Koi pond in Spain
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7272
video: first "airlift driven" Koi pond in Spain
Hello again, this other video features the very first Koi pond in Spain running just on air thanks to airlifts. It has been successfully running just on air during the last three years and a half, with just two Secoh 40 air pumps from may till mid october, and only one during the rest of the year. I...
- Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:43 am
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: video: huge koi pond running just on air (airllifts)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5970
video: huge koi pond running just on air (airllifts)
Hi! It has been quite a long time since my last post in this forum. Hope you will like this new video I've uploaded to my video channel in Vimeo. It features a 85000 liters Koi pond (18697 UK gallons) with a filtration system running just on air, with a massive water flow of 72000 liters/hour (15834...
- Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:57 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Airlift update: Koi pond running just on air
- Replies: 9
- Views: 19385
Re: Airlift update: Koi pond running just on air
my friend invested many hours testing different airlift design and sizes, and different ways to modify his original filtration system (Ultrasieve II, Sequence pump, aerated K1 biofilter) to make it work by airlifts. Seaking for simplicity and efficiency, but constrained by his pond features, he fina...
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 1:21 am
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Airlift update: Koi pond running just on air
- Replies: 9
- Views: 19385
Airlift update: Koi pond running just on air
I received a private message from a member of this forum. He was asking for updated info on the airlift system and pond that I described sometime ago in this Forum (http://www.koiquest.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5412" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;). I believe it co...
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:08 am
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Air Up Lifts
- Replies: 77
- Views: 130354
Re: Air Up Lifts
Hi, I wish I could writte up a more clear english version, but I'm rather busy. Concerning airlift pipe size: what I can say is that Frutos has been doing a lot of empirical test, and he currently fully advises 110 mm pipe, however making clear that the airlift outlet must be placed just under water...
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:15 am
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Air Up Lifts
- Replies: 77
- Views: 130354
Re: Air Up Lifts
Hi, you can have access to another article with several pictures showing the filtration system of Fruto's pond, fully air driven. I'm very sorry it is available only in spanish, but hopefully you will find that just the system sketch and the pictures are worthwhile to see. Basically he's got 4 airli...
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:27 am
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Air Up Lifts
- Replies: 77
- Views: 130354
Re: Air Up Lifts
Well, in our experience it's better just to dump off the usual manyfolds and 8 mm air lines. Switching to bigger size PVC pipe and air lines allows you to get more air delivered by the same air pump. I can't remember right now the exact pipe metrics we are using, maybe tomorrow I can tell exactly. A...