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- Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:01 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Raise the DO what do you think?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14384
Re: Raise the DO what do you think?
andyh, gassing off chlorine to a degree straight from the mains by spraying :?: :?: yes to a degree .. but it wont get rid of the chloramines ,zincs, phosphates etc etc ....always dechlor or use a purifier... terry... anything that increases , however slight o2 levels is fine but as above im afraid ...
- Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:01 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: bubbles
- Replies: 16
- Views: 19957
Re: bubbles
why me.....sounds like to much protein , forming glutenous bubbles if theyre not bursting readily .......
good question lee , never seen it myself ...seen piccys though
good question lee , never seen it myself ...seen piccys though
- Fri Jul 03, 2009 12:09 am
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Filter Flow Rate
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10658
Re: Filter Flow Rate
BOB, i would prefer to use the the term experienced thro age ......or as you put it ...yes we are,along with chris of course who is absolutely spot on with his memoirs
- Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:02 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: Any good? your thoughts please
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13035
Re: Any good? your thoughts please
pete ,if you can pull 2000gallons thro the nexus it will work ok as for the air ring i would put it lower down the pipe ,air will displace the water causing a sucking motion to the pipe which i would have about 1\2 inch off the bottom (same as a b\d lid), the only concern is the bends bob (kayoss) p...
- Fri May 22, 2009 10:10 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: skimmer
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7217
Re: skimmer
hi taxi, you would have to ensure the k1 coudnt escape from the hidroclean...but then it would be a devil to clean anyway , stick with the cartridge and clean regularly, can be a pain i know but i think theyre good units personally, as for the pump i assume its the older one that pulls 1770 odd gall...
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:25 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: pond build
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10947
Re: pond build
you could give ...thorny ...(justin) a p.m. see if he will travel , look in the members list for his handle and keep us posted with piccys
- Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:58 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: pond snails and pond plants
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13115
Re: pond snails and pond plants
getting a pond hoover would be a better idea.....personally not fond of plants in a pond either, koi, water and air is all thats required , but each to there own
- Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:26 pm
- Forum: Breeders Section
- Topic: What type of koi is this one ???
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5533
Re: What type of koi is this one ???
doitsu matsuba is about right , scaleless platinum if its white , nezu if its silver grey ..........hikari muji or mono ....or indeed ogon .....
max , kikokuru are metallic kumonryu...
max , kikokuru are metallic kumonryu...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:20 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: The weather!! a newbie worries,will they die????
- Replies: 32
- Views: 25559
Re: The weather!! a newbie worries,will they die????
silver , you could always fit a retro bottom drain later , as for koi you have to remember they are a lot "dirtier fish" than most , i.e. produce more waste etc than most species , they will also love your plants in the pond , it is a salad bar to them especially if theres a lily or two to...
- Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:26 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: The weather!! a newbie worries,will they die????
- Replies: 32
- Views: 25559
Re: The weather!! a newbie worries,will they die????
yep the oase 3 is a good unit ...have a 2 ourselves which gives no probs at all ........the book is a must , then a scope and your armed and ready for most things ........oh and silver ....we like piccys lots of piccys
- Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:11 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: The weather!! a newbie worries,will they die????
- Replies: 32
- Views: 25559
Re: The weather!! a newbie worries,will they die????
silverghost , welcome to koi quest ...as said turn the filter back on .....and your not a nuisance ...we are all on a learning curve all the time ,,,this is what this forum is about helping like minded folk , if you have questions or any worries dont hesitate to ask ...someone will know and help out...
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:04 pm
- Forum: Historic posts read only
- Topic: Koi Muppet's On Tour
- Replies: 239
- Views: 279562
Re: Koi Muppets On Tour
yep chris is right ....3000+ hits ....keep posting guys .....
gazza ....your part p ..you pricing em up for a bit of sparky work over there then
gazza ....your part p ..you pricing em up for a bit of sparky work over there then
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:08 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: air in a cl2
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3389
Re: air in a cl2
dazza, your gonna get loads of views on this i would have thought , but heres what i would consider ..... 1, firstly lose the brushes in the vortex and convert if possible to static k1 , in other words an easy 2, the alpha grog with foam 3, fluidised k1 4, fluidised k1 5 jap mat i would obviously ha...
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:01 am
- Forum: Historic posts read only
- Topic: Koi Muppet's On Tour
- Replies: 239
- Views: 279562
Re: Koi Muppets On Tour
gazza.... post em all over a period of time , i think that they are super .....love that garden , which ours was half as tidy
- Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:59 pm
- Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
- Topic: DIY Nexus
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5531
Re: DIY Nexus
carl, if you search this forum you will see many h\made "blue peters"...exactly like it , some bigger some smaller ........is this the reason your posting it , to have a go at producing these for yourself :?: :?: :?: :?: ....jane posted recently on these filters (vippy mini)on hers and mar...