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by TerryKoi
Fri May 23, 2008 9:45 pm
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: spot the female< Not a sexist remark>
Replies: 35
Views: 17879

Re: spot the female< Not a sexist remark>

Hi Dunc and thanks for this post , I was at the window about an hour ago and trying to see the difference on some of my fish not that I'm any wiser , the vent on some of my females appears to be changing and I assume its a sign they are soon to spawn or am I mistaken
by TerryKoi
Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:03 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Windows...Is it ALL good?
Replies: 16
Views: 18227

thanks Dave
by TerryKoi
Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:06 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Windows...Is it ALL good?
Replies: 16
Views: 18227

Hi I have a window and its the best thing I love it the only drawback is trying to do jobs in the garden as when you look around and see all you fish looking at you , you just have to go over , its a great way to waist so much time . I clean mine by laying on top of the coping stones with a paint sc...
by TerryKoi
Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:29 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Float Switches
Replies: 14
Views: 19734

gingeletiss wrote:ps..........I also aquired a light with head strap, no DIY man should be without...........or slug catchers ( Terry take note :wink: :lol: ).
noted :wink: :wink:
by TerryKoi
Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:25 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: What can I make????????
Replies: 24
Views: 30160

paint "bomb" on the side and scare the neighbours :idea: :idea:
by TerryKoi
Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:40 am
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Some more alterations
Replies: 15
Views: 15404

hey Gazz I like the sound of that :lol: :lol: :lol:
by TerryKoi
Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:21 am
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Some more alterations
Replies: 15
Views: 15404

Hi Bob Like my construction a lot of concrete down there and looks like a fair bit of digging if your going the same depth all the way through, how you going to drain excess water as I assume you will put in a concrete base . Good pics though nice to see someone is making progress I seem to spend al...
by TerryKoi
Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:26 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Insulation That Can Be Fibreglassed???
Replies: 15
Views: 24579

Hi Andy

You can use tape over small gaps, car body filler, mastic, anything really as long as it supports the fibreglass while it cures after that the glass has its own strength
by TerryKoi
Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:41 pm
Forum: Breeders Section
Topic: Sturgeon
Replies: 4
Views: 3131

Hi bud

perhaps it was "gritty, slimy poo."
:D :D

If they are Siberian I think they have to be at least 10 year old to be mature enough but perhaps they had a practice run. :wink:
by TerryKoi
Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:10 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Hydrogen Peroxide
Replies: 17
Views: 21213

Ahh the good ol' water companys lets not go down that road :!:
thanks for your coments guys I havent vetured out side yet cos its so foul out there and I gave my self a good english weather cold yesterday from getting wet doing my filters.
I'll let you know what I find later on .
by TerryKoi
Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:19 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Hydrogen Peroxide
Replies: 17
Views: 21213

Hi Tom Gaz I did a few tests just before setting up the monitors and the results were as follows, no purifier just add declorinator. KH GH pond 9ºdh 12ºdh tap 15ºdh 17ºdh PH 7.8 to 8.2 but of late has been as low as 7.2 from tap which is low for down here in hampshire . any coments I can...
by TerryKoi
Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:44 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Hydrogen Peroxide
Replies: 17
Views: 21213

Well Gazz the readings on the TDS have been telling of a problem with 330ppm tap and 230ppm pond , and the ORP well its all over the place from 1st test tap 474mv and 352mv pond this was a couple of days ago . I have two seperate filter banks cleaned the first one two days ago and the other today, s...
by TerryKoi
Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:31 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Hydrogen Peroxide
Replies: 17
Views: 21213

Cheers Gaz and you Scott , I' m not to happy with my self having just dicovered a massive build up of muck in my filters all cleaned now but shall have to watch my chappies closely, I'm running cold so hope I'll get away with it. So monitors have alerted me to a potential disaster even before I got ...
by TerryKoi
Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:38 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Hydrogen Peroxide
Replies: 17
Views: 21213

Hi thanks Jane,

Hi Gazz so do you re:use the same bottle or add fresh hp , also see some places sell 35% .
by TerryKoi
Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:41 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Hydrogen Peroxide
Replies: 17
Views: 21213

Hydrogen Peroxide

Hi guys

So where do you buy your HP and what stregth do you use for cleaning monitor probes ... oh and how do you do it , stand probe in over night or what.