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why is it everyone who has a new idea for a filter something that shall we say new and enervative makes the public pay through the nose for the privilege I see loads of filters some new some old and sorry I just don't see the money in them folks are asking look at bakki showers, I could buy a sport...

Hi Amanda
Good show.
Sanke or Showa or both?
Do the Utsuris look less stressed out
If you are not too squeamish, you could do a repair on your fish with a swim bladder problem?
It could end up with a tummy rubbed sore or ulcer from the bottom of the pond.
Cheers
Garfield

Hi Amanda, That's a a big daddy air pump! I believe you can never have enough air turning over the water. Pumped water is delivering food to the filters and that's about all. If it's feeding a tower,different story. 200 mm dia. air stones are designed to distribute 20 liters of air per minute. Cut r...

Hi Amanda, I would suggest you connect up a best quality air pump delivering 60 liters of air through large bore tubing to 3 x 200 mm flat air stones strategically placed in the pond.This is to get BIG volumes of stale water up to the surface to interface with the atmosphere and get some oxygen cont...

Water changes?

Many thanks Duncan, We are headed towards our cooler months, pond temperatures have dropped about 4.5 degrees C. It is more noticeable as it becomes a bit cooler, present pond temperature 22.7 Deg.C. Summer probably about 27 /28 Deg C average. Could go higher. Winter Southern Hemisphere Durban Next ...

Hi Mark,

Not an unreasonable question.I have often wondered WHY this phenomenon takes place.

Maybe we are more observant.

Maybe others don't miss a feeding time?

Cheers,

Garfield.

Hi Tancho Boy Did you ever receive an answer to your query? Seems to be more noticeable when the weather cools down. I have nine small water returns from my 5 up flow filters. When the water level drops and turns them into mini waterfalls as opposed to cascading rapids. The DOC foam occurs, the one ...