Simply Koi and More Koi

Duncan , you have lost me mate . what are you trying to do? are you trying to 'spoil' some formaldehyde , or disprove that it could spoil while sat in the garden shed in winter.? and what are you doing to the kohaku? what are you expecting to happen to it? is this fish sick at the moment? sorry for ...

its coming on a bit now. getting the groundwork sorted out so its a bit better underfoot, not as muddy. hope to get the pond ready for water & fish soon. lots to do yet though.

cheers Rich,, kind words. I don't do bad for a DIY'er :wink: Bob, the Nexus & BioMax 25 are going in the shed along with the UV & air pumps , heater etc. you can see the 4" ball valve sat in the B/D pipe where it comes up through the shed base , the Nexus will sit straight on top of tha...

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here's a pic of the filter shed , as promised.

i would expect it depends what temp & differential you have set your digistat to assuming you have installed one ? also might depend on the temp of the water being supplied to the heat exchanger form your boiler ?

well, things have slowed down considerably, the weather , xmas, lack of funds have all taken their toll. the pond is 'built' but not finished. still need to get the fibreglass smoothed off, all those little spikes etc need to go. i need to fit the window & seal around the skimmer & returns. ...

another update. 4 months on and these little fella's are doing okay. i lost 5 or 6 so have about 75 left. they are mixed in size from about 1.5" to 4" . some are now starting to show the colours breaking up into what they might end up like. particularly a shiro and a tancho showa. I have j...

Bob i used a simple & cheap wallboard adhesive from my local builders merchant. "pink grip" comes highly recommended, but what i used was cheaper & did the job perfectly. i just blobbed it onto the blockwork and pressed the baords firmly into place. a good bead around skimmer/windo...

its from Wickes, made by Marshalls. its called Knightsbridge. at Jewsons its called Tagula

well, with so many set backs i have given up on a date. there is still lots to do & the weather is a problem. just have to be patient and keep plodding on. Xmas is looking good

here's the latest. the weather is really starting to be a problem again, but I am getting closer to the finish line every day.

can anyone recommend a decent auto feeder for small koi. i have 80 1/2" to 2" koi in a 220g tank. looking for something that will feed them little and often. cheers Russell.

"How much water are you changing? I go with a constant trickle in and over flow to waste of 20-30% PER DAY in my fry tanks.. If the filtration and water changes are up to scratch then you don't really have to worry about over feeding." i did set up a trickle in/out through my purifier, bu...