Simply Koi and More Koi

i can't answer any questions on the actual spawning side but i would suggest you look carefully at that 4" bottom drain as any fry you may produce would quickly vanish down it......

come on questers who know help is needed!!!!

well it seems as more and more people are going down the RO route to improve on their water quality. so heres my little idea:- As most koi keepers use a water purifier (normally a 3off 10" pod type) to feed the pond, could all these koi-keepers not just purchase the RO pod and membrane (or even...

Welcome to the forum Co2

Very nice ! i also seem to have one of those in the garden!

As for using other peoples ideas , this is what the forum is for to share, help and pass knowledge on to each other

ok i'll ad my thoughts on the pond water thing. which has more dirt and suspended matter, pond water or ground water? i would have thought it was ground water. our good buddy Maurice uses ground water to supply his RO system so how does he cope? i know his system cost thousands buit it is a tad bigg...

can't see the one on the left but is it this one?

[img]http://www.dutchkoi.com/picture-files/utsuri2a.jpg[/img]

Oh, and Chi your not going blind (blonde) it did say 100ml but i took it as a typo..

Chi, what micron size filters do you use? have you got a 1micron where you should have a 5micron. (could give you more backpressure on the pump which in turn would give you an incorrect PSI value.)

hubby did the calcs.
so here goes the explanation.
1min 47secs = 1.78 mins
1ltre = 1.78 mins
4.5ltre= 1gallon
4.5ltre = 8min
1day=24hrs=24x60mins =1440mins
1440 divided by 8 = 180
therefore 180 gallons per day
Q.E.D.

Oi, guys have you ever thought of using the cable type heating thingy wrapped around the inlet pipe and of course insulated. to warm the water before it goes through the unit??

Gazza, by my maths thats 180 gallons per day..

i'm sure you could take an output from the cleanest water in the pond and give it a final polish before pumping it through the pre-filters and RO unit.
if used alongside the normal RO top-up it would reduce the amount of wasted water dumped down the drain.

Ah, i must remember to change them filter cartridges??? :oops: I've a question for all out there with RO units with pumps on them. Have you ever thought about putting the water from your pond through the RO unit and returning it back to the pond??? this may sound dumb, but if your on a meter it coul...

try using www.photobucket.com its free and easy to use..