http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/-t1.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:29:49 GMT 10 http://i84.servimg.com/u/f84/13/54/56/27/passio11.jpg http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/-t1.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/dealing-with-doc-t402.htm chr1ssy Been using koi master/Replenish for most of the summer now and found it to be very helpful as an additive for the pH level and to a certain extent water quality. That is until this weekend with the sun shining on the pond there is a slight tinge to the water so instead of the usual additive I tried the old favourite Magic Powder & Super Clean C. I have been very surprised at the amount of D.O.C that it has pulled up to the surface, it leaves a film floating unlike the koi masters/Replenish ... Water Keeping Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:29:49 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/dealing-with-doc-t402.htm#2775 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/dealing-with-doc-t402.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/if-you-follow-my-posts-this-shows-water-keeping-and-quality-is-not-that-difficult-t400.htm simon ]]> Water Keeping Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:14:35 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/if-you-follow-my-posts-this-shows-water-keeping-and-quality-is-not-that-difficult-t400.htm#2752 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/if-you-follow-my-posts-this-shows-water-keeping-and-quality-is-not-that-difficult-t400.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/dont-fool-ya-self-t385.htm simon well my waters were pants, but readings fine. so its fines ,slow the settlement down .still the same.its the food. yamato nishiki is the prob lol.took koi of feed for 30 hours waters crstyal. just shows ya.add food to pond waters cloudy Water Keeping Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:40:08 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/dont-fool-ya-self-t385.htm#2651 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/dont-fool-ya-self-t385.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/good-water-t321.htm simon ok let my waters go murky, on purpus. water tests are fine,fish are fine,the only prob is hand feeding ,they wont. so cleared water and guess what ,back to the hand .funny creatures these koi .have any of you seen this in your koi keeping. Water Keeping Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:46:35 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/good-water-t321.htm#2277 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/good-water-t321.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/pond-cleared-t290.htm chr1ssy

]]> Water Keeping Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:34:33 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/pond-cleared-t290.htm#2016 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/pond-cleared-t290.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/water-top-up-s-t56.htm chr1ssy I did my water top up today which is normal for a weekend. What I dont have is a way of measuring the amount to ensure it is a 10% change. Also I need to fit a auto top up to the system as yet again I went indoors and forgot it was topping up. 2 hrs later I realised so I think it has had a good refresh this week. So how do others do a water change and know it is 10% of your volume ? Water Keeping Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:07:14 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/water-top-up-s-t56.htm#157 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/water-top-up-s-t56.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/koi-masters-advantage-t80.htm anubisram The following is from Chris Masters on why he developed Koi Masters Advantage I have always used clay and still use Refresh on a weekly basis.The Japanese breeders use it and Mark Crampton who "is" a friend of mine used it.It is some 20 odd years ago that I first encountered it. I breed my KOI and with many fry,my parent koi and own collection I run heavily stocked. 3 years ago I noticed that my water "quality" did not appear to be what it had been,so for ... Water Keeping Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:03:21 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/koi-masters-advantage-t80.htm#245 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/koi-masters-advantage-t80.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/cant-see-my-fish-t266.htm sheryl The water has been tested and everything was spot on but i think it could be down to the weather changing is anyone else having this problem. ]]> Water Keeping Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:09:37 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/cant-see-my-fish-t266.htm#1763 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/cant-see-my-fish-t266.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/damn-blanketweed-t222.htm chr1ssy Well thats the thanks I get for sending the good weather back to the UK from my trip to Greece. I could not beleive the amount of blanketweed that has grown in my pond in the space of a week, the stuff is metres long. Cant decide whether to continue with the replenish or throw some blanketweed treatment in, anyone have success with blitzing the pond daily with replenish/advantage ? Water Keeping Sun, 31 May 2009 11:33:20 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/damn-blanketweed-t222.htm#1245 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/damn-blanketweed-t222.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/nitrate-issues-t201.htm anubisram have you made a nitrate filter or do you just rely on water changes?]]> Water Keeping Wed, 20 May 2009 19:24:48 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/nitrate-issues-t201.htm#1024 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/nitrate-issues-t201.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/water-test-kits-t55.htm anubisram What water testing kits / apparatus do you use?
How accurate do you find them? Ease of use?

]]> Water Keeping Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:05:16 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/water-test-kits-t55.htm#152 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/water-test-kits-t55.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/claying-your-pond-t66.htm chr1ssy Using clay in a pond is said to be beneficial to the enviroment of a pond and the koi, re-mineralising the water.

Do you use clay and which one ?]]> Water Keeping Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:00:45 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/claying-your-pond-t66.htm#207 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/claying-your-pond-t66.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/water-temperature-heating-t136.htm anth.payne
Is it hugely expensive? Is it dificult to sustain a steady temp?]]> Water Keeping Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:01:10 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/water-temperature-heating-t136.htm#588 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/water-temperature-heating-t136.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/use-of-virkon-t128.htm chr1ssy
Does anyone ever use this ?]]> Water Keeping Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:39:42 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/use-of-virkon-t128.htm#542 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/use-of-virkon-t128.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/complacency-t112.htm anubisram I always considered myself an experienced fish keeper and today I have come down to earth with a bang. My filtration system has been running successfully for two years - parameters were spot on and with only minute fluctuations - so much so that I have been routinely testing the water parameters assuming that everything would be ok - very little food going in periodic top ups after cleaning the nexus. Decided today (thank god) to do a spring clean of my ponds and get a base reading on the parameters ... Water Keeping Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:55:01 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/complacency-t112.htm#384 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/complacency-t112.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/dissolved-oxygen-t85.htm anubisram DO or Dissolved Oxygen in detail.. DO is dissolved oxygen and yes, you can measure it! Nigel Caddock NI So why do you suppose that every year so many Koi keepers still get into trouble due to basic oxygen depletion? As one of the most basic and simple elements its often taken for granted. Be honest when was the last time you measured the O2 levels in your system? Sure you check ammonia, nitrite, pH but how often oxygen? Up to a few years ago there was a reasonable excuse simply ... Water Keeping Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:29:46 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/dissolved-oxygen-t85.htm#262 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/dissolved-oxygen-t85.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/kh-carbonate-hardness-or-total-alkalinity-t83.htm anubisram kH (carbonate hardness or total alkalinity) As you may know, there are many things that can cause your pH to fluctuate, and most of them will cause the pH to drop. For this reason, it is vital to constantly monitor the pond’s pH. Now you might be wondering what you can do about all of this if you do see diurnal fluctuations in your pH of more than .3 (three tenths). That brings us to kH, also known as alkalinity, total alkalinity, and/or temporary hardness. Call it what you want, ... Water Keeping Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:32:50 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/kh-carbonate-hardness-or-total-alkalinity-t83.htm#260 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/kh-carbonate-hardness-or-total-alkalinity-t83.htm http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/orp-measurement-t24.htm anubisram ORP = Oxidation Reduction Potential - basically, and very basically, it is a measure of pollution in a body of water. within a koi pond oxidation reactions occur as a result of the breakdown of water products. So the higher the ORP level the less polluted the water. Low ORP levels can be attributed to decaying organic matter, low dissolved oxygen, high nitrates or high DOC ORP meters use mV as the measuring scale and have a minus and plus range Readings below 150mV - big improvements are required ... Water Keeping Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:34:16 GMT http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/orp-measurement-t24.htm#37 http://passion4koi.forumotion.net/water-keeping-f10/orp-measurement-t24.htm