Pond filter systems
01 January 2006, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by David Lock
Thanks Paul, I think the slight risk is if you are away and it is really cold then if pond surface freezes you will just pump the pond all over the garden!!
I once had a floating small output heater which was just enough to stop surface completey freezing.
I came across this courtesy of Google which seems to have some decent articles. I've yet to plough through them all
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http://www.pond-doctor.co.uk/longwinterstrategy.html
I once had a floating small output heater which was just enough to stop surface completey freezing.
I came across this courtesy of Google which seems to have some decent articles. I've yet to plough through them all
dlhttp://www.pond-doctor.co.uk/longwinterstrategy.html
01 January 2006, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by kjdmk1
I have had my pond up and running for about 5 years now and every year all i do is just stop feeding the fish between nov and march, all the filters and pumps are kept running . I have found that keeping the water moving helps to stop the pond freezing over completly and i have never lost any fish yet
Pond size is just under the 1000 gal size so not huge.
The fish do look a little naffed off at the mo though and not much happing in the way of movement the cold water slows them right down.
Pond size is just under the 1000 gal size so not huge.
The fish do look a little naffed off at the mo though and not much happing in the way of movement the cold water slows them right down.
I clean my 2 bio filters twice a week in the summer months but.....
my bio filters need cleaning every 2 weeks in the winter as they clog up with debris and fish waste believe it or not.
My advice would be to leave them all running and feed the fish twice a week if they are taking food, mine do
01 January 2006, 05:28 PM
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01 January 2006, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by andypugh2000
I have sturgeon so cannot risk not feeding them, lost one last year when it starved to death after taking the wrong advice
I clean my 2 bio filters twice a week in the summer months but.....
my bio filters need cleaning every 2 weeks in the winter as they clog up with debris and fish waste believe it or not.
My advice would be to leave them all running and feed the fish twice a week if they are taking food, mine do
I clean my 2 bio filters twice a week in the summer months but.....
my bio filters need cleaning every 2 weeks in the winter as they clog up with debris and fish waste believe it or not.
My advice would be to leave them all running and feed the fish twice a week if they are taking food, mine do
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01 January 2006, 09:25 PM
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It's very interesting to read everyones comments & experiences on this topic.
I have had my pool now for nearly 3 yrs, after in-heriting my father in-laws Koi carp, some of which are over 25 yrs old.
My filter is a bios system & to be honest it needs cleaning at least once a week during the warmer months, the filter sponges just get clogged up.
I in-tend to up grade my filteration system by adding a secondary filter with brushes, just to help deal with the large stuff, keeping the majority of the flow moving through the bio filter.
Feeding through winter months is asking for trouble un-less your pulling out un-eaten food.
Some good information & advice on this thread.....
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I have had my pool now for nearly 3 yrs, after in-heriting my father in-laws Koi carp, some of which are over 25 yrs old.
My filter is a bios system & to be honest it needs cleaning at least once a week during the warmer months, the filter sponges just get clogged up.
I in-tend to up grade my filteration system by adding a secondary filter with brushes, just to help deal with the large stuff, keeping the majority of the flow moving through the bio filter.
Feeding through winter months is asking for trouble un-less your pulling out un-eaten food.
Some good information & advice on this thread.....
PNB
01 January 2006, 09:44 PM
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Hi i use to turn mine off for the winter but now i keep it running all year round . I was told by a koi keeper was to make up some frames and cover them in bubble rap half cover the pond till it gets cold then fully cover it in the bad parts of winter which i have done for the last 3 or 4 years and all as been ok yes also stopped feeding mine as well 
01 January 2006, 10:23 PM
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Keeping a salt solution of 0.5% in the pond will help the fish and reduce freezing slightly,moving your pump as close as possible to your filter will leave a warmer area for the fish to lie,preferabley in the deeper end.Do not feed any other fish than sturgeon in water below 6 degrees C,their digestive system will shut down and the food will stay and rot causing lots of problems later.(One old boy told me he had hell of job to feed his fish when the pond was frozen over,so he drilled a 10mm hole in the ice with a power drill so that he could drop the pellets in)He had just moved to the house and never had a pond before,LOL.
03 January 2006, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by kjdmk1
How do you keep the dredded blanket weed at bay as the sturgeons dont like it when they are small.
03 January 2006, 11:46 AM
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I use a product called blan-kit, in a red carton.
I have only suffered weed twice in three yrs, second time being this winter. after using this product in the summer it quite quickly removed it from the pool, even removing it from the fibreglass pool liner.
It has my vote 10/10
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I have only suffered weed twice in three yrs, second time being this winter. after using this product in the summer it quite quickly removed it from the pool, even removing it from the fibreglass pool liner.
It has my vote 10/10
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03 January 2006, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by andypugh2000
Buy some koi = no blanket weed
I dont get any problems in the winter just the summer, i keep cleaning it out changing 10% of the water once a week, barley straw etc etc none of this seems to work. One thing that did help was shade over the pond but its a right pain in the ...... pond.
03 January 2006, 05:42 PM
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I use a product called blan-kit, in a red carton.
I have only suffered weed twice in three yrs, second time being this winter. after using this product in the summer it quite quickly removed it from the pool, even removing it from the fibreglass pool liner.
It has my vote 10/10
PNB
I have only suffered weed twice in three yrs, second time being this winter. after using this product in the summer it quite quickly removed it from the pool, even removing it from the fibreglass pool liner.
It has my vote 10/10
PNB
To me twice in three years still seems a lot , its a ruddy pain
03 January 2006, 10:43 PM
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Well since buying a monster UV filter and getting a few koi my problem seemed to disappear almost overnight, the koi eat ALL green things in the pond inc the roots off all the floating/potted plants, they even ate all of the oxygenating weed so blanket weed has no chance in my pond, my ghost carp eat nothing but their food but the koi are very greedy for some reason.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
04 January 2006, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by andypugh2000
Well since buying a monster UV filter and getting a few koi my problem seemed to disappear almost overnight, the koi eat ALL green things in the pond inc the roots off all the floating/potted plants, they even ate all of the oxygenating weed so blanket weed has no chance in my pond, my ghost carp eat nothing but their food but the koi are very greedy for some reason.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
04 January 2006, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by andypugh2000
Thats a ghost carp
Thats what I prefer
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04 January 2006, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by andypugh2000
Well since buying a monster UV filter and getting a few koi my problem seemed to disappear almost overnight, the koi eat ALL green things in the pond inc the roots off all the floating/potted plants, they even ate all of the oxygenating weed so blanket weed has no chance in my pond, my ghost carp eat nothing but their food but the koi are very greedy for some reason.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
Agree that they will eat most other things and I gave up chucking in oxygenating plants as they were scoffed in hours!
I've tried Blanc-Kit and it does work but my fish were not happy bunnies. I have concerns about chucking in a chemical poison despite what the pack says. I have an Algae Controller which connects to the end of a hosepipe and changes water characteristics and reduces weed growth. At the end of the day I find manual removal is the best option using plastic leaf rake and crawl around pond on hands and knees hauling the bloody stuff out. But it was a really bad year
One positive if you want some babies to survive the first season without being eaten is that a bit of blanket weed gives them a hiding place
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