You're putting a lot of time in giving us information, much appreciated. Thank you !

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, I appreciate that 👍👍🥂🥂🍻🍻

Finally a helpful chap to help the new Koi keepers, Thank you!

@DazzleKoi

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Luca, I really appreciate that 🍻🍻🍻

Love the video and i am getting a book now after seen your video

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Graham, I dont blame you, you cant beat a good book 👍 All the best 🎅🎅🍻🍻🎅🎅

@grahamparker5129

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi You to and have a good Christmas

Thanks. Great information

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lisa 👍

Thanks very much for sharing your extensive knowledge I shall certainly be buying the book , much appreciated Simon

Excellent advice / information as always.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jon, All the best 👍👍

Another brilliant video. I'm learning so much, thank you. Have a good one. Stay safe.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Trevor, that's great to hear 🍻 Have a good Christmas Sir 🎅👍

Really helpful video thanks.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Geoffrey 🍻🍻

Love the video.. look forward to the next one .. when it comes to keeping fish can’t beat a good book or too

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Geoffrey, I appreciate that. Yeah I agree, I'm quite old school when it comes to books, can't beat having something down on paper to refer to whenever you need it 👍 All the best Sir 🍻🎅🍻

Cheers Darren another great vid thanks mate 👍🏻

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, good to hear that. Best wishes to you 👍🎅

Another great video, very informative especially for a novice like myself who has just started koi keeping. I look forward to the next one👍🏻

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mathew, I appreciate that, have a good Christmas 🎅🍻

Great advice daz

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Craig, all the best sir 🎅🍻

10/10 video Daz. Very useful. Congratulations on owning Peter’s book, sweet that yours is signed. I have a couple of pumps on hand too in case of pump failures and a generator.Thanks for looking out for the fellowship.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, yeah its a cool book. I remember buying it and thinking it was a lot of money and I was being silly but with hind sight now it was an absolute bargain. Good advice regarding the pumps, I'm going to add any suggestions like this one to the video description 👍👍

Great videos you do very helpful!!

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, much appreciated 🍻👍🍻

Cheers 👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

All the best Richard 🎅🍻

Thanks for the Christmas shopping ideas, it was very good to hear from you again hope you have great Christmas and stay safe from myself and family ❤️ cheers 🍺🐟

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul, Best wishes to you and your family, have a good one 🎅🎅

Great information as usual, Iv got the microscope spare air pump and even a spare 8000ltr dry pump just in case, I’ll get the rest before spring when I put fish in.👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rex, best wishes to you and yours 🎅👍🍻

Great videos

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, much appreciated 🍻👍🍻

Great video again an awesome advice 👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks as ever mate, Merry Christmas to you 🎅🍻🎅👍🎅

@baitking1

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi All the very best to u & yours also 👍

Merry Christmas to you and your family stay safe and thanks once again for sharing your knowledge with us!

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much mate, all the best to you and your family, have a good one 👍🍻🎅

Great advice, thumbs up ! Merry Christmas

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Clark, much appreciated 👍 Merry Christmas to you to Sir 🎅🍻🎅

Another informative video...thank you. I have both KoiKichi and Koi2KIchi as well as a number of other books written by Peter Waddington and as you mentioned though pricey well worth the cost. A good library of koi related books is something every serious koi keeper should have.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, very true. I often wonder about getting hold of Koi Kichi but I always thought that it wouldn't be any value with having Koi2Kichi. I think I'm going to find one though 👍👍🍻

My nr1 Youtber! Thank you for the hreat video. Will try save up to get my dad koi 2 kichi for his birthday in October. I see absolute koi delivers word wide. Looking out for the next video!

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, that's good to hear 👍 Best wishes for the holidays 🎅🍻

Another great video mate, I use you as my koi book lol, have great Christmas and new year all the best. 👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

All the best Chris, thanks for watching 🍻🍻🍻

Great video again merry Christmas and look forward to more of yours videos next year 👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Barry, Merry Christmas to you and yours 👍🍻🎅

Thanks for the list of medical supplies. I have the Apex Practitioner too... superb microscope! Merry Christmas 🎄

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas Paul, have a good one 🎅🎅

Your videos are great man, keep them up, can’t wait for spring and summer. “Spur urr pump” haha love you northerners

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

I know mate, I even sounds funny to me when I watch it back 😢😢

I’ve got 8 of the 10 and the medi kit is one I must get. Have a great Xmas and see you in the new year 👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks as always Graham, best wishes to you and yours, have a good one 👍🎅🎅

Another great video 🤯😷stay safe

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Terence, you to Sir, All the best 🍻🎅🍻

Great video again matey. I also have the koi kichi book but mine is just the single book. Also it's a good idea to have a spare water pump too!!👍 Looking forward to the shower video 😁

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew, yes good idea about the water pump. I'll add any suggestions to the video description, all the best mate 🍻🍻

Thank you for this informative vid...a new subscriber from South Africa :)

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, good to have you onboard. Great part of the world to, I worked near Johannesburg a few years ago at a bottling factory. Loved it there. All the best 🍻

Hi Buddy , Great video again informative as always and i'm looking forward to the shower video as i am going to be building one for my new grow on pond . I to have the signed koi2kichi books great books , stay safe buddy!!

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, I'm looking forward to getting cracking on it myself, need to have it ready to go before the spring. Hopefully not too long now 🤞 All the best pal 🎅🍻🎅

A up daz it won't be long before you're putting a book 📙 together! 😊👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Col, I wish I had the time to do it to be honest, I think it would be really cool and enjoyable. Maybe one day🤞 All the best Sir 🎅🍻

Great stuff there Daz, stay safe and have a good Christmas yourself mate.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martyn, all the best mate 🍻🍻🎅🎅

Congratulations for 1k subscribers 🥳

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much mate, Merry Christmas to you 🎅🎅👍🎅🎅

Oh no.. I failed... Great show as always.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, all the best 🍻

Nice video as always. Keep safe and have a nice Christmas.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Lau, same to you Sir 🎅🎅

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Greetings from South Africa. My wife always tells me I am paranoid for buying extra equipment. I tell her rather safe than sorry. Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and prosperous 2021.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Francois, definitely better safe than sorry 👍👍 Thanks you and best wishes to you and yours, have a good one Sir 🍻🎅👍

Really enjoyed ware did you buy pan net and sock looking for cheap lol have most of other stuff . Sorry to here your supples didn’t come for shower ,have a lovely Christmas and new year Stay safe Thank you 🐟 Carol 🐟

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Carol, my wife actually bought me them for my birthday, it was a complete surprise as I hadn't even finished the pond at the time 😁 She can't be absolutely sure but she thinks they came from Swell. All the best for Christmas and the New Year to you and yours 👍🎅👍

The only things I would add to that list is probably a spare water pump and some spare flexi hose. There are things on your list I haven't got but like you my fish are still relatively small.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jim, thnks for that, I've added your suggestions to the list in the description. All the best Sir 🎅👍🎅

👌🏼 👍🏽

Great Video and it wouldn't have been complete without mentioning Peter W (RIP). Great guy, a bit like Marmite but a bottomless pit of Stories and knowledge of Koi Keeping. I had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times and also owning his first book "Koi Kichi" and also Koi 2 Kichi. But don't mention how much they cost or the Wife will kill me lol. Season's Greeting Dazzle.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, yes I couldn't agree more about Peter, a sad loss indeed. I'm also in the same boat with the book. My Mrs found one on amazon for over £300 the other day so I finally told her what it cost and it was fine because compared to £300 it was cheap !! Best wishes to you and yours 🍻🎅🍻

@AKoiEnthusiast

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi Yeah I paid less that that so I might try that ploy. Take care & Stay Safe

Missing some things like a bottle of general medications for parasites like terminate and praziquantel. A spare water pump and a generator. I would have over 5k in dead koi if I didn’t have a generator after our last power outage that lasted 5 days in 90 degree temps.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Richard, I tend to steer clear of 'general' medications to be honest. I prefer to diagnose an ailment and purchase the correct medication for that condition. As such its impossible for me to keep a bottle of every single one on hand. I also want to buy them fresh as they tend to have a shelf life. I appreciate though that not everyone has a stockist of these products locally available so its not black and white. Good point regarding the generator. I'm in the UK and we don't really have power cuts here but I know some countries do suffer. I've added your suggestions to the list in the description, thanks very much 👍 All the best to you and yours for the holiday period 🍻🎅🍻

Hey dazzle is it possible to install a pump at the exit of the bottom drain to feed a bead filter , then to a uv then split to a bio fall thanks

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, yes that sounds perfectly fine to me. All the best Sir 👍👍

Great video mate can you fit a bead filter after a nexus 220?

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, thanks very much 👍 A bead is pressurised which means it always has to sit after a pump. They have to be pump fed basically. So it can go after a gravity fed nexus (gravity feed to nexus - pump - bead) Or before a pump fed nexus (gravity feed to pump - bead - nexus) All the best 🍻🍻🎅

@Robbo-71

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi thanks mate

New to this koi keeping is nt labs growth pellets a good food ?

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Clayton, is it the nt labs medikoi product? I haven't used it myself but I do know it is highly rated 👍🍻👍

Great channel, new subscriber here. What are your thoughts on ghost koi? I can't find anything definitive on how fast they grow either, would love to hear your thoughts

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ryan and welcome. Ghost koi are basically the same genetically as koi. They are a cross between common or mirror carp and a koi carp. They tend to grow a bit quicker than true koi due to the recent introduction of the wild carp element. I think of them as a mungrel as opposed to a pedigree dog. They just dont fall in to the varieties that koi come under. Nothing wrong with them at all, treat them exactly the same as koi. All the best mate 🎅🍻👍

Thanks for another informative video. A few points if I may. I use the NT Labs buffer for the ph but have noticed the sodium bicarbonate at my local koi shop is cheaper...do you think using the NT Labs buffer has any advantages or is it basically the same stuff?. I don't keep a spare air pump as I have a waterfall so I think it is fair to say that it helps to keep a spare air pump unless you have an alternative source such as a waterfall. The final point is that I also use tamodine and have found it excellent and very easy to apply.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Keith, honestly, I'd use the bicarb. No difference and a fraction of the price. Good point regarding the waterfall. Showers to will give good aeration via a water pump source 👍👍 Tamodine is good stuff. No complaints. I read something from someone saying bonjela was excellent but I've not had chance to look in to it yet. Worth a look though. All the best Sir 🎅🍻🎅

@keithcowburn4715

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi Thanks for this...I will use bicarb in future. Another question please...I have a 55 watt UV on my 2,400 gallon pond which needs replacing as its broken. Is there any advantage in buying another 55 watt UV or would a 30 watt UV be just as good.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Keith, in theory 30 watts should just about be enough for your pond but a lot depends on factors such as orientation, shade etc. I had a 30 watt UV on my little 1000 gallon pond and it was always green so I have upgraded to a 55 watt unit now. If I where you I'd stick with 55 watts to be honest. The EA units have always served me well 🍻

How long do test kits last for? Is there a use by date?

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, yes some of them have a date on them that often says 'change 10/2023' for example. So you should throw it away and get a new one in October 2023 in this example. It should say on the packaging somewhere if they have one 👍👍

Have been looking at books, what’s your thoughts on the Duncan Griffith book, have also looked at the book you own, been given some Christmas money so am going to treat myself, your thoughts would be appreciated. 👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, yes Duncan Griffiths book would be my book of choice for koi health, top book 👍👍 Paula Reynolds is also very very good on health but I don't know if she has a book or not. You wont go wrong with Duncans book though. All; the best 🍻🎅🍻

i got koi for dummies

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, I haven't seen that one, is it any good?

What iv your air pumps go at the same time 🤔🤨

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

You could add hydrogen peroxide for a temporary oxygen boost or maybe try to use your filter return to make a splash as it enters the pond so point it up in the air somehow.

@snotsock675

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone no where there's a good koi shop!!!!! 👍🏽

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Whereabouts are you ?

@snotsock675

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi Preston mate

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

I know there is a place at Blackpool that's not bad but if you fancy a trip straight down the M6 I can recommend Tim Waddington at Quality Nishikigoi. He's in Warrington so not to far 👍👍

How much was that book?

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, I got it when it was first released and it cost £50, signed by Pete personally. I remember thinking that was a lot of money to me then for a book but worth every penny. I've seen similar ones got for up to £300 recently but I think there are later editions that are much cheaper.

@dayankkumarasinghe

2 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi Thanks so much bro

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

No problem mate 🍻🍻

Woow woow 😍💋 💝💖❤️

Better looking koi dealers are available! 😂😂😂

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

haha, I'd forgot all about that 😁😁😁 I don't think he's seen it.

@MrJoffG

3 жыл бұрын

Aye, def a man for the banter when he does see it! 😂😂👍😝

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Given the size of him I'm kind of hoping he doesn't see it 😂

Dazzle, I don't think your Chloramine comment in relation to Sodium Thiosulphate is factually correct? In the articles I've read, it removes the Chlorine element from Chloramine, leaving only Ammonia (Which your filters if effective should gobble up pretty rapidly) I think it's worth clarifying this with your viewers.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, thanks for your comment 👍 I've studied chemistry and I know sodium thiosulphate can negate chloramines as you described but there are situations when it wont which are complicated and as such I'd rather just say it doesn't and be safe. I don't want to be responsible for people relying on it based on something I've said and then they hit the rare set of conditions where it isn't effective and their fish die. Its better safe than sorry even though the chances are very slim. Purpose made chemical dechlorinates have extra chemicals added to cover this scenario, they are not just sodium thiosulphate. I hope you understand why and apologies for the confusion/vagueness. Best wishes to you and yours for the Christmas period 🎅🎅🍻🍻

@taeshire791

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi Hi Dazzle, thanks for the reply, given I live in Central Scotland where Chloramine is routinely used in the water supply, I did a bit of research on the internet, (and have discussed it with a Chemical Engineer friend of mine). Nothing I have read on the internet (including posts and articles by MankySanki) indicates or even hints that there are situations in an aquatic environment where ST would not bind/remove the Chlorine element from Chloramine. Whilst my Chemical Engineering friend was able to cite examples where it wouldn't work, none come even close to being experienced in an aquatic environment. (The chemical composition of the water would be such that Chlorine/Chloramine would be the least of your worries). Can you point me in the direction of the articles/research you read describing the situations where it wouldn't work? It would certainly put my mind at rest. Have a great Christmas/New Year, here's hoping 2021 is a lot more settled than this year.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, I don't have anything by way of scientific papers etc, its just my personal opinion based on degree level chemistry and preference not to make a sweeping statement based on this. If you have evidence that these conditions will never be met in a pond environment then I'm more than happy to accept that. I was thinking only from the perspective of people hearing about ST for the first time and taking my advice to start using it. I didn't even consider the people that use it already. Can you post up a link to a paper confirming there is no issue with relying on ST for chloramine removal? I'm more than happy to put that up for people to make up their own minds.

@taeshire791

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi OK lets rule out the obvious, Pressure, Temperature and PH, in water none of these in the parameters (even the extreme parameters) found in a Koi pond or Aquarium prevents the ST scavenging the Chlorine from Chloramine, it's a simple aqueous salt reaction. (PH however does dictate whether you are left with ionised or un-ionised Ammonia). The only influence out with this on whether ST can remove Chlorine from Chloramine, must be chemical? There are substances which prevent ST from dissolving if they are in strong enough concentrations (alcohol for example). There are acids that would create toxic gases if combined with ST, again if they were in a strong enough concentration. If any of these chemicals were in your pond, dichlorination would be the least of your worries, and the above would prohibit ST from removing both Chlorine or un-bonding Chloramine in a pond MankySanki is one of the go-to guys for many experienced hobbyists, below is a link to his thoughts on the matter - www.mankysanke.co.uk/html/questions_answered.html#Liquiddechlorinators So out with this what are the conditions you believe will influence ST's effectiveness on Chloramine, am I missing something?