SODIUM THIOSULPHATE - 1 teaspoon of crystals will neutralise 1000 litres of tap water. You can make up a solution and pour it over the pond surface or on to your air bubbles for good distribution. It is safe even if you overdose it. It can also be used to neutralise PP. Be aware that a small amount of ammonia is released when chloramine is neutralised with SS but it is a very small amount. I get it from ebay, 99% pure, for around £5.85 for a kilogram.

Best video ever regarding advice on koi ponds as I have just built a new one. Thank you mate

@DazzleKoi

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jerry, I appreciate that 👍👍🍻👍👍

As always, your videos are very informative. Thanks for all the knowledge you are sharing. Greg

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Greg, my pleasure 🍻🍻🍻🍻

Thankyou very much for taking the time to make this video, I found it brilliant. Cheers

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeffery, much appreciated. Good to hear you found it useful 🍻🍻👍👍🍻🍻

Nice relaxed explanation of the start up. Really enjoyed that. Cheers.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks again mate, I appreciate that a lot 🍻👍🍻

As always love the videos.. informative and explained in a way I can understand.. thank you looking forward to the next one.👊👍👊👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Matt, thanks very much 🍻👍🍻

This is absolutely brilliant, i have read so many different articles & i'm also on a fb group getting everyones opinion. Thank you for posting this, i now have clear guidance to walk me through the cycling process.

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much mate, I'm glad it was useful. I think some times these things are made overly complicated when they don't need to be. Let me know how you get on or if you have any problems 👍

Cheers Daz Your knowledge is helping me a newcomer in koi keeping and ponds massively….

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Tony, that's great to hear Sir 🍻🍻🍻🍻

Dazzle your are a star - incredible knowledge and simple to understand - thank you

@DazzleKoi

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that. Comments like yours make it worth while 👍🍻🍻👍

Always a pleasure. Thank you. 👍🏻

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate 🍻🍻

Great information daz I’m not far off finishing the pond now so I’ll follow this information, Thanks Rex..

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rex, good luck mate, let me know how you get on 👍👍👍

I'm suffering at the moment, its my first pond, you made me feel a bit more relaxed, iv been really over thinking the whole process. Thankyou great video 👍

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, keep at it, it will all come good in the end. If I can help in any way just ask 🍻🍻

Thanks so much for sharing all your knowledge. Great Information.

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Douglas, much appreciated.

Great video fella some good info there 👍🏻👍🏻 pond is looking lovely 👍🏻👍🏻

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Timothy. I did lose patience with the carpet of green on the walls at the weekend and I added a bit of hydrogen peroxide so its dying back now and the water has suffered a bit but it will soon clear up 👍👍👍

Sound advice matey👍👍👍 enjoyed the video thanks for sharing 😁😁

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew, you're welcome. Your little picture always catches my eye 😁😁

Such an amazing video mate I’m doing a pond video soon to show my pond you’ve helped me a lot and taught me a lot thank you soo much dazzle

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words, I really appreciate that. Let me know when you make your video, I'd like to see that 🍻🍻👍👍🍻🍻

Great info video as always daz. Cheers 👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard 🍻🍻

Great video knowledge is second to none

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Andrew 🍻🍻🍻

I have been a freshwater aquarium fishkeeper for years..my expertise..Australian Jardinis. But now I have started an outdoor pond and you could say they come with problems I had never ever thought existed...thanks fr all the great info. APPRECIATE👍it

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, sorry for the delay in replying to you, I've been away on holiday. Good to hear you are branching out. It can definitely be challenging but if you don't overcomplicate things its also very rewarding. It can get expensive though when the bug bites 🍻🍻🍻

thank you.just about to start my new pond, very helpful as always

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, good to hear. Hard work ahead but always worth it in the end 🍻🍻👍🍻🍻

@rumcompass5508

2 жыл бұрын

🤞🏻 working well so far. Much appreciated.

Boss video mate yet again 👌 👍 👏

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Joe 🍻🍻

Great Video again Darren mate

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Graham, thank you very much🍻🍻

I have been struggling with the ammonia test for a few weeks was getting worried put its all ok as I used your pH graph and am OK I keep my eye on it but so happy now plus I clean my filters every day now not a deep clean just a quick one cheer keep up the good work

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Andy, much appreciated 🍻🍻👍🍻🍻

Well done mate 👏 top notch video. Keep up the good work thanks 😊 👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, I'll try my best 🍻🍻

Great video again mate

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terence, much appreciated 🍻🍻

Well done. Loved the topic. You make it very easy to follow. Learned a lot.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, that's good to hear 🍻👍🍻

@KoiRun50

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi One question please, what happens, if during the cycling, there is an algae bloom ( which is pretty common) and the ph start to rise? Sometimes past 9. What do you do?

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, sorry for the delay. I personally would stop the feeding, or at least throttle it right back, and add something like hydrogen peroxide to kill the algae off. You could also use one of the chemical green water treatments which do the same job. They will knock green water back in a couple of days. You could also measure your pH at dusk when it will be at its highest and use that figure to continue your process with but it is likely to be high so your window for ammonia toxicity will be small.

@KoiRun50

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Darren, good idea with the hydrogen peroxide 👍.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

No problem, good luck mate 🍻

Thanks for this Daz. This is exactly the stage I'm at. Water went in 2 days ago. I'm going to empty and refill tomorrow via a 3 stage dechlorinator. I have the biogen to add.

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Suzy, perfect timing, summer is here at last !!!

Once again great educational video Daz. Thought you might like to add that High Nitrate Levels can promote plant growth. So I always grow water cress to mop it up.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, yes indeed, cress is a good option. I didn't go in to nitrate as its a long and complex subject but I do have another video all about nitrate with a lot more detail 👍🍻👍🍻👍

great video ,very helpfull

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 🍻🍻

Good advice as always stay safe 🙏🐟🐟🙏

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Carol, you to 🥂🥂

Hi Darren. Your videos are very informative. It helped me with my setup. Here from South-Africa

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, thanks very much, that's great to hear. What part of South Africa are you in? I worked close to Johannesburg at at SAB Miller bottling plant a few years ago. Great country 🍻🍻👍👍🍻🍻

@wernerventer4520

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi Hi. I'm not very far from Johannesburg. Staying in Middelburg Mpumalanga about 160km from Jhb. Our Winters are much warmer than you guys over there. Thanks for your reply. Have a great day

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, you to 👍👍 I think it was Sandton that I stayed but I cant remember where the factory was.

A welth of knowledge thanks 👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, you're welcome 🍻🍻🍻

Very informative and in layman's terms thanks

@DazzleKoi

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John, much appreciated 🍻🍻

Thanks Dazza. I’m waiting for fibreglasser to do my pond next week so this vid was very helpful as I will be starting up from next week .

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Nice one mate, good luck with it all. Let me know how it goes 👍👍👍

@andysmith1643

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi poxy wet weather called off my fibreglass daz. Got to rebook them . If I can ask your opinion . My pond is insulated and 3.2m x 1.8m x 1.5m deep . My fibreglasser has quoted me £880 . This is for 2 layers 450g glass and a surface tissue . And black flow coat . I don’t know if this is a good price . I think I recall you saying you fibreglassed your own pond (or am I mistaken ) . I am a builder by trade and build extensions and patios etc. I’m tempted to have a go myself . What do you think .

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, yes definitely you can do it , its a doddle. You need a friend who is similarly practical. One of you mixing and passing stuff and the other applying. Dont mix to much, particulalrly at first until you get used to it. Mix it to a ratio that will last longer in the pot. Put plenty on, you want to make sure there are no dry spots. Order more than you need as you will get through more than they say you will first time. I think you are roughly around 20m2 so the kit you need is £484 but get some extra resin. www.fibreglassdirect.co.uk/fibreglass-pond-kit.html?ad_term=&ad_campaign=8422390004&ad_placement=&ad_group=84233493805&ad_device=c&gclid=Cj0KCQjwytOEBhD5ARIsANnRjVgCfo-3i6pwCsDDtAHO291VnEZ1c3NDdrSeGYGrJATCT1msWG04sQQaAutKEALw_wcB

@andysmith1643

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi thanks daz. Will take a look at the link . 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Once you've done it and realise how easy it is you'll be doing flat roofs, that's exactly the route I went down with my building company 😁😁

Glad i picked up a bottle of the pure plus. Fill day tomorrow and pick up a few fish on Monday.

@DazzleKoi

Жыл бұрын

Hi Micky, how are things going? Did you get it filled and the fish in?

Great video, man. Thank you. Ended up with a pond at my new house. Its been showing me I dont know shit about it, that's for sure. Getting ready to restart it.

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff mate, give me a shout if you need any help with anything 👍👍🍻🍻👍👍

Brilliant information for us new koi keepers staring out. When my pond is up and running I am definitely going to use your method you explain. If I have a high ph to start with could I use the products you showed to lower it from the very start, cheers Matey 👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, you can but its a bit tricky to keep it consistent using additives. If you can keep on top of it and maintain it at a stable level then you can definitely do that though 👍👍👍

Great video 👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Zak 🍻🍻

@zakdoughty121

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi you just make things so clear. I'm starting my koi adventure soon and your videos really help me making choses

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

I try my best mate 😁 Anything you want to know mate just ask. I certainly don't know everything but I usually know someone who does if I struggle 👍

Very thorough and detailed video Daz. Also in a way that we can all understand. A quick question, If I reduce my PH with one of the products you talk about. Will that reduce my KH at the same time? I would like to keep my KH were it is at the moment. It's hovering around 4/5 Thanks.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Alan, yes, unfortunately it will also lower your KH. I would leave it alone because , as you say, KH 4/5 is perfect. pH has quite a broad range of acceptable values and its more important that it is stable than it is to have at at a particular point in that range. Koi find it difficult and quite resource intense to adjust their bodies to a different pH 👍👍👍

Another top video again pal. Just wondering if the type of food you give the koi will affect the amount of ammonia is produced. Ie feeding wheatgerm or growth food.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Iain, yes it does mate. Higher protein food will produce more waste and hence more ammonia and also poorer quality food with more fillers etc produce more waste and ammonia as less of the product is assimilated by your koi. Good point that mate 👍🍻👍🍻👍

Good video

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, much appreciated 🍻👍🍻

Loving the videos mate. Have you ever thought of doing a kind of pod cast? Think there's a gap in the market and could be good for people to listen maybe when driving etc. Can get guest people on and maybe different companies 🤔 you obviously know a load and it's another way of spreading your knowledge. Maybe put if on a Spotify kind of site?

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Daniel, I haven't thought about that to be honest with you. I will definitely look in to it though, thanks very much 🍻👍👍🍻

Hi Darren.very well explain for any new start ups.interested in your opinions with the digital ph readers.Have you ever used the hanna meter?ive got the nt labs and the colombo test kits.ph reading is 7.5 with Colombo and 8 with nt labs.very frustrating so had considered the hanna

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Baden, I've used a hanna pen type pH meter and two other, cheap ones. If you calibrate it properly and then use it you should get a very accurate reading but they drift out of calibration very quickly and you never know if it is correct or not. With the drop tests they have nothing to vary or drift, they are more consistent, if not as accurate. I find consistency is better than accuracy and unreliability.

Extremely good advice !! Do you ever recommend using medi clay ?? In a new pond

@DazzleKoi

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark, its not for me as I've never seen a benefit from it. They get all the minerals they will ever use from good quality food. A lot of people swear by it though.

I hope this question finds you I need help have been watching your videos subscribed and I love how informative you are! I have a 5500 gallon pond and I am having so much trouble with bottom sediment I can't see my fish only at feeding, I've tried Rapiclear and nothing, we did a major muck clean out a few weeks ago it was good for awhile , should I add rocks to the bottom? Right now all that seems to happen is the fish stir up the sediment making it worse!😔 Water quality is good I'm quite new to this with koi have goldfish also if you or someone in this conversation could throw some advice to this newby I'd greatly appreciate! I enjoy this so much as a new hobby starting out but really just want to be able to see my beautiful fish thank you! I run a pump to a waterfall and also an aerator thanks again!

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, sorry for the delay in replying, I've been away on holiday. I would definitely not recommend rocks in the bottom. They tend to just harbor sediment which is then a breeding ground for bacteria. You don't say how the pond is constructed, is it concrete bottom, fibreglass, liner, clay?? Also, do you have a filter on there and if so what kind is it and what flow rate is your pump?

Great video as always Darren. Luckily I don't have chloramine in my water so was able to put the fish 24h after the big fill. Hope all is well with you.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Lau, I need to catch up on your videos. How is it going ?

@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi it's manic 😊 just building the filter house now.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds good. You have some great weather for it at least 😁😁

Great video! Do you have a link to the ph/ammonia chart you showed?

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sherri, sorry for the delay, www.dropbox.com/s/kwm74e8ik5o1ot8/Ammonia%20toxicity%20chart%20.jpg?dl=0

You've done it again, haven't you? Great video!

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers George, I appreciate that Sir 👍🍻👍🍻👍

Probably one of the least complicated explanations.........ever!!!! 👏🏼 Daz i really enjoyed that the only problem is i don't have a new pond to start up 🤔 I may get the spade out 🤣. The pure pond gel as with most products have their place but what do you think about the pond balls? I have seen on videos and heard aswell as experienced them still being in the system for over 18 months without dissolving. When I was solely using an easypod i put some in with the k1 micro as all the water passes through there but over 18 months later they were still there so I'm now dubious. Take care my friend 👍🏼

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi tom and thank you. Yes I to am dubious of the balls and bombs. I've heard mixed reviews. Personally I don't believe bacteria can survive dormant for any more than 12 months so for me they need to dissolve inside that time or they are dead. Some ponds they dissolve in days, other never at all. I read they dissolve when they need to, i.e. when ammonia is present, but I don't buy that personally. I avoid them to be honest. The gel has been great for me though 🍻🍻

@Tom_Prendiville

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi I'm not heated anymore so for me it's gel only (now) but that's only on initial start up and start of the season and some added weekly until the bottle runs out. I believe when a pond is established it pretty much looks after itself. Part of me thinks its snake oil but nevertheless i still use it in spring time 🤣

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

I do agree Tom. I also chucked what was left over from starting the pond last June in to the filter a few weeks ago just to use it up. I do think the gel works well but its hard to prove one way or the other

Thankyou for your help much appreciated, still battling on 😁, where to buy sodium sulphorinate plz 🙏.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Hi, sorry for the delay, I know you know this now 😁😁

How to perform a partial water change without using a RODI water system/ using direct tap water? Thanks.

Hi Daz Thanks For posting the video I’ll keep this in my saved video for when I’m ready with my new build pond, Do you have a link for the Chlorine crystals please so I can purchase some Great video m8 thanks 👍

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, I've pinned a comment to the top of this video with dose rates etc for the Sodium Thiosulphate as quite a few people have asked the same 👍🍻👍

Great video. About to get an EZ 750 and Draco minima, all the videos have been really helpful. I'd quite like a butterfly ghost in the pond and also like the idea of starting with some hardier fish. Equally, I think Tim's tosai deals (5 for 250) would be a great start. Would you recommend steering clear of cheaper ghosts because of origin and risk of carrying KHV etc? Same goes for stocking UK bred (eg cuttlebrook) with cheaper ghosts. Lastly, would you trust carpco to be safe to add? I obviously appreciate quarantine solves a lot of this risk but not all

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ryan and thanks very much 🍻🍻 I agree about Tim's tosai deals, they are great value and a great place to start. I don't think you need to steer clear of ghosts necessarily but quite often people tend to 'outgrow' ghost koi and move them on once the hobby really bites and you start to strive for better and better quality. Of course many people love them and have them for decades so its no guarantee either. I would say buy what you like and enjoy at this stage. No issues with Cuttlebrook either, they are producing some greart fish and often at good prices. Just try to follow good practice when introducing any new fish, no matter where its from. I'm not familiar with carpco in terms of where there koi are sourced from but I'll be honest, I'm not a fan of online sales without seeing any koi in the flesh first. the only thing I would personally steer clear of is mixing koi from israel with japanese koi. This can be a controversial subject but I wouldn't take the risk of adding a KHV vaccinated fish in my pond with none vaccinated fish. I appreciate the risk is low but its not one I'm willing to take for what is invariably a lower quality koi anyway. My honest advice would be to get hold of half a dozen tosai from the same place and grow and learn from them all together. Its fascinating to seer them develop and you will learn a LOT 👍👍👍

@ryanflew2553

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi thanks very much mate, really helpful (FYI, carpco are a big UK breeder, think they started out with regular carp for stock ponds etc)

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ryan, cheers, I didn't realise carpco bred koi themselves. I'd always go and see fish first though and pick them in the flesh. Photos never convey the full picture. You want to see the movement and body shape etc which you just cant see from a photo. Also, its good to see the conditions the fish are kept in and observe them for flashing etc

@ryanflew2553

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi do you think starting with 5 25cm fish all at once will overload it? Even with a strong trickle in and out

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, no that's no problem at all. Its the amount of food you put in that determines how much ammonia is produced rather than the number of koi so much. Put the fish in and just take it slow with the food and you'll be fine 👍👍

Hi mate nice one, how's the new fish going?

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Col, she's still great mate. A real character already. Always at the window and always hungry despite the cold temps again. I've doubled how much I feed in a single sitting as she eats the same as all the rest put together 😮

I had to get that UV in the end Daz! although my eazy pod is "UV Ready", I decided to go for an inline EA 25W inline UV purely because it was only £20ish more. also where did you get your Shade sail from? cheers Aaron

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Aaron, I think its the better option having the external UV and avoiding the restrictive built in one 👍👍 I don't know exactly where the shade sail came from other than I just searched them on Amazon. There are hundreds on there, I'm sure it was less than £40.

@AJBAdventures

2 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi yeah that too I suppose mate, I'll have a look into them as I'm finding quite a few conifer pieces ending up in the pond cheers aaron

Very useful info Daz. I'm about to fill my new pond of around 12000 litres and only have 6 relatively small fish of around 30-35cm. Could it take a few days for ammonia to be measurable? Should I feed heavy to accelerate the process or just be patient? Thanks, Andy

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Andy, really sorry its taken me so long to reply. I'm still trying to catch up after my holiday. Its hard to say to be honest as every system is different but given the time of year and the low stocking level I would just feed them as much as they want and keep a close eye on ammonia. Once it starts to show, throttle back on the food. It should take a few days to appear but I think it will be low level. Its probably going to be next spring now when you are going through this process as I don't think you'll get it finished before the temps drop now.

@MrPleasureMaker

2 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi Thanks for the info Daz. So the bacteria will still grow but at a slow rate until the temperatures pick up again? I put the fish in 4 days ago so will test for ammonia tonight. The fish have been slow to feed as I think they are still settling in to their new environment. If I detect ammonia I assume that's the time to switch off the UV and add the filter bacteria start gel?

Hello! I have well water at my home. Is well water safe for koi fish? I do not have a pond, yet, but i would love to create a koi pond. Just doing my homework first.. your channel is great and is very very helpful, Thank YOU!

@DazzleKoi

11 ай бұрын

Hello there, well water can definitely be used for a pond but they all vary greatly so I would recommend getting a water test done on your particular source before you put any koi in it. Lots of people do use it very successfully though so you have a chance 👍👍👍

Great video Daz, when you were starting your up your eazypod did you still clean it every day? I assume that by cleaning it it does not effect the building of bacteria.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew, yes mate, I cleaned it daily or sometimes every other day. I don't buy in to the idea that bacteria are somehow flushed away as it that where the case they'd never stay on fluidised K1. The strong will survive and if a few weak ones get flushed then so be it. I had next to no new pond problems at all and fed from day 1 so it definitely didn't cause any harm 👍👍

@andrewwestwood485

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi... thanks Daz. I've just replaced my pressure filter for an eazypod and suffering a little with ammonia and nitrite. I've got some filter+. Did you pour the whole bottle in from the start as recommended on the label? Or just every other day?

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, no I just add some when I have ammonia or nitrite readings, but it probably worked out to every third day in total. You'll get a feel for when you need to add it and when its not necessary. Slow and steady wins the race 👍👍

@andrewwestwood485

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi...thanks mate. Really appreciate the videos and advice.

Hi Daz, with the sodium thiosulphate how much would you dose on a 1000 gallon? I'm currently using seachem safe but would be nice to have other options.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig, I've pinned a comment to the top of this video with dose rates etc for the Sodium Thiosulphate as quite a few people have asked the same 👍👍🍻🍻👍👍

Good video and top info for a new pond. I have a small 1000 gallon pond with 8 koi (10 years old), I have been running it on a black box filter since I got it and despite not being that suitable for koi ponds my levels are spot on at the moment. I have taken the plunge with an eazy pod after watching ur top 10 filter video. My question is how best to take away old filter n start eazy pod running, is it same principle as new pond?

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Craig, you can do that but you can do things to help make the transition easier. Find yourself a mess bag or net bag of some kind. A member of the channel is currently doing just this with mess laundry bags off ebay. You can either put the current biological media in the bag and suspend it in or near your filter return so it continues to work while the new filter matures, or you can add the new media to the bags now and suspend them in the return flow to grow bacteria on them before you put them in your new filter. Additional to this follow the process in the video and you should be up and running quickly 🍻🍻🍻

@craigc1308

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi thats great thanks for messaging back. Cant wait to get my new filter up n running, but also mega paranoid about messing up my current water quality. I know initially u had just the eazy pod but since added the shower. Do u think eazybpod could have handled everything without the shower? Just wondering whether i will need a moving bed after pod (i am pump fed btw) or just start with pod n see how i get on. Cheers

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the Pod would have been fine on its own on my system. I was very happy with it. I made the shower for nitrates only and also so I could make the videos, it wasn't needed in my case. The Pod will handle 100g iof food a day so you can easily see if/when you are getting close to its limit 👍👍

@craigc1308

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi cheers mate, will see how I get on. Looking fwd to getting rid of the black box as the algae/blanket weed appears to be starting, following the recent sunny weather 😎. No more sponge rinsing :)

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I don't blame you mate. They are a pain to clean so it doesn't end up getting done as often as you would like. Once you get the Pod up and running and see the results and see how easy it is to flush you will clean it much more often. I guarantee you'll wish you'd changed it sooner 😁😁

What oxygenator are you using

Thank you for your video very informative Can you explain to me why my orange goldfish are turning white? They are 16 years old and it's happening to a few of the babys my fantails are ok and my 18 year old yellow is ok also some babys are black and haven't changed to orange yet one is bigger bigger one. I'm having to change my liner ( pond) because I'm loosing to much water a day About 3 inches a day I'm having to top it up daily and adding tap safe . So I will follow your advice thank you 😊 Thank you so much hasn't

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Debra, yes its definitely a good idea to get that liner changed now before winter comes. I'm really sorry but I literally don't know the first thing about goldfish unfortunately. I've only ever kept koi. I couldn't even begin to help with your colour issues, sorry 😒

Very informative again 👍👍where did you get that chart from ? Would like a copy .. very interested, cheers Dazzle

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, sorry for the delay. Which chart is it you want? I can sort you out with it.

@djmickyp

2 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi the chart you put up in the video fella about ammonia levels nitrite and pond size etc 👍

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, and sorry for the delay again, I've been away on holiday. Try the link below, let me know if it doesn't work and I'll have a another go 👍👍 www.dropbox.com/s/kwm74e8ik5o1ot8/Ammonia%20toxicity%20chart%20.jpg?dl=0

@djmickyp

2 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi thank you very much.. very much appreciated 👍👍

When u say get your fish in? All at once of just a few keep checking ammonia etc 3 gone in out of 10 yesterday Great informative content as ever 👍

@DazzleKoi

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Aaron, yeah 10 koi being fed 50g of food a day will produce the same ammonia as 3 koi being fed 50g of food a day so the amount of food you give (and the quality of the food) are what is important rather than the number of koi.

@aaron659

Жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi interesting didnt know that number of koi / food amount correlation works like that cheers will tread on side of caution 4/10 in and seeding with evo aqua starter gel+. Any tips on how to clean algae on a tempest inside tried loads of ideas bendy sick with sponge, power water jet with angled nozzle. Very hard to shift grrr seen a guy selling neoprene jacket for them.

@DazzleKoi

Жыл бұрын

Hi mate, sorry for the delay, how are you getting on? To be honest I've never touched my tempest so I'm not sure how best to clean inside them. Mine is indoors so its stayed pretty much spotless, nearly 17 months old now.

Hi, interesting video. I have have my koi pond for 18 or so years. Main filter is a Shoreham fibreglass 3 bay with vortex, brushes and matting, gravity fed bottom drain Oase 10,000. I intend to upgrade this to a drum at some stage pennies allowing but that's in the future. My secondary filter which is fed mid level by an external Oase 14,000 is currently 3no. Nitritech vortex type drums the first used as a vortex the second and third with matting. I am in the process of re-siting these on to a substantial purpose made decking 8"x4" frame as they over the years had started to tip. Also adding another drum which i bought a few years ago, along with an huge amount of flocor, which will be 4no. drums in total. What in your opinion should be the order of media? My initial plan was to still use a vortex then matting then alfagrog lastly the flocor. Your opinion would be most welcome

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, I think if it where me I would also add brushes to the first bay as relying just on gravity alone in a vortex is quite inefficient. The brushes help a lot to slow the waste down and allow it to drop out before it is pulled through. Then your main mechanical filtration in the next drum. So yes matting packed in the second drum. Third is for biological so if you can convert this to take fluidised K1 that would be ideal. If not, out of the two medias you have, I personally would have the flowcor next as grog clogs up very quickly and can harbor bacteria if it doesn't receive clean water. So I'd leave the grog to the last drum so it gets the cleanest possible water to it.

@edlesboroughkoipondstevech3546

3 жыл бұрын

Hi thanks for the reply and opinion ,much appreciated, i have more that enough Flocor to fill the last to drums, should i forget the Alfagrog aerating both. I would go for the K1 but keeping it the drums would be a problem due to the size and of course there is the cost @@DazzleKoi

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

I personally would prefer to use flowcor in both, yes. Grog doesn't have a huge surface area and it is quite prone to harboring bacteria if you are not careful. Flowcor with air would be my preference 👍👍

Hi Daz, filled my new pond Friday it’s 2400 g and used a dechlorinator. Filtration is a nexus 320 with 50 litres of media currently and a 20” k1 bead off the skimmer line. I Added 3 koi on Saturday, 25cm, 35cm and 45cm when pond was 12.5c. pH when adding fish was 7.5-8 on the Colombo dropper and now 3 days later the pH has increased to 8.5 and the koi are starting to show signs of stress. One koi has developed carp pox and another is hugging the bottom of pond flashing every now and then. Ammonia, nitrite are O and KH is 15 drops. We’ve had a lot of rain, could this increase the pH so much? Do you think it’s new pond syndrome and everything just needs to settle down a bit. Don’t really want to be adding pH reducer if everything just needs time to settle. Just after a bit of advise about what you would do? Pretty sure the koi are just stressed from going into a new environment, im a newbie to the koi world! Currently doing a trickle in trickle out. Sorry for the long post! Any advise would be much appreciated! Stay safe

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, it sounds like tyou have a great setup there and with so few fish its not going to be ammonia or nitrite causing the issue. Carp pox is just one of those things unfortunately, it can come and go, usually it gets better as the temp warms up. pH of 8.5 is absolutely fine, that wont cause them stress. What may cause stress though is a dramatic change in pH. You will see swings during the course of a day. Its lowest first thing in the morning and climbs during the day as photosynthesis is going on. It peeks at dusk and falls again overnight. Measure it first thing in the morning and last thing at night to get a picture of what its doing. Measure your tap water to, thats useful to know. Rain will cause your pH to drop as rain is acidic but it wont impact much on a pond of that size. I would suggest doing a couple of scrapes on each fish to rule out a parasite.

Hi Darren you mentioned old ponds that you have owned over 25 years. Have you done a video of the journey with a few old pictures? Your fish look fairly young. Have you got some of the original koi? if not where did they go?? I am interested in this type of stuff and I am sure others would be as well. 👍

@MrJoffG

3 жыл бұрын

You should watch previous videos to find out!! Momotoro Bacci House filtered pond

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, I haven't but its an interesting idea. My biggest issue is lack of pictures of the older ponds but I do have the odd one. Yes all these koi are nisai. We sold our last house to downsize and fund a business venture so I left the hobby behind for a few years. It was only during lockdown I couldn't resist building a little pond again. We wont live in this house for long so I had to keep it small. All my previous koi stayed with the old house, the new owner is a professional darts player and he took them on.

@countrykoipond

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi it must be difficult to break from the hobby and give the fish to someone else. I have changed my pond twice in about 5 years. I am a bit borred of building ponds now. It sounds like you may have made a few and have another one to do when you find your new home.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've got some big plans. I went 5500 gallons last time and it was too much. Ill be going for 3000 next time as I think thats a perfect balance between running costs etc. Big enough for a few good sized fish but not £300 plus a month to run. I'm planning to have a window in my pond that is inside my living room, probably under the TV. Wont be for a little while yet though

Daz could i ask a question about my pond im currently digging

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steven, of course mate, fire away 👍

One of the old fashion idea's was to actually pee into your pond. I never fancied that idea myself. The other thing you didn't mention is the bacteria multiply quicker in warmer water (+10 to +12). That's another reason you should start feeding slower at the start of the season. My little pond has been kept at 13.5c through most of the winter and the fish fed at least once a day. This has kept my filters running nearly perfectly.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, yes mate, I did that myself with my very first pond. Thank god that idea isn't still popular. Yes temp does have a bearing on bacteria but I've found that because your koi eat less at lower temps it kind of takes care of itself as you are able to feed less anyway if that makes sense. Starting the new spring season on wheatgerm left over from the end of winter helps to as less ammonia is produced with lower protein foods👍 🍻👍🍻👍

@guerillawes

2 жыл бұрын

I have fish arriving next week, i am being told online that it is too cold to start a filter, the fish will still produce ammonia in cold temps even if not being fed & that i am heading for disaster and my fish will die. I thought i was good to go but now i am worried.

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

@@guerillawes Hi Wes, sorry, I missed this question mate. Hopefully you have got it sorted now. Koi will only produce ammonia for up to 48 hours after being fed then they stop. Its absolutely fine as long as your water is the same temp as the water they are coming from. nothing to worry about.

Hi Daz, Do you recommend any water test kits for chlorine and chloramine to check is the sodium triphosphate has worked? Cheers

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kyle, I currently use the Colombo kit and I'm really happy with it. I am going to do a little back to back test / review of several test kits soon as well 🍻🍻👍👍

@kyletayler18

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply, does the Colombo test kit test for chloramine? Just want to be sure that it’s all gone before I add fish

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kyle, no they don't. None of the test kits are able to test for chloramine. The best way to find out if it is in your supply is to check with your supplier. If you add sodium thiosulphate to take out the chlorine this will also take out the chloramine if its there. Chloramine is a long term build up, it doesn't gas off over time like chlorine does, so you wont have enough chloramine in your tap water to harm your fish straight away. It would need to be left to build up over a long time. It is possible to get test strips that show total chlorine and free chlorine and by subtracting one from the other, in theory, you are left with the amount of chloramine. But test strips are not very accurate.

Green water can be your best friend. You as pond owner hate it but the fish love it (as long as it not too thick and taking away the oxygen). Green water indicates too many fish, overfeeding, insufficient filtration, and/or some other intervention such as over cleaning, medication treatment, etc. Taking away your obvious indicator can lead to more severe problems. I would limit food for a few days, add nitrifying bacteria, and add a dozen or so food supplement tablets of Folic Acid, 800 mg each tablet, every day until green water clears up. Faster bacteria growth, healthier bacteria, and longer lasting into the cold months, and faster bacteria growth coming out of winter. Just my humble opinion and 25 year experience.

Daz I have about 3 koi in my back yard 8 feet in length 4 ft width 2 feet deep i just do 20% water change every 2 weeks my big birther is 2 foot in length and 27 years old never used any chemicals pump fed home made filter must be doing something right look at my vid.good info though keep it up.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Wayne, looks great, very friendly. Definitely happy koi there mate 👍👍👍

Hi Daz, the Pure + gel if it dies off without its food source of ammonia then how does it survive in the bottle?

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi John, my understanding is that when they are starved of oxygen (when they go in the bottle) they become dormant, similar to a state of hibernation, so they can survive for extended periods of time in this anaerobic environment. They don't need to eat in this state and from what I read they can stay like this for around 12 months. Once they are moved to an environment containing oxygen again they come out of this state.

@johnhancock1968

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daz

Hi Daz We know incorrect flow rates through a particular filter can have a negative effect, is it more so with a new setup,

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Paddy, it can definitely be a bigger impact when you are starting up a new system. Depending which way the flow is out (to much or to little) will impact on how long it takes to get established. You definitely want everything optimised during start up as it will effect the overall time it takes but also could be the difference between toxic levels and safe levels.

@paddyhogan5773

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply Daz, great chanel

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Paddy 🍻🍻

I have never had an ammonia test off the bottom of the scale. Never. But nitrite I struggle with so much (and nitrate). Hard water/high pH area. JBL bottle nitrite test seems to vary a lot and shows discrepancy with their ProScan. NTLabs nitrite test (only bought once, never again) might just as well be water, I never get any colour even if JBL is up around 1.0 !!! Not seeing any symptoms in fish. Main pond (poor design, inherited from property vendors - had hoped pond builders would have built me a second/new one by now) currently fine on nitrite but nitrate always high according to ProScan (75) ... plants seem to make no difference (but it's a big pond, 25,000L). I think/hope adding a 24" pressure filter (Advanced+) to my Clover four chamber system has more or less cracked the nitrite here. But I'm setting up three tanks (450gall, 500gall, 800gall - because thte pond builders aren't here yet but one will also be a growing on tank, and another a quarantine/isolation facility) and getting far too high values despite daily water changes, filter start and dropping feeding. Now holding back a lot more. Have used some Sera Toxivec, not sure it really makes a difference (does it affect tests though?). Finding it really frustrating.

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there. Nitrite is notoriously more stubborn to crack than ammonia. I think plastic media in particular can take a very long time to get a colony going. I'm not familiar with any of the products you mention, sorry, the one I use, EA Pure+ gel has worked great for me but I'm not sure if its available where you are? Is there any chance you have something in your source water that is knocking it back? High chlorine / Chloramine levels for example. Again, it may not be available where you are but I really like the Colombo pro test kit. I recommend finding one you like and sticking with it. When you use different ones you often get different results and it can drive you mad. Do you ever have any signs from your koi that the nitrite is high or just on the test kits? For what its worth, the impacts of nitrite are 100% repairable and quite quickly to. If you get in a really high region you can nutralise the impact instantly with salt. High nitrate isn't an issue other than a negative impart on appetite and subsequently growth, plus the encouragement of weed/algae. The best thing I find for nitrate on a continuous basis is a shower filter with the correct ceramic media and a high flow rate.

Hi Mate, roughly how many grams of food were you feeding from day 1, I have 5 fish all about 17cm in size in a new 1000 gallon pond, thanks Matt

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Matt, from day 1 I fed hikari wheatgerm at about 30 grams a day and slowly increased it from there over a couple of months.

@mattjackson8439

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daz

Hi what do you think about bog filters ?

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, I think they can work well at removing nitrate and phosphate but they come with lots of downsides. Obviously contamination of the water and possibilities to harbor bacteria plus they are a lot of work to keep on top of them. They are not for me as I want a sterile environment but I know a lot of people use them successfully 👍

@MrSamurai137

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi thanks mate 👍

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I have a question about pH. I have a 700 gallon pond and pH is about 8.0 -8.2 I know that adding pH Down product will drop it, but only for a while. How do I bring the pH down and maintain it there without constantly having to add acid?

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, the short answer is , you cant. But also, you don't need to. Koi will adapt to pH from approx. 6 - 9. The hard part for them is adjusting their bodies to a particular pH and once they are there they are very happy. So you can see, stable pH is what you want rather than a specific value. pH 8 or 8.2 is absolutely fine. You would do more harm than good trying to change it and causing fluctuations. You would need to add something to reduce it on a daily basis, consistently, pretty much for ever more once you started. If you still want to do it I would look in to RO water.

@scottmb99

2 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi Thanks for clearing that up for me. Chasing pH is a risky, never-ending task for sure.

Hi mate just watching this episode. Iv just checked seven trent water supply and can't see chloromine. Could you have a check for us and see if you can see it or any other problems like pH. It says seven but not 100 percent sure. Sorry about spelling chloromine wrong if it is. Thank you.

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, I'm not able to see your specific water report as it varies a lot from postcode to postcode within the seven trent catchment area. Did you enter your postcode in the st water website checker?

@gazzaellisx

2 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi yes mate. My postcode is ng86ep

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, no there are no chloramines showing on the report for your postcode. You are looking for monochloramine (worth checking for dichloraminne to) and I cant see any. Looks good 👍👍

@gazzaellisx

2 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi cheers dazzle your a star love your videos one of the best on KZread. Keep them coming. Thank you so much appreciated.

@DazzleKoi

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, I really appreciate that. All the best 🍻🍻

Got an nt labs kit kh 4 drops turned yellow and ph to high went dark blue. What is the answer bi carbonate??

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi John, bi-carb will add carbonates and increase you KH but it will also increase pH. When you say pH is high, what is the actual reading? And when did you measure it? pH will be lower in the morning as no photosynthesis has occurred over night. It will gradually increase throughout the day and peak at dusk. pH from 6.5 - 9 is fine for your koi to live in. Its more important that it is stable than it is at any particular point in this range as koi struggle to adjust their bodies to changes in pH. When you start to feed more as the temperature increases your pH will drop also. KH of 4 is ok, mine is always 3, but if you want a bigger buffer you can increase it with bi-carb. But you would need to add it every week once you start.

@johnhope9873

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi I have the nt labs kit and the ph looks really dark blue I'd say a 9.0

@johnhope9873

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazzleKoi maybe even 9.5 it's a really dark blue. I have a pergola over the top of my pond and am thinking of putting a roof on it. The rain is just making my water perametres swing all the time.

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Rain water is acidic in nature so if anything the rain will lower the pH. That is high, it might be worth trying another test kit just to confirm. You also need to measure the tap water pH so you know if that can be used to influence your pond pH and also measure your pond in the morning and evening to fully understand what is happening. Algae and weed will impact on the size of the swings you see through the day.

Do a salt video

@DazzleKoi

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Lewis, I have added salt to my list of videos but to be honest with you I try to avoid the subject as it just upsets people and ends in arguments. For what its worth, I would never add salt to my pond unless for a specific, short term treatment.