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Time stamp 9.02 : You are constantly reading the Salt Meter wrongly! For example, it is not ".026". It is "O.26".
This salt meter reads in PPT, so it is the equivalent of .026%
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Why don’t you just pure the salt into the pond directly and let it dissolve in the water
Why to make more easy to understand like 2kgs/1000litres !
How do you get rid of red algae on the rocks and pebbles? Also what causes it to grow on them?
Nice! Would this level of salinity have any effect on other parasites such as leeches?
At 6:17, Mr Pond guy gets a first reading on his salt meter- the meter displays 0.25%. Mr Pond guy specifically says- check the closed caption, .025. At 6:26 Mr pond Guy takes another reading, the METER displays .23-.24 , he says the meter displays .2, pauses and then specifically says three-two-four. He's indicating its fluctuating between .23 and .24 but says .2 , pauses THREE TWO FOUR. Am I the only person on the planet who sees/hears this? BE EXACTING/SPECIFIC FFS when dealing in decimal places. Some less astute person might add 10 x more or less salt because you say one thing but mean another.
Yes- trying to get proper reading on my meter- there is a BIG difference between point zero two (.02) and zeo point two(0.2) -he keeps saying it wrong .02 is miniscule compared to 0.2 could not get a point zero two reading if I tried and thought I was doing something wrong!
Pond parasites are illegal aliens fishing without permission and lead works a lot better than salt in those situations.
Cute video 🙂🪿 I am a food critic. #foodie
With netting overhead to protect from raptors. Pond is a bit small for them, tho.
Thank you for the information. Have a koi with parasites (pink) looking for helpful ways to help him.
What type of salt do you used in pond.salt that we used everyday at home or another salt? Please tells i wanna know
thanks for the question ! when adding large quanities, we will use Morton water conditioning salt, sold in 40lb bags from Lowes' or Home Depot. Small ponds your local pond store should sell a pond salt that is free of any additives. Table salt is not the right product for salting ponds
Salt is definitely the way to go
Makes no sense. why not add at the waterfall away from the skimmers xD
Uh all turtles are aquatic
Box turtles?
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Will these affect large animals who drink regularly from ponds, like horses?
8×10 too small for those beautiful fish; also its concerning they are laying on the bottom they should be much more active.
We appreciate the feedback. The koi had a new 6800 gallon pond built for them in the fall!
nah. add the salt bag directly
Do you recommend using Microb-lift pbl to add beneficial bacteria to your pond when you start up your pond for Spring?
Yes, we do recommend adding a beneficial bacteria starting in Spring. Then follow the recommended dosing throughout the season.
Shocking 'advice'. Salt may knock costia back at that level but it wont touch chilo. While people are following this advice their koi are dying. This is a short term bath treatment and NOT a full pond treatment as your description says. Getting all the salt out afterwards will take months. The correct treatment for costia and Chilo is formalin and malachite.
Agreed there are several different approaches and costia can be salt resistant. This particular situation was a winter outbreak, where Formalin/Malachite was not the ideal application. This treatment worked and we were able to save further loss. Lowering the salt levels was achieved in the Spring during a clean-out with a partial water change and regular additions of water as the season warmed up.
Thanks for the information. Going out to clean mine now!
once we salted the pond to kill the parasites, do we keep the maintenance lower level of salt year round for prevention??
thanks i found the answer after reading all the other questions
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Thank you son for your post, this is awesome
I subscribed bc they are great at what they do and very informative.
thank you Nik Di ! We appreciate the feedback and glad we could share some knowledge.
My goldfish have anchors worms 😢 I have never seen anything like it in all my fish keeping years. What’s the best treatment as I have physically pulled these worm out of my fish and some are beneath the scales. I removed some scales and got the head of the worms out. I am tired and don’t know what else to do. I been chasing worms from their skin for 7 days. Any great advice would help! We have no fish vets in my area.
Microlift offers a product called Anchor Away. We have used it with success. It can be fustrating
@@LandvistaAquascapes Thank You! I received some dimilin powder this morning overnighted from a reputable koi fish farm in the U.S. I put the instructed amount in the tank and this evening starting seeing some of the worms floating in the water. I imagine I may be pulling some out possibly but this powder works. But it was not cheap and I will definitely keep your suggestion in mind. ❤️
I have looks like healthy fish for a few years now but i cannot get my water clear. i have a bio filter/uv bulb and put umbrellas over pond for shade 2 waterfalls have put in recommended amounts of bacteria but it never clears up. it seems to be small green algae all through water, will salt kill this type of algae, so frustrated…suggestions please
Generally we don't find salt helpful for algae. Have you tested the pond water for phosphates? Sometimes we find this can be an undetected food source for the algae and an addition of a phosphate binder or additional plants can help resolve this.
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Will salt ever dissipate? We put salt in years ago.
Hi Rosie, Great question. Salt does not evaporate but it does percipitate over time. If you do water changes the salt concentration will drop. The percipitaion occurs over time where splashes of water on hard surfaces, will have salt content, that may not return to a pond, unless washed back in by rain or rinse with the hose. Koi Medics makes a reliable Salinity Meter. This is a great tool to take the guess work out of salting, however it's rarely needed except in these kind of situations. We often recommend our clients bring a water sample into us where we can use the meter and guide them further.
Great instructional video, thanks for sharing. Can you please advise me on a certain type of salt to use. I have a large bucket of Red Sea Coral Pro salt from when I used to have a reef tank, could this salt be used in my pond? Thank you.
Reef salt is VERY different than what you'd use for a koi pond. Most reef salts are going to contain a mix of calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, as well as sodium chloride. I'd stick with the pure sodium chloride salt from your local pond shop, or the water softener salt like in this video. And like I said in the video, just make sure it doesn't have any de-rusting agents in it. Also make sure it's NOT iodized (like table salt).
Im infested with chilodonella ive tried malachite green and fomalin did not work so now im using salt at 9 percent i have a bog that filters my pond ive tried bleaching it i ve tried everything please help
Ray, So sorry we missed your message. We hope you have resolved the issue. Our success with removing Chilodonella,has been salting to 0.6% gradually over 2-3 days and leaving the concentration for 3 weeks to capture all the life cycles.
Treating fish with costia and using salt is that not getting more problems?? Salt will make the costia to explode in numbers. 😱😱🥴
We have never experienced an increased outbreak of costia after a salt treatment. drjohnson.com/symptoms-and-treatment-of-costia-ichthyobodo-necatrix/
Hi. Just tell me salinity 0.6%. for how long using the salt in goldfish tank to kill chilodonella? Do I have to repeat the treatment? Thank you.
Hi Katarzyna, We are so sorry we missed your message. We hope that you have resolved the issue. Generally we leave the salt at 0.6% Concentration for 3 weeks to capture all the life cycles.
Good stuff 👏
Thanks. 😁👍
Great video Ray! And nice pond!!
Thank you sir! Hope you are well!
When you say 10x and 40x thinks you mean 100x and 400x 🤔✌️
Nope definitely 10x and 40x! Even at that magnification you can still spot them!
How long after I salt do I do a water change the water to remove salt
We left the pond at 0.6% for about 3 weeks before going back to do a water change and dilute it down to 0.3% You can absolutely keep the pond between 0.1% to 0.3% long-term as a therapudic/preventative treatment. Hope that helps!
This pond looks sooo different than it will in the middle of the summer! Can’t wait until the fish all get to go home! ✌️❤️
How do you clean the smaller gravel, or do you just replace it?
Same way! We just have to be cautious to make sure the pump doesn't suck up too much of it
So are UV lights even needed then?
Not really! We don't usually recommend them because, while they are good at treating the SYMPTOMS of green water, they don't do a great job of actually addressing the SOURCE of the issue. Outcompeting the algae (green water) with beneficial bacteria is often the best choice for a stable ecosystem.
Solid work. Timeless
why don't you use a vacuum cleaner to clean the skimmer?
that is certainly an option! I like to use a net because it is much easier to carry around and gets most of the debris out, but you definitely could use a shop vac for a deeper clean. We use a submersible pump during spring cleanouts, and flush the skimmer during that time.
Great collaboration
it sure was!
Wow! I'm soon getting one like this
The turtle hmm just don't eat me big dudes pls
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Thank you, great info!
You bet!