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Your best course of action is to use SeaChem Safe to bind to the ammonia so it turns into the less toxic form ammonium, while letting your biofilter...

First, is your pH Test a drop type, and if so is it the High Range pH test. Strips are all but worthless, and the API Wide Range pH Test is really...

Grumpy, TY for your kind words. As for the 'cane straps, ...:ok:

Definitely not, that’s not the intention of the post. Prime / SAFE (powdered form) are only used in conjunction with water changes and the natural...

Regarding your original questions about the skimmer and bog; is our pump in the chamber beside the net your using as a skimmer? If there is...

Wow! Beautiful pond!

Cindy is definitely on point with her advice - it depends what test you use to test for ammonia, to see whether it’s bound or free. I’ve always had...

What are you using for ammonia control? Some tests read binded ammonia.

The link to scholarship in that post Doesn’t work

I am certain she means 1/15/25, but I will PM her.

very nice and i enjoy watching them. thank you for sharing,

There is not much that would let water through but not fry other than sponges or tight matting, and those would clog and be a maintenance nightmare....

When I look at this pond I see a million hiding places for fry. Maybe something else is eating them?

" • Pay a $100 fee up front that is refundable if all courses are successfully complete by January 15, 2024" Should above be 2025?

Why would nitrosomonas/Nitrospira bacteria survive and nitrobacter would not?

Constantly using these products isn't a viable long term strategy for a healthy pond.

Inexpensive small Japanese Koi I purchased from a local farm never developed carp pox in the four years I've had them. Two more expensive older Koi...

As noted above, keeping wet will allow the ammonia bacteria not to go into complete hibernation and it will recover much more quickly when you start...

Check the post I put up about finding out your organic load of the pond water, you'll need very accurate scales. "There is a test you can do to...

That notching of the posts, and the other connections are real craftsmen work. Don't forget some hurricane clips on your truss to wall joints. ...

More progress. Trusses are plumbed.

Well, organic load can be anything, doesn't have to be bugs. Happy to hear the fish are getting better, I was asking because I seem to have ongoing...

Hi. Not exactly sure how to reply without getting an entire quote and statement in my reply but anyway, what is the difference between pond, prime,...

Hi fly4koi, 1st PP treatment was to reduce slim coat, PP is used to remove organic load so when you only do one or two treatments you're just...

at those temps and time frame just keep wet.

Place submerged in tubs with aeration and feed with unscented cleaning ammonia. All you need is a aquarium type air pump and air stone. There are...

Adrian I have not seen a EazyPod, nor do I use a drum filter; so consider my comments with this in mind. The EazyPod web site shows the following...

I think another option could be if space in your temp tank allows place your media in perforated laundry bags and place the media in the temp tank...

Here are some great sights. They require some reading but very informative. https://hanoverkoifarms.com/ https://www.mankysanke.co.uk/ ...