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A growth like that appeared when my 25+ year old Ogon emerged from torpor this spring. He is able to feed, but does not seem to be able to fully...

Pollen hasn’t been real bad so far this spring. I’m thinking not having my sand and gravel filters going contributed to everything going to the...

Turned out beautifully! I love the water fall weir... you did a great job! :wtg:

I’m clearly no plumbing genius, but the reason I’m thinking it won’t work is because water always seems it’s own level. So if the tee is 12” below...

A little closer view of my rock work and some shots of the deck will add some photos of the filter changes and additions to this post

Thats it thats all you got? Get some pics Bubba you know you got the cameras too do a better job than that.

Hi Fly4koi, The koi is healthy now thanks to the forum's help. This started when the pond developed a leak in the water circulation and drained...

Thanks Matt! I'll definitely start a new thread if we get a successful spawn of these two again.

Thanks Orlando!! Yes, I'm very happy with the outcome of this pairing. This pair have been in my spawning tank for 3 days and nothing.... Everything...

Thanks Orlando and Matt! Orlando, I have a few other pics of these that I can post once I get a bit more time. Matt, I totally agree with you...

Thanks Matt! Yes, the second one is my son's favorite. I like the third one too - it looks more red than the picture above. This pair (plus an...

Thanks for the input Orlando!! Yes, I've been watching that tancho closely. At first it was a solid red spot, but then sumi started to show up. I was...

The reverse check valve will work. Tried and proven. Hole is simpler and safer though. Why are you trying to get the smallest sized hole? I...

Well, the 5/8" hole finally got the stubborn one. Maybe I didn't wait long enough for the downhill pipe to clear before going up a size? The other...

How deep is your pond? Maybe the fish doesn't have sufficient cover to hide from the sun and caused some scale damage.

Need more details on the fish injuries and water parameter. What is your stock level?

TricideNeo, sedate, clean, and spray.

Salting will wipe out algae in the pond that is helping with consuming the nitrogen though, also no nitrate is really suspicious.

TricideNeo is your friend, just sedate and spray for 3-5 minutes, rinse and return.

So, over the course of the last 6 years I've had 4 sick koi, 2 which I saved and 2 passed away, and additionally 2 that just died suddenly. My water...

I don't think that will work because air will not make it into the line to stop the siphon until water level in the pond lowers all the way to the...

Well, a 3/16" hole stopped 2 out of 3. I'm up to 5/8" on the last one and it's still going...

Beautiful group Sean! Hope you have a welding visor for looking at your pond on the sunny days! :D: I can sure see why you are looking to let...

You can use a check valve IN REVERSE to break your siphon. Place it where you indicate "Can siphon breaker go here". Use a hinge check valve. Only...

Nice pattern on that bottom one. Small for two years, but with a thick build. Maybe it can catch up in time. Thanks for sharing an update on these.

Great work on these Sean! I especially like the alternating pattern on that second one. :like:

Those are going to look great! :thumb:

I receive a notice ahead of time what my electric bill will be. :uggg: Good to hear your fish have been improving. :yes:

Yes I do but you can only go with one color. I have one bunch that is all red. I bundle 3 to 4 colors together. :)

Great idea!

I copied Kent Wallace. :) https://www.koiphen.com/forums/showthread.php?36550-55-Gal-Drum-Sand-and-gravel-filter-DIY&p=622823#post622823 But I...

Survivors are still doing good. I was heating the 300 gallon tank up to about 68* with a single 1500w bucket heater and the mini shower is keeping...

Thanks, Steve. I can probably get at these lines with a really long drill bit, so I’ll give that a shot. Any idea how to determine the size of hole...

Wow, 9 years. :no: Miss you Rudy!

I'm not familiar with the valves you were speaking of so I didn't want to offer the wrong advise... The only thing I can relate it to is I use an...

0.1% salt doesn't hurt plant. Around 0.4% does. Ultima 2000 is a very small filter, and the bead media inside is not that abundant in surface area...