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@@ak47miah 5m long x 2m wide x averages 1m deep but there is a deeper part. It’s approximately 10,000 litres

Excellent thank you

Yes it certainly made the day worthwhile. I just need to be up there when the Lakenheath F-15’s & F-35’s come through

It’s worked fine, but then I expected it to as the pond isn’t overstocked like some that you see. I did have a slight ammonia spike when the blanket weed all died off as it overloaded the bio loading but it was only minor and then all back to normal with no ill effects 👍🏻 I’d planned to build a bog filter to help keep the nitrate and phosphate levels down (they weren’t high anyway but the blanket weed still exploded once we had some sun) but I had a fall whilst trekking and tore the MCL in my right knee so I’ve been restricted as to what I can do until it’s healed.

Hi Oliver. The blanket weed has gone now. I used the blanket answer once the water temperature had increased and it soon got rid of it. There’s also more plants now too so they’ll help to keep the nitrate levels down (the blanket weed hasn’t come back……yet!). Yes the box filter does do a pretty good job but I also think it helps that the pond isn’t over stocked so it’s running well within its limits. No I don’t use pond clay. To be honest it’s not something I’ve looked at. As it’s a new pond (dug end of summer 2023) I just wanted to see how it went for a year before messing about with it too much.

@@danspuggti that's good honestly blanket weed is a pain in any pond even ones with a drum filter like ours 😂 what really helps (when pump fed) is a retro bottom drain and an Aqua Forte compact sieve. They go well in front of a multi bay or eazy pod but I don't see why you couldn't fit one to a box filter. They pop up on eBay occasionally for around £120-£150 or so depending on condition and only take 2 minutes to clean ! If you were to buy one just make sure it has the rubber gasket around the wire mesh as the early models didn't have this and dirt could get through the gaps. Check out some UA-cam videos of the sieve and you'll see what I mean but it is only a pre filter and doesn't take out fines nor does it do any sort of biological so you still need to feed it into another filter but they sure are effective ! Hope all goes well for your pond !

Hi Kieron, it’s this one: www.swelluk.com/swell-filter-box-premium-45000-complete-pond-kit?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzu3R9vuKhgMVfEFBAh1F4wFWEAQYAiABEgKcc_D_BwE#filter-box-premium-45000-complete-pond-kit It does what I need it too as it’s not (and will never been) an overstocked pond. I’m also currently in the process of building a bog filter for it too.

Hello Dan Yeah Iv got the same one ready to install on my pond as my bay filter has broken after 2 years of use how do you remove the sponges and is they anything that you dislike about the filter?

To be honest the pond has only been up and running since mid last October so it would be unfair of me to properly criticise/praise the filter this early on but so far there’s been no issues 🤞🏻 My only niggle is the 2 drain holes on the bottom at the back of the box. Just have to be mindful of where you position the box so you can access them. I am looking at fitting hose tail valves to mine and some flexi pipe but again you need to be mindful of the space behind the box. I’ve not had to remove the sponges yet but they are on ‘racks’ (2 sponges on each) and there’s a plastic plate on the bottom which unclips and the sponges slide off. I did try to remove one plate once as a test and the clips on the plate are very tight, so I’ll cross that bridge when I need to 😂

@@danspuggti thank you for the reply Iv had this swell filter sitting in the greenhouse for the past one and a half years but my filter stand with my kockney koi bay filter collapsed and it’s damaged all the fibreglass so I’m in the process of setting my swell up this week I bought it cheap second hand from a friend for £100 at the time I thought it was a bargain as I thought it was the 25000ltrs but after checking today it’s the 45000ltrs and the brushes could do with replacing or deep cleaning as they are in a mess I tried pushing the clips out earlier but didn’t want to break them

@@kieronknowles3646 I think on the Swell website it’s about £60 for a new set of sponges. Oh I will most definitely end up breaking some clips off when I eventually have to deep clean mine 😂 🤦🏻‍♂️

Cheers mate 👍🏻 It’s the blanket weed in mine that needs getting rid of. As soon as we had some sunny days back in February it just exploded! I did get a bucket full of it out manually but you’d never know! I’ve got the stuff to put to get rid of it in but just waiting for the water to get warm enough for it to work properly.

They’re not like that now. With the overnight temperatures and frosts over the past 3 days the water is back down to 4°C and the fish are huddled together by the plant baskets

@@danspuggti Yeh I'm same here with mine this weather's doing my head in. Thought spring was coming early, getting excited to be let down.

They are fantastic. Certainly better than most teams and most definitely better than the Red’s!

Yes I was stood just below where you were. I went back up again on Monday but only saw 3 Hawks, and they didn’t come through until late afternoon (I’d forgotten that Lakenheath was closed as it was the Super Bowl the day before 🤦🏻‍♂️). I won’t be back up for a couple of weeks though as I slipped on my way back down the hill and twisted my right knee so it’s rather sore 😭

Thank you for your concerns, but considering that in the UK it’s pretty much rained 90% of the time since October I honestly think if there was going to be any issues regarding the sleepers they would have arose before now (and the water quality and the fish are absolutely fine) 👍🏻

His fish didn't look happy topping like that. The one by itself didn't look happy either

It really is! It doesn’t help that I’m fat and unfit either 😂 Certainly well worth the effort though! I’m just hoping that the next time I’m up there the USAF F-15’s and F-35’s from Lakenheath come through 🤞🏻

Thank you Mikeel. It was certainly hard work made worse by the weather. I’ve got plans to install a bog filter and waterfall this spring so I will probably do a video for that too

Thanks Andy. Obviously the Chagoi potentially could be huge, but for me it’s the bright orange koi with black markings I want to see develop. It’s a ‘Beni Kumonryu’ which apparently have a habit of changing colour through their life!

Cheers mate and thank you (I subscribed to you back)🙏🏻 Yes I did toy with the idea of incorporating a waterfall into the build but the weather we have had in the UK since summer has been awful so it was a case of getting it done before winter set in (not that it has…..yet!). I have been looking at bog filters etc but not decided on anything yet. All things that’ll keep my mind occupied over the winter months. Fish have been in 12 weeks now and fingers crossed the water parameters seem pretty steady at the moment. Temperature 5.5°c pH 7 Nitrates 5 ppm Phosphate 0.5 ppm Nitrites 0 ppm Ammonia 0.25 ppm I test every 4 days (these are today’s figures). The ammonia fluctuates between 0 ppm and 0.25 ppm depending on how much they’ve been fed, but I’m also very aware that the filter is still very young and maturing.

Thank you Dan. I am orinsly from Nottingham but I emigrated to Newfoundland in Canada in 1990. Keeping Koi here is quite the challenge but I have found big filters are easy to build and they are way better than purchased filters and are easier to clean. Good luck with your pond.

@@GreymsView-ix8yi I’m West of Birmingham so still in the ‘Midlands’ area. It’s the first pond I’ve had so it’s all a steep learning curve but having tank aquariums for years means that I already understand the Nitrogen Cycle etc. Everything is just bigger!

Thanks 🙏🏻 I’m well within the ‘koi’ filter rating (the specification said up to 11,500 litres for koi, which I take as an upper limit, and the pond is approx 9300 litres) but it’s not going to be an overstocked pond anyway. I will probably only have maybe 3-4 more fish and that will be it (I personally think the overstocked ponds are cruel). I’ll let it run for a full year and see what happens.

To be honest I’m not sure which meadow it was (it’s been years since I’ve been down that stretch) but I walked past the tall chimney on the opposite bank