UPDATE on the Abandoned Koi Pond
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- Опубліковано 30 кві 2023
- An update on the restoration of the abandoned koi pond that we cleaned last month. Here you will get to see how the koi and goldfish that were abandoned are getting nibble that their pond has been cleaned. You will also see how to install a pond skimmer and some plants.
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Who thinks the fish look better?
You can see they have more colour in them already 😍
The more the merrier!
They look a lot better, but there are so many bronze ones. Possibly unintentional hybrids? Seems inefficient to feed fish one can't see year in and year out.
I kinda like the bronzey looking ones honestly. Especially when you can see a bit of the orange or yellow on their heads peeking through the scales. I mean to each their own of course but I've always liked bronze goldfish too.
Much better they look so happier 😊
Please go back again and show us how it's looking after the the additional filtering. It is so satisfying to see the positive results your hard work has brought about! You have made the lives of those fish so much better and have brought beauty back to what had become an eyesore. I really want to see it with the flowers blooming and the algae gone. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the comment 🙂 we will try to arrange a visit to go back and update you all
yes please!
I'd love to see the pond when the water is all clear too please.
Update?
There have been a few updates since. Have a look in my channel
Those koi are definitely getting their color back! Give them enough time and they'll be stunning
I agree 😁
Yeah they looked much different. Do you know what causes that?
@@colmcille9669 I'm not a fish expert by any means lol, but based on what I know of other fish (bettas mostly) their color can be effected by diet, health, exposure to light... If the koi in this pond have been living in murky water eating only algae and whatever bugs fell in the water (and maybe things like frog eggs or each other?) they probably weren't getting the kind of nutrients or environmental requirements for having better color. Now that the water is cleaner and (I assume) someone is feeding them, they're getting a chance to brighten up!
@@cassie.m.0723 That makes sense, yeah. Nutrition and maybe some light-stimulated pigmentation. Thanks!
Everybody in these comments (i know they mean well) keeps telling you a thousand things you should do as if you don’t already know it and aren’t the professional in this situation… but you still answer very kindly back anyway! Just wanted to point it out… you seem like a very compassionate and patient person.
Thank you so much! People mean well, and everybody has an opinion. Unfortunately not everybody can be right. It try to educate people where I can and learn myself if I need to. Thank you for noticing ❤️
Kind of winced seeing that black splotchy coloration on the carp. Those are ammonia burns. Not necessarily deadly but a sign their water was so high in ammonia for so long it literally burned them like acid. Goldfish and carp are very high ammonia bearing fish and every time one died it made the pond a little more toxic. Poor babies. Glad someone is taking care of them now. I do believe a bit of slime coat repair or melafix will help. It takes months for those burns to heal and get their color back.
Yes we added some Melafix. We always have some large tubs in the van.
Some people commented stating that they would not have completely drained the pond however after seeing the dangerous nitrate levels in the water we knew we had to act fast. We did our best not to shock the fish and clearly did it right as we lost none even with the sudden change in parameters. We did what we could. What the video doesn’t show (we didn’t think UA-cam would allow it) was that we found 2 dead fish during the drain. They were both very sore looking and had clearly been suffering for some time. Thank you for the comment, I hope you enjoyed the video
Ice cream salt and about a dozen American pennies on the bottom. Plecostomus.
We can’t have Plecos in ponds here in the U.K.
@@Mountain_Aquaticsis there a reason why you can’t have Plecos?
It gets far too cold. Also, there is some debate regarding Plecostomus eating slime coat from goldfish. It has been recorded too many times for it to be worth the risk
Yay for the plants! I would do much more plants or add water hyacinth and lettuce until the lilies are large enough to balance the pond. I would repot the lilies to larger baskets right away and add large rocks on the surface of the baskets to keep the fish from digging them out. I hope to see more updates on this beautiful pond. 😍
It’s all in the plan, we will get there with this pond eventually. Stay tuned 👍🏻
Yes totally agree definitely more plants and much bigger pots for water lilies. It's a lot better than it was but water is still quite green
I'm afraid the Koi will destroy the plants . They love to play with soil so maybe take higher baskets so they can't get to the soil of the lilies.
The fish and pond are looking great, especially the gorgeous orange goldfish and the kois' fins. It's nice to know they're healing so nicely from their prior neglect. 🧡
They do look so much better now don’t they. I hope the video showed how much they have improved in colour.
Oh, the fish are gorgeous......thank you so much for the update, I hope the owners are pleased with all your hard work x
Yes they are very happy now with their pond and the fish are so much happier as well. I’m glad you liked the fish
After years of battling green water and algae, I found installing plants and a lot of them solved the problem. Watercress! Keep it contained as the root system gets large and cull it periodically. Koi and goldfish are especially messy. Koi also eat everything thus keeping plants in pots or floating planters helps.
Yes plants are a brilliant and probably the best way of fighting algae. They take up the nutrients so there’s non left for the algae
I was actually surprised to see how much more vibrant the fish already look!
And they’re only going to get better and better
Love the skimmer!
Very Clever bit of equipment
Oh man, I hope the owners let you come back. It looks so much better already, I'd love to see the difference everything you did this time will make
Yes I think it will look even better in a few more weeks!
@@Mountain_Aquatics Keep updating as much as you can on this project! This is what I think of when I think of an English garden pond. Cheers from Tennessee!
They sure look happier now! ❤
Cheers buddy, I agree! Thank for the comment
If you stay consistent with these types of videos I’m sure you will get to 100k subscribers by the end of the year. Mark my words
Ash thank you so much for your support mate it means a lot! I can only do it with you lot pushing me!
It's not knowing what's in the bottom off the pond 😎
I’m gutted we didn’t find an old trolley 😂
@@Mountain_Aquatics 😂
I agree, the algo definitely hitting rn.
Fish look so much better and so happy, owners will have fun naming them all!
We left that job to them 🤣
Even though your work can be tough and exciting, I like your zen pace when sharing your experiences.
I appreciate that! I don’t like these videos where everyone is jumping about and shouting. I feel our videos suit a slow and relaxing pace. But I’m glad you understand that it’s very hard work 😁
Proper job. This kind of content and the patient approach to making it into tutorial style is just the therapeutic tonic. Pond rescue complete. It would be great to see miniature submarines with cameras being tested each time you do pond. Just for a laugh for all of the big kids like me. Thankyou❤
I’ll look in to some sort of underwater camera. Thank you for noticing the relaxing way I make my context and that’s is the style I aim for. It’s simple and relaxing 👍🏻
Felt bad for those poor fella’s. You did a great job and made those fish very happy!
Thank you Peter! Much appreciated
I love how the fish and the pound are looking.
Those plants would look great and give the fish some nice shade.
See to build a little waterfall in the back of it to. It would give the fish oxygen and it would look good.😎👍
👍🏻
From the USA and accidentally found your channel when you started this massive pond. The fish look so much better they are getting some color too. With all you’ve done this trip their life will be even better! I would suggest some night blooming aquatic plants to the new owner for some nighttime enjoyment
Thank you Theresa, I will suggest some to the owner. I’m glad you noticed the colours in the fish had improved because I’m quite proud of that
@@Mountain_Aquatics I look forward to more improvements of those fish now that they are getting proper Sun light in your next update. You and your team are a gift to those fish. I can see skimmer is gonna end up as a toy for those fish 😂
It has been hard work but as you can imagine it is very rewarding.
From the USA too. I guess we like a little bling. Some nite lights strung from those columns, not in the water, but for ambience in the evening.
What a brilliant job! I would love to see this revisited in probably a few months to see how it progresses - and to see the clear pond in all it's glory.
Thanks, yes hopefully we can go back and see how it’s improved 👍
I’m so glad you posted this follow up video. It’s good to see these fish doing so much better. Thank you!
On to the next project now 💪🏻
Do another update
They do look happier 😊 would love to see how it's doing next year !
Let’s hope we can show you plenty more ponds between now and then 😉
That pond is going to look great in a few months, the fish already approve 🙂
I’m glad you agree, we have solved the problem now so the pond should look after itself
New subscriber after watching these two videos. I found them not only interesting, but also very calming and soothing. I'm definitely hoping you are able to do more of these transformation videos!
Thanks for subbing! There should be plenty of other videos on our channel that we hope you’ll enjoy. Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
All ready for the fishes 🐟 I hope they are much happier...well, we know they are..!!! 😁😁👍🐟
Do you think they look brighter?
@@Mountain_Aquatics yes definitely brighter and each looks more unique....before they were all the same grey..!! The client must be happy 😊
I cant wait to see how this turns out
Only a few hours away Neville, you can watch it live and we will all watch it together and can chat
@@Mountain_Aquatics absolutely👍🏼
What a huge difference already. Well done! Happy fish now!
Thank you Linda, could you see the difference in colour in the koi? Must be a good sign
I’m so excited to watch the update!! 🤩
Cheers Morgan
Beautiful! Much happier I'm sure, can't wait to see the lilies grow!
Keep an eye out for another update, subscribe so you don’t miss it
The job you do is absolutely fullfilling ! Amazing work !
Thank you so much, we really enjoy it!
You’re doing such amazing work!!! They’re looking happy already 😊❤
Thank you so much for your kind feedback ❤️
I love how dedicated you are in your work and at the same time replying to comments. Hope you'll still be able to do it when you get your first 100k subscrivlbers. 😊 Bless your heart
I wi always try to reply to them all. But I know one day that might become difficult
I love what you guys are doing. Rescuing those fish I just love it. ❤
Thank you ❤️😁
I love the music it goes so well with the video and the update of the pond, fish are looking better already
I agree they look so much better. Thank you
Looks great! Always interesting how high tech "ponds" have become. Thanks for making these.
Thanks for commenting, yes you can buy some crazy things these days
I sure hope the owners let you come back in few months to show us an update
Great video guys! You hit the perfect balance of informative content and relaxing fish footage. Looking forward to more videos like this 😊
Thanks 😊
They are very lucky fish to have had you save their pond. Its looking great already. Looking forward to seeing updates
Thank you Alison! ❤️
They look so healthy! Thanks for the update ❤
You’re welcome ❤️
so relaxing - completely stumbled onto your last video. Just subscribed for more of this! I really enjoy watching professionals doing a great job - one that they are not only just fantastic at but really love. I would love to see this pond again in a few months
There will be more videos of pond restorations coming out 👍🏻
Thanks for the update, well done
Thanks for all the details and logistics in pond maintenance.
Cheers buddy, stick around to see more
Anxious to go back to earlier video and see how you got power to that abandoned pond! Yeah i definitely have to go backwards by reading the comments. Confused about having owners & being abandoned.
Whatever is happening here you're obviously making it far better than it was! Bless you and your partner for doing this ❤
How did we get power to this pond?
Beautiful fish & the pond is coming along nicely.
I agree 😁
Cant wait to see it all clear. Great video x
Thank you 👍🏻
Wow great results and brilliant video to watch
Thanks 😊
lovely pond. very satisfying to see the improvements.
Thank you! Have you watched all the updates yet?
Love this, if it was my pond I'd sit beside it all day ❤
The new owners do now ❤️
Super nice and they have to be happier 💗✌️👍💯 thanks for sharing
Yes I think they are much happier fish now.
This would be my dream pond. Please keep updating ❤
Will do
Thanks for the update! Those fish must be so relieved.
Don’t they look happier?!
@@Mountain_Aquatics Yes!
Who’s going to be watching it with me live?
Can’t wait
@@carpbros5162 count me in
As for the algae, I had some great results fighting the algae with Ceratophyllum Demersum together with waterlillies. The trick is not to put too many carp in the pond. I also had a uv-c lamp built in the filter that I eventually could switch off. Monthly cleaning of the filter was enough. I no longer have the pond unfortunately and after watching these excellent videos I regret it is gone. I got a tropical fishtank instead.
Do you think you’ll ever get another pond?
Great job guys! That pond is lush!
Cheers Chris, much appreciated
Adding a few ninfeas would make it even prettier, but it looks so much better. Thanks for your work
Great idea!
So glad i found the channel. Great work. Happy fish now. Picked up some great advice from your vids. Thank you 😊
Awesome! Thank you! I hope you enjoy our other videos as well 😁 we will keep making more!
Beautiful. I’d love a pond like this
Wouldn’t we all ! 🐠
The fish have definitely improved
Yes I agree they definitely look much happier and healthier ❤
The feeding bit is a perfect way to end each video tbh that it so entertaining and calming with the music
Cheers Kristy, I think this one was a bit too long though. What do you think?
@@Mountain_Aquatics it was a bit long, I do agree, about a minute or two would be good unless they're really going at it still.
Yes I will keep that in mind in future
Amazing job! love and appreciate these updates!!
Thank you so much Mel ❤️
@@Mountain_Aquatics love the considerate touches with the plants. true professional with heart 👍👍
I’ll be going back in a couple of days with some more plants actually 👍🏻
Thanks for the update! I don’t have a pond or fish but I find your videos really satisfying and informational!
So glad you’re enjoying them. Perhaps you will end up with a pond one day 😁
Wow, beautiful!
It really is!
thank you for posting this.
You're welcome
What a difference well done 😊
Thank you!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that piano 🎹 in the background 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you, I do to!
I don't know why youtube decided to show me the previous video; but I'm glad it did. I know nothing about fish or ponds. But the way you took care and explained what and why you were doing something shows how much you enjoy what you do. You ve got a new subscriber 😊
Thank you so much for the kind feedback, it means a lot. It’s great to have you on board, you never know you might end up with some fish yourself eventually 😁
I’m in the USA as well. (I’ve noticed other comments from the USA). I’ve never kept Koi or had a pond but this is very satisfying to watch and I’d love to see more updates!
Hopefully more on the way 👍🏼
I bet those fish are much happier now, this is already so much better than it was originally
Thank you
That video was so relaxing. I love your videos
Thank you Kelly, and thank you for supporting us for a long time 👍🏻
Fantastic!
Thank you! Cheers!
this looks like an incredibly rewarding and satisfying line of work. i ought to see if there’s anything like what you do around me
It really is!
Great update 👍
Thanks
Ahhh! Young lily leaves, food for koi. Koi love grubbing about in planters. Hope they survive till next year.
I hope so too!
Awesome job guys. 👍
Thank you
The fish look so much better. So sad these poor creatures were just abandoned like that for so long.
I think they are happy now 🙂
It's a lovely pond that . I really like these videos
Hopefully it will only start getting better and better with the extra filter and uv
Love the video! I wish I had the space for fish in my tiny appartment! But slove to see them!
You can watch the fish and ponds through this channel instead. Maybe one day you will have a pond 🤞
I loved seeing the fish feeding - 😊
Yeah I thought that was a nice touch
Thanks I really wanted that update!
No problem!
Nice job ! I bet those fish are happy now
They look much better don’t they
Amazing how many fish survived ‼️
We were so surprised
Looking more improved each time. Please show us another update on the pond in 4 to 6 months 🙏🏼
There are a couple of newer ones than this if you want to check them out 👍🏻
I imagine it will take years to bring that pond back to what it should be, be what a great start. How I envy the owners such a fabulous feature and admire your skill in dealing with it.
Thank you so much. Stick around if you want to keep seeing how this pond progresses!
@@Mountain_Aquatics I have subscribed and asked for all videos. Great viewing 🤙🤙🤙
@barbara1407 awesome! Great to have you on the team 👍🏻
Nice update
Cheers pal, mad how much they have changed in colour
@@Mountain_Aquatics id clear out and restock it myself dozen red white wakin dozen golden rudd and 7 or 9 Purachina koi plus maybe some shubs
That would be a stunning combo
Get to sweet to see this one when the water clears up completely
We wil be back I’m sure
Costumer, pond owner! If you read this: please let them make an update in a few months! Or send in a little video. Thanks!
I’m sure they will 😁
Well done 👍 very professional 👌 great job
Thank you so much 😀
Looking forward to see next years progres.
Me to! We will keep you updated
I have never really had any interest in fish but i am enjoying this thank you
Thank you. I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed it. You might like some of our other videos? You never know, maybe it will make you want to get some fish one day 😁
@@Mountain_Aquatics thanks for the reply sir
Iscthis your new business. Its great that you do what you love. Im so happy for you🐟😁
Yes it seems to be going well. And it’s really rewarding doing it
Ive always dreamed of owning a pond like this, im making do with a fish tank for now but mark my words! One day ill have a lovely pond! :) thanks for the tranquil pond footage at the end, it was lovely
Glad you enjoyed it
Great channel love it matey✌️
Cheers Stephen, much appreciated
Congratulations man, you’re bossing it!
Thanks so much dude, I’m still waiting for another video from you guys ❤️
I love how you can see the fish now
They look much better don’t they. The colours are much brighter now
Awesome video
Thank you so much
They look alot cleaner .❤😮😊
And happier
Pond and fish look greatxxxxxx
Thank you 👍🏻
The fish look great, although I can’t help thinking they are more visible to passing herons now. It will be lovely when the plant life gets established.
Yes I agree, no problems from herons so far though. Hopefully the sides are too steep.
@@Mountain_Aquatics I have a similar sized pond and a Heron who is a frequent caller, he takes a goldfish when he can and I don’t begrudge him them one bit. He leaves the bigger koi alone , I think it keeps the pond healthier.
LOVE YOU VIDEOS!!!
Thank you Jammerzz!