Hi Marty, Thanks mate. The up-flow filter made a big difference, but since I added the protein skimmer, it has really polished the water. I must say, I am really pleased with it. Thanks again mate, Terry.
As we know Terry not every play with a filter is a step forward and a winner. That's the point in playing the game with them the important tweak you do that works and a lesson learnt when it don't. Thanks for working on this most interesting to us that like to play the filter game
Thanks Martyn, That's right mate, it's all trial and error with filters. But that's what I love about it, it's so rewarding when it eventually works. You can't beat a bit of tweaking lol. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
Hi Phil, I did a water test today, and nitrates are down to 20 mg/l. So the bakki river has started working again thank goodness. Take care mate, Terry.
Pond and koi are looking great and nice to see the protein skimmer is working as intended once again. Hopefully you'll have the Nitrate issue sorted soon. Take care. |Cheers.
Hi mate, I think adding the Envii to the pond stopped the protein skimmer from working, but it's up and working well again. Hopefully the bakki river will soon kick back in again and sort the nitrates. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
Hi Katrina, good to hear you enjoyed the video. I'm having less koi in the pond, so it should sort it's self out hopefully. Thanks again and take care, Terry.
Hi Terry your pond and fish are looking absolutely great, it's a credit to you. Sorry you're going through this nitrate hiccup but I'm sure you will rectify it quicksmart. Thanks for sharing, cheers mate.
Hi Rob, and thanks mate. The koi do seem to have grown more this year for some reason. Now I have the bakki river running as it should, the nitrates are coming down. The problem with the nitrates was my fault, as I tried to have the bakki river following the protein skimmer, which didn't work. It all looks to be coming good again now though, thank you mate, take care, Terry.
Awesome pond and interesting vid thanks. I chucked a big bag of watercress into a basket last year and it reduced my nitrates to next to zero. Really fast growth. The Bakki filter media I have reduces my Nitrates a little. I've also been using water from a desiccant dehumidifier and it works a treat for lower nitrates. It produces 8 liters per day and is cheaper to run than a RO unit. Unlike the compressor types, it does have the metal contamination and is pure. I just add bicarb or clay to increase the trace elements for KH, etc. On your skimmer, I've seen the use of capillaries instead of a wider funnel to remove the foam faster. Worth a try.
Hi Ricki, and thank you, very much appreciated. Thanks for your suggestions, I will look into them. I must say, my nitrates have come down a lot, so I can live with them at the moment. Thanks again, Terry.
Hi Terry mate, cracking video as always. As others have mentioned check your supply water mate, my supply is 45mg/l Nitrate. I have the same JS Koi media in shower and seems to do a good job. Look forward to next one, all the best Terry.
Hi Simon, and thanks mate. Last time I checked the tap water it was reading 20 mg/l. I must admit I've not checked it lately. The media does look really good, I am impressed with it. take care mate, Terry.
Hi Terry, how frustrating with those nitrates. Well if anyone can sort it it’s you. Your fish are looking fantastic by the way. Hope you get your nitrates and that pesky algae fixed. Interesting to see how that product performed ( or didn’t). We can potentially invest a lot of money over a year in some of the additives we buy. I guess they may react differently to various scenarios and set ups. Keep smiling, all the best
Hi Paul, and thanks mate. It was my own silly fault mate. Trying to run aerated water through the bakki river was a daft idea. I just got to wait now until the river kicks in again. I put it down to, you live and learn lol. I say the Envii on eBay, and their selling packets of the stuff. I hope it works better for others than it did me. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
I Terry, I think the plants you took out were doing a good job keeping the nitrates down and you need to maybe use more siporax and up your water changes to replace them. I can't remember if you have a trickle in and out system if you haven't I would recommend doing one. I'm heavily stocked like you and the trickle system has made so much difference. If you're on a meter I'd suggest a veg filter. There really is nothing like plants to take out nitrates. And it will give you something to do.😅I don't mean to try to teach my grandmother to suck eggs. Always look forward to you videos, thanks.
Hi Tony, it was the way I had it plumbed causing the problem with the nitrates. Coming from the protein skimmer had too much air in the water. Now I've re-plumbed it the nitrates are coming down quite quickly. I do have over double the amount of Siporax recommended for my pond size, so that should be ok. I'm unable to have a veg filter as the wife says, I can have no more garden lol. Like you say, plants are the best think for nitrates, but the trouble there is I loose too much pond room for the amount of koi I have. Thanks for the tips mate, much appreciated. Take care, Terry.
Theres always something that keeps us busy with koi, bypassing the moving bed to the river hopefully will start to get the nitrates in check and adding more media can only help, I cant remember if you have, but I've got a trickle system that can be altered to help with situations like this. Hope you get it sorted Terry 👍
That's right mate, there's always something to do. I'm keeping my fingers crossed the river will kick back in now I have it piped different. Thanks mate, and take care, Terry.
Thanks again for another brilliant video,your fish look amazing. Hopefully your nitrates will subside now if only because we are coming up to the autumn once again and the feeding will subside. It well be interesting to see if the new filter medium has an effect too. Such an interesting set up and a pleasure to see your updates. Thanks once again and looking forward to the next one. Stay safe mate.
Hi mate, The autumn and winter wont help me much on the nitrates mate, as I have a heated pond, and feed pretty much all year round now. I think the bakki river will come round soon, hopefully. Good to hear you enjoy the videos, thank you. Take care mate, Terry.
Love when you tinker with the filters :-) I have used those tablets before in an emergency, as well as the nitrite one on a separate occasion. they have worked for me BUT i didnt desolve them, I just put them in a little mesh bag in the multibay. After 3 days the nitrates went down dramatically. I could watch the upflow filter and protein skimmer for hours on ends. Dont know what it is, they are like mesmerizing :-)
Hi Lau, I must admit, the up-flow and protein skimmer are fascinating lol. I was thinking of putting the Envii in my moving bed, but to trial it properly, I had to follow the instructions on the packet to the letter, and it didn't make any difference at all, as you saw in the video. I might get some for the moving bed and see how it goes. Thanks Lau, take care and stay safe, Terry.
Hi Terry I a not surprised that the Envii product did not work as I tried Envii Pond Equaliser and that did not seem to do a great deal either; I even contacted Envii to report my disappointing results and they sent a new packet out, in case the original bag was breached or contaminated during shipping, alas to no avail. Great video as always and I will be very interested to see the solution to your nitrate problem
Hi David, I was it on eBay and their selling loads of it, so I thought I'd find out if it worked as this was a good opportunity. As you saw in the video, it didn't do anything. That's why I had to follow the instructions on the packet to the letter. I ended up giving it a triple dose in the end, but nothing. I'm hoping the bakki river will cut back in soon and sort the nitrates hopefully, fingers crossed. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
Hi Terry mate I have a coverleaf protein skimmer on my pond and have the same troubles some times it makes skimmit and some times it don't I'm forever having to up or down the vari flow pump running it 😡 you'res seem to work a 1000% better than the one I have it was bought second hand and is running directly after my home made easypod on my skimmer line and after watching you're trials I think I'm now going to move it to the bottom drain line after the tempest to see if that makes any difference if it does I can then replace the settlement box for a Bakki shower 🤞🤞🤞
Hi mate, I love to hear about people making there own pond equipment. If we can get enough of us doing it, the manufactures just might start to bring prices down to a sensible level. It was the Envii Nitrate treatment I added to the pond that stopped my protein skimmer from working. It took 4 days, but now it's back up and running again. Keep up the good work mate, take care, Terry.
Hi Terry,another interesting and informative video as always.totally unrelated question…I’m currently running a nexus and dismissed a rdf as I have to pump to waste.is there a way to run a rdf in this situation?
Hi Baden, and thank you mate. I'm not sure just what you mean about the RDF pumping to waste. The only waste is what's used when it's cleaning, about half a litre. Is this what you mean mate, Terry.
@@Wrighty thanks for the reply Terry..my pond and filter are at the bottom of my garden so approx half a metre lower than my drain and to get my waste back to the drain I have to pump it,granted it is a good few litres as it’s a nexus 320.hope this makes sense
Ah! I'm with you now mate. Could you use a barrel with a sludge pump and float in it? (sorry mate, just thought, thats what you might be doing already) lol. Take care mate, Terry.
@@Wrighty I currently pump to waste manually as I don’t have the auto clean.you’ve suggested exactly what I was thinking…waste to a holding tank then pumped to waste.wasn’t sure if that was the best way so didn’t say to save embarrassment.thanks so much for taking the the time to reply it means a lot 👍
Apologies if I already suggested this, but have you tested the tap water? I was surprised how much nitrate is in mine, and it may have changed in your area recently. If not I was also wondering like Ian J if the nitrate treatment was affecting the skimmit, although no idea why! I also wondered if by changing the outlet, the water had changed speed through the protein skimmer and that affected it? Thanks for such an interesting video again, one final question, I know you've mentioned it in the past but I couldn't find the video - but what type are your lillies, I'm planning to get some next year, and yours seem to stand up better than most to the fish's bombardment :)
Hi mate, I must admit, I've not tested my tap water lately, so I will give it a go. I think your right about the Envii treatment stopping the protein skimmer, it's the only thing that was different mate. As the up-flow and protein skimmer run from the same pump, the flow hasn't changed. I did try increasing the flow, but it made no difference. I'm sure it was the Envii treatment that was the problem. It's working well again now. The lily I have is in this video: ua-cam.com/video/Jr1qOtMUwbU/v-deo.html if I remember correctly it's called the White British/European lily, I can't remember the proper name for it, so check the video mate to be sure. Thank mate and take care, Terry.
Thanks Dave, just to let you know, I did a water test today, and nitrates are down to 20 mg/l. So the bakki river has started working again thank goodness. Take care, Terry.
No skimit for three days, could it be down to the addition of the Nitrate clear you added to the pond ? Then as it "wears down" you get skimit produced again.
Hi Ian, that's right mate, that's all I can put it down to, nothing else changed apart from the outlet. It's certainly kicking it out now lol. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
hay fella love your vids. I am Sorry to hear about your issues with nitrates. I have a suggestion for you.. I don't know if you have come across anoxic Filtration. there is a guy called Kevin Novak PhD.. on you tube. this guys goes very deeply into this... its takes a lot of time to go through all of his vidioes.. though I do believe he is on to some thing.... he seems to really know his stuff when it comes to removing nitrates...
Hi mate, and thank you. I will have a look at his videos, thanks for the tip. My problem is, I'm well over stocked for my pond size. I am going to reduce the number of koi I have which should sort it out. Thanks again for the info, very much appreciated, Terry.
Hi Terry, hope you’re ok. Wonder if I could ask a question mate. What type of pipe insulation do you use? I’ve looked around but can’t find anything. My pond is all made up of 1.5 inch pipe. Hope you can help 👍
Hi Dave, I'm very well thank you. I hope all's well with you mate. I got my pipe insulation on eBay. The company I got mine from looks to be out of the 42mm, but there are a lot of others to choose from. Here's a link mate: www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l2632&_nkw=foam+pipe+insulation&_sacat=20601 Terry.
Hi Kris, at the moment I don't have a trickle in. I change about 10% of water per week. I take it out with a pump and I have a top up on a timer that tops it back up again. Terry.
Hi George, and thank you. I thought they should be. I had 2 of the packets that were just white and really hard to brake, and 1 pack that were speckled and crumbled easy. I bet I got a couple of duff packets, but that still doesn't look good for Envii. Thanks for letting me know mate, much appreciated, Terry.
Evening Mate, Gutted the tablets didnt work for you, could try bag of Zeolite in your Bakki River might bring it down. or 20% water change, hope you get it sorted Koi look happy anyway bud :) thanks for sharing you takecare Kev
Hi mate, hope all's well with you. The tablets didn't touch it mate, so I don't recommend them. I just thought it might be a quick fix until the bakki river cut back in. The nitrates are coming down slowly now thank goodness. I forgot to mention in the video, but I am doing water changes. Trouble is, our tap water is quite high in nitrate, so not as effective as hoped. Thanks mate, and stay safe, Terry.
@@Wrighty Thats good news then mate, yes im good thank you not had a reading in my pond all year but after the fish loss last year not many left to raise the levels.. see you on next one mate :)
You need really slow flow for anaerobic bacteria and I mean low, especially using siporax you could always try a product called marine pure nitrate brick and also stack your siporax to slow the flow even more .
Hi mate, I do have a slow flow through my bakki river, but I think I might have upset it with having the flow from the protein skimmer going in to it. I will have a look at the marine pure nitrate brick though mate, it might just speed things up a bit. Thanks for the tip mate, much appreciated, Terry.
Hi Sean, It's a reasonably new test kit, about 3 months ago. Good thought though mate, I do still have my old one which I did check it against, and they both came out the same. Thanks, Take care, Terry.
Hi Humphrey, I will get back to the sieve eventually, as I want to re-design the flow control valve at some point. Self cleaning would be nice as it and the pond skimmer cleaning are the only regular maintenance I have now lol. Take care mate, Terry.
Hi Vince, yes mate, the tap water here is really low on nitrate, only just showing on testing. Thanks for the thought though mate. My problem is being over stocked now the fry have really grown. I'll have to move some on. Thanks mate, Terry.
Hi Erik, I have been thinking about building a shower with the new media, but the trouble is, where do I put it lol. There's no room in the filter house lol. Thanks mate, and take care, Terry.
Hi Erik, I have thought about putting it above the river and letting the flow go into the river, but just had problems with putting aerated water into the river, so thought that was a bad idea lol. Thanks mate, Terry.
I love all the filter systems you make its fantastic Terry, I've Only one ? to ask if you dont mind, if you have such high levels, the best and most effective result to remove Nitrates, is to half the water and you’ve removed 50 percent of the nitrate, that said you also need to find the cause of the high levels, but to remove it fast can be just as bad for the fish as the High level in the first place, so 20% water change over 7 days would remove the problem slowly allowing the fish to acclimate to the change slowly, I am guessing you have done this ? but with such a large pond this could also be difficult, the only reason I asked is that you never mentioned anything about water changes to also help lower the levels of nitrate thanks for sharing kind regards Gary 👍👍👍
Hi Gaz, and thank you mate. I have been doing water changes, that's how I got it down to 50 mg/l but it creped back up again. My water bill is going to be astronomical lol. It should be ok once I get the bakki river to kick back in, fingers crossed. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty I am lucky my pond is a lot smaller, for now and I dont have a water meter, that said you do know if you do not put the water back to waste then you can get a reduction on your usage 👍
The reason you didnt get skimate is because of the envii it likely changed the water by increasing turbidity, tgat means the bubles in the skimmer were too large to produce skimate.
Hi Khi, that's what I put it down to mate, as it was the only thing I'd done different. It's certainly working well again now. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
Certainly, the nitrate level has improved. By the way, why are you planting lotus in the pond? Do you expect them to remove nitrite and nitrate? I recently had a water quality test done as well. Check out the following video. ua-cam.com/video/xw6RsPvjULE/v-deo.html
Hello, I have a bakki river to help with my high nitrate, also any plants growing in the pond will help use up the nitrates. I have a moving bed filter that keeps my ammonia and nitrite at 0.0 My only problem is nitrates. Thanks, Terry.
Hi Khi, I wanted to do a proper trial with the Envii, so I had to follow the instructions on the packet to the letter, or they'd have said I didn't do it right mate. Their selling loads of this on eBay, so I thought I find out as this was a good opportunity. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
Fair enough fella, if you get your hands on anymore pour it in the bakhi river if your so inclined, also the black flakes will be a polymer that the bacteria feed on to get established...thats if it follows the normal route etc.
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Thank you Terry for another great video. I’ve been watching your videos for a couple of years 🙏
Hi Luis, Good to hear you enjoy the videos, and thank you for your support on the channel, it's very much appreciated. Take care, Terry.
Great update Terry, still can’t get over the clarity of your water 👍🏻
Hi Marty, Thanks mate. The up-flow filter made a big difference, but since I added the protein skimmer, it has really polished the water. I must say, I am really pleased with it. Thanks again mate, Terry.
As we know Terry not every play with a filter is a step forward and a winner. That's the point in playing the game with them the important tweak you do that works and a lesson learnt when it don't. Thanks for working on this most interesting to us that like to play the filter game
Thanks Martyn, That's right mate, it's all trial and error with filters. But that's what I love about it, it's so rewarding when it eventually works. You can't beat a bit of tweaking lol. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
Lovely koi Terry. Good luck with the nitrates.👍
Hi Phil, I did a water test today, and nitrates are down to 20 mg/l. So the bakki river has started working again thank goodness. Take care mate, Terry.
Pond and koi are looking great and nice to see the protein skimmer is working as intended once again. Hopefully you'll have the Nitrate issue sorted soon. Take care. |Cheers.
Hi mate, I think adding the Envii to the pond stopped the protein skimmer from working, but it's up and working well again. Hopefully the bakki river will soon kick back in again and sort the nitrates. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
Hi Terry thanks for a great informative video, hope your nitrate levels sort themselves out take care x
Hi Katrina, good to hear you enjoyed the video. I'm having less koi in the pond, so it should sort it's self out hopefully. Thanks again and take care, Terry.
Hi Terry your pond and fish are looking absolutely great, it's a credit to you. Sorry you're going through this nitrate hiccup but I'm sure you will rectify it quicksmart.
Thanks for sharing, cheers mate.
Hi Rob, and thanks mate. The koi do seem to have grown more this year for some reason. Now I have the bakki river running as it should, the nitrates are coming down. The problem with the nitrates was my fault, as I tried to have the bakki river following the protein skimmer, which didn't work. It all looks to be coming good again now though, thank you mate, take care, Terry.
Great info as always Terry mate 👍
Hi Ray, and thanks mate. My nitrates are coming down now I've re-plumbed the bakki river, thank goodness, take care mate, Terry.
Awesome pond and interesting vid thanks.
I chucked a big bag of watercress into a basket last year and it reduced my nitrates to next to zero. Really fast growth.
The Bakki filter media I have reduces my Nitrates a little.
I've also been using water from a desiccant dehumidifier and it works a treat for lower nitrates. It produces 8 liters per day and is cheaper to run than a RO unit. Unlike the compressor types, it does have the metal contamination and is pure. I just add bicarb or clay to increase the trace elements for KH, etc.
On your skimmer, I've seen the use of capillaries instead of a wider funnel to remove the foam faster. Worth a try.
Hi Ricki, and thank you, very much appreciated. Thanks for your suggestions, I will look into them. I must say, my nitrates have come down a lot, so I can live with them at the moment. Thanks again, Terry.
Cheers matey thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Andy, much appreciated mate, take care, Terry.
Another great video
Thanks George, very much appreciated, Terry.
Hi Terry mate, cracking video as always. As others have mentioned check your supply water mate, my supply is 45mg/l Nitrate. I have the same JS Koi media in shower and seems to do a good job. Look forward to next one, all the best Terry.
Hi Simon, and thanks mate. Last time I checked the tap water it was reading 20 mg/l. I must admit I've not checked it lately. The media does look really good, I am impressed with it. take care mate, Terry.
Hi Terry, how frustrating with those nitrates. Well if anyone can sort it it’s you. Your fish are looking fantastic by the way. Hope you get your nitrates and that pesky algae fixed. Interesting to see how that product performed ( or didn’t). We can potentially invest a lot of money over a year in some of the additives we buy. I guess they may react differently to various scenarios and set ups. Keep smiling, all the best
Hi Paul, and thanks mate. It was my own silly fault mate. Trying to run aerated water through the bakki river was a daft idea. I just got to wait now until the river kicks in again. I put it down to, you live and learn lol. I say the Envii on eBay, and their selling packets of the stuff. I hope it works better for others than it did me. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
I Terry, I think the plants you took out were doing a good job keeping the nitrates down and you need to maybe use more siporax and up your water changes to replace them. I can't remember if you have a trickle in and out system if you haven't I would recommend doing one. I'm heavily stocked like you and the trickle system has made so much difference. If you're on a meter I'd suggest a veg filter. There really is nothing like plants to take out nitrates. And it will give you something to do.😅I don't mean to try to teach my grandmother to suck eggs. Always look forward to you videos, thanks.
Hi Tony, it was the way I had it plumbed causing the problem with the nitrates. Coming from the protein skimmer had too much air in the water. Now I've re-plumbed it the nitrates are coming down quite quickly. I do have over double the amount of Siporax recommended for my pond size, so that should be ok. I'm unable to have a veg filter as the wife says, I can have no more garden lol. Like you say, plants are the best think for nitrates, but the trouble there is I loose too much pond room for the amount of koi I have. Thanks for the tips mate, much appreciated. Take care, Terry.
Theres always something that keeps us busy with koi, bypassing the moving bed to the river hopefully will start to get the nitrates in check and adding more media can only help, I cant remember if you have, but I've got a trickle system that can be altered to help with situations like this. Hope you get it sorted Terry 👍
That's right mate, there's always something to do. I'm keeping my fingers crossed the river will kick back in now I have it piped different. Thanks mate, and take care, Terry.
Have you published the plans for your skimmer yet? Great work... from all of us.
Thanks again for another brilliant video,your fish look amazing. Hopefully your nitrates will subside now if only because we are coming up to the autumn once again and the feeding will subside. It well be interesting to see if the new filter medium has an effect too. Such an interesting set up and a pleasure to see your updates. Thanks once again and looking forward to the next one. Stay safe mate.
Hi mate, The autumn and winter wont help me much on the nitrates mate, as I have a heated pond, and feed pretty much all year round now. I think the bakki river will come round soon, hopefully. Good to hear you enjoy the videos, thank you. Take care mate, Terry.
Love when you tinker with the filters :-) I have used those tablets before in an emergency, as well as the nitrite one on a separate occasion. they have worked for me BUT i didnt desolve them, I just put them in a little mesh bag in the multibay. After 3 days the nitrates went down dramatically. I could watch the upflow filter and protein skimmer for hours on ends. Dont know what it is, they are like mesmerizing :-)
Hi Lau, I must admit, the up-flow and protein skimmer are fascinating lol. I was thinking of putting the Envii in my moving bed, but to trial it properly, I had to follow the instructions on the packet to the letter, and it didn't make any difference at all, as you saw in the video. I might get some for the moving bed and see how it goes. Thanks Lau, take care and stay safe, Terry.
Hi Terry
I a not surprised that the Envii product did not work as I tried Envii Pond Equaliser and that did not seem to do a great deal either; I even contacted Envii to report my disappointing results and they sent a new packet out, in case the original bag was breached or contaminated during shipping, alas to no avail.
Great video as always and I will be very interested to see the solution to your nitrate problem
Hi David, I was it on eBay and their selling loads of it, so I thought I'd find out if it worked as this was a good opportunity. As you saw in the video, it didn't do anything. That's why I had to follow the instructions on the packet to the letter. I ended up giving it a triple dose in the end, but nothing. I'm hoping the bakki river will cut back in soon and sort the nitrates hopefully, fingers crossed. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
Hi Terry mate I have a coverleaf protein skimmer on my pond and have the same troubles some times it makes skimmit and some times it don't I'm forever having to up or down the vari flow pump running it 😡 you'res seem to work a 1000% better than the one I have it was bought second hand and is running directly after my home made easypod on my skimmer line and after watching you're trials I think I'm now going to move it to the bottom drain line after the tempest to see if that makes any difference if it does I can then replace the settlement box for a Bakki shower 🤞🤞🤞
Hi mate, I love to hear about people making there own pond equipment. If we can get enough of us doing it, the manufactures just might start to bring prices down to a sensible level. It was the Envii Nitrate treatment I added to the pond that stopped my protein skimmer from working. It took 4 days, but now it's back up and running again. Keep up the good work mate, take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty I hear what you're saying mate prices are rediculous it'll take me years to save for a drum filter 😭😭😭
Hi Terry,another interesting and informative video as always.totally unrelated question…I’m currently running a nexus and dismissed a rdf as I have to pump to waste.is there a way to run a rdf in this situation?
Hi Baden, and thank you mate. I'm not sure just what you mean about the RDF pumping to waste. The only waste is what's used when it's cleaning, about half a litre.
Is this what you mean mate, Terry.
@@Wrighty thanks for the reply Terry..my pond and filter are at the bottom of my garden so approx half a metre lower than my drain and to get my waste back to the drain I have to pump it,granted it is a good few litres as it’s a nexus 320.hope this makes sense
Ah! I'm with you now mate. Could you use a barrel with a sludge pump and float in it? (sorry mate, just thought, thats what you might be doing already) lol. Take care mate, Terry.
@@Wrighty I currently pump to waste manually as I don’t have the auto clean.you’ve suggested exactly what I was thinking…waste to a holding tank then pumped to waste.wasn’t sure if that was the best way so didn’t say to save embarrassment.thanks so much for taking the the time to reply it means a lot 👍
Your very welcome mate. That's the way I would do it. Take care, Terry.
Apologies if I already suggested this, but have you tested the tap water? I was surprised how much nitrate is in mine, and it may have changed in your area recently. If not I was also wondering like Ian J if the nitrate treatment was affecting the skimmit, although no idea why! I also wondered if by changing the outlet, the water had changed speed through the protein skimmer and that affected it?
Thanks for such an interesting video again, one final question, I know you've mentioned it in the past but I couldn't find the video - but what type are your lillies, I'm planning to get some next year, and yours seem to stand up better than most to the fish's bombardment :)
Hi mate, I must admit, I've not tested my tap water lately, so I will give it a go. I think your right about the Envii treatment stopping the protein skimmer, it's the only thing that was different mate. As the up-flow and protein skimmer run from the same pump, the flow hasn't changed. I did try increasing the flow, but it made no difference. I'm sure it was the Envii treatment that was the problem. It's working well again now. The lily I have is in this video: ua-cam.com/video/Jr1qOtMUwbU/v-deo.html
if I remember correctly it's called the White British/European lily, I can't remember the proper name for it, so check the video mate to be sure. Thank mate and take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty That's excellent thank you for sharing that for me
Very interesting Terry as always hope the nitrate disappears soon.
Thanks Dave, just to let you know, I did a water test today, and nitrates are down to 20 mg/l. So the bakki river has started working again thank goodness. Take care, Terry.
Hi where did you get the solenoid valve from having issue finding one
Thanks
Hi Andrew, I got the solenoid valve on eBay, you'll find lots on there mate, Terry.
No skimit for three days, could it be down to the addition of the Nitrate clear you added to the pond ?
Then as it "wears down" you get skimit produced again.
Hi Ian, that's right mate, that's all I can put it down to, nothing else changed apart from the outlet. It's certainly kicking it out now lol. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
hay fella love your vids. I am Sorry to hear about your issues with nitrates. I have a suggestion for you.. I don't know if you have come across anoxic Filtration. there is a guy called Kevin Novak PhD.. on you tube. this guys goes very deeply into this... its takes a lot of time to go through all of his vidioes.. though I do believe he is on to some thing.... he seems to really know his stuff when it comes to removing nitrates...
Hi mate, and thank you. I will have a look at his videos, thanks for the tip. My problem is, I'm well over stocked for my pond size. I am going to reduce the number of koi I have which should sort it out. Thanks again for the info, very much appreciated, Terry.
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Thanks Matt, Terry.
Hi Terry, hope you’re ok. Wonder if I could ask a question mate. What type of pipe insulation do you use? I’ve looked around but can’t find anything. My pond is all made up of 1.5 inch pipe. Hope you can help 👍
Hi Dave, I'm very well thank you. I hope all's well with you mate. I got my pipe insulation on eBay. The company I got mine from looks to be out of the 42mm, but there are a lot of others to choose from. Here's a link mate:
www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l2632&_nkw=foam+pipe+insulation&_sacat=20601
Terry.
@@Wrighty thanks ever so much mate. I’ll take a look. Keep safe
How do you do your water changes?. What percentage do you change?. How and when?. Do you trickle in and trickle out?
Hi Kris, at the moment I don't have a trickle in. I change about 10% of water per week. I take it out with a pump and I have a top up on a timer that tops it back up again. Terry.
@Terry I Googled these tablets, the only image I saw the tabs were speckled...
Hi George, and thank you. I thought they should be. I had 2 of the packets that were just white and really hard to brake, and 1 pack that were speckled and crumbled easy. I bet I got a couple of duff packets, but that still doesn't look good for Envii. Thanks for letting me know mate, much appreciated, Terry.
Evening Mate, Gutted the tablets didnt work for you, could try bag of Zeolite in your Bakki River might bring it down. or 20% water change, hope you get it sorted Koi look happy anyway bud :) thanks for sharing you takecare Kev
Hi mate, hope all's well with you. The tablets didn't touch it mate, so I don't recommend them. I just thought it might be a quick fix until the bakki river cut back in. The nitrates are coming down slowly now thank goodness. I forgot to mention in the video, but I am doing water changes. Trouble is, our tap water is quite high in nitrate, so not as effective as hoped. Thanks mate, and stay safe, Terry.
@@Wrighty Thats good news then mate, yes im good thank you not had a reading in my pond all year but after the fish loss last year not many left to raise the levels.. see you on next one mate :)
You need really slow flow for anaerobic bacteria and I mean low, especially using siporax you could always try a product called marine pure nitrate brick and also stack your siporax to slow the flow even more .
Hi mate, I do have a slow flow through my bakki river, but I think I might have upset it with having the flow from the protein skimmer going in to it. I will have a look at the marine pure nitrate brick though mate, it might just speed things up a bit. Thanks for the tip mate, much appreciated, Terry.
Not sure if you tried, but are you sure your test kit is still OK, have you tried another make new bottle etc
Hi Sean, It's a reasonably new test kit, about 3 months ago. Good thought though mate, I do still have my old one which I did check it against, and they both came out the same. Thanks, Take care, Terry.
when are you going to design a self cleaning sieve with spray bars stay well mate
Hi Humphrey, I will get back to the sieve eventually, as I want to re-design the flow control valve at some point. Self cleaning would be nice as it and the pond skimmer cleaning are the only regular maintenance I have now lol. Take care mate, Terry.
Hi can i ask where u buy your your pp sheets from.please
Hi Michael, I get my PP from Trent Plastics Ltd. Hope this helps mate, Terry.
Have you tested tap water for nitrates?
Hi Vince, yes mate, the tap water here is really low on nitrate, only just showing on testing. Thanks for the thought though mate. My problem is being over stocked now the fry have really grown. I'll have to move some on. Thanks mate, Terry.
wrighty i'll say it again your a right tinkler happy ponding
Hi Martyn, you know me mate, I love a good tinker lol. thanks mate and take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty that comment made me laugh but its true happy ponding all the best martyn
Maybe a good project with the new media. A trickle or shower filter to reduce the nitrate.
Hi Erik, I have been thinking about building a shower with the new media, but the trouble is, where do I put it lol. There's no room in the filter house lol. Thanks mate, and take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty maybe a smaller wider one on top of your river 😬😂
Hi Erik, I have thought about putting it above the river and letting the flow go into the river, but just had problems with putting aerated water into the river, so thought that was a bad idea lol. Thanks mate, Terry.
@@Wrighty you can make a single or double outlet in your last compartment off your river instead of a letting it rain in your whole river.
Thanks for the idea Erik, I do have something in mind, so I might have a go at a shower in the near future. Thanks again mate. Terry.
I love all the filter systems you make its fantastic Terry, I've Only one ? to ask if you dont mind, if you have such high levels, the best and most effective result to remove Nitrates, is to half the water and you’ve removed 50 percent of the nitrate, that said you also need to find the cause of the high levels, but to remove it fast can be just as bad for the fish as the High level in the first place, so 20% water change over 7 days would remove the problem slowly allowing the fish to acclimate to the change slowly, I am guessing you have done this ? but with such a large pond this could also be difficult, the only reason I asked is that you never mentioned anything about water changes to also help lower the levels of nitrate thanks for sharing kind regards Gary 👍👍👍
Hi Gaz, and thank you mate. I have been doing water changes, that's how I got it down to 50 mg/l but it creped back up again. My water bill is going to be astronomical lol. It should be ok once I get the bakki river to kick back in, fingers crossed. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty I am lucky my pond is a lot smaller, for now and I dont have a water meter, that said you do know if you do not put the water back to waste then you can get a reduction on your usage 👍
I do get a rebate for the pond on my water bill, but they don't give much away mate. Take care, Terry.
The reason you didnt get skimate is because of the envii it likely changed the water by increasing turbidity, tgat means the bubles in the skimmer were too large to produce skimate.
Hi Khi, that's what I put it down to mate, as it was the only thing I'd done different. It's certainly working well again now. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
Certainly, the nitrate level has improved. By the way, why are you planting lotus in the pond? Do you expect them to remove nitrite and nitrate? I recently had a water quality test done as well. Check out the following video.
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Hello, I have a bakki river to help with my high nitrate, also any plants growing in the pond will help use up the nitrates. I have a moving bed filter that keeps my ammonia and nitrite at 0.0 My only problem is nitrates. Thanks, Terry.
I see, you wanted to remove the nitrates. Thanks.
Too many koi I’m afraid Terry
Exactly right mate, fully agree. I will have to get rid of some. Take care, Terry.
Poor the envii in the bakhi river, thats where anaerobic bacteria wants to be. It wont work in the pond because of all the airstones etc.
Hi Khi, I wanted to do a proper trial with the Envii, so I had to follow the instructions on the packet to the letter, or they'd have said I didn't do it right mate. Their selling loads of this on eBay, so I thought I find out as this was a good opportunity. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
Fair enough fella, if you get your hands on anymore pour it in the bakhi river if your so inclined, also the black flakes will be a polymer that the bacteria feed on to get established...thats if it follows the normal route etc.
Thanks mate, will do, Terry.