DIY Protein Skimmer Progress.
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- The protein skimmer and how it's coming along & the slipper club.
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Very interesting
Thanks David, much appreciated mate, Terry.
Thanks for sharing Terry love your videos could watch them all day 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Hi Andrew, thank you, it's always appreciated mate. I do have my fingers crossed on the skimmer though lol. Take care, Terry.
The fish are looking amazing good luck with the filters stay. safe 🙏🐟🐟🐟🐟🙏
Hi Carol, thank you. They do seem happier this year, I think having the pond heated in the winter has helped a lot. Thanks again and take care, Terry.
Always great videos Terry.👍
Thanks Phil, always appreciated mate, take care, Terry
Oh my god, I just couldnt stop laughing! hahaha Thank you Terry for the shout out, much appreciated.
The skimmer looks good, looking forward to the update.
Lovely peaceful evening near the pond with the lights on. Looks very peaceful. Going to watch that video you recommended now.
Thanks again Terry.
The Slippers Queen :-)
Hi Lau, and thank you. It is lovely sitting outside at night with a glass of wine usually lol. I don't think it will be quite so peaceful when we get the occupants in the new houses next to us. You are the official Queen of the Slippers lol. Thanks Lau, and take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty lol @ Queen of slippers
Yet another great video with such interesting content. The Koi look great, so glad they don't seem to have been affected and the water parameters are back to something like they should be. The new idea for the Protein Skimmer is fascinating, can't wait to see it up and running. Really looking forward to the next video to see this.
Hi mate, and thank you for your kind comments. Yes, I think I've been very lucky as far as my koi are concerned. Must admit, I do have my fingers crossed as far as the protein skimmer goes lol. Thanks for your support mate, Take care, Terry.
Great update, can't wait to see how the skimmer works. Thanks for thinking of us who aren't confident with plastic welding, will definitely be giving this a go added next to my Wrighty upflow. Brilliant!
Hi mate, and thank you. Don't build anything yet on the protein skimmer, as I'm not sure if it will work. I hope it will as it's much simpler than the first version. If this rain ever stops, I try to get it fitted this week and give it a run. Thanks mate, very much appreciated, Take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty It's ok mate wouldn't start anything until you was happy with it and had that final tinker haha if it works as well as your previous design then happy days! If not like you said can always revert back to that design so looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Cheers!
Pond and fish looking great and can't wait to see the newest version of the skimmer up and running. Thanks to your modifications - no plastic welding required - it's one I could actually make. Might have to give it a go. Good video on the oxygen in the pond as well. Thanks for the link. Take care and stay safe.
Hi KR, and thank you. Don't build anything yet on the protein skimmer mate, as I'm not sure if it will work. I hope it will as it's much simpler than the first version and hopefully won't need air added. I'm hoping to get it in this week, if it ever stops raining lol. Thanks again mate and take care, Terry.
Love your updates, the new filter is beyond my skills lol but hope it works, omg that dog in the slippers made my heart melt. Keep well my friend
Hi Mary, and thank you. Good to hear you enjoy the videos. I do have my fingers crossed on the skimmer lol. Take care and stay safe, Terry.
That Blackbird was a happy chappy. Koi looking great, can't wait for the protein skimmer install. I have rescued a Koi with a bent back, think he was 5 years old and I have had hime for 7 years and I think it is down to genetics. Great video Wrighty as always, take care & stay safe.
PS already subscribed to Lau & Derby Koi, great folk.
Hi mate, and thank you. I love the old blackbird, but the other morning he was in the tree at the front of the house singing at 4.30am lol. I'd no idea they could be so loud lol. My wife would be well upset if anything happened to Frank with the bent back. He's a right little character lol. Thanks again mate and take care, Terry.
Great update mate, looking forward to seeing the new protein skimmer working. As president of the slipper club I suggest you need slightly more adventurous footwear 😂.
Thanks for the mention Terry, stay safe Andy & Bizley
Hi mate & Bizley, I did say to the wife, what was you thinking buying me boring slippers lol. I do hope the skimmer works, but I'm not overconfident at the moment, I have to say. You all take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty ive got the greatest confidence that you'll make it work, stay safe 👍
Thanks mate, fingers crossed lol. take care.
@@DerbyKoi copyright 🤣🤣🤣
lol @ President of the slipper club
Great see you terry you deserve to relax by your pond good luck mate with up flow filter 👍
Hi Dave, and thanks mate. I do love to sit by the pond when I can, with a glass of wine usually. Never tried it with Horlicks before lol. Take care mate, Terry.
@@Wrighty me to mate wine not Horlicks lol look forward to NX video mate hope up flow filter works well
Hi Terry, I did sigh at your last video making the protein skimmer, because of the plastic welding, so was delighted to see this video with a revised version, winter project for me if its successful for you.
Hi Marek, I hope all's well with you and yours mate. Must admit, I do have my fingers crossed on this version of the skimmer lol. I'm hoping to get it installed this week, if this rain ever stops lol. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
Great video again mate 👍
Thanks Terry, always appreciated mate, Terry.
Nice one again terry , I mentioned the video you watched about a year ago talking about how the bacteria in the shower actually used a lot of the oxygen from the water going through and that the water contained less O2 than went in , well you wouldn’t believe how I was shot down including by a couple of major dealers , so thank you for raising it,sorry terry summer time is gardening flip flops for me 😀😀👍👍
Hi mate, That's right, I still think it was low oxygen levels caused my KH crash. I think the oxygen level in the moving bed dropped, and I lost a lot of bacteria, which dropped my other levels big time. Thank goodness I caught it early. Could have been a lot worse. I will have to convert you to slippers mate lol. Take care, Terry.
Good old Lincolnshire ingenuity shining through yet again ! Wish i had an ounce of what you have lol.
Hi Ian, and thank you mate. It is in you, You've just got to keep having a go, and it will shine through mate. take care, Terry.
Hey Wrighty, I have a commet fish which developed a bent body but seen to straight it self out and also lost it colours to, use to be red and now it white, had him over 10 years if not more and doing great and a Big fella too happy ponding
Hi Ray, Wow! I'd love to see Frank straighten up, but I don't think he will. He does seem better this year, and I think it's because he's not had a cold winter to go through. He's definitely up and about more. Thanks mate and take care, Happy Ponding. Terry.
Thanks for putting that link in . I will have to buy a air pump 100% . Very interesting
Your very welcome mate. I found it very interesting. take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty thank you and family stay safe. Would you recommend a nice quiet pump ?
I use the Jecod Jebao air pumps. They are quiet, low energy, move a lot of air, and not too expensive. You'll find them on eBay mate. Terry.
@@Wrighty thanks look forward to your next video
Like the look of the protein skimmer Terry and hope the testing go's well on it. I have a fish or three that alot of people would not keep as they have problems but they are my fish and i would never part with them Happy ponding
Hi Martyn, and thanks mate. Fingers crossed on the skimmer. I know what you mean mate. They do become part of the family. My wife would be well upset if anything happened to Frank with the bent back. He seems better this year, and I think it's because he's not had a cold winter to go through. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
Fantastic yet again Wrighty, 👍🏻⭐️
Hi mate and thank you. You know it's always appreciated, take care, Terry.
Evening mate, tinkering in the shed again bud :) love the fact you changed the design to help us folk out your good en, your water is clear as gin you got it all running perfect :) thanks for sharing mate and takecare
Hi Kev, thanks mate. I love a bit of tinkering, ya know me lol. Hope all's well with you and your family & pond. Just want to get the skimmer installed now, thanks again mate, Take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty Yes all good Thanks just finished putting roof over my pond and on the right side of my bacteria infection from last Pond season so fingers crossed stock back up:) have a nice evening mate :)
Hi Terry, I hope you are well? Thanks for the link to our Dutch friend , I have just watched it. After recently modifying my old school filter and incorporating a moving bed into it I was wondering how much benefit I was getting in the pond from the air I was using in the filter to run it, would any air reach back into the pond through the water circulation. What an eye opener that video was. So I have learned a bit more from that today. Just worry and work on air you are putting directly into the pond, air used elsewhere is exactly just that to operate whatever it is you are using it for. Temp comparison to air volume also very interesting. Thanks for sharing. Fish looking great 👍, take care
Hi Paul, I do put a lot of air into my moving bed, having 2 x 8" air stones in it, so I hope a little gets through. The problem with it is, it's at least 15ft from the pond, so like I said in the video air is a gas and comes pretty much straight out of the water, so I wouldn't think there'll be much in it by the time it gets back to the pond. I've always thought I've had plenty of air going into my pond with the 5 x 5" air stones in there, but now it's made me think. Thanks mate, and take care, Terry.
Pond and koi look superb Terry ,how
Hi David, thanks mate. They had a good winter at 15c all winter. Spoilt koi mate, Terry.
Great content buddy. These fishes live the good life!
Thanks mate, much appreciated. I sometimes wonder if the koi appreciate it lol. take care, Terry.
Love the story behind your bent yellow koi.
Hi mate, it just shows, you never know what can happen when buying koi. We do love him bless him, I wish I had his determination in life lol. Thank you and take care mate, Terry
Partial slipper envy here in Northumberland although I've brought my battered pair with me and left my new pair behind. Looking forward to the results of the latest project. Stay safe mate.
Hi mate, I hope you & Cat are having a good holiday, have one or two for me 🍺🍺🍺 You've got to save the new slippers for ponding mate. Sit back and enjoy your holl's. You both take care and have a good time, Terry
Can't agree more with your message about the koi's deformity. Fish, like most animals, can survive with skeletal deformities as long as they can swim well enough to get enough food, and as long as the deformity isn't severe enough to prevent internal organs working properly. Great video as usual 👍👌
Hi mate, and thank you. I do have some sinking pellets for him, but I like to keep him swimming if I can. I have to say, he really does well bless him. Thanks again mate, Terry.
cant it fit on the rubber joiner at top great vid i have two bent backs they have outlasted my stepdad whos pond it is till he passed away five years
Hi Andrew, If you mean the air inlet, it could go there, but I don't want anything to interfere with the flow as there are holes like a shower head at the top. Thanks mate, Terry.
not got aclue really never listen to stepdad when tryed to teatch me to lookafter them
Hi Terry just a thought on you slimmer,I was involved about 30 years ago building this type of skimmer for marine systems, they were called an ETS skimmer. We used a small air line size tap to allow air in which you could adjust but the critical thing that we found was you needed a nozzle on the inlet similar to a watering can rose and pumped water with a bit of pressure behind it. Hope you get it working ,happy ponding mate
Hi Chris, and thanks for the info mate, that's interesting. I'll keep it in mind as I think I'm on a wing and a prayer with this one lol. Fingers crossed. Thanks again and take care mate, Terry.
Fascinating looking forward to the next video I think it will work you had me gripped there very well explained ,I could do with borrowing you for a week to sort all fittings out 😬😬can I ask what variety of lilly you have in your pond and do you just plant just into gravel or do you use aquatic soil thanks x
Hi Katrina, and thank you for your kind comments. Sorting pond fittings can be a bit of a nightmare sometimes. The lilly I have in my pond is called "Nymphaea Marliacea Albida. White British/European Lilly". To Be honest, it's planted in garden soil. I have got to take it out this year and replant it as it's growing out of the basket, and this time I will use pond soil. Hope this helps, Terry.
@@Wrighty thank you for the information I do have a couple of Lilly's in the pond but they dont grow like yours looks like I will be buying a new lilly x
Koi will pick at this lilly, but nowhere near as much as they do other lilly's. Hope it works for you. Terry.
@@Wrighty will give it ago just ordered one will let you know how we get on with it thank you x
Pond and koi look superb Terry, how many gallons are there in your pond.
Hi David, thank you mate. My pond is 2500 UK gallon. Thanks again mate, Terry.
Hay got this one thanks for sharing👌👍 I don't own any slippers but I have to say I do the pond in sandals 😂 as for fish changing colours and bent spines like you say I think it's genetic thanks Terry look forward to your next video's thanks👌👍
Hi Matt, and thank you. We'll have to convert you mate, slippers are much comfier, and you can send the wife to get them lol. You take care mate, Terry.
Hi Terry, Another good video as always!
Forgive me if you’ve answered this question before, Do you have problems with your air stones slowing down due to a build up of algae on them, if so, do you replace or clean them? If you clean them, what is the best method for doing this?
Cheers Steve
Hi Steve, that's right mate, they can get blocked with algae. I just took mine out last year and blasted them off with the pressure washer or use a brush and hosepipe. They've been in there about 3 or 4 years now, so I will replace them at the start of next season. You can see me get them out in this video: ua-cam.com/video/yMSP2iVeIu4/v-deo.html
Hope this helps mate, Terry.
@@Wrighty Thanks for your reply mate, I’ll give them a blast!! Happy Ponding👍
Hi Terry, great update as always, what heat gun are you using? Do you set the heat to a certain temp? I’m liking this build as all your other builds, weather done a 360 on us here today too, lau’s slippers look like my 2 karashigoi on her feet 🤣she’s a star, will have ago joining the slipper club, hopefully I qualify 🙈thanks Terry and take care 👍🏻
Hi mate, thank you, always appreciated. I use the Redgeyard 1600w There not cheap, but are good. I normally have it set to around 4.5 on the gun. I think that's why it's lasting so well, as I don't have to have it set too high. I'm still on the original element. They do give you a spare with the new gun, but never had to use it, and I do use it a lot. Lau's a good sport bless her. Look forward to seeing your new slippers mate. Take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty thanks mate 👍🏻
Hi, miss the airation video link in the description . 😉
Hi, it's in the first pinned post on the top of the comments, thanks, Terry.
An American UA-camr from the Atlanta area if I recall, showed his own old bent-spine koi that he'd had for quite a long time just like yours. They clearly CAN live out a reasonably long life in no distress if given the chance. It just goes to show that the consensus opinion from random keyboard warriors is not always reliable and the reality can be very different.
That's right mate, I also think with him not having to suffer the cold winter this year, he's even better. I would have to do something if I think he's in pain, but his dorsal fin is always up, so I don't think he is. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
Hi can I request a video on koi food . Best vale or buck please
Hi Mate, I do feed my koi all sorts of food. I don't buy cheap food at all, as I don't believe it's good for the koi. They also get prawns, shrimp, brown bread, sweetcorn and other things. I believe if you keep your koi happy, they will grow. Thanks mate, Terry.
@@Wrighty thanks would you recommend any brands .
I use EA's Premire pellets, Queni Koi Food Growth sinking Pellets. Queni Koi Food Premium Growth Pellets. NT Labs Medikoi Staple or Probiotic.
@@Wrighty thanks for all your info/help
Evening mate we’re is bit on air ..?
Hi mate, It's in the first top pinned comment, Terry.