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Old 03-17-2015, 03:16 AM
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Peroxide is the greatest thing ever! I caught my fish out and shocked my pond with 8 litres of 30% peroxide and the pond just started bubbling and all the algae and goo floated to the surface. So satisfying.
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Old 04-12-2015, 03:13 AM
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Don't need the peroxide this year. After 5 years, totally drained and did a complete clean out. Must have got about 50 pounds of algae and sludge out with a 100% water change. Hopefully it's good for another 5 years.
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Old 04-23-2015, 04:46 AM
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I do a 100% water change/clean out every year. I think a clean pond to start the season with is key to a good season.
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Old 04-23-2015, 02:18 PM
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Did you find a source for the peroxide ? I'm still looking for some and hoping to nuke my pond (of hair algae) this spring.
Farmers use it all the time for their dugouts. Try UFA.
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Did you find a source for the peroxide ? I'm still looking for some and hoping to nuke my pond (of hair algae) this spring.
Community Natural Foods should carry 35% food grade.
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Dez I had a few questions about your wintering process. I've gone through your thread and it looks like during winter you only run a pair of heaters and an air stone.

- how many watts are the heaters and what's the output of the air stone?

- do you blow out the buried flex hose?

- do you empty your skimmer chamber and put your pumps indoors so the box can't freeze and potentially crack?

- after winter is done and you're shocking the pond, what do you keep the koi in and how long are they in it? what supports them in there for bio?

Thanks and moar pics please!
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Old 06-26-2015, 10:32 PM
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I totally missed this post! THANKS!!
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Old 08-15-2015, 06:17 PM
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Dez I had a few questions about your wintering process. I've gone through your thread and it looks like during winter you only run a pair of heaters and an air stone.

- how many watts are the heaters and what's the output of the air stone?

- do you blow out the buried flex hose?

- do you empty your skimmer chamber and put your pumps indoors so the box can't freeze and potentially crack?

- after winter is done and you're shocking the pond, what do you keep the koi in and how long are they in it? what supports them in there for bio?

Thanks and moar pics please!
Ha. I don't check can reef at all these days. Sorry for the delay.

- I think the heaters are 1500watts? Buy realistically they don't kick on that much. My electric bill doesn't change from summer to winter so that's good for budgeting purposes. They are designed to kick on only when the water drops below 6 degrees c. The more snow the better, the snow sits on top of the ice and insulates everything.

- there are 2 airstones. Output is whatever the largest Laguna air pump is. Bought it in 2011 so I can't remember.

-I use a shop vac to suck out the buried lines.

- no I don't empty the skimmer chamber as the pond is still full. I just take the pumps inside.

In the spring, I inflate an 8' kiddie pool on the deck, pump old pond water in, put all the fish into the pond, and put an air stone in the pool and a net over top, then shock the pond overnight. Next day, drain, fill, dechlorinate, and put the fish back in.

Hope this helps.
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Old 08-15-2015, 06:34 PM
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That does thanks I don't need this info until next summer so to some degree your reply is timely enough lol.
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Old 08-15-2015, 07:32 PM
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Here Brett
A few pics from this season for you.






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