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Northern Koi Keeper
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2019
Big Sharkey line koi and others
The first Kuhaku in shot is a koi of the 'Sharkey' line at Byer Koi Farm. There are various other koi shown. Some are also from Adam Byer.
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ANT KOHAKU
มุมมอง 2272 ปีที่แล้ว
This is a Kuhaku that I purchased on 22 May 2020 from Chris Masters for the North East Koi Club 'Grow n Show'. It was 33cm when I got it and it is now 48cm. Breeder is Suetsugu.
Tornado Protein Skimmer
มุมมอง 4.1K3 ปีที่แล้ว
I got a Tornado Protein Skimmer from my mate Graham, This is a bought production model that I was trying to see if I could produce some foam.
Heron Defences
มุมมอง 1K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Put some defences in place to try and stop any herons taking any more of my fish.
Its all about the Protein Skimmer
มุมมอง 2.5K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Making changes to the Protein Skimmer in order to get it working.
April Fools Day Chat
มุมมอง 4403 ปีที่แล้ว
A little Chat about my previous video "Catching Fish with a Wet n Dry Vacuum" explaining my thoughts behind it.
110mm Up-filter clean and upgraded Air agitation 2
มุมมอง 2K3 ปีที่แล้ว
110mm Up-filter clean and upgraded Air agitation 2
Adjusted Protein Skimmer and EA K+ Update
มุมมอง 1.2K3 ปีที่แล้ว
Adjusted Protein Skimmer and EA K Update
200mm UpFilter Uniseals K+ Media Again New Filter
มุมมอง 2.1K3 ปีที่แล้ว
200mm UpFilter Uniseals K Media Again New Filter
Did u make the spill way n bakki shower
Bring back the channel!!!
It's missing a venturi.
If you fed water in to the outlet and out of the inlet you would more than double the contact time for the bubbles search reverse flow protein skimmer.... A lot of marine skimmers have pipes inside to make the water travel against the flow of bubbles...
did you ever get any success with this ?
I have this skimmer, but have mixed success with it. How are you getting on with it?
Nice impressive
Just trickle it in front of a fan 👍
Just watched your pond cover a year on would you do anything different 🐟🐟🐟🐟👍
No. It's still working well and makes it soooo easy to put the covers up and down every day not just in winter. I do it every night in summer too.
Stunning collection of koi my friend just subbed in cheers martyn 👍
Red swarf is my favorite TV show.
😻 𝓅𝓇𝑜𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓂
SENSUKE The influence of blood is quite strong, so it would be worth giving a colour enhancer.
Koi are looking magnificent.
Oi oi mate Nice to have a video from you 🙂👍
Beautiful crystal clear water with some fantastic looking Koi
Thanks David.
Hi, I’m looking to get the Hannah chlorine test kit so I can check the pond and see if my dechlorinator is still effective. What’s the difference between the free chlorine and total chlorine and which one is best to get?
Hi Gareth. As I understand it the difference is. Free chlorine is all the bad chlorine that you cannot live with. This has to be a zero reading on the meter. Total Chlorine contains Free Chlorine plus other not so harmful (in the short term) chlorines. You would try to get that to zero too but may be ok if it's not made up with any Free Chlorine. So if you only get 1 of the 2 meters then get Total Chlorine and try to get it to zero If you have both chlorine meters then if your Free Chlorine is zero then there's no need to panic if the Total Chlorine shows a small reading. I hope this makes some sense to you? If you're still confused then let me know Regards Peter
Hi Peter, thanks for explaining, that does make sense now. I’ll start with the total Chlorine one and then can add to it if necessary.
Good Plan....
Nice bit of kit mate. It took mine a week to get going, it’s not a flash one like yours though, just a basic cheap skimmer. th-cam.com/video/ia0G1E744zY/w-d-xo.html
great.. thanks 4 sharing this up date... u having given me the motivation to try this diy filter... how much flow do you put through it....
Around 4000 l/h
4,500 gallons hr…
Wii that be to much
really nice diy.... im thinking about making one for my indoor pond.. thanks for sharing
No problem 👍
I would also like to comment on this KOHAKU. It's growing well. Why don't you feed a colour enhancer next year to make it bright red? I think it would make a huge impression! (◎-◎;)!!
Thanks. I will give that a try.
Nice little fish mate👍🏻🤣
Thanks
Don't use a floating basket for such a large female KOI. It was not manufactured for that purpose in the first place. This is another weird British custom that cannot be overlooked... ╮( ˃̶̤́ ᴗ ˂̶̤̀ )╭
Thanks. What were they manufactured for?
@@northernkoikeeper512 Originally made of wood. th-cam.com/video/9cRGvRaPiqI/w-d-xo.html It was just an industrial tool. th-cam.com/video/pf_5CR40_kU/w-d-xo.html An Englishman started to sell it because he thought people would like it. In Japan, hobbyists rarely use them instead of blue bowls, as they are difficult to buy and unnecessarily expensive. You are free to use them for other purposes, but I have always considered that the water level is too low for large KOI's and that there is always pressure from below. If you want to continue to use them, I think you should re-manufacture an another products with a specific gravity that sinks more.
Lovely kohaku mate 👌👍👍👍
Thanks Vince.
@@northernkoikeeper512 no worries mate how's you
@@LeTwistedOne I'm doing okay thanks. I had a great time working with you at Adam and Amanda's. We did some good work.
@@peterfinkill8098 mate it was an awesome day and can't wait for the next time that the A Team gets put back together 👍👍👍
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Thanks. One of my favourite fish.
Not first then 🤣🤣🤣
@@just4koi143 Haha... Not been judged yet. I'll let you know how I get on in this Grow n Show.
@@peterfinkill8098 I meant A&C KOI 🤣🤣🤣
@@just4koi143 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nice to see your back mate👍🏻
Thanks. I appreciate it.
@@northernkoikeeper512 your welcome matey, and it was nice to see you at Adam Byers koi farm 👍🏻
Really nice to have you back mate cracking fish by the way 👌👍
Thanks Leon. Got more to come.
@@northernkoikeeper512 looking forward to it 👌👍
I think the tempest is much more user friendly but if you enjoy building your own equipment then I the DIY up filters are a good option.
The Tempest does a good job but I think home made Up-Filters are more customizable
@@northernkoikeeper512 if it actually needs to be customised. I am more than happy with mine and I honestly don't think it needs an airline to boil it longer.
Great design and seems to be working great, just ordered parts to build a similar 110mm one for my pond, can I ask how much media you put in the tube…cheers
Hi Graham. I used enough to fill about one third of the tune.
Amazing pond build and wow the detail on that pergola 😍😍😍😍
Thank you so much 😀
Hello mate, I can't believe i didn't recognise you the other day at the Byer Diaries event, my bad. We didn't have too much time to chat especially due to yourself and Becca having the toughest job of all. Did you end up purchasing any new koi in the end. Kindest regards Tom.
Hi Tom. Great to meet you at the Grown Show. As you say we didn't get a minute to talk. In fact I didn't get much time to talk to anyone!. I hope that you are going down to Adam's this weekend to help him? We can have a chat then. I only got the two fish that I was expecting and no mare.
Hi there may I ask please were you bought the 200mm to 110mm rubber reducers thanks
This company holds loads of different adapters store.jdpipes.co.uk/adaptors-reducers/
I fancy having a go at making one of these filters and you have made some excellent videos on it. Have you a link info sizes etc to the device you have used to get air into the filter, I think it may be called a bulkhead? Also in a previous vid someone asked how much media you used and you said a 1/3 of the volume. Is that likely to be a 25l bag or 50l. Thanks again for great ideas and videos
Hi Gary. Thanks for the kind words. The fitting that puts air into the Up-Filter is a JG Pipe fitting. I got mine from Toolstation. Before fitting it warm the tube so that it adapts to the form of the fitting. www.toolstation.com/jg-speedfit-tank-connector/p92456 Not sure on the amount of media. If you can use it elsewhere then get 50l otherwise start with 25l and add more if you think it needs it.
Bubbles seem huge compared to a traditional saltwater skimmer. Not sure if it's because of venturi feed vs cock and balls(air stones)
Haha you could be right Richard. Need smaller bubbles.
How much did it cost without media please
The approximate costs for building a filter using 150mm and 110mm pipe are: 150mm Filter £39 - 1 x 1mtr length of 150mm acrylic clear perspex tube £03 - 2 x 20mm (approx) lengths of 110mm pipe £32 - 2 x 160mm to 110mm rubber adapter £20 - 2 x 110mm to 1½" rubber adapter £ 8 - 1 x 1½" rubber T-connector £15 - 2 x 1½" valterra valves £ 4 - 5 x 1½" straight connectors solvent weld ==== £123 = Total 110mm Filter £33 - 1 x 1mtr length of 110mm acrylic clear perspex tube £20 - 2 x 110mm to 1½" rubber adapter £ 8 - 1 x 1½" rubber T-connector £15 - 2 x 1½" valterra valves £ 3 - 3 x 1½" straight connectors solvent weld ==== £ 79 = Total Where I got the parts from Acrylic Tube - Trent Plastics do 110, 150 and 200mm acrylic tube at 500mm and 1 metre lengths www.trentplastics.co.uk/acryl... 160mm to 110mm rubber adapters - For a massive range of rubber reducers and adapters covering a big range of sizes and combinations I used JDP store.jdpipes.co.uk/adaptors-... I got all of these fittings from my local Koi shop - 110mm to 1½" rubber adapter - 1½" rubber T-connector - 1½" Valterra gate valves 1½" straight connectors solvent weld - Toolstation www.toolstation.com/solvent-w... I got the mesh to keep the media in the tube off eBay. Cut it to size using a wire cutter. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4pcs-Grid-...
Needs much finer bubbles then it will work good
Thanks Dan. I will give that a try.
Where can i buy one?
They aren't on sale anymore so you would need to find a second hand one. Maybe eBay?
Have you got a video on how you made up filter, thanks
Yes. Look at my previous videos.
PLEASE HELP! Watched your video I've liked and subscribed. The up flow filter........which bulk head fitting have you used........the grey one......and where do I get one from? Also what size hole do i need to drill in acrylic? Thanks very much I hope you can help as I'm pulling my hair out.😀
Hi Claire. Thanks for liking and subscribing. I bought the bulk head fitting for the air from Toolstation (but you can get them from B&Q, Screwfix etc.). It is a " J G Speedfit tank connector 15mm" and costs £3.88. I cannot remember the hole i drilled for it but on the J G Guest site it says a 29mm hole. Drill a 29mm hole in a piece of scrap and see if that's ok before you drill the acrylic tube. After cutting the hole I then heated the plastic around the hole til it went a bit soft. Then quickly fit the tank connector before it cools. This is because the tube is curved and the tank connector may leak if that area isn't flattened down. Good luck and if you have any further questions don't hesitste to ask.
@@peterfinkill8098 Thank you so much I'll give it a try and thanks for getting back to me so soon. I'll give you a shout if I need anymore help.
@@peterfinkill8098 Hello again sorry to bother you with this but what type of heat gun do I use is it flame or hot air? Thanks.
@@claireansell4531 Hot air if you've got one. You can also use a hair dryer on max heat.
@@peterfinkill8098 Thanks Peter you certainly know your stuff!🙂 I'll give it a try with the hairdryer and just hope it doesn't burn out 😄 Thanks again and speak soon! 👍
Just been trying to find some acrylic pipe and nearly everywhere has sold out. Only place I can find is the plastic shop and they only sell it in 2m lengths. I'll have to keep searching or buy more than I need.
Everywhere seems to be sold out due to demand and Covid-19 I presume.
before i saw the end of the video, i thought about returning to bakki shower,can i feed from the pond,or does it have to be filtered first
Hi Martin. It's best if it's filtered first as it's good for removing what your filter cannot (the fines) however it's okay to go straight from the pond but you may have to clean it more frequently.
@@northernkoikeeper512 thanx mate,i could tee from the sieve filter,i will send you a video when ive finished it,just waiting for parts
Do you know what the TDS of your pond water is?
It's currently 140
It's the air to water ratio that's out. Need way more air. You need closer to 50/50.
Thanks Bobby.
You need a cone shape near the top to focus the foam upwards. Id try and copy the shape of one of the marine skimmers. I've had several on my reef tank over the years and all seemed to work at varying degrees
I'll have a look at how the marine skimmers are made. Thanks.
Hi, that's looking great. I'm trying to build one for myself and wondering what parts are needed to add the bigger air line. Does it need some kind of non-return valve? Cheers!
I've used 15mm JG pipe fittings that I bought from Toolstation. I used a non return valve near the air pump. www.toolstation.com/jg-speedfit-double-check-valve/p83191
@@northernkoikeeper512 Thank you that's very helpful. Cheers!
Step by step show me please
What would you like me to show you?
Hi how do you put an air valve in this?
- Hi Muhammad. If you watch a later TH-cam video on my channel called "Bigger air pipe agitation on UpFilter" you will see the new air pipe which is based on JG Guest 15mm pipe which can be bought from Toolstation. I used a 15mm tank connector www.toolstation.com/jg-speedfit-tank-connector/p55227 Drilled the correct size hole in the acrylic tube then heated around the hole with a heat gun (or hair dryer on hot) until it started to go soft, then fitted and tightened up the tank connector while it was still malleable.
A mate has one on his pond the same he fires it up mid summer when feeding heavy and there's a bucket of nasty stuff under it when ever i call round and its running. i did try my Diy one but could not get much out of it but i don't get foam on the water even under heavy feeding some do some don't sort of thing on foam on the water but if you do it will work when setup right
Thanks Martyn. I think that I will leave it until I start to get foam on the pond surface. I will give it another try then.
Knowing you you will tinker with it and get it working. Nice one mate 👍
I will certainly give it a go.
Cool stuff.. .. I like it..
Thanks!