Love the big bertha shower. A great collection of koi. I’m building a big 5.5k gallon pond now it’s my 6th pond. Love the quality of your set up. Well done. Something to aspire to. Regards Rob
Credit where it’s Due !!!! Solid job. Cleverly thought out ! There was no chance a nexus would have got you where you are with your fine water quality !!!! K1 is great media but just not perfect within a nexus !!! Profi drum, bio chamber and shower is the way to go !!!! I absolutely love the clever idea behind the shower. ! U have given me something to stir up on my pond again !!!!! 👌
From december to may between 23-27c. It can get down to just above freezing in winter but the pond temp rarely drops below 12c as the days are normally sunny and around 16-20c. So we feed all year round. 😄
Great video and love your filter room set up, I have a air source heat pump on my 3000gal pond which does a good job but I was looking at fitting a gas boiler same as yours for winter and use the air source for summer when it would be more efficient. Could you give a bit more inside into the plumbing and set up needed for the gas boiler. Thanks Andy
Hi Andy, my pond is 3300 gallons and the boiler is a 15kw heat only boiler. The heat exchanger and thermostat were both from Absolute Koi, if you give them a call and mention Frank he will know what parts your after. The heat exchanger I’m using is 170,000 btu and Iv found it to be a good match with the 15kw boiler 👍 As for alternating which heater to use depending on time of year, I actually went to Absolute buy a ashp when I received a huge bill from running a 3kw electric heater and while I was waiting to speak to Darren I got talking to a chap who had been running a boiler for years but had fitted an ashp to save money in summer but he said then the only time the ashp was more cost effective was when the air temperature was really high but in general on those days the heater wasn’t com-in anyway so he said he just ended up having the ashp as a back up heater. Think you will be impressed 🔥
@@thekoichannel264 Thanks for the reply and really good information its very much appreciated. I'll give them a call and have a chat with them. Take care and keep up the videos....regards Andy
Awesome pond awesome fish the filter system everything can’t beat a drum and shower together they work so good 💪🏻 is it one big pond or u got a tunnel in the middle well done mate
Your doing it right lad. Yeh it can always be improved on, but your fish don’t seem to be telling you that it needs to to be. I wouldn’t be too down about the fish with exophthalmia. Just keep doing what you’re doing and that eye just might get back to normal. If not I won’t be concerned providing it doesn’t show any other symptoms. Nice to watch a decent koi keeping Video. Cheers
Hi Daniel, it’s a common Pleco. Iv got it to keep the weed on the sides down. I put 3 in but 2 have died, both was when my old heater let me down and the temp dropped too quickly. They can “survive” to quite low temperatures, I know others have had them down to 12c and they live in rivers that have low temps. Personally I wouldn’t want to let them go below 15c and as Iv found out temperature stability is really important 👍
If you watch my first Vlog towards the end I explain how it works in detail. I will at some point do a vlog just on up pipes tho as I think a lot of ponds would benefit 👍
If I was to install a similar protein skimmer before my bakki shower would it work the same or must it be installed after? I’m thinking (if it works) return from the pond to a protein skimmer into a nexus - bakki shower - return to pond…
Amazing pond I’m just in the design stages on my pond and looking at a boiler to heat if you get chance a details look at the heating set up would be great 😊
Hi Robert, the boiler is a 15kw heat only boiler, the heat exchanger and thermostat were both from Absolute Koi, if you give them a call and mention Frank he will know what parts your after. The heat exchanger I’m using is 170,000 btu and Iv found it to be a good match with the 15kw boiler 👍
So your bottom drain goes to the drum... then to the bottom tray of the new shower... then pumped up to the top of the shower? Beautiful fish ... have to get a fish vet to look at that eye 👍
Great job! Would you be able to explain how your up pipe works? I’m suffering with high TDS and thinking about putting an up pipe in. We’re should one be put? I have a shower which returns strait into the pond but I also have a 2” return (pumped) would I be able to put a up pipe in my 2” return?
Awesome job mate. Also very interested in you foam up pipe. I’m building my shower in my shed and have x3 2”pipes returning via a blade. And then just under water in the winter. And would love to add some up pipes but a little unsure where to place them and how high. As my pond water level is 80cm above ground. Regards Pete
I really enjoy your videos Frank, your pond, fish and setup are awesome, plus your video production is one of the best 👍. One question, have you checked the base of the shower for sediment or is the flow too strong?
Cheers Garry, funny you should say that as I had thought that i would get settlement at the outlet end but after removing my winter cover I turned it off for a look and gave it a blast in the bottom tray with the hose and there was nothing really settled just bits of chipped bhm 👍
Hi Frank ! Your shower seems really interesting! I love the Swedish idea ! Out of curiosity what is your nitrite and ammonia level now that your shower is working with the additional flow
Are you using a pump from the rdf to pump the water up the feed pipe to the lower bakki holding tank? I notice you rdf is level with the pond? Cheers Cheers
@@sweeyong7756 yes, this is how it was originally set up. I now only have a pump on the front spray bar and the rdf feeds straight up to the back spray bar instead of the bottom tank 👍
@@thekoichannel264 cheers mate. Is there a particular reason why you could not have gravity feed the water from the rdf to the bakki? I mean luck dug underground to connect pipe from rdf to the bakki?
@@thekoichannel264 sorry i created any confusion. I meant to say the water from the rdf being fed by gravity to the two pumps supplying the spray bar on the top tray.
How does the up pipe work? Does it just need to be set at a height higher than the water level and on a gravity return so there is no pressure in the pipe?
If you watch my first Vlog towards the end I explain how it works in detail. I will at some point do a vlog just on up pipes tho as I think a lot of ponds would benefit 👍
Frank really impressed with your channel and was wondering if you could share the plans and costs for your giant shower. I’m interested in doing the same with my pond. Cheers
A up mate, I’m not actually sure how much they are as we had a bit of a deal. give Darren at absolute koi a shout. He should still have the plans for mine and he can give you a price. Mine is a 1.5m double 👍
Love your set up, loads of passion and care has obviously gone into it. Any tips on which books to read to gain the same knowledge and achievements you have mate? Or has it all been trial and error.
Cheers mate, there has been lots of trial and error and fine tuning done over time. For the most part I look at what others are doing who have been in the game a long time. I tend to see what works well for others and then implement it on my pond in a way that works for me and my way of thinking 👍
hi mate iv subbed to your channel and iv been watching your videos, I'm new to all this koi ponds and stuff and just finished my raised wooden pond its 9ft long 5ft wide and deepest in middle is 4ft any idea on what filter i would need to run it pls,,, im thinking if a retrofit bottom drain would be good to run or just a pump. any advise would be appreciated thanks mate
Great video, and the system is looking stunning. I have a question regarding the up pipe?. How far is the smaller pipe going into the reducer? Does it touch the water flow in the 4” pipe or just above.
Cheers Harry 👍 Good question about the up pipe, I was supposed to mention it in the video but forgot. It’s actually critical to how well it works, the pipe is only pushed in to the first straight section and doesn’t sit into the tapered section, that way all the bubbles are pushed up the tapered section. Out of interest I did try it pushed further in and it didn’t work nearly a well 👌
@@thekoichannel264 that’s great cheers for that, has it been working and is it removing the doc?. I am in progress of adding a shower at the moment and was going to add the up pipe, I have seen it on another couple of returns and was wondering how good they are. Pond and koi looking great.. keep the vlogs coming..
@@harrymeldrum9994 yes mate it works absolutely brilliant, at the minute Iv got the elbow off the top of it because the water is so clean I’m literally getting the dregs of anything in there. When I start feeding heavy and it starts chugging I’ll slowly increase the length of the 1.5” pipe. Highly recommend using the 4” tee method over the normal way as it catches so much more air and creates turbulence. Try to have it set so the tip on the rubber reducer is at water level or lower. Trickle and pond tds are both 80👌
@@thekoichannel264 that’s great info I will give this a try, and I have the 4” T for it, starting the dig this weekend as the shower is also remote like yours. Thanks again and keep the blogs coming..
Cheers Bobby. I really hole it does, I’m very tempted to have it back out and see it in needs a help to pop back in or if there is something behind keeping it out wether is be some sort of growth/tumor or swelling 🤞
@@thekoichannel264 I wouldnt touch physically. Your waters defo good enough to get the swelling down. I've had a couple down the years scratch their eyes (I'm not saying that's what it's done, it could be anything) I run my pond at 60ish and their eyes cleared up. It can take a while my sanke took nearly 4 months to go back down
Hi mate, when I first built my pond they were not on the market so I went with the DM Varios. Then for this next update decided to keep things the same 👍
@@thekoichannel264 Thanks for the reply mate, I’m new to all this and just trying to do as much research as I can. Wasn’t sure if there was any difference in performance, power usage or noise.
Best pond on youtube. This is what can be achieved with the right plans and just enough money to throw at it.
Holy production value! Great work, cheers from California, USA.
Cheers from across the pond 🇺🇸 🤜🤛
Love the big bertha shower. A great collection of koi. I’m building a big 5.5k gallon pond now it’s my 6th pond. Love the quality of your set up. Well done. Something to aspire to.
Regards Rob
Just came across this channel by accident while looking for a shower filter, top marks pal, it’s up there with my top 5 channels now 👌👌👌
Fantastic pond and fish. I like the design of your shower, very clever. Cheers.
Now that’s what you call a koi pond and set up, AMAZING, cheers 👍🏴
Love to see the neat and cleanish environment, make it the cleanest and clearest koi pond I've ever seen, great job 👍🏼
Credit where it’s Due !!!!
Solid job. Cleverly thought out !
There was no chance a nexus would have got you where you are with your fine water quality !!!!
K1 is great media but just not perfect within a nexus !!! Profi drum, bio chamber and shower is the way to go !!!!
I absolutely love the clever idea behind the shower. ! U have given me something to stir up on my pond again !!!!! 👌
Amazing job, footage of the fish was so crisp 😍
Cheers lads, keep up the good work 🎥👌👀
Can’t get away from you boy your in both my hobbies
@@terrycoleman8559 sorry Terry!
Great work, just poured the pond base for my new project here in Perth, WA. Inspired!
Good luck with it. What temperature do ponds naturally hold in Perth? Must save a fortune 👌🔥
From december to may between 23-27c. It can get down to just above freezing in winter but the pond temp rarely drops below 12c as the days are normally sunny and around 16-20c. So we feed all year round. 😄
amazing pond/ blog ... it's making me want to get into the hobby.
Just one word to describe really - awesome!! A dream pond and setup. Love the videos.
Absolutely stunning koi and the sizes of the chaggoi and soragoi are amazing. 95 cm ...wow. Love the shower as well, very impressive.
Nice to see it all coming together. All looks really nice.
Brilliant setup amazing Koi, well done you
Loving you're videos. Great pond and fish looking forward to your next one
Good to see them moved over and well
Love your pond. If I was starting from scratch again I would use it as a design for my new pond!
I absolutely love this pond and the fish are amazing, quality setup, I wish mine was like this, keep the videos coming👍👍👍
I totally like your set up both with the pond and the filtration
Hi great videos, bakki, pond and koi looking mint, keep them coming, all the best
U have a great System for your fish. Nice work 👏 👌 👍 💪
Great Vlog Frank. Absolutely love the details you are sharing. Captivating video and koi; listened to every word.
Class pure class set up looks the business pat yerself on the back fella 👏👏
Beautiful pond and beautiful fish well done 👏🏻
Fantastic job wonderful fish great vid mate 👍
stunning fish
O m g amazing pond ,great shower keep blog coming 👍
Simply stunning ! Fantastic vlog too
Wicked bakki shower system, great fish too, thanks 👍🏻
Nice set up and some Quality koi you have 😀👍
Nice pond and set up 🐟👍🏻
Another absolutely awesome mate Vlog 👌 the showa that's developed the goshiki robbing is classed as a Koromo showa and stunning example too 🤩👌
Beni on the little Kujaku is superb
Great video and love your filter room set up, I have a air source heat pump on my 3000gal pond which does a good job but I was looking at fitting a gas boiler same as yours for winter and use the air source for summer when it would be more efficient. Could you give a bit more inside into the plumbing and set up needed for the gas boiler. Thanks Andy
Hi Andy, my pond is 3300 gallons and the boiler is a 15kw heat only boiler. The heat exchanger and thermostat were both from Absolute Koi, if you give them a call and mention Frank he will know what parts your after.
The heat exchanger I’m using is 170,000 btu and Iv found it to be a good match with the 15kw boiler 👍
As for alternating which heater to use depending on time of year, I actually went to Absolute buy a ashp when I received a huge bill from running a 3kw electric heater and while I was waiting to speak to Darren I got talking to a chap who had been running a boiler for years but had fitted an ashp to save money in summer but he said then the only time the ashp was more cost effective was when the air temperature was really high but in general on those days the heater wasn’t com-in anyway so he said he just ended up having the ashp as a back up heater.
Think you will be impressed 🔥
@@thekoichannel264 Thanks for the reply and really good information its very much appreciated. I'll give them a call and have a chat with them. Take care and keep up the videos....regards Andy
Beautiful 👍
They don’t have to be big to be awesome ❤
Awesome pond awesome fish the filter system everything can’t beat a drum and shower together they work so good 💪🏻 is it one big pond or u got a tunnel in the middle well done mate
Cheers dude, it’s a bridge over the middle 👍
@@thekoichannel264 liner or fibre glass mate
Box welded liner from Absolute Koi 👍
@@thekoichannel264 cheers mate the diggers coming in the gardens coming up 😆
Mega pond and koi.
Awsome loved it mate , cheers
I can tell you love your fish.
Bloody awesome fella!! 👌Just a real shame about the aireal hedge cutter! 😂 😂 👍
Absolute stunning showa's pal
Fantastic looking 😇 thats a lot of cost and work 🙈 but looks amazing realy! Grtz from belgium
What koi feeder is that? Love the pond. The filtration side is half the fun!
Sorry I didn’t see this message. Its a Fukushin👍
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Great vlogs Frank, I went up to absolute koi the other day due to seeing yourself go there and I was not disappointed an amazing place
Top koi👍
Your fish look amazing mate 👍👍👍
Your doing it right lad. Yeh it can always be improved on, but your fish don’t seem to be telling you that it needs to to be. I wouldn’t be too down about the fish with exophthalmia. Just keep doing what you’re doing and that eye just might get back to normal. If not I won’t be concerned providing it doesn’t show any other symptoms. Nice to watch a decent koi keeping Video. Cheers
Loving the vlogs keep them coming
Perfect frankie lad 👌🏼
Excellent!!
Your foam/ protein skimmer is so neatly designed!! No additional air stones or pumps etc.....
What size stand up pipe did you use frank ?
The up pipe starts 4” and then is reduced to 1.5”.
I think I’m goIng to do a Vlog on RO and explain the up pipe better as Iv had a lot of questions 👌
@@thekoichannel264 that would be really good!
Your the man !
Great pond. I’m interested in the pleco. What sort of temps can they go down too in winter?
Hi Daniel, it’s a common Pleco. Iv got it to keep the weed on the sides down. I put 3 in but 2 have died, both was when my old heater let me down and the temp dropped too quickly.
They can “survive” to quite low temperatures, I know others have had them down to 12c and they live in rivers that have low temps. Personally I wouldn’t want to let them go below 15c and as Iv found out temperature stability is really important 👍
Superb pond and garden and footage
Quick question what's stones have you used in the sleepers the silvery white ones they look really good
Cheers Chris, I think it’s Dove Grey Limestone Gravel 👍
Ok,
we need more info on that Diy protein skimmer / aka... foam fractionator. I want to make a passive one like that.
If you watch my first Vlog towards the end I explain how it works in detail. I will at some point do a vlog just on up pipes tho as I think a lot of ponds would benefit 👍
If I was to install a similar protein skimmer before my bakki shower would it work the same or must it be installed after?
I’m thinking (if it works) return from the pond to a protein skimmer into a nexus - bakki shower - return to pond…
Wow
Amazing pond I’m just in the design stages on my pond and looking at a boiler to heat if you get chance a details look at the heating set up would be great 😊
Hi Robert, the boiler is a 15kw heat only boiler, the heat exchanger and thermostat were both from Absolute Koi, if you give them a call and mention Frank he will know what parts your after.
The heat exchanger I’m using is 170,000 btu and Iv found it to be a good match with the 15kw boiler 👍
How be mucker new subby here and ive gota say your pond is just lush mate 👍🐟👌
Do you possibly have any plans for the shower so I could get one made the same.
Fantastic 👍👍🐟
So your bottom drain goes to the drum... then to the bottom tray of the new shower... then pumped up to the top of the shower? Beautiful fish ... have to get a fish vet to look at that eye 👍
Yer that’s right mate 👍
SUPER HELPFUL!!!!! UPVOTE
Great job! Would you be able to explain how your up pipe works? I’m suffering with high TDS and thinking about putting an up pipe in. We’re should one be put? I have a shower which returns strait into the pond but I also have a 2” return (pumped) would I be able to put a up pipe in my 2” return?
What a pond! would love to use your mind to fix my issues, cracking video though.
beautiful pond! do you keep the bakki shower running in the winter?
Yes mate all year 👍
Superb video.
Awesome job mate. Also very interested in you foam up pipe.
I’m building my shower in my shed and have x3 2”pipes returning via a blade. And then just under water in the winter. And would love to add some up pipes but a little unsure where to place them and how high. As my pond water level is 80cm above ground.
Regards
Pete
I really enjoy your videos Frank, your pond, fish and setup are awesome, plus your video production is one of the best 👍. One question, have you checked the base of the shower for sediment or is the flow too strong?
Cheers Garry, funny you should say that as I had thought that i would get settlement at the outlet end but after removing my winter cover I turned it off for a look and gave it a blast in the bottom tray with the hose and there was nothing really settled just bits of chipped bhm 👍
Hi Frank ! Your shower seems really interesting!
I love the Swedish idea !
Out of curiosity what is your nitrite and ammonia level now that your shower is working with the additional flow
Beautiful 👍👍
Are you using a pump from the rdf to pump the water up the feed pipe to the lower bakki holding tank? I notice you rdf is level with the pond? Cheers
Cheers
@@sweeyong7756 yes, this is how it was originally set up. I now only have a pump on the front spray bar and the rdf feeds straight up to the back spray bar instead of the bottom tank 👍
@@thekoichannel264 cheers mate. Is there a particular reason why you could not have gravity feed the water from the rdf to the bakki? I mean luck dug underground to connect pipe from rdf to the bakki?
@@sweeyong7756 gravity feed to the spray bars or the bottom tray? I assume you mean the tray?
@@thekoichannel264 sorry i created any confusion. I meant to say the water from the rdf being fed by gravity to the two pumps supplying the spray bar on the top tray.
How does the up pipe work? Does it just need to be set at a height higher than the water level and on a gravity return so there is no pressure in the pipe?
If you watch my first Vlog towards the end I explain how it works in detail. I will at some point do a vlog just on up pipes tho as I think a lot of ponds would benefit 👍
Must have missed it, will go back. Cheers and great work...
Love your set up. 👍👍👍👍👍Thumbs up from me m8
Hi frank, can I ask what drone you use for recording ?👍🏻
Hi mate, Iv got the Mavic air 2 combo kit, really impressed with it 👍 amzn.to/3vcrllw
Thanks frank👍🏻
The one you landed in your bushes 🤣 just checked it out there not cheap 😅
Hi frankie just wanna say thanks for the links on the drone, I ended up going for the DJI 2 mini fly, take care mate 👍🏻
There a cracking drone, my mates just bought one 👍
Frank really impressed with your channel and was wondering if you could share the plans and costs for your giant shower. I’m interested in doing the same with my pond. Cheers
A up mate, I’m not actually sure how much they are as we had a bit of a deal. give Darren at absolute koi a shout. He should still have the plans for mine and he can give you a price. Mine is a 1.5m double 👍
Hey great job on the shower !
What’s your pond turnover time ?
What size is your pond ?
Hi Mohsin, the pond is 3300 gallons/15,000L.
The turnover through the filter system is roughly once an hour 👍
Love your set up, loads of passion and care has obviously gone into it. Any tips on which books to read to gain the same knowledge and achievements you have mate? Or has it all been trial and error.
Cheers mate, there has been lots of trial and error and fine tuning done over time. For the most part I look at what others are doing who have been in the game a long time. I tend to see what works well for others and then implement it on my pond in a way that works for me and my way of thinking 👍
Hi Frank are you selling your old shower? If so I’d be interested 👍
Hi mate Iv keeping it for another project I’m hoping to do when the missis let’s me 😂
Would one of the showers work pump fed 4 inch return with the the up pipe in return would it still extract foam the same
Frank do I get any issues with fines in the pond ?
No mate, only when the fish are are grazing on the sides or as the weed starts to die off 👍
@@thekoichannel264 what food do you use at what temperatures ?
Below 20c I use saki Wheatgerm and then above 20c I use Saki balance
Do you have moving bed filter? How do you like the Bakki? How is it compared to K1 moving bed?
hi mate iv subbed to your channel and iv been watching your videos, I'm new to all this koi ponds and stuff and just finished my raised wooden pond its 9ft long 5ft wide and deepest in middle is 4ft any idea on what filter i would need to run it pls,,, im thinking if a retrofit bottom drain would be good to run or just a pump. any advise would be appreciated thanks mate
Great video, and the system is looking stunning. I have a question regarding the up pipe?. How far is the smaller pipe going into the reducer? Does it touch the water flow in the 4” pipe or just above.
Cheers Harry 👍
Good question about the up pipe, I was supposed to mention it in the video but forgot. It’s actually critical to how well it works, the pipe is only pushed in to the first straight section and doesn’t sit into the tapered section, that way all the bubbles are pushed up the tapered section. Out of interest I did try it pushed further in and it didn’t work nearly a well 👌
@@thekoichannel264 that’s great cheers for that, has it been working and is it removing the doc?. I am in progress of adding a shower at the moment and was going to add the up pipe, I have seen it on another couple of returns and was wondering how good they are. Pond and koi looking great.. keep the vlogs coming..
@@harrymeldrum9994 yes mate it works absolutely brilliant, at the minute Iv got the elbow off the top of it because the water is so clean I’m literally getting the dregs of anything in there. When I start feeding heavy and it starts chugging I’ll slowly increase the length of the 1.5” pipe. Highly recommend using the 4” tee method over the normal way as it catches so much more air and creates turbulence. Try to have it set so the tip on the rubber reducer is at water level or lower.
Trickle and pond tds are both 80👌
@@thekoichannel264 that’s great info I will give this a try, and I have the 4” T for it, starting the dig this weekend as the shower is also remote like yours. Thanks again and keep the blogs coming..
Goromo showa that. 👌 that eyeball should go down in time.
Cheers Bobby. I really hole it does, I’m very tempted to have it back out and see it in needs a help to pop back in or if there is something behind keeping it out wether is be some sort of growth/tumor or swelling 🤞
@@thekoichannel264 I wouldnt touch physically. Your waters defo good enough to get the swelling down. I've had a couple down the years scratch their eyes (I'm not saying that's what it's done, it could be anything) I run my pond at 60ish and their eyes cleared up. It can take a while my sanke took nearly 4 months to go back down
Hi frank, what is you recommendation if up pipe is not a option to me? What protein skimmer you’d recommend?
Hi bro.. could u please make a video how your koi ponds circulation works? Maybe with ilustration will look better and understand for us
Will do 👍
Cracking Frank 👍🏻
What Uv do you use ? Can you send me a link ? Is it a steriliser or just a uvc ?
May I ask, what is the size of your pond?
3300 Uk gallons 👍
New subscriber great channel
Bangin bud 👍🏻
Hi Frank
What made you go for the aquaforte pumps over evolution aqua?
Hi mate, when I first built my pond they were not on the market so I went with the DM Varios. Then for this next update decided to keep things the same 👍
@@thekoichannel264 Thanks for the reply mate, I’m new to all this and just trying to do as much research as I can. Wasn’t sure if there was any difference in performance, power usage or noise.
Could you explain in a bit more detail how your foam fractionator works, does the outlet have to be above pond water level?
I have the same “issue” with my kujaku. Skittish eater, doesn’t grow fast. May try sinking food as you did.👍
Definitely get on the sinking, going to do a vlog at some point of all the reasons why I use it 👍
Is this a recycle RO system or does it treat new water from your house?
No it’s a steady trickle of RO mixed with purified tap water. To many cons with recirculating ro for me 👍
That's an awesome pond with a MEGA Bakki Shower (Bertha) She's a Big Girl 😅
I am in US. I want to have this bakki shower. Is there an advantage from using K1 media in a Hayward pool filter and a 50% bog filter.
Your tap tds is 240! 😳 so lucky! Mines 500 to 550! 😩