Two of the biggest complains of food are the amount of waste and ‘tanning’ of the water. Probably the largest producer of koi food is Coppens, some people swear by it and some moan about the level of waste and tanning. Coppens also provide many companies, some to their own specifications and then it’s repackaged. I do believe Queni is one of Coppens is customers.
Hi Andy, Great video. That looks a great little sieve. The best thing I did was add a sieve to my pond, it keeps all the larger dirt out of the filter and makes it's life a lot easier. Take care, Terry.
Thanks Terry, that's exactly what I'm looking to achieve, I live cleaning filter ( am i mad lol) just need to be able to leave the system fir a few days while holidaying
Nice bit of kit you picked up from your subscriber Andy👍. I think you may find the food switch is your answer having used the QK myself👍. Three fantastic years of content Mate well done 🎉🥳🍾
Cheers Paul I've been very happy with the food until this year so time to change and 3 years have flown by but at least I still look young..... shut it 😂😂😂
Hi Andy, we’ve used queni growth and colour recently and maybe a little early to decide on results, but for certain our water that was gin clear has gone to pot , with discolouration and general appearance, we’ll be changing food imminently, our use of saki has proven growth and clarity, we’re not a million miles away from you so you’d be welcome to come and see and discuss . Congrats on three years posting great content Cheers Allan
Thanks Allan, it does appear from the comments that there are a few that have similar issues with the kenco food, mine has improved since trying aquasorce. I think it's time for a change and upgrade maybe, I appreciate the visit offer, I'm swamped at work atm, but I'd love to visit for a chat, remind me in a couple of weeks and we'll try and sort something. 👍🏻
Hi Andy. I have changed to Kenko this year (for the first time) and feeding the same mix as you, colour, growth and health in equal amounts. My water clarity has gone from crystal to a brown tint. Fitted a new UV tube but no difference so must be the food. Really happy with growth etc but clarity is not good. Great channel by the way. Neil
Hi mate, never had issues like this before, always been happy with their food, I've done some tests which surprised me, you'll see that on next fri update. Thanks Neil for letting me know 👍🏻
I’ve been using takazumi food and my koi love it. I’ve also added a compact sieve to my pond and it’s connected to my skimmer and returns to my moving bed. The amount of crap it collects is unbelievable it only cost me £51 on eBay money well spent a bargain as some of them where over £100.
Thanks Jamie, it clear it's my food causing issues, time for a change I think mate. Looking forward to fitting the seive, hopefully this year if I get time
Hi Andy same sieve as I have. Never had it block, only clean it out when I remember. All the crud goes to the bottom leaving the screen clean. That's on a skimmer line though. I've been using Aquasource ultimate this year no probs at all. All the best Andy
Cheers Andy, I think the seive will be a great addition to my filtration. I've definitely noticed a difference since using the new food. Time for a food upgrade I think 🤔
Hi Andy i use the Aqua source Growth 50/50 sinking/floating through summer 21:57 mixed with JPD shogun allseason ive definitely noticed the growth in my fish this year unbelievable! Just noticed a lot more waste using the Aqua source, but the water parameters are still good, probably run it till the end of september
Hi James, thanks for the information. My water has cleared up lovely since using aquasorce, I've done a tannins/food test which surprised me, and you'll see that in fri upcoming video. I will be changing my food and probably upgrading too, which I'll update once I've decided which foods to use.
Hi Andy, I to use the Queni koi, Kenco food, have had the same issue, I actually bought two separate bags of the same food, and noticed one was a glazed pellet, and the other was a unglazed pellet, last year I didn't have the issue, but they love it, defo the food, my water has cleared more and still on a various Queni Koi mix.
Thanks Scott for letting me know, I've done a food test which shows the tannins from the different types, I was shocked at the results mate. Video out on Fri. I think I'm changing and upgrading too, shame I like the QK foods
Hi Andy, I had that exact sieve working on my pond before I changed to a drum filter, great bit of kit. Couple of things - Be aware that the sieve is directional so if you put it in the wrong way up, it won't take out anywhere near as much as it should. Also, there should be 4 x rubber strips that clip onto each side of the sieve itself, hopefully you have them too 👍
Hi Ray, so grateful to the person who gave it to me, really nice and knowledgeable guy. Hopefully I get time to fit it this year, so busy atm. Thanks for the info, don't remember seeing those rubber strips though 🤔
Hi Andy mate , if your not feeding heavy then it will be the quality of the food changing , fish meal is becoming expensive, and some manufacturers are replacing it with poultry meal and other cheaper ingredients, I’m suffering from tannins my self but that is just down to the amount of food going in , playing catch up this season , Queni is made by Coppins but to Queni s recipe, it’s good food but I did find it coloured my water a tad , Decent sieve buddy you will be going drum before you know it 😂
Thanks mate, it seems I'm not the only one recently with the same issues using QK foods. Time for a change and upgrade maybe. The seive is a small step towards the drum #darkside lol. Good to see you back uploading too 😀
Andy I used Japan mix from there and my water quality after using 2kg went a really yellow/ brown colour they loves it but switched back and water quality went back up. But just my thoughts on it
i must admit i use the Japan mix, i had clear but brown tinge water, bought anothe amalgam uv bulb as i thought it was that, but i think i will go back to my aqua source which i had run out of
I've had one of those sieves running on my skimmer line for about 18 years without problems and it is a great bit of kit. I have it set so that the top is about head height. It's not too difficult to get the screen out if space is short. I think if you have enough space to get a hand in to lift the inlet box off the screen (I find you only have to bend your fingers to get enough lift) you should have enough clearance to get the screen out horizontally with the other hand. The weight of any crude might make this more difficult. I have a 10000 litre pump set at 50% and I can leave it for a week. It does a really good job of pushing waste to the bottom of the screen and keeping the active part clear. My Estrosieve on the bottom drain needs a daily clear out and can't be left for more than 2 days but it is fed directly from the bottom drain, apart from an ineffective vortex (too small) in front of it, so it has to deal with a lot.
Thanks, mate. I appreciate the info, and it should do exactly what I want it to when I get the time to change things in the filter house. Stay safe, Andy 👍
Hi Andy i keep goldfish I've found my water has been going yellow ISH couldn't understand why I mix my food so I haven't been able to pin point which food has been causing the water to go yellow luckily they don't seem to mind biggish water changes
Hi Julie, the tannins in the water won't harm your goldfish, the clear water is for our benefit 😀 I've done a simple test to find out which of my foods are causing issues, you'll see that in Friday's upcoming video. I believe a lot of food companies are now using cheaper ingredients due to costs 🤔 Thank for commenting and letting me know 👍🏻
Probably the Color food, try feeding Color 100% for one month. Than go back to normal food for rest of the year. Than you’ll wil only have 1 month Color in the water
Definitely the food Andy Pandy bruva but there has been a change to you're pond bruva the fish are considerably bigger thus if being fed food that has an ingredient change will then create more waste due to the extra growth 🧁👍👍👍
Thanks vince, reading the comments and the private msg I've had, I also think there's been a change in ingredients, the new food has made a huge difference. Time to change and maybe upgrade the food I think 🤔. I think I know which food I'm going to use... just need to pry open Gs vaulted wallet 😂
Those Chags and Utsuri are superb! 👍🏻
Really pleased with them Paul 😀
Nice update Andy the fish have grown so much stay safe and well
Thanks Carol 👍🏻 😊
Two of the biggest complains of food are the amount of waste and ‘tanning’ of the water. Probably the largest producer of koi food is Coppens, some people swear by it and some moan about the level of waste and tanning. Coppens also provide many companies, some to their own specifications and then it’s repackaged. I do believe Queni is one of Coppens is customers.
Queni is coppens
Aqua source is also coppens.
@markpaine882 no its manufactured at the coppens factory to aqua sources recipie under licence the same as jpd.. its not a coppens Controlled recipie
Cheers mate, @@skeggy
Thank you both, I think it's time for a food change and upgrade maybe 😊👍🏻
Wow cheers for the shout out Andy 🎉 we both appreciate it
You're welcome, hope it helps 😊
I love the aquasource food I've used the propolis one but I like the garlic one personally but it's great stuff and the fish love it
Thanks mate, not sure if I'm sticking with aquasorce but it's definitely made a difference since using it
Hi Andy, Great video. That looks a great little sieve. The best thing I did was add a sieve to my pond, it keeps all the larger dirt out of the filter and makes it's life a lot easier. Take care, Terry.
Thanks Terry, that's exactly what I'm looking to achieve, I live cleaning filter ( am i mad lol) just need to be able to leave the system fir a few days while holidaying
I'd give it a good test mate, as I have to clean mine every day, but I do get a lot of rubbish in mine from the trees and other things.
I'm lucky with tree debris and it'll probably be a slower rate so hopefully I'll get longer between cleans 😊
Nice bit of kit you picked up from your subscriber Andy👍. I think you may find the food switch is your answer having used the QK myself👍. Three fantastic years of content Mate well done 🎉🥳🍾
Cheers Paul I've been very happy with the food until this year so time to change and 3 years have flown by but at least I still look young..... shut it 😂😂😂
They say the camera does that for you 😇
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The koi in the bunker shed have come on loads Andy, loving them all but the chags and the shiro 👌🏻
Thanks Phil, really pleased with the development mate 👍🏻
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Hi Andy, we’ve used queni growth and colour recently and maybe a little early to decide on results, but for certain our water that was gin clear has gone to pot , with discolouration and general appearance, we’ll be changing food imminently, our use of saki has proven growth and clarity, we’re not a million miles away from you so you’d be welcome to come and see and discuss .
Congrats on three years posting great content
Cheers
Allan
Thanks Allan, it does appear from the comments that there are a few that have similar issues with the kenco food, mine has improved since trying aquasorce. I think it's time for a change and upgrade maybe, I appreciate the visit offer, I'm swamped at work atm, but I'd love to visit for a chat, remind me in a couple of weeks and we'll try and sort something. 👍🏻
No problem, all the best@@DerbyKoi
Hi Andy. I have changed to Kenko this year (for the first time) and feeding the same mix as you, colour, growth and health in equal amounts. My water clarity has gone from crystal to a brown tint. Fitted a new UV tube but no difference so must be the food. Really happy with growth etc but clarity is not good. Great channel by the way. Neil
Hi mate, never had issues like this before, always been happy with their food, I've done some tests which surprised me, you'll see that on next fri update. Thanks Neil for letting me know 👍🏻
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I’ve been using takazumi food and my koi love it. I’ve also added a compact sieve to my pond and it’s connected to my skimmer and returns to my moving bed. The amount of crap it collects is unbelievable it only cost me £51 on eBay money well spent a bargain as some of them where over £100.
Thanks Jamie, it clear it's my food causing issues, time for a change I think mate. Looking forward to fitting the seive, hopefully this year if I get time
Hi Andy same sieve as I have. Never had it block, only clean it out when I remember. All the crud goes to the bottom leaving the screen clean. That's on a skimmer line though.
I've been using Aquasource ultimate this year no probs at all.
All the best Andy
Cheers Andy, I think the seive will be a great addition to my filtration. I've definitely noticed a difference since using the new food. Time for a food upgrade I think 🤔
Hi Andy i use the Aqua source Growth 50/50 sinking/floating through summer 21:57 mixed with JPD shogun allseason ive
definitely noticed the growth in my fish this year unbelievable! Just noticed a lot more waste using the Aqua source, but the water parameters are still good, probably run it till the end of september
Hi James, thanks for the information. My water has cleared up lovely since using aquasorce, I've done a tannins/food test which surprised me, and you'll see that in fri upcoming video. I will be changing my food and probably upgrading too, which I'll update once I've decided which foods to use.
Nice update 👍 Andy ⛩🐟⛩
Thanks mate 👍🏻
Hi Andy, I to use the Queni koi, Kenco food, have had the same issue, I actually bought two separate bags of the same food, and noticed one was a glazed pellet, and the other was a unglazed pellet, last year I didn't have the issue, but they love it, defo the food, my water has cleared more and still on a various Queni Koi mix.
Thanks Scott for letting me know, I've done a food test which shows the tannins from the different types, I was shocked at the results mate. Video out on Fri. I think I'm changing and upgrading too, shame I like the QK foods
Same food I’ve had the growth and got the same problem never had the problem before like you said not sure I’ll be having it again
I've done a test on the different types which has surprising results, you'll see that in this Friday's vid
Hi Andy, I had that exact sieve working on my pond before I changed to a drum filter, great bit of kit. Couple of things - Be aware that the sieve is directional so if you put it in the wrong way up, it won't take out anywhere near as much as it should. Also, there should be 4 x rubber strips that clip onto each side of the sieve itself, hopefully you have them too 👍
Hi Ray, so grateful to the person who gave it to me, really nice and knowledgeable guy. Hopefully I get time to fit it this year, so busy atm. Thanks for the info, don't remember seeing those rubber strips though 🤔
Hiya mate yeah after changing to saki my water has improved im going to change back next week and see if it comes back i`ll keep you updated.
I appreciate that mate keep me updated, and im definitely going to change my food. I'm just not sure what to go for yet.
Hi Andy mate , if your not feeding heavy then it will be the quality of the food changing , fish meal is becoming expensive, and some manufacturers are replacing it with poultry meal and other cheaper ingredients, I’m suffering from tannins my self but that is just down to the amount of food going in , playing catch up this season , Queni is made by Coppins but to Queni s recipe, it’s good food but I did find it coloured my water a tad ,
Decent sieve buddy you will be going drum before you know it 😂
Thanks mate, it seems I'm not the only one recently with the same issues using QK foods. Time for a change and upgrade maybe. The seive is a small step towards the drum #darkside lol.
Good to see you back uploading too 😀
I use aqua source ultimate all season with propolis and garlic - definitely no issues with tannins.
Thanks, mate. still undecided on what food to go for, but definitely going to change.
That's a great seive, I had one and regret selling it, interesting to see how you get on with the food changes
Thanks mate, looking forward to setting it up for testing 👍🏻
Andy I used Japan mix from there and my water quality after using 2kg went a really yellow/ brown colour they loves it but switched back and water quality went back up. But just my thoughts on it
Thanks for letting me know, it looks like quite a few have had the same issues dave. I'll be changing or upgrading I think
Im having exact same issue’s with queni growth and colour food used before also without it cloudy water
Thanks for letting me know, I've hada few comments which are the same. It's time for a change or upgrade of food I think 🤔
i must admit i use the Japan mix, i had clear but brown tinge water, bought anothe amalgam uv bulb as i thought it was that, but i think i will go back to my aqua source which i had run out of
Never had issues before, but changing foods I can see the difference, time to upgrade the food I think 🤔
I’ve been using Queni food all summer. The summer mix and the tanning’s in the water are really bad. I’m changing to aqua source
Hi mate, I've used it for 3 years without any issues until now, so I'm looking at changing. Stay safe Andy 👍
Interesting video Andy, I'm having similar issues. I've sent you a private mgs mate 😊
Thanks mate 👍🏻
I've had one of those sieves running on my skimmer line for about 18 years without problems and it is a great bit of kit. I have it set so that the top is about head height. It's not too difficult to get the screen out if space is short.
I think if you have enough space to get a hand in to lift the inlet box off the screen (I find you only have to bend your fingers to get enough lift) you should have enough clearance to get the screen out horizontally with the other hand. The weight of any crude might make this more difficult.
I have a 10000 litre pump set at 50% and I can leave it for a week. It does a really good job of pushing waste to the bottom of the screen and keeping the active part clear.
My Estrosieve on the bottom drain needs a daily clear out and can't be left for more than 2 days but it is fed directly from the bottom drain, apart from an ineffective vortex (too small) in front of it, so it has to deal with a lot.
Thanks, mate. I appreciate the info, and it should do exactly what I want it to when I get the time to change things in the filter house. Stay safe, Andy 👍
Hi Andy i keep goldfish I've found my water has been going yellow ISH couldn't understand why I mix my food so I haven't been able to pin point which food has been causing the water to go yellow luckily they don't seem to mind biggish water changes
Hi Julie, the tannins in the water won't harm your goldfish, the clear water is for our benefit 😀 I've done a simple test to find out which of my foods are causing issues, you'll see that in Friday's upcoming video. I believe a lot of food companies are now using cheaper ingredients due to costs 🤔
Thank for commenting and letting me know 👍🏻
@@DerbyKoi thanks Andy it just doesn't look nice 👍🙂
Coppens have changed their ingredients to a lot of poultry meal rather than fish meal to keep the cost down .. queni food is coppens
I didn't realise it was coppins, never had issues before, time for a food upgrade I think. Thanks skegg 😊👍🏻
Can I buy one of the shiro’s looking great mate
Can you contact me privately on Facebook or email please Craig 👍🏻
Probably the Color food, try feeding Color 100% for one month. Than go back to normal food for rest of the year. Than you’ll wil only have 1 month Color in the water
Thanks mate, after lots of advice and helpful comments including your, I think I'm going to switch food 😀
Definitely the food Andy Pandy bruva but there has been a change to you're pond bruva the fish are considerably bigger thus if being fed food that has an ingredient change will then create more waste due to the extra growth 🧁👍👍👍
Thanks vince, reading the comments and the private msg I've had, I also think there's been a change in ingredients, the new food has made a huge difference. Time to change and maybe upgrade the food I think 🤔. I think I know which food I'm going to use... just need to pry open Gs vaulted wallet 😂
@@DerbyKoi 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Food luck with that bruva 💯🧁👍👍👍
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