KOI POND**MULTIBAY VORTEX WASTE EXTRACTOR TEST🤔😉**HEATING TRANSFER TO THE FILTER SYSTEM**
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Part 2 of the Filter Vortex extractor that I've been playing around with for a couple of weeks and now time to give it a spin...🤔😉👍
Also another look at the heat transfer from my warm garage to the filter system to see if anything is actually happening?
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Pipe that was used for the trial was 44mm waste pipe
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Hi Andy interesting in what your trying to do , perhaps you could use a plastic lid or funnel to make a miniature retro bottom drain , or a series of t pieces coming of the oringnal pipe , nice idea though 👍👍😀😀
Hiya, thanks for that. Yeah there are a number of ways this could go to make it work a little better. Getting some fantastic suggestions that I am looking at..cheers 😉👍
Hi mate good video and it will be interesting to see what you come up with for the vortex jobs a goodun👍
Cheers Andy. Yeah I'm gunna play abit more with that idea to see where else it can go to make it work better..🤔 cheers 😉 👍
Great video Andy as always why not get some full sleeve rubber gloves to use when cleaning ya filters that's what I used to do stops ya freezing ya hands off 🤣
Hiya, thanks for that. Yeah I'll have to keep an eye out for some of them..cheers 😉👍
That chags lush mate, he wont be hard to train comming up already 👍🐟⛩
Hiya, yeah I think I've dropped on with him as he was coming to my hand from the first day on had him. 😉👍
@@KoiPondLifestyle there great mines not as confident yet but i do keep trying, my sorigoi on the other hand shes the 1st up every time, proper fatty that one you can literally poor pellets down her throat 👍🐟
Times like that make all the effort more than worth it for me...cheers 😉👍
Nice update Andy always plenty to do mate looks like you mite have crack it with a few mods to the pipe . Fish are looking amazing look forward to the next one , stay safe and well
Hi Carol, thanks for that. Yeah just gotta play around with it to get it closer to the bottom...🤔😉👍.. Hope your feeling well..
Evening Andy👍😊. Another interesting update👍😊. Good call with the ponds balls, don’t put new ones in until the previous ones have all dissolved. Gone in no time in the summer but not needed half as much in the colder months👍😊. Alway love your tinkering and coming up with new ideas to try out👍😊. I do remember cleaning my multi bay filter on the previous pond, in the wind, rain and snow……oh joy☹️🥶. Have you tried using the big rubber gloves that go past your elbows? I have a pair (now 20 years old) and use them whenever I’m messing in the water this time of year and find they definitely keep my hands warmer and dryer 😊👍. Keep up the good work👍🈲🐟😊
Hi Phil, thanks for that. Good idea with the long gloves. I'll keep my eye out for some of them. Cheers 😉 👍
Hiya Andy awesome video again can't you try a reducer to get next pipe size down and connect a few elbows to get end off pipe just of the enter off the vortex on the bottom.thinking behind size would be small would help pull that little bit more suction into the pipe🤷
Hiya, thanks for that... got some great feedback and loads of ideas coming in to try...cheers 😉👍
I would try to cap off the end also. A little extra suction.
Cool invention! A 45 degree elbow might be too much but may be bending it with a heat gun will do the trick. Cool stuff 😁
Hi Lau, thanks for that. Yeah It looks like some chopping and shapeing is required...cheers 🤔😉👍
It's definitely got legs mate really good idea 💡 👌
Cheers...😉👍
On the KPL waste extractor lol try putting a 90 degree elbow on the pipe but get it sitting in the bottom centre of you vortex obviously facing down or at 45 degrees as I think you’re right it was too far from the waste to draw it up
Good luck
Nice one Andy, I still favour the syphon stay safe mate.
Hiya, thanks for that. Yeah me too but hey, ya can't knock it till ya tried it 😉 👍
Hi Andy great vid again mate, why not cut the pipe you have slotted half way and put an elbow facing the bottom of the vortex, I’m sure that would draw up the rubbish.
Cracking vid as always! How about putting in two or three tee pieces on a piece of pipe? 🤔
Hiya, thanks for that. Now there's an idea?? Cheers 😉 👍
Last night was bad in Northumberland with 90mph winds the side of someone’s pond was brought down with the wind pressure on the side of the wall and water moving another pond lost its roof and part of the top wall as it was ripped off.
Tonight, it’s going to be a lot stronger they say it could make 110mph but this time in Devon Cornwall and summerset and across Wales the midlands and Staffordshire Derbyshire we seem to be a lot better off this time it’s a good idea to take covers off the pond as the wind can just rip them off and when they are on the wind pressure hits the side of the pond which can cause damage to the walls.
This Storm is a good test for my Cover locks... Will they hold??
@@KoiPondLifestyle well it is but on the other hand it could pull them off and your bricks with them.
Missed me the wind moved south and missed us this time unless it comes back have got 6" snow though.
Its here now...
@@KoiPondLifestyle we missed the wind and got the snow but its red hot outside suns out cant belive it
Heat gun and bend pipe to create bends to get lower to bottom, I think the slots may be a bit to wide, try the thickness of an angle grinder blade. Good luck
Thanks for that. Yeah looking at something similar to move the idea on. Cheers 😉 👍
I would try making a Mini retro Bottom Drain you never know :)
Just a thought if the drain or pipe is central keeping the Vortex running should keep the waste moving in to the middle as its drawn away, for the short time the valve is open. fingers crossed . 👀
Some great feedback cheers. I find the recess in the bottom holds the waste and stops it moving unfortunately 😕 🤔
I used an incandescent light of 75-100 Watts next to my air pump in a covered area and ran all the time during winter. This warm air recirculated into the water thru the airstones and warming the water, up into the covered area over the pond (assuming covered pond). The warmer air then is sucked back into the air pump which is further heated by lamp and back into the airstones. Koi were very happy all winter and ate hardily!! This setup was for a 1000 gallon holding tank holding many koi awaiting transfer into main pond in Spring. The holding tank was covered in plastic in the wide open air under my deck. The air pump and lamp were under the same plastic covering saving the heat also under the plastic and warming the air over the pond as well as warming thru the air bubbles. A larger bulb/larger wattage also means higher cost in running.
Andy I put some of those bacterial balls in my moving bed last year in my multi bay ( after I copied your idea) I still see a couple stuck in the media when it turns over . Will be interesting to see if your slotted extractor can be developed further, might be something else of yours I can try. As always great vid Mate👍
Hiya, Thanks for that.. Yeah those pond balls found lingering around so thought I'd point them out as it will probably be on peoples shopping lists ready for spring? cheers..😉👍
Just a thought for vortex what about making or buying a retro fit bottom drain that sits in the bottom and is piped into the outlet inside the filter
I'll look into that. 🤔😉👍
How often do you have the long burner lit in the garage?
You could make a heat exchanger to transfer heat via pumped water. Though you cant use copper pipe and the heat eachange will be pricey made from Stainless steel.... unless you could salvage one from a scrap gas boiler???
The downside is your log burner probabbly wont be lit every day and this would create bigger swings of heat and cold. Consistent temps is key.
The other thing i picked up on is Pond Balls.... Not really needed in a well functioning filter. If all your water tests are good then no need for additives.
What i find pond balls good for is after a parasite treatment. Ive just treated for white spot. Used FMG and i know this can potentially knock back filter bacteria.
This is when adding pond balls can help boost the filter.... of course this is "part of a calorie controlled diet" as you have to control the feeding. I weigh the feed out.
I have an ASHP and was heated throughout the winter to 13c. Just enough to maintain the immune system and a small daily feed.
I thought this would prevent Aeromas Alley... But one of my large goldfish was sulking (Koi were fine) Once netted, it had raised scales and i knew this was a parasite.
The Scrape i did wasn't the best and i didn't see anything in the microscope so i anti-bacc'd the wound and put some wound seal on.
Raised the pond temp by 2c a day until i got to 19c. On the 3rd day (once the pond was at 19c... i could see a few white spots (grains of salt) on my Gin-Rin Chag.... on a gin rin white spots stand out a mile!
So last Monday i put a treatment of FMG in. The spots on the chag have already gone... (to the next part of the lifecycle) which i'm hoping the FMG has killed them as they left
The Goldfish looks much better, is up first to feed and the fish are ravenous. Going to hold it another week at 19c and observe daily before i consider dropping the temp 1c a day back to 13c.
2500 Gallon Pond.
Great Video, I love DIY hacks on the pond... especially when they cost nothing more than a piece of old pipe that was laying around or can be purchased at the hardware shop without the "Koi Tax" lol
You are busy round your pond.. Damn Parasites are such a pain but your lucky you have the temps to treat.. Yeah the first thing would be converted to create heat to the pond but as you said the fire isn't always on so swings with temps wouldn't be good.. So far I'm free of parasites but now I've said it just you watch..🤔😮. Thank for your feedback and comments... Keep um coming.. Cheers, 😉👍
Large debris will clog it up Andy try a piece of pipe that goes to the centre with a 90 elbow on it facing downwards
Hiya, thanks for that. Yeah thats one reason why I went so large on the slots but rhats seems to of reduced the drawing..🤔😉👍
@@KoiPondLifestyle I think a downwards facing elbow will act like a bottom drain
Lots of great ideas coming in...cheers 😀 👍
Use a heat gun to bend the pipe a little bit to make a z like shape and you’ll be able to sit it on the bottom easily, the holes might of been a little bit to big but should work
Having the pipe in the vortex solid with a 90 degree elbow in the centre as close to the bottom as you can will vaccum all that waste up no problem
Hiya, Thanks for that. I think I nailed it in the follow up video.. What do you think🤔 th-cam.com/video/clfzdt-QhOg/w-d-xo.html
What do you do with the waste water? Fish waste is great fertilizer for plants!
I usually throw it on the lawn or onto the borders.. Like you say, great fertiliser...😉👍
Hi mate great channel could you give me the link or tell me what aquarium syphon you have as I brought one of eBay and it was crap mate and I want to get the right one
Hiya. Thanks for that. Glad your enjoying the video's.. The ebay seller that sold the syphon like mine stopped selling them so I'm telling people to look for one identical to mine on ebay as other sellers are selling them. Don't go for the green one as I hear that make is the rubbish one as well....cheers 😉👍
Thanks mate for you reply
Andi have you got the room to cut a 4" hole in the wall then send a Chrome Heater Pipe like the ones they use for flue's. sent it the whole length of the filter bay area then cap of the end. The Chrome Pipe will then heat up and heat up the Filter area then Fingers Crossed heat up the water
Hiya, Now that sounds like an idea to look deeper into... Cheers. 🤔😉👍
90 degree elbow facing straight down in the middle
With the bottom drain get 2 t joint and a elbow turn them all down to the bottom fix to a new bit of pipe don’t know if anyone as said
Thanks for that. Do you mean as I've done in this video? th-cam.com/video/clfzdt-QhOg/w-d-xo.html
The extraction pipe could work with a bit of tinkering like you said but I would stick with the syphon mate your still going to be losing less water👍
Hiya, thanks for that. Yeah I think your right, you can't beat the syphon for water saving...cheers 😉👍
I wonder if its an oxygen thing all the fish lineing up in the east corner of the pond each night I wonder if that is the place where the most oxygen builds up from the water coming into the pond. I will try turning the pump off and put the air filter on and see if they do the same. Its not temp its the same in that area as it is at the other end of the pond. So strange I have the all lined up by midnight.
Yeah, test time. Let's see how ya get on ...🤔👍
T pipes on it maybe??
Another quick check on the pond too windy and nonstop rain so checking the live feed to see whats going on.
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So going to pull some laptops out of the shed to repair I think I have around 6 or 7 in the old shed they all need simple repairs so I can sell them.
A quick check to see if you can still use video editing software with win 11.
If you press the windows key and the X key and go to Task Manager then performance and GPU your driver and direct X will be listed.
Closer to the bottom use a reducer In reverse to fit a larger pipe extra diameter will push it closer ☺️
Best going for a smaller pipe. You want VELOCITY. to shift the debris. If thats 40mm, reduce to 32mm and use a couple of 45 elbows to drop the pipe to the very bottom.
This is why we have to purge Bottom Drain pipes, because in most cases we've fit 4" pipe when a 3" would have had more velocity to prevent debris settlement.
I have made this mistake too. But i cant change it now as the pond is 2 years in lol.
4" BD Running a nexus 220 and my sweet spot is about 7000litres/hour but i max the 10k vari pump to 100% (10,000 litres/hour) i can see debris being pulled up into the nexus.
Purchased a new pump for the pond last week and the post van came today and said I had to pay import tax 4.5%.
It seems that all purchases from outside of the UK are now subjected to import taxes.
Another thing windows 11 does not support some video editors for making content for youtube it gives a GPU error.
I think the tax thing is just Europe as I had some things come from China and no tax but had somthing from Germany and had to pay. Glad you said about windows 11 I was considering downloading that...cheers 😉👍
I think a 45 deg pipe would have more suction.
Another high wind day 90mph at the moment with heavy rain electric flicking on and off across the road the side of the house has fallen down trees down up the street I put heavy wood over the ponds panels to stop them snapping off.
Friday is to be the day to watch over 100mph winds but mainly in the southwest and midlands so I could miss this one.
Pulled two old laptops out of the shed in bits one a 17.3 Toshiba worth around £250-£300 fixed and the other an HP envy twin hard drive worth about £600 fixed.
Can’t do anything outside so let’s have a go at a 30-minute build.
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Quick test of pond water and its still all fine and a little more live footage of the fish in the pond as soon as it gets dark they move to the eastern corner of the pond and all line up strange one. th-cam.com/video/DaNdcHhQdrA/w-d-xo.html
Camera moved today and now have a live feed to computer cannot understand why the big fish move to the east corner of the pond which is only 4ft deep and the small fish go down into the 5 feet deep end of the pond around 9pm every night.
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interesting. Hw much is the camera and light costing to run? Is it on 24/7? Was thinking about a live 24/7 feed to my pond for subscribers to watch whenever they want? 🤔🤔👍
@@KoiPondLifestyle the camera is linked to the security camera system which uses 12v and the light is 12v low voltage I would say the light uses around 22p a week the light is only on a couple of hours a night in summer it would not be needed at all the problem is polarisation the reflection of the sky or covers on the water I can see no way of getting rid of it a polarising filter would work but the light of the camera would black it out.
Two bits of bad news today....(1) Gas prices will go up again in July (2) Fish has died found it on the buttom today.
Are you sure it was dead? I've had them rolled over for weeks or was that the one you took out?☹
@@KoiPondLifestyle Yes 2 dead both have grey eyes and solid body one bent right over .tested water its fine. Checked the fish with scrapes nothing. It has to be the ice cold we suddenly have.
Gutted for you mate.. 😢
@@KoiPondLifestyle See what happens tonight its already minus 1.7 C iced out and in the pond.
Hand feed your chag with mussels I guarantee it will feed first time
Ahhh the mussels are always the way to make the koi more friendly.. 😄😉👍
My Chagoi loves prawns...
I think I’m going to lose this fish tonight its almost stopped moving.
Found it in the pond today on the bottom it was very cold last night but the other fish seem fine. Done a quick water test and it’s all fine.
I hope this is the only one I will lose this winter I think the problem is going to be the water freezing then warm then freezing it’s not stable. th-cam.com/video/luexU54zY3g/w-d-xo.html
I wouldn't touch it at the moment with the water so cold. I've had them before lying on their side for weeks looking like they were dead but came round once the water warmed. People make the mistake of taking them out and putting them indoors but the shock just finishes them off...🤔😉👍
@@KoiPondLifestyle yes I took it out put it in a bowl of pond water put a bit of salt in and a touch of bicarb before putting it back I dont think it will make the night one of its eyes was already turning grey.
Best just leave them there in winter..