fitting a 3 stage dechlorinator to my koi pond + pond maintenance
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
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hello guys and gals
in this video I will be adding an aqua dechlor 3 stage dechlorinator to my koi pond to hopefully get rid of my toxins in the tap water.
I will also be cleaning my filters out and removing some dying pond plants
and finally I will add some kuro koi clay to the pond after cleaning.
as always thanks for watching 👍
Great update love the filter cover also
Thank you 👍
Hi mate, your dechlorinator should only be a slow flow, I use mine as a trickle in/out system which does my weekly water change, I trickle into my filter and exits via a overflow in my skimmer. Use the dpd4 tablets to confirm your flow rate is removing the chlorine. Regards Andy
Cheers Andy hope bizley is well 👌.the only problem I have us I use an awful lot of water cleaning the gravel filter and don't have an outdoor tap to leave it trickling in to top up but I'm getting one fitted asap. 👍
Bizley is fine mate thanks for asking, I know all about using lots of water, I'm on a bloody water meter lol. I also had to fit an outside tap but it was worth the effort. Keep up the good work Regards Andy & Bizley
Thanks mate 👍
Another job done 👍.
Thank you 😊
great video i been looking at what one to buy and the flow that i need to set it up at
Brilliant mate glad it was of help 👍
Hey, great video, pond looks great. I got one of those recently and found the slower the better for filling it up. 👍
Thank you, yes looking like slow is the way 👌👍
it's looking mint! Mate😂👌
Thanks mate 👍
I've only just got this 🤣🤣🤣🤣👌
Any issues having the hma filter fitted outside in the winter? I’m looking to fit mine to the side of the house but don’t want the filter freezing up in the winter
I haven't had any issues with the one on the tosai tank but I will be putting mine in an insulated shed at some point so yes definitely best to 👍
Hi matey, good video go slow with the 3 stage, fill up a glass from the 3 stage drop a DPD tablet in and check the Chloramine should give you an idea how fast you can run the water, thanks bro 👍🏻
Cheers mate, I've been testing it , I've nearly ran out of dpd4 tabs 😂😂 but gotta get it right 👍
budget pond keeping , 🤣🤣🤣 be safe matey 👍🏻
What's the difference between a dechorinator and a reverse osmosis unit ?
Looks exactly the same .
Yeah they look very similar a dechlorinator removes chlorine an R.O unit removes all other contaminates hope this helps
That’s a interesting filter system you have there my friend ! As for the 3 stage water cartridges I’m only running mine of 1 cartridge I need to upgrade to the 3 stage myself Great video
Thanks mate. Yes I thought it was time I upgraded 👌👍
Looking like you had a bit more nice weather for filming that slow on the 3 stage i have to in line and if i drop clean the two pods and vortex I put it on a slow real fine spray even after them and top back up can take 4 - 5 hours Happy ponding mate
Thanks mate , yes it took a lot longer to fill up than normal. Hopefully I can get the flow just right 👍
Is the dechlorinator something that you have to keep running constantly or can i use it just for when i do a water change to remove the chlorine from my tap water?
You can run when you want it will last longer if only used for water changes I would put it away out of sunlight if not using it for a bit
@@progressivepondkeeping ok brilliant thanks for the fast reply. I have just ordered one from amazon for my uncles pond he needs to do a partial water change or maybe even a full water change as he has suddenly lost a good few koi recently and so he needs to act fast so i told him i would order him the dechlorinator online as he is not very good with the Internet but i just wanted to make sure i have ordered the right dechlorinator for tap water refills.
You could always ad some liquid dechlorinator aswell just to be safe
@@progressivepondkeeping yes i took him to a big pond suppliers today hoping to purchase the dechlorinator filter but they had none in stock so they sold us some liquid dechlorinator called fresh start and then i just ordered the dechlorinator filter you have in your video but after watching your video i assumed that it was a filter you hook up to your pond to actually dechlorinate your pond water itself as opposed to dechlorinating tap water during a water change but now i know after your advise that you can use it for both water changes and also constant pond dechlorinating . Thanks again you have been a massive help
No problem mate remember to only feed the dechlorinator from the tap not the pond it's self so only to be used if topping up or if you have constant water trickling in.
I'm getting the 3 stage warter purifier, have you managed to work out the flow rate. Thanks
Hello mate it seems to work best at a slow trickle not sure on exact flow rates but I think it will tell you in the instructions 👍
Good luck bud.
Cheers mucka 👍
Looking great 👍, how many gallons?
Thanks, it's about 3300 gallons I think
If you want to tidy the pond wall just keep it simple and use some feather edge and you could also put some insulation between the battens. Messy job cleaning filters but let’s face it we love doing it.
Brilliant idea on the feather edge I think you have sorted my pond walls 😁 . definitely messy but yes we love it 👌👍
i think you could make your pond look nicer if you put some tiles on the outside
Yes I agree , I'm thinking of covering the walls with decking boards 👍
You just want to trickle it in m8 the slower the better. I've but an overflow in my skimmer so its trickle in and out.
That would be ideal for me but I don't have an outside tap atm . I'm going to have to get one sorted
You need to trickle it in as slow as possible, maximum would be about a litre per minute.
Brilliant thanks 👍
How about you pretty it up with a proper stone frontage. If you can lay blocks you can do it. it is just a lot slower and more rewarding. Never hurry the stone. It took millions of years to be ready for walls.
That would be awesome but tbh I not sure I will keep this pond . I eventually want to rebuild it properly
@@progressivepondkeeping if it aint broke?
True tbh, it will do me for a few years at least
Slower the better mate
Thanks mate 👍
Keep up great work just subscribe mate
Thanks Dave ☺️👍