Koi Fish Johnny Ep49 | Tempest, Nexus 220 and UV55 vs Green Pond Water day 11-14 will it be clear
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Koi Fish Johnny
Its the last part of the experiment to test the EA Nexus 220, Tempest and UV Light against the green pond water and Algae.
This is where I expected it to be crystal clear and to see everything. A nice look at the koi during the evening as the start to warm up and get more active by the day.
Its been one hell of a journey against the algae and green water. I have learnt so so so much and had some amazing advice from so many people. As part of this community so much good has come to my ponding skills so thank you.
The pond filters are still taking loads of muck out but it seems to grow faster than it is being removed.
Take care, stay safe and happy koi ing
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Johnny, patience grasshopper 👌🏾
Don't do the pergola until next year as it will dramatically change the glorious view you have.
The uv will catch up eventually but if its still struggling in a few weeks from now just get a bigger one 👍🏾👍🏾
Hi Tom 👋 that’s exactly what I’m thinking mate but of time then if no change bang a monster uv on. Thanks mate I agree with all and thanks for the support 😎
To many cooks giving advice one being Tom Riddle who hasn’t got a clue 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
I've been keeping carp for many years. The thing I find to help clear my ponds is filter floss.
Hi mate 👋 Nice great idea mate and nice to hear you have been in the game for years pal. Its an amazing hobby 😁
Great update Johnny.. Yep you said you gotta be patient. As you've seen mine is in full sun and the single 55w copes but I do help the pond with the large brolly to help with the shading.. Will be interesting to see how long the KMA will take to clear in your pond and filter system 🤔🤔..
Hi Andy (you legend) 👋 I agree mate patience is the key and small tweaks the main thing is the parameters are good except the KH was a little low this morning so working on that. KMA was amazing it like turboed the fishes appetite. I was like WTF even my little rascals were bang at it. Your right mate and it was finer last year 🕺🏻
Johnny we run a 17500lph through our 55watt uv need more flow 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 and no one wants to see Vince again 😁
Hi guys 👋 Thanks for that Im definately going speed it up 🕺🏻 Thanks for watching guys and cant wait to see Vinces head haha
another thing to try is filter floss in the nexus where the outlet pipe is. i used to have a box filter with same issue and used old tea towels which cleared pond in days
Hi Sharpey. Interesting mate. I may be moving my nexus in a few months so i might build onw of these into the system mate. Good idea.
All had open pond 3500gle run on 55 watt tmc uv never had proble but I did add pronting skimmer and that work so well u be amazed with what it really pull out
Hi pal 👋 Thats interesting mate. I have UV pumped up at minute but if no changes its coming back down in a week lol
Certainly getting better pal , clarity is slowly getting there , i found the amalgamin uvs work faster as they penetrate more water when submerged . But as you say , patience is key 😉
Hi Mate 👋 Thanks pal slowly but surely hey. Literally just had to google that "An amalgam is an alloy of mercury with another metal. It may be a liquid, a soft paste or a solid, depending upon the proportion of mercury." Then I relised its a brand and outside style lol. Cheers mate I didnt know these existed. 😁
Starting to look better buddy, keep going 👍
Hi Rex 👋 Thats it mate just got to keep going onweards and upwards buddy
The pond water is the same as in the jug it's just the amount that makes it look different. The actual filaments you refer to are not the results of the uv as they are a completely different algae. The green water you see isn't being removed by the tempest, it's just passing through, if you could see the outlet of the tempest you would see the same colour water. The single cell algae that a uv make clump together are actually invisible to the naked eye apart from in large numbers which you see as green water. Resolve will treat the filamtentous algae and the uv will treat the green water. 5000 ltrs an hour is a good flow rate on a 5000ltr pond as it will pass the entire pond volume through every hour, so a 10000 ltr pond would need a flow of 10000 ltrs an hour to achieve the same flow rate. Also don't worry about having a pump running 100% as they are "variable". Non variable pumps run at 100 % 24/7. Sorry for long comment😁
Hi pal 👋 Thanks for the great and super informative message mate. Some great point and yeah I dont know why but just seems odd to run anything at 100% (yep Im a strange one 😂 Onwards and upwards loving this learning curve
More flow the better in a koi pond. Whack it up to 100 if you can afford it. And if you think you've got too much flow going through the UV tap off of the main line put the UV on that loop with a tap on outlet. Not the inlet. Then reduce flow accordingly. 👍
Hi Bobby 👋 "afford it" 😂 Its mad electric at minute isnt it. Awesome ideas mate I love that ❤️ Thanks for the support pal
@@koifishjohnny it is mad. I'm now paying 130 a month just for the pond 🤦♂️
I think you’re so lucky that type of algae you’re getting is not bothering your koi and making your ph sky rocket. When I had my green water problem during it’s first spring it wasn’t as graceful. Every pond is different but what I did was change lots of water, kept adding new filters, and filter out green water with filter floss. I also bought a new UV. But that was the last UV I’ve ever bought. Good luck mate. I’m very interested on whether this new clay will work.
Hi Mate 👋 Cool to hear about your ponding experience, its all a learning curve hey. Yeah PH is bang on about 7.5 and steady. Fish are all super happy. Jeez I popped the clay in and they are like hungry as a hippo its mad mate. Thanks 😁
Good ph. Though I’d get the high range test as suppose to using the wide range one which you are using I believe. The high range gives better accuracy for ponds with higher ph. Don’t Know if this makes sense.
@@KoiRun50 hi mate yeah it makes sense. Koi seem happy though just done a full test and KH is a low so going to try and get something for that and also test tap water for prosphate
Great Video Jonny
Hi David 👋 Cheers bussy really appreciate that and the support mate
Hey mate.
Salt the pond, I had the same problem, I installed a second 55w UV, I'd had a massive algae bloom..I put in 3% salt in and it cleared up within days. I'll send you the salt calculator website if needs be. Iv got before salting and after salting video of my pond
Hope you get it sorted
Hi Pal, Nice one Im a fan of salt through the winter for sure and this is an interesting option mate. I will try a few other things from now onwards but its on my list of go too. Thanks mate
You will get there mate definitely wouldn't get a pergola if your going to use aquasource resolve make sure your kh is atleast 2 it won't work very well otherwise take it easy mate 👍😉
Hi Jiggsy 👋 Mate you wont believe this my KH is low and I have already added the resolve, jeez ☹️ Thanks though mate I appreciate the tip
Cracking pond. A quick thought. Dont know if anyone else has asked but have you measured for phosphate levels in your tap water.
Hi Tony mate 👋 Yep a couple have mentioned it, just waiting on it to be delivered mate. Thank you so much for the support pal
That last comment is not nice Vince has many friends 😕 hope it clears soon.
He does indeed mate and he knows it. Top man Vincey boy. Me too pal we will get there 😁
I would slow the flow on your main filter!
I know you mentioned this mate but had to make a decision ☹️ but on plus side if it doesn't work we can see what slowing does to it and get an accurate picture pal. Thanks for the support
I would try a green water treatment I had same problem last year clays didn't work it just took time
Hi mate, yeah Im thinking of trying resolve agaijn mate, flow is up and we will see the effects. Surely has to pass soon
First 😁👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Of course 👉🏾YOU👈🏾 would be first 🙄 🤣🤣 👍🏾👍🏾
Thanks guys 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Looks like he must be taking advice from Tom Riddle and S.O.A.S to get the pond running correctly 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
The tempest optimum flow is 5000 litres max flow 7500 litres , so you might need 2
Hi Micky 👋 Yeah mate Im think maybe 2 UV lights in the future for sure. Got it banged up on flow now at 90 but with all the back pressure at from bends I reckon its probably at around 7,500. Once clarity clears Im going to reduce to 69% as I like that number (I joke, sorry) truthly around 60% I think. Thanks for the support buddy 🕺🏻
A up matey! 😊👍 How often are you dumping the nexus?
Hi Col, Daily at the minute mate, but thinking of ideas as well 🤔
@@koifishjohnny give it three days, the more it compacts the more fines it will take out,. The center is just a large tempest mate, give it a go we want to see the bubbles! 😉👍
Koi fish Johnny go and get The BSP Bacto Plus liquid use as stated on bottle so you’ll need at least 2 ,as the koi m/advantage is ok and works but imo more for mineralisation and clouds up badly where as the AquaSource Resolve doesn’t. Both the Bacto + & Resolve work well and fast . 👍🏻
Hi Simon 👋 Thanks mate I super appreciate this and I will save this message for the future as I havent heard of the BSP Bacto and your right about the KMA but jeez the koi love it mate. I was blown away when I just popped it in now. Cheers pal
4 posts and a sail blind would work wonders
Hi pal, Yeah just not keen on where it would be positioned. Thanks though mate 😁 Would actually be a cool idea though
@@koifishjohnny no worries mate, just thought being on 4 posts that you could remove so that it wasn't a fixed structure
@@MikeZak101 I love it the more I think about it the more I like it. Defo good for thought but maybe not this year though. Thanks mate
To write Johnny we need him back on CZcams , I'm missing him,
He is slowly posting more 😎👍😊
100% and he will be back rocking and a rolling soon 😁
Hi mate. How many gallons
Hi mate 11,000 litres 😁
@@koifishjohnny I can't see any dirt coming out just blanket weed. You need to treat it if you want to get rid of it. Aqua source is ok for small blanket weed but your going to need something stronger. Need to add cloverleaf and plenty of it. Will need two treatments worth.
@@openears8914 Hi mate, thats defo on the list but at the minute just trying pumps (flow) up and see how that affects things for now. At least parameters are stable. Fish are happy and jeez the KMA turboed their appetite. Cheers mate
@@koifishjohnny no problem koi love green water. The thrive in it👍
How old is your pond?
Hi mate, 14 months like a baby
@@koifishjohnny 14 weeks?
@@KoiAquaponics no just over a year
@@koifishjohnny Very odd to have green water like this, usually an indication of not sufficient biological filtration media. YOu have a large fish load.
I'll eventually be doing a massive bio filtration addition on my pond so I can stock more fish. WIll be using oyster shells.
So far I've only had to deal with algae early on in the first 4-5 weeks, but it has since stayed cleared and i turned off UV.
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Cheers Paul
Johnny boy get that pump at 10000 mate lol 😂 just told Vince to give you my number about electrics too 👌👍👍👍
Hi pal 👋 Cheers mate nice one look forward to chatting soon. Take care mate
Hi mate !! Shame the pond isn’t clearing 😡I personally reckon that your u.v isn’t working properly !! and the 55w is prob on paper big enough but from experience I would always go way over the volume that they spec ,I reckon yours should be minimum 75w , to 100w !! I know the pond was clear last year ,so from watching your videos ,your pond has gone green since u changed the u.v tube and had problems with the u.v leaking ! But on the other hand I could be wrong 🥴🙈🤞
Hi Paul 👋 I know exactly what you mean mate, I am thinking about the size and stuff now. If I change it I will defo go bigger and maybe a different brand too. Yesterday I noticed KH was low and randomly my Resolve was out of date (stock piling poor rotation) I didnt ever know it goes out of date 🤔 So fingers crossed when my KH up comes I should be in business. Plus Prosphate testing kit is on the way too 🕺🏻
Ponds I see with windows get this Algee issue but I want a window 🤦♂️
Hi mate, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE my windows mate, just amazing to watch them plod around 🐟
Why don`t you do a big water change, at least 75%. Your are going to be waiting for months for that to clear
Hi Matthew, I have done loads of water changes mate and it just keeps on coming back strong. Thanks though mate
I would go filltier up uv down
Don't understand people saying speed uv up the longer the algae spends in the uv the more the uv kills it
💯 Craig decision made and ready for the next episode. Cheers mate 😎
It will work just takes a little longer ✌️
The UV seems not to be doing it job you maybe need to upgrade the UV size bro and putting the pump up is best more water flow
Just been thinking same Andy if it doesn’t improve soon will need a bigger one 💯 cheers mate
32 years iv had my pond johny and mine is worce than yours m8
Hi Graham 👋 Made me laugh that mate, nice one 🕺🏻
Slowly Slowly bud as I said before though if you wanna speed up the process algae can only live in a pond with high phosphates remove the phosphates and remove the algae and aquasourse resolve removes phosphates 😉👍
Hi Jamie, The one that says Resolve Blanketweed on it? As I tried that already maybe I have another go later this week with it. Brand new tub as well as the last one was from last year. Dont know if it expires like?
@@koifishjohnny yeh it's call Aqua Source Resolve 👍
@@keepingitkoi yep that’s it man and to confirm it does go out of date 😒😕🤬😱😱😱😱😱
I think there is a date on it but I had my last tub 3 years and never failed I've only just bought a new one on but I've always done the dose it says then after a week do a phosphates test if there's still a high phosphate I'll do another does that then suffercates all forms of alge including blanket weed 👍
You pond needs a good fok ing 🤣 and to let your filters block up a bit haha
Cheers skeggy 😎 I think so mate lots of changes to come
@@koifishjohnny I can't see its the uv a 55w ea uv they rate to 40k litres iirc .. so it has to be filtration side I still think flushing them so often as you are doing is slowing the process down . But the kma flocculation may speed things along clumping things together a bit more
Green or clear the fish look plenty happy John J 🧁💯👌👌👌
They are indeed Vince cheers buddy 😎