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Fatih #426556 10/13/15 04:29 PM
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Cecil , thanks man. Are you seeing anything wrong in this system?(other than mechanical and biological filtration being in the same barrel)


Kim, thank you smile . Without breeding these animals all my effort gonna be useless.

Phil , thanks man. Cleaning it? Just get all the layers out and wash them. Why?

Thanks Scott, hearing couple good stuff from you is better than hearing it from anyone else, since you like telling me i am on the wrong way, haha smile . I know i wasn't mostly on the right way anyways.

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Originally Posted By: Fatih
Phil , thanks man. Cleaning it? Just get all the layers out and wash them. Why?


Why? - Because that could be a lot of work, and you will never be able to clean it like new again. You only have 10 fish in 1000 gallons, so it shouldn't be too bad.

Let's see how this goes.

Probably want to get some sort of pump and use it like a vacuum to suck all the stuff off the bottom when it starts to accumulate.

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Can you get a second barrel for settling?

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Originally Posted By: Bocomo
Can you get a second barrel for settling?


He could build something like this:


http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showthread.php?141689-DIY-Radial-Flow-Settler


If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.






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BTW here's a really cool DIY S & G filter that is used as a secondary filter in some koi ponds to produce gin clear water. I like how he cleans the solids out too.


http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showthread.php?68132-Birdman-s-Sand-Gravel-Filter&highlight=Birdman%27s+Filter

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If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.






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Originally Posted By: esshup
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Can you say a positive word about my work Scott, for God's sake? Haha.

I know, and it already rusted to a degree now but will it harm the fish?


Hmmmm........ Lets see... Congrats on convincing the guys to put it together for you? wink grin

I'm glad to see you continue to try to achieve your goals. I have faith that you'll get it done.

I don't think the iron will rust enough to harm the fish. You will be doing some partial water changes anyway. I'd bet Cecil has more PPM of iron in his water than you will have from those pieces in there.


Maybe but I have a DIY iron filter I came up with that produces gin clear water for my make up water. But it looks horrible before I oxidize the iron and filter it out! (2.5 mg/L)

I also heat my make up water with a 250 watt heater so it's the same as the receiving fish tanks.

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Thanks guys. Good to know, iron is safe.

The reason, i can't get 2 barrels is a- Technical part is much more difficult. Leaking is more likely, which would result in a disaster. I am living 1 mile away from these pools. I can't check them all the time.
b- I have some limits. I will have couple more pools and i can't get 2 barrel filters for each.

I got a question. Temperatures dropped and my LMB started to eat much less. Is this normal?

By the way i have a bad news. All of the cats and most of the BG's are dead. I don't know what happened. It was very sudden. They were kept in an outdoor pond which i was aerating , so they would have sufficient oxygen and they were very happy. I am very sad but all the LMB and some BG's are still alive, which are the 2 species i needed more than any other fish.

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Lower temps mean slower metabolism and less food intake. Very normal. Sorry to hear about the losses.


It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

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Guys can you tell me your opinion of this 3 incher CNBG. I know it is hard to tell yet but just choose one.





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Well, both fish in the pics look frightened wink

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Originally Posted By: Fatih
Thanks guys. Good to know, iron is safe.

The reason, i can't get 2 barrels is a- Technical part is much more difficult. Leaking is more likely, which would result in a disaster. I am living 1 mile away from these pools. I can't check them all the time.
b- I have some limits. I will have couple more pools and i can't get 2 barrel filters for each.

I got a question. Temperatures dropped and my LMB started to eat much less. Is this normal?

By the way i have a bad news. All of the cats and most of the BG's are dead. I don't know what happened. It was very sudden. They were kept in an outdoor pond which i was aerating , so they would have sufficient oxygen and they were very happy. I am very sad but all the LMB and some BG's are still alive, which are the 2 species i needed more than any other fish.


Next limiting factors behind oxygen are ammonia and nitrites. Were you checking them?


If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.






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Originally Posted By: Fatih
Guys can you tell me your opinion of this 3 incher CNBG. I know it is hard to tell yet but just choose one.






Looks healthy.


If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.






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Originally Posted By: JKB
Well, both fish in the pics look frightened wink


There's a war going on next door! crazy


If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.






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Hang in there Fatih. Looking healthy so far. Takes time to grow them big. Little Tuna may have to wait for a couple years for his first CNBG sandwich! smile

What's the status on the LMB?


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Originally Posted By: Cecil Baird1
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Well, both fish in the pics look frightened wink


There's a war going on next door! crazy


Oh, I don't think they really care about that now.

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Guys , i recomposed my previous post a couple of times. And finally , apparently i forgot to add "What sex is this fish?" . smile

Again, probably hard to tell but just tell me your opinion.


Bill, LMB are very well.

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To early to tell. I could guess, but I'd only have a 50% chance of getting it right.


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I would say the one on top is female based on the attraction to bright shiny things. The one on the bottom has a Bart Simpson look going on, so that ones probably male. wink

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Originally Posted By: esshup
To early to tell. I could guess, but I'd only have a 50% chance of getting it right.


And he's the expert. I'd probably get it right less often than that.

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Originally Posted By: fish n chips
I would say the one on top is female based on the attraction to bright shiny things. The one on the bottom has a Bart Simpson look going on, so that ones probably male. wink

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