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Post by Sleepy on Jul 25, 2008 10:25:22 GMT 1
... if only they'd make a solar filter, then at least my pond water would be filtered when the sun shines. If anyone knows of a solar powered filter will you please let me know - thanks. You shouldn't need a filter. Get rid of the fish and let the wildlife in. Then it will become balanced and clear within a couple of months. Aim to have pond plants covering around 2/3 of the pond surface area. |
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Post by Sleepy on Jul 25, 2008 10:26:56 GMT 1
... if only they'd make a solar filter, then at least my pond water would be filtered when the sun shines. If anyone knows of a solar powered filter will you please let me know - thanks. You shouldn't need a filter. Get rid of the fish and let the wildlife in. Then it will become balanced and clear withing a couple of months. Aim to have pond plants covering around 2/3 of the pond surface area. Are they Koi? If so they grill rather nicely. But if they are on the large side you might consider baking - wrapped in bacofoil. |
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Post by Sleepy on Jul 25, 2008 10:43:49 GMT 1
You shouldn't need a filter. Get rid of the fish and let the wildlife in. Then it will become balanced and clear within a couple of months. Aim to have pond plants covering around 2/3 of the pond surface area. I wasn't going to add any fish until I saw that the mozzies and midges were having a hay day - there were zillions and zillions of larvae in my little pond. A filter won't turn green water into clear water Sleepy, neither will it stop the build up of blanket weed - plants deal with blanket weed by competing for nutrients and leaf cover will prevent green water. A bit of mechanical filtration would be nice though; a filter needs to be running 24/7 for biological filtration which of course wouldn't be possible using a solar powered filter, if there was such a creature that is. Well don't be downhearted, a nice rainbow trout from the fish mongers tastes far better than koi anyway, and they don't have so many fiddly little bones. |
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Post by Sleepy on Jul 25, 2008 10:46:15 GMT 1
Does anyone have any recipes for koi carp that The witch can adapt for rainbow trout (or similar). I think shes stuck for ideas.
You can cook it, cool it, and then use it flaked as a raclette option.
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Post by Sleepy on Jul 25, 2008 10:53:59 GMT 1
Well don't be downhearted, a nice rainbow trout from the fish mongers tastes far better than koi anyway, and they don't have so many fiddly little bones. I've got a lovely recipe for grilled trout with mustard sauce - you'd like that I'm sure.  Why that is very kind of you. I haven't been invited round for dinner for ages. What time will be convenient? |
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Post by Sleepy on Jul 25, 2008 11:09:38 GMT 1
Does anyone have any recipes for koi carp that The witch can adapt for rainbow trout (or similar). I think shes stuck for ideas. You can cook it, cool it, and then use it flaked as a raclette option. I don't have any Koi Sleepy - but I know a few people who do........... I know, that's why you are using trout instead. Are you getting confused The witch? :  |
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Post by Sleepy on Jul 25, 2008 11:20:07 GMT 1
I know, that's why you are using trout instead. Are you getting confused The witch? : ...... well, I'm confused now. ;D OK, a recap. You wanted to invite me round to dinner. You wanted to prepare koi as the main dish thinking you could use the ones in your pond. Then you realised you didn't have any fish in your pond. Seeking advice you decided to substitute koi with trout and mask the taste difference with mustard. Clear now? |
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Post by madonplants on Jul 25, 2008 12:19:12 GMT 1
You shouldn't need a filter. Get rid of the fish and let the wildlife in. Then it will become balanced and clear within a couple of months. Aim to have pond plants covering around 2/3 of the pond surface area. I wasn't going to add any fish until I saw that the mozzies and midges were having a hay day - there were zillions and zillions of larvae in my little pond. A filter won't turn green water into clear water Sleepy, neither will it stop the build up of blanket weed - plants deal with blanket weed by competing for nutrients and leaf cover will prevent green water. A bit of mechanical filtration would be nice though; a filter needs to be running 24/7 for biological filtration which of course wouldn't be possible using a solar powered filter, if there was such a creature that is. But if you had waited, The witch, predators like dragonfly larvae would eat the mozzies for you and get a balance. All the wildlife ponds I have had before, have never had a problem with too many mozzies about. The ones that hatch, then get taken by the birds! |
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