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Great job!! A tip for containing all floating fish from wondering elsewhere and getting stuck between rocks etc., I use a 'cut out' rectangular or square' foam/ polystyrene to keep fish meal in enclosed area, stop it floating else where. But only works for a short time as some bigger fish pallets tend to sink to bottom. Feed as little as possible, so you don't get high nitrates spikes. A generous base of substrate sand, gravel, keeps eco system going too. More lily type cover or similar will control algae growth.
pro tip from experience . fine mesh canvas bags cheaply bought from the grocery store or reusable grocery bags has an extremely fine filtering capability and quick washing or rinsing off capability. in 24 hours you can clear a Green Pond or a dirty pond with three or four bags or just two large bags while you wash the one and clean the other. I run two large bags with two 60 watt pumps when necessary for extra filtering and just clean and wash the Bags every few hours. three or four sessions is usually enough to clear 3000 L of water from cloudy to Crysta, l crystal clear.
Had my ponds for 20 years and always battled trying to make the water clear. Added a large waterfall box last year with bio balls inside it along with a mesh filter. Boom! Problem solved. This year opened the ponds and cleaned the filters every 3 days until the water got super clear. Now I clean the boxes once a week. I swear by bio balls.
could do with moving the lillys to other end of the pond, they dont like sitting in running water and causes them to rot very quickly... nice vid by the way
You need some submergent oxygenator plants! They add oxygen & consume the nutrients that the algae live on so help the fish & reduce the algae. You don't even need a pump if you use enough of the right amount of plants in the pond.
Clear water doesn't always mean it's healthy water. It's always a good idea to check your water before you do a water change. You can see what is wrong (high nitrites, nitrates, ammonia, etc.) Sometimes just a water change and or filter needs to be changed but sometimes you need to do a little extra
In the UK, Koi are normally kept in a plant free pond as putting plant in the fish will eat and destroy it so they need less feed till your plants is gone.
Your pond looks beautiful, your video will really help me this my troubled pond, can you tell me more about the beautiful stones you put around the pond as it adds such a nice touch and I have never seen them before.
Good job! Looks impressive. Definitely nice idea to add rocks and plants into your waterfall unit and thereby convert it into a mini wetland filter. What do you think about adding some marginals too? Scoop up the extra nutrients :)
Your pump was shooting straight up, cause you need to adjust the top. It's kinda hard to get it perfect, but it screws up and and down, giving you different flow options.
You can add some flat sheet filter in the waterfall this will make your pond water as clear as bath tub water…also install a UV Light between the pump and filter this will kill the algae and keep the water clear..
@@samanthagonzales5901 If you have a fountain on your pump and you just tilt the pump with that fountain to the side so that the fountain water doesn't fall in the pond, but falls out of the pond...it basically drains it for you.
You might find it useful to get rid up the uneaten food within 5 minutes - it seems you have given them a huge amount to eat!! You also have quite a bit more space to add water and that will help your fish.
@@kelvinbowen547 if he puts a shade cloth over the top it wouldn't have turned as green as it did, I put 1 over mine & had 3 ponds connected & they were ALL 3 CLEAR as ever + a barrel filter system for extra.
@Kelvin Bowen I have a wetland filter for my 2k pond and it is crystal clear, no mechanical filtration at all. The pond only gets filtered through the wetland, which takes all the algae problems away, leaving crystal clear water. My wetland is a diy, based off of aquascape wetland filtration.
Nitrite is high because you cleaned the old filter with chlorinated water. You should have definitely used old tank water(already dechlorinated) or dechlorinate a bucket of water. And yes dechlorinate the pond before adding water. But props for you testing the water after the changes you made!
I nearly killed my fish buy topping up the dehydrated pond with tap water! They are getting better in a 30 gallon first-aid tank and when there strong and the pond water quality is 100% I will put them back
Might be a pump clogged with algae. Mine has to be cleaned every week. You maybe should have built a shelf about 6 inches below the water line so your rocks wont fall in. I had the same problem. Looks like you have a 500 gallon pond. Mine is 1000 gallons.i only feed my fish about once a week. They eat tadpoles, larva, and other critters
You're not ever supposed to add water into the pond with dechlorinating it first if there is fish if can stress them and kill them if there's a big enough shock
Tip #3 change your water at least once or twice a month. Hmm. Not with tap water which will bring in in chemicals that harm the fish and increase the algae. Also masking the problems with the water care. Increase the number of plants for filtration, always use rain water to refill, barley straw will then be a really effective algae remover.
