Hi Terry, think most ov us have purple ponds at mo, hope u get on top ov it, I'll cross me left hand fingers for you as me right hand is crossed for me lol good luck, cheers Terry,
Hi Terry, As you say, I think we're all having problems at the moment mate. I'll keep one hand fingers crossed for you mate, thanks and take care, Terry.
High Terry, Off Topic... watched your bog filter video. I have one and the water inlet is low down on the intake end and the water rises to near the top below the gravel level then flows to the other end where it exits at the top just below the gravel level back to the pond. All plants get enough water. Hope that helps 🙂
Hi Bob, thanks for the info mate. When I did it that way, I found that the water was 3" deeper on the inlet end to the other end. I did change mine so the water comes in along the bottom, and rises up through the gravel, and I have 2 outlets on the top which for me did work better. Thanks for the comment mate, take care, Terry.
Keeping my fingers crossed for you Terry🤞🤞🤞. Saw one of mine flash for the first time yesterday but it was just after a significant bottom drain purge so going to see if there is any more today. Net, bowl and microscope (and PP) are at the ready in case something has broken out in the pond☹️. Must admit I hate treating the pond with anything, we spend so much time and effort building the beneficial bacteria up in our filters then have to destroy it with a treatment😢. Guess this is one of the joys of koi keeping🤔. Hope you are well, stay safe😊👍
Hi Phil, thanks mate, very much appreciated 👍👍I'm just the same as you mate, I hate adding treatments and chemicals to the pond. I was saying to Lau, I stood by the pond yesterday thinking, where do all these bloody parasites come from, and just then, a bloody great big wood Pigeon flew over and pooped in my pond 😲😲😲that answered my question😂😂. I'm not sure I had the PP strong enough, I did 7.5 grams per 1000 gallons, so I will be doing it again. Jamie says 2 grams per 1000 ltr which would have made it adding 20 grams instead of 15. Don't you just love this hobby😂😂 thanks again mate, take care, Terry.
The joy of ambiant temps and pond temps going up 🙄 I cant believe how much the sushui has grown! Incredible. Nice video even if it was about parasites. Take care Terry. Hope you get rid of them quick.
Hello Lau, that's right, but the weather here is rubbish at the moment. My pond did get to 17c but it's dropped off again now. I stood by the pond yesterday thinking, where do all these parasites come from, and just then, a big wood Pidgeon flew over and pooped in my pond 😲😲😲that answered my question😂😂 Have a great season Lau, take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty I believe they are always in the pond and then the temps go up and it goes wild. Look at mine, no new fish, I am covered, enclosed and I got white spot 🙄
Hi Jamie, all went well thank you mate. Thanks again for your help, very much appreciated. Koi still having the odd flick, think there might still be fluke in there. Why do we love this hobby 🤣🤣🤣take care mate, Terry.
@Wrighty yeh it does get to you at times I've had more issues than most so I know how it is 🤣 more scrapes now then 😕 if it is fluke least you've stripped the slime coat with the pp so hopefully the fluke treatment will get em this time 👍
Hi David, I'm fine mate, thank you for asking. I hope all's well you're end. I've had a bit of other work on just lately, and my pond and koi are being a right pain at the moment. I'm trying to get a video out, but I could do with more hours in a day 😂😂 thanks again mate, take care, Terry.
Hi Tony, and thanks mate. It's a bit of a nightmare here at the moment, to be honest mate. I dosed with Flukesolve and then PP as in the video, I've just done the second Flukesolve treatment, and they're still flicking. All water parameters are good, so I've got to scrape again today. This hobby is here to test us 🤔😂😂take care, Terry.
I use more than stated Terry then leave it for the full 4 hours and also top it up if it starts turning brown…. I never use air to mix it just warm water and throw it in one go as half dosing doesn’t work as well…normal amount of air on the bottom drain and then nuke it with HP & ST on the 4 hours…. Works every time and then hit them with Fluke Treatment the next day if needed… never hurts the filters or plants…. Also it’s still working when brown so be careful. Be brave and go for it next time Terry you’ll be totally fine.
Hi Stu, I hope all's well you're end, that's brilliant info mate. I must admit, I was a bit worried about using it, I've had them koi a long while. I'm going to leave it a week, and have another go as they're still flicking now and then. Thanks again Stu, I really appreciate it mate. Take care, Terry.
Hope the PP treatment did the trick and eradicated those nasty flukes. Due to very limited access to pond products for parasite control here in Canada PP is pretty much a staple in every serious koi keepers medicine cabinet. Always a scary proposition to use of course but it does work well. Looking forward to a follow up video soon. Cheers. 👍🏻 👍🏻 👍🏻
Hi Ken, and thank you. There's a lot here having problems this year with parasites. Fingers crossed it's all sorted now mate 🤞🤞and we can get down to enjoying the pond. Just need some nice weather🤔😄Hope all's well with you mate, take care, Terry.
Hi Malcolm, It's funny you should say that mate, I took my lily out of the pond this afternoon. I'll see how I get on now. Thanks and take care, Terry.
Terry, there seems to be a lot of this type of thing about at the moment and, of course, it happens to the best of us. Hope everything goes well and you can get back to enjoying your pond as you should. Incidentally, the thin flexi hose is just rubbish and I too had the same issues and ripped the lot out and re-piped with the same heavy duty stuff and have not had any problems since, it also makes a much better seal too.
Hi David, and thank you. I think we're all having problems this year mate, it's a bit of a nightmare. The problem seems to be getting worse each year. I used the thin flex hose a few years ago, and I remember it being ok. I think we have a lot of cheap Chinese stuff coming onto the market mate. Have a great season mate, take care, Terry.
It tends to be costia that you get after fluke treatment but this time of year you can get any or all of the parasites. I haven't used pp in the pond for quite a long time. The goldfish used to hate it and they would try and get up into the trough around the edge of the pond. A lot of people use pp before treating for fluke as the pp with strip some of the slime coat and make the fluke treatment more effective. I can't comment on how successful that is as I have never done it myself. That cheap pipe is terrible stuff but I do normally get two years use out of it before it starts to split. I want to get rid of as much of it as I can this year. Where possible I want to go for solid pipe and only use very small sections of flexi pipe. Time will tell whether I manage that or not.
Hi Jim, I did do a second fluke treatment after the PP, but it looks like I still have a problem. There still flicking after all that. I have checked all water parameters and all's good, so another scrape is on the cards. This is turning into a right pain, to say the least. I wouldn't trust the flexy hose mate, but you may have the better make. What I had was total rubbish. When I took it out and tried to roll it up, it just kept snapping, it was that bad. Take care and stay safe mate, Terry.
Great update always looks a bit scary doing a pp nice explanation. Think I've got the same problems as you so we'll see if I dare. Measure twice I think 👍
Hi Andy, much appreciated mate. There's so many ways to use this PP, it makes things worse 😂😂I didn't go too mad this time, but now I have an idea of what happens, I will step it up a bit next time. I did stay on the side of caution this time. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
We now grow our marsh marigolds just in water in baskets on ledges around the pond., they grow upwards so the koi don't eat them, they munch on lily's all of the time so have given up on them.
That's right mate. The lily I had was the European White Lily which the koi don't eat so much. I am going to us my old bakki river to grow plants in next year outside of the pond. Terry
Awesome job Terry, Ive used many treatments and nothing beats PP. Never had a fish loss either, its brilliant stuff and super cheap. At the recommended dose on the packet its brilliant to freshen up the water, then neutralise after the 4 hours with HP just to remove the brown tint. The next day the fish are coming up wanting more food than ever 🙂 For parasites best to use at 2.5ppm if not experienced with it and neutralise again after 4 hours with HP. Normally wipes everything pretty much first dose. Aslong as you know your pond volume, you wont go wrong with it. Ive also used it in conjuction with salt which usually kills everything and never had an issue that way either. Just remember to use plenty of airation as it strips the oxygen from the water. Skeggy has just done a brilliant video recently on this and he does it the same way i always have. Hope your parasite free now though Terry 😃Loving the content you put out, brilliant stuff 👍
Hi Adam, and thanks mate. Wow! that's some great info mate thank you. I only did the recommended dose, and it only lasted 2 hours. So I'm still seeing some flicking from the koi. I may have to dose again. I dosed at 6.8 gram per 1000 gallon, I maybe needed it a little stronger, but was trying to be careful. Knowing it can be used with salt is good to know, thank you. really appreciated mate 👍👍
@@Wrighty No probs at all Terry loving your content 🙂Yes so you used the 1.5ppm as on the packet. I use this dosage just to freshen up the water and unfortunately havent had success with this dosage on parasites. If you still have issues id do 2.5ppm in a week or so, if the water goes a browny colour in the 4 hours add 1-1.5ppm pp again and neutralise after 4 hours from the start of treatment with HP 6% at 25ml per 1000 uk litres (this is the same dosage as the Kusuri HP) and ive found it still works fine on higher dosages of PP. I dont know if you know, but theres an awesome calculator online to work out the dosages for you, just type in your pond volume of water and the required PPM you want and it will work out how many grams of PP you require. Heres the link for the PP one for future reference: www.koiphen.com/forums/koicalcs.php?do=calcpp
This is great information Adam, thanks mate. That's a great calculator, spot on👍👍 thank you. Thanks for all the help mate, it's brilliant 👍👍and really appreciated. You have a great season, take care, Terry.
Hi Peter, I did try Colombo Alparex for a start, but it didn't seem work, and everybody was telling me to use PP, so I went with it. Thanks mate and take care, Terry
I was petrified the first time you used pp mate, not so much now but still wary. Seems like we've all had to use pp already this season. Hope all is good now mate 👍🏼👌🏼
Hi Pete, and thank you mate. It is a bit daunting for a start, not knowing how things will go, but I think once you get started you settle down. It's not knowing how your fish will react. I am going to dose again, as I don't think I've got them all. Still getting the odd flick. Thanks again mate, take care, Terry.
I had the same problem with my pipe to the pond pump.Lifted pump out of pond and the pipe split in half.Have now replaced with good quality pipe which looks like yours,less flexible but much stronger.You can’t tell the quality of the pipe from the adverts.Good luck mate with your water problems.
Hi John, I think I got a cheap Chinese version this time, as I have used similar before and it didn't go this bad. But you are right mate, the proper pipe is well worth the extra money. thanks mate, take care, Terry.
Love this time of year as we are coming in to enjoy fish and ponds but it’s definitely time we find are problem s too Pp will do the trick terry it one treatment that definitely seems to work most cases and your right of going down that route get pond levels up high so kills anything around edge pond and let it get in to filters pipe work everywhere Glad your on top of it early and found the pipe before it was a disaster 🤦♂️👌👍㊗️㊗️㊗️
Hi Kev, and thanks mate. I was a bit worried for a start about using the PP, but it all went well. I stood by the pond yesterday thinking, where do all these parasites come from, and just then, a bloody great big wood Pigeon flew over and pooped in my pond 😲😲😲that answered my question😂😂thanks mate and take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty yes get that mate i was same always avoided it till this year, but it not bad as people make out or story’s you hear. Same as anything make sure you prepared and watch the fish and pond and no problem Definitely mate birds are not good for pond s 🤦♂️🤦♂️👍㊗️㊗️
Treating mine at the weekend with PP for the first Time in over 35 years of keeping got trich and fluke aswell will treat the fluke afterwards defiantly something that is worrying me glad the treatment all went ok for you 👍
Hi Steve, must admit, I was worried about using it mate, just watch all the RU-vid videos about it, double check your dosage and keep an eye on them, the major thing is, having plenty of air going in the pond, as it strips the water of air. you always have the HP to stop it anytime you want mate. It wasn't as bad as I was thinking it would be. I was told I should have added mine a bit quicker at the start than I did. You'll be fine mate, Terry.
Treatment went ok Terry was advised to use an ORP meter which I did cheap to buy off Amazon and managed to keep the levels around what’s needed for the 4 hours checked about every 15 minutes with the meter and topped up as needed definitely took the worry out of overdosing I used an extra half dosage
Hi Steve, good to hear all went well for you mate 👍👍I still have a problem. I did follow the PP up with the second fluke treatment but have still got some flashing, so I've got to do another scrape to see what the problem is. I might have to re-dose with the PP. This is becoming a right pain. Thanks mate and take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty sorry to hear you still have a problem I will be adding Lernex in a few days for the flukes years ago I don’t ever remember having these problems Hope you get it sorted Steve
Hi Terry, hope your well? No one enjoys using pp do they? I used it once last year but no doubt my time may well come again before long!! Poorest spring for some time eh. Poor old fish don’t know where they are. Anyhow hope the treatment fixes or at least alleviates your outbreak 👍 All the best Buddy
Hi Paul, all's well here mate thank you. I hope all's well your end. Must admit it is a bit scary for a start, because you don't know how your fish will react. Our weather was nice a while back, but it's rubbish now. I thought the planet was supposed to be warming up. Thanks again mate and have a great season, take care, Terry.
I feel your pain Terry, I am going through this nightmare now as I type this ! Hope all goes well, looking forward to the update. Have a great week Terry, kind regards to the Missus.👍
Hi Stef, and thanks mate. I got away with it last year, as far as parasites go, but I'm paying for it this year. Sorry to hear your in the same boat 🤞🤞fingers crossed we both get it sorted🤞🤞the missus says Hi🖐. I hope everybody's well your end mate. Take care, Terry.
Great video Terry 👍 Using PP is scary, but once you've done it once or twice, it's a useful tool in the fish keeper's armoury. I always run salt in my pond at 0.3%, so that helps, as parasites don't like salty water. Hope you're well.
Hi Keith, I'm very well thank you mate, I hope all's well your end mate. I must admit, I was a bit worried at the start, but all worked well, so like you say, it will be easier next time. I think I'm going to get back on having salt in the pond, like you say, I didn't seem to have as many problems then, Thanks mate and have a great season, take care, Terry.
Great vid Terry , I use tetra medifin on my pond it's fantastic on trich and very gentle on the fish I have a sturgeon so I have to be careful but he's fine with that treatment also it doesn't affect the filters at all , keep up the good work mate
Hi Peter, I'm very well mate thank you. I'm just having a bit of a break from RU-vid while I try to get my koi sorted out. I've had all sorts of problems with them mate. I hope all's well with you and your family? I am in the process of doing another video at the moment, so hope to get that out soon. Thanks for inquiring mate, very much appreciated. Take care, Terry.
@@Wrighty Thanks Terry was a bit concerned but glad all is well all good this end thanks, just a bit worried that my koi are getting a bit big for my pond, also price of fish food nearly double, since last year, and they are ravenous but will soldier on for now, hope you get your boys sorted, mine have wrecked the pond a couple of times when they spawned but settled down now, thanks for the reply P x x
Hi Phil, hope you get it sorted mate. I've done a fluke treatment, PP treatment, and a second fluke treatment, and they're still flicking. Another scrape on the way. It's a nightmare here at the moment. Take care mate, Terry.
Ps Wright would of it been better to PP first then fluke treat, as I always thought you’d use pp for removal of slim coat then fluke treatment to get those pesky mites gone 🤔.??
Hi Simon, absolutely mate. but I didn't realize I had trick when I found the fluke, to be honest, that'll teach me to inspect the scrape better. thanks mate, Terry.
Sorry to hear you're having problems Wrighty! Do you think the trich could be due to a build up of waste in the pressure or bog filter? I know there was a lot of waste that used to come through my pressure filter after I cleaned it, even when done regularly. Hope you get on top of it mate!
Hi Sam, and thank you mate. I had to take the bog filter apart to change the pipework not long ago, and as I run a pressure filter before it, there was very little dirt in the bog filter. I did have a pigeon fly over the other day and poop in my pond. I'm blaming that mate. Thanks again and take care, Terry.
Hi Lawrence, I must admit, I was a bit worried about using the PP, as someone I know has just lost all his koi using it. Wow! keeping it purple for 8 hours would have been a nightmare for me in my pond. I am going to re-treat in the next few days, but I'll give them time to get over this one. Thanks for the info mate. Very much appreciated, Terry.
I have read from a fish vet that it is better not to put the hydrogen peroxide in, because all your doing is stressing your koi with another treatment that’s needless as within a day your pond will be clear of the PP residue anyway. I’ve added hydrogen peroxide myself, but I don’t think I will in the future. Thanks for another interesting video.
Hi mate, I had heard that, but I only put a small amount in as you saw. I was just thinking it would save me from looking into a brown mess😂😂for a day or so. Thanks for the tip though mate, very much appreciated, Terry.
Hi Mal, as it was the first time I'd used it, I did dose to the packet recommendation. I was told to use more, but I will next time, now I have an idea of how it works. Thanks mate, Terry.
