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Love your videos, I've stopped watching a lot of koi videos now, I've had problems like anyone else but I think the problem is people are over complicating things that's why having problems, I've went back to basics and my fish are doing well, My advice is keep it simple. Enjoy your fish.
100% mate some people over complicate it to sound clever, I think KISS it! Keep It Super Simple 😂 Infact Im having that next video Im using that. Cheers mate
Hi mate I have only been in the hobby for a year and my water is very soft and my PH is 7.5 from the tap. The KH is 0 no KH at all out of the tap so I have to buffer it with sodium carbonate. I only keep it at 2 to 3 because it’s impossible to keep it in the high levels. Because I know koi don’t like KH or pH fluctuating to much. So it nice and easy to keep the KH at 3. I have learnt from others that sodium carbonate has got a natural Ph of 8 so if overtime you chuck a load in it will always keep your ph at 8. But trying to keep it at that with the amount you have to add you just have to be careful if you forget or your on holiday and your not adding it to your pond. It could drop quicker. I run my pond at a low KH and never had any problems. But i do keep my eye on it all times 👍👍
Hi pal thansk for sharing your keeping mate, everyone is different but defo interesting mate I know a lot keep it at 3-4 and i agree with what your sayoing mate. Good luck growing into this amazing hobby pal
So, in general a pH of anything above 6 and below 8 is completely fine long term for carp and not harmful in any way, being slightly into the acidic side of things can actually be helpful as it prevents the less toxic ammonium from converting into the far more toxic ammonia. A lower pH can also reduce the chances of algae blooms so don't get caught up in thinking 'acid' is a scary word (in terms of melting stuff, alkaline substances act in exactly the same fashion. If you've ever used lime mortar and burned your skin you'll know exactly how). The downside of being slightly acidic is that it slows the whole nitrogen cycle down, organic material won't break down as efficiently However, if the pH rapidly changes or is prone to swings this will cause discomfort or even death so your kH, or buffer, is far more important than the pH overall because it maintains stability. A good method of keeping a good buffer and a neutral/alkali pH balance is to use chalk (calcium carbonate) gravel as a substrate, it'll slowly dissolve over time providing an excellent long term buffer.
Hi mate, thanks for the awesome and informative message. I liked reading this, I did not know about the chalk. Also real interesting hearing about PH as tbh mate mine is about 8.2 and always the same. Cheers mate 🙏
@@johnnyfied1 As long as you keep it below 9 and relatively stable you'll be fine. Acidosis tends to happen around 5.5 and alkalosis tends to happen around 9.5 I use agricultural lime on my lake because it's the cheapest and most easily available carbonate source (about a ton per acre) but you can use all sorts of things like limestone, crushed oyster shells, dolomite etc. They are very slow release and work best in running water if available. If it's stable and the fish are happy I probably wouldn't go messing around with it though. My lake is a 600+ year old estate lake of about 2 acres that has been rather neglected over the last 30 years (surrounded by trees and a couple of feet of horrible, stinky silt in places) and I'm currently in the process of restoring it to health on a shoestring budget.
@@DjDolHaus86 some mega information again mate thank you. Sounds like an amazing adventure with the lake mate, I hope it all goes well, I’m sure it will as you know what your doing pal 🙏
@@johnnyfied1 Long way to go until we start reversing the damage but it's going mostly to plan so far. Big setback this year as we've realised we're getting runoff from the nearby arable fields but we've taken steps to mitigate this so hopefully we can get the nitrite/nitrate under control.
Your filter bacteria also deplete the KH too as that is their food. That can cause a PH crash also and then lead to Nitrite and Ammonia spikes. Thanks for the info. Good video.
Hi Jonny keep the KH RIGHT THE PH will generally stabilise I know some really experienced koi keepers who only check the KH I’m not saying that’s right but they are top notch keepers and a PH of around 8 works for most.
Great video Johnny I loved your chess analogy 😊👍 it's shocking sometimes how bad our water is here in the UK nearly every country on the planet has better water than us
Keep adding that bicarb regular and all should be good mate as bicarb as a ph of 8 regardless how much you use just keep an eye on the kh I keep my kh at 5 and everything is swish 😉👌
Hi mate, Yeah KH & GH confused me at the beginning TBH. KH Just add 1 drop to 5ml of pond water, swirl it round and it goes Blue. Then add 1 drop at a time swirling it until it turns yellow. Thats your KH the number of drops you need to turn blue to yellow
@@johnnyfied1 I used to play chess a lot when I was about 14, but that was a long time ago, it was a good way to discribe looking after the water chemistry.
Nice one Johnny good to see you again ! As we quickly learn when getting into this hobbie. You have to become a keeper of water first to then be able to become a successful. fishkeeper
Oh only went down to 6 but noticed the fish behaving differently, 10% water change raised the ph to 6.5 and 1dh of kh, after a few more water changes it should be okay
Having ph colour green it mean you have alot of Carbon dioxide in your tap water let the water sit in a bucket for 24 hours the ph will raise to 7.0 / 7.2
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Love your videos, I've stopped watching a lot of koi videos now, I've had problems like anyone else but I think the problem is people are over complicating things that's why having problems, I've went back to basics and my fish are doing well, My advice is keep it simple. Enjoy your fish.
100% mate some people over complicate it to sound clever, I think KISS it! Keep It Super Simple 😂
Infact Im having that next video Im using that. Cheers mate
Hi mate I have only been in the hobby for a year and my water is very soft and my PH is 7.5 from the tap. The KH is 0 no KH at all out of the tap so I have to buffer it with sodium carbonate. I only keep it at 2 to 3 because it’s impossible to keep it in the high levels. Because I know koi don’t like KH or pH fluctuating to much. So it nice and easy to keep the KH at 3. I have learnt from others that sodium carbonate has got a natural Ph of 8 so if overtime you chuck a load in it will always keep your ph at 8. But trying to keep it at that with the amount you have to add you just have to be careful if you forget or your on holiday and your not adding it to your pond. It could drop quicker. I run my pond at a low KH and never had any problems. But i do keep my eye on it all times 👍👍
Hi pal thansk for sharing your keeping mate, everyone is different but defo interesting mate I know a lot keep it at 3-4 and i agree with what your sayoing mate. Good luck growing into this amazing hobby pal
So, in general a pH of anything above 6 and below 8 is completely fine long term for carp and not harmful in any way, being slightly into the acidic side of things can actually be helpful as it prevents the less toxic ammonium from converting into the far more toxic ammonia. A lower pH can also reduce the chances of algae blooms so don't get caught up in thinking 'acid' is a scary word (in terms of melting stuff, alkaline substances act in exactly the same fashion. If you've ever used lime mortar and burned your skin you'll know exactly how). The downside of being slightly acidic is that it slows the whole nitrogen cycle down, organic material won't break down as efficiently However, if the pH rapidly changes or is prone to swings this will cause discomfort or even death so your kH, or buffer, is far more important than the pH overall because it maintains stability. A good method of keeping a good buffer and a neutral/alkali pH balance is to use chalk (calcium carbonate) gravel as a substrate, it'll slowly dissolve over time providing an excellent long term buffer.
Hi mate, thanks for the awesome and informative message. I liked reading this, I did not know about the chalk. Also real interesting hearing about PH as tbh mate mine is about 8.2 and always the same. Cheers mate 🙏
@@johnnyfied1 As long as you keep it below 9 and relatively stable you'll be fine. Acidosis tends to happen around 5.5 and alkalosis tends to happen around 9.5 I use agricultural lime on my lake because it's the cheapest and most easily available carbonate source (about a ton per acre) but you can use all sorts of things like limestone, crushed oyster shells, dolomite etc. They are very slow release and work best in running water if available. If it's stable and the fish are happy I probably wouldn't go messing around with it though. My lake is a 600+ year old estate lake of about 2 acres that has been rather neglected over the last 30 years (surrounded by trees and a couple of feet of horrible, stinky silt in places) and I'm currently in the process of restoring it to health on a shoestring budget.
@@DjDolHaus86 some mega information again mate thank you. Sounds like an amazing adventure with the lake mate, I hope it all goes well, I’m sure it will as you know what your doing pal 🙏
@@johnnyfied1 Long way to go until we start reversing the damage but it's going mostly to plan so far. Big setback this year as we've realised we're getting runoff from the nearby arable fields but we've taken steps to mitigate this so hopefully we can get the nitrite/nitrate under control.
@@DjDolHaus86 Good luck pal
Great video mate. My Ph was 6.4 in te last house. Moved 1/2 mile down the road and it's 7.4 🤷🏼♂️
Wow just wow mate thats mad isnt it
Your filter bacteria also deplete the KH too as that is their food. That can cause a PH crash also and then lead to Nitrite and Ammonia spikes. Thanks for the info. Good video.
Interesting indeed pal nice one 😁 and thanks mate
Hi Jonny keep the KH RIGHT THE PH will generally stabilise I know some really experienced koi keepers who only check the KH I’m not saying that’s right but they are top notch keepers and a PH of around 8 works for most.
Wow Ash thats mad mate but makes sense but Im guessing the top boys know whats what a lot more than I do hahah
Great video Johnny I loved your chess analogy 😊👍 it's shocking sometimes how bad our water is here in the UK nearly every country on the planet has better water than us
Hi mate nice one dude means a lot to have you sign it off dude. I was like do I know what I know hahaha. Cheers mate
Keep adding that bicarb regular and all should be good mate as bicarb as a ph of 8 regardless how much you use just keep an eye on the kh I keep my kh at 5 and everything is swish 😉👌
Hey up Jiggsy baby 😁 Yes mate defo will be doing as my water does go through quite a bit of the old KH. Cheers mate
Lovely way of explaining it stay safe and well
Thank you kindly Carol ❤️
Can you explain the test kit for the kh j have the same kit but I’ve lost the sheet, I’m also pretty bad at understanding it😅
Hi mate, Yeah KH & GH confused me at the beginning TBH.
KH Just add 1 drop to 5ml of pond water, swirl it round and it goes Blue.
Then add 1 drop at a time swirling it until it turns yellow.
Thats your KH the number of drops you need to turn blue to yellow
Not sure of my tap pH., I'll definitely test that this weekend but my kh out the tap is 0 so I have to buffer it every week.
Hi Mate, nice one pal. Yeah get it checked 100% mate. Thanks for watching 😁
Just wanted to know Johnny how do you know how much bicarbonate soda to put in your pond?
Hi Gavin mate I think I cover it in this video : ruclips.net/video/CNAdtYGSbRM/видео.html
Great vid Johnny, such an important part of keeping water, I am now going to go and brush up on my chess game, best wishes.
😂 Yes mate love chess me not that great at it but its a lot like life, we live by the moves we make or the moves we dont make haha
@@johnnyfied1 I used to play chess a lot when I was about 14, but that was a long time ago, it was a good way to discribe looking after the water chemistry.
@@FARMOORKOI cheers mate I super appreciate that 👑
Another great video Johnny….👍🏼
I’ve got to watch the PH and KH a lot as well mate. 🤦🏼♂️
Hi Andy mate, cheers pal, Yeah got to keep our eyes peeled on them 2 rascals lol
Excellent video mate. 👍
Thanks Bobby mate 👍
I thought that’s a great way of explaining it, well done mate, keep the videos coming they are really enjoyable.
Thanks so much mate that means loads to me I try and talk to me 2 years ago haha. Thanks mate and thanks for watching
Ps I have NO KH at all in my tap water so cheap bicarbonate from Amazon every other day with trickle in and out keeps a KH of around 7
Nice mate I like your approach
Nice one Johnny good to see you again ! As we quickly learn when getting into this hobbie. You have to become a keeper of water first to then be able to become a successful. fishkeeper
Amen to that brother. Thanks as welll mate
My tap water low in everything..l use crushed oyster shell works wonders
Hi Richard, cheers mate I think I will be doing the same in the future
Great video mate.i did a rainwater test and my ph was low and kh high..was an interesting test to do for those of us with open ponds
Cheers yeah it’s mad the rain water is also a biggie I’m going catch some and rest it. Ps not with my hands 🙌 hahaha x
Also when you get a shower get ya self a bag of oyster shells 🐚 to put in it oyster shells help stabilise the PH 👍
100% mate, Im on that defo when I do
My tap water is
ph7
Kh 16
Just had a ph crash, didn’t test all winter and the kh went down to 0dh
Very hard water here, Gh is about 30dh
Oh only went down to 6 but noticed the fish behaving differently, 10% water change raised the ph to 6.5 and 1dh of kh, after a few more water changes it should be okay
Gotta keep checking it, my KH went down a bit recently popped a bit of Bicarb in
Having ph colour green it mean you have alot of Carbon dioxide in your tap water let the water sit in a bucket for 24 hours the ph will raise to 7.0 / 7.2
Thank you
Great video Jonny and great you put comments up so other can refer back
Cheers mate just sharing the love
Also watch out for excessive rain water that dropped my PH last week.
100% im going to test rain water soon
Education excellent very good 🐋🐋🦈🐡🐡🐡🐡🦈🦈🐡🐋🐋👍👍👍
Thank you so much mate and love the emoji's hahaha ❤️
Go ed johnny la
Cheers mate
Cracking update John J bruva my pH out of the trap is around 7.2 🧁👍👍👍
Cheers Vincester 😂 Seriously though thank for watching mate your sign off means a lot to me that i got it right