Not sure if you've seen Jamie at Keeping It Koi's channel, he has bought what in essence is a variable control that you plug you're air pump or water pump (not varipump) into and it then works like a varipump and allows you to control the flow rate. He managed to turn one pump down so it was using 3w and there was plenty of flow. Think it cost between £5-10.
Hey Lee, very interesting video as usual. Those polystyrene sheets on on my list for next winter to try. Just need to ensure I sort how they will be fixed down or they'll be airborne as the winter blows through my back garden.. Thanks for the mention 😀 👍 😊
They are amazingly easy to fix down. Either a strap from one side to the other. Or just just put a couple of bricks in the middle. They are so stable you can even sit on them. CAREFULLY unless you like taking a dip.
Hello dear sir , (sorry for my english, i am dutch) I have some remarks or advises for everybody who is installing pipes and pumps. By installing the right sise in pipes you could save a lot in energy by placing a less consuming pump or gain a lot off waterflow for the same energy costs. First you should never use T's but Y junctions , don't use 90° elbows instead use 90° long radius elbows, you would be amased about the gain in waterflow and headloss. Also ballvalves create a lot less headloss and cavitation than slidevalves. Also the pipe dimensions should really be calculated, if you try to pump/push to big amounts of water tru a small pipe you create so much headloss/friction=energy£. Almost for all the koi ponds the minimum diameter off pumplines should be 50mm, but above 1800 gallons per hour you should take at least 63 mm, or bigger. This will cost some more money when you are installing but you will gain a lot in energy savings, in the long run bigger and better pipework will always be cheaper. On de german website ( genesis teich) you can find a real good pipework configurator. Please to everybody who is gonna build a koipond take your time to calculate your pipework, use as less junctions, bends ass possible use the right size off pipeworks and spend a lot less energy £££££. Melle, A pond builder and plumber in france.
Some interesting tips for saving money on electricity costs that apply even here in Canada. Our winters are much much colder than the UK often in the -10C to -20C range for three or four months so heating is not really an option for most pond keepers and the koi go into a type of hibernation during the winter months. On the plus side all water pumps, filters and UVs are turned off so we save a bit there but do have to run a pond deicer (anywhere from 150 - 1500 watts) to keep an opening in the ice to allow for the exchange of gases so we aren't really saving much if any money. Ah...the joys of koi keeping.
Do you have any problems starting the filters back up in spring? I would not be surprised if the polystyrene floating thing would work well for you in such a harsh conditions.
@@leecalladine The polystyrene might help a little but even though our ponds are completely in ground unlike most in the UK we are still subject to a lot of ice on the pond surface. My pond had approximately 8 inches of solid ice on it most of last winter. As for the filters we shut ours down completely and usually have to wait until late April or early May to start things up again as the ice melts and the water warms.
@@danielmerrell8926 the fact is Koi pond design is fundamentally wrong. If nobody had heard of a pond and invented it today things would be done very differently. However as electric gets more and more expensive we will see changes coming in. Air uplift done right could save hundreds of pounds. But imagine how the big manufacturers would feel when they no longer can sell pumps .
Hi, interesting video, i have never covered but the idea of floating polystyrene interests me, can i ask where you purchased it and would the koi be affected by the perpetual darkness?
It's just plain old simple polystyrene. Most builders merchants stock it. Very cheap. Never used the kingspan type stuff. Always leave a 1/4 un covered for the air transfer.
Why aren't the energy-saving pumps with superior transfer capacity and little or no pumping up water (e.g. to a high place that have always been common in Japan imported in the UK? ruclips.net/video/FddF7ryaqK8/видео.html Power costs should be around £20 a month, although it's not a simple comparison. You might say, why don't you do it? but...。
This is a very good question. The design of Koi ponds has never been optimised for energy saving. As cost continue to rise significant changes will start to become a high priority.
@@leecalladine One of the few examples of a filter chamber designed by Mr Channing there was imported long time ago. There should be more exchange of goods between the UK and Japan in the future.
@@leecalladine Well, I remember the name of the product. Has his Hydrofilter series has been discontinued for a long time ago? They were very well received and worked well with the Japanese energy-saving pumps. However, when I visited Nottingham there I was surprised to find that it was used in a different way、、、、。
Nice one Lee,another practical account of the do's and do not's of pond keeping, many thanks 😊
Not sure if you've seen Jamie at Keeping It Koi's channel, he has bought what in essence is a variable control that you plug you're air pump or water pump (not varipump) into and it then works like a varipump and allows you to control the flow rate. He managed to turn one pump down so it was using 3w and there was plenty of flow. Think it cost between £5-10.
Great video as always guy's very enjoyable
Hey Lee, very interesting video as usual. Those polystyrene sheets on on my list for next winter to try. Just need to ensure I sort how they will be fixed down or they'll be airborne as the winter blows through my back garden.. Thanks for the mention 😀 👍 😊
They are amazingly easy to fix down. Either a strap from one side to the other. Or just just put a couple of bricks in the middle. They are so stable you can even sit on them. CAREFULLY unless you like taking a dip.
@@leecalladine 😄😄🤽♂️
interesting video this mate, and im defo going to be checking mine now to see what i use
Hello dear sir , (sorry for my english, i am dutch)
I have some remarks or advises for everybody who is installing pipes and pumps.
By installing the right sise in pipes you could save a lot in energy by placing a less consuming pump or gain a lot off waterflow for the same energy costs.
First you should never use T's but Y junctions , don't use 90° elbows instead use 90° long radius elbows, you would be amased about the gain in waterflow and headloss.
Also ballvalves create a lot less headloss and cavitation than slidevalves.
Also the pipe dimensions should really be calculated, if you try to pump/push to big amounts of water tru a small pipe you create so much headloss/friction=energy£.
Almost for all the koi ponds the minimum diameter off pumplines should be 50mm, but above 1800 gallons per hour you should take at least 63 mm, or bigger.
This will cost some more money when you are installing but you will gain a lot in energy savings, in the long run bigger and better pipework will always be cheaper.
On de german website ( genesis teich) you can find a real good pipework configurator.
Please to everybody who is gonna build a koipond take your time to calculate your pipework, use as less junctions, bends ass possible use the right size off pipeworks and spend a lot less energy £££££.
Melle,
A pond builder and plumber in france.
Some interesting tips for saving money on electricity costs that apply even here in Canada. Our winters are much much colder than the UK often in the -10C to -20C range for three or four months so heating is not really an option for most pond keepers and the koi go into a type of hibernation during the winter months. On the plus side all water pumps, filters and UVs are turned off so we save a bit there but do have to run a pond deicer (anywhere from 150 - 1500 watts) to keep an opening in the ice to allow for the exchange of gases so we aren't really saving much if any money. Ah...the joys of koi keeping.
Do you have any problems starting the filters back up in spring? I would not be surprised if the polystyrene floating thing would work well for you in such a harsh conditions.
@@leecalladine The polystyrene might help a little but even though our ponds are completely in ground unlike most in the UK we are still subject to a lot of ice on the pond surface. My pond had approximately 8 inches of solid ice on it most of last winter. As for the filters we shut ours down completely and usually have to wait until late April or early May to start things up again as the ice melts and the water warms.
using air lifts on a gravity fed pond rather than using A PUMP could half your bill on circulating the water through the filter
@@danielmerrell8926 the fact is Koi pond design is fundamentally wrong. If nobody had heard of a pond and invented it today things would be done very differently. However as electric gets more and more expensive we will see changes coming in. Air uplift done right could save hundreds of pounds. But imagine how the big manufacturers would feel when they no longer can sell pumps .
Hi, interesting video, i have never covered but the idea of floating polystyrene interests me, can i ask where you purchased it and would the koi be affected by the perpetual darkness?
It's just plain old simple polystyrene. Most builders merchants stock it. Very cheap. Never used the kingspan type stuff. Always leave a 1/4 un covered for the air transfer.
I wonder if you would have any chemical leakage from polystyrene into the water system?
Why aren't the energy-saving pumps with superior transfer capacity and little or no pumping up water (e.g. to a high place that have always been common in Japan imported in the UK?
ruclips.net/video/FddF7ryaqK8/видео.html Power costs should be around £20 a month, although it's not a simple comparison. You might say, why don't you do it? but...。
This is a very good question. The design of Koi ponds has never been optimised for energy saving. As cost continue to rise significant changes will start to become a high priority.
@@leecalladine One of the few examples of a filter chamber designed by Mr Channing there was imported long time ago. There should be more exchange of goods between the UK and Japan in the future.
@@atsuminaoki9910 definitely. Take care sir and have a good day.
@@leecalladine Well, I remember the name of the product. Has his Hydrofilter series has been discontinued for a long time ago? They were very well received and worked well with the Japanese energy-saving pumps. However, when I visited Nottingham there I was surprised to find that it was used in a different way、、、、。