Really informative video, I’m in south west water area and have Chloramine so really good to understand the difference when Chloramine is in your water supply. I wish every fish shop owner had the expertise to explain things like you do Darren. Fantastic
Always a pleasure to watch your video's Darren, you tell things how they should be, very clear and full of quality info that nobody else tells new koi keepers. Thank you and keep em coming 👌
Amazing series of videos. You have managed to explain in detail and rational. After 5 years of fish keeping, i am really only now, beginning to understand the nitrogen cycle.
Yet again another very informative, easy to understand and very important video. Thank you so much for your videos like this that help to keep our koi healthy and safe. If you have the time I would like to see a follow up video on your Fishmate 7000 auto feeder to see how it's been working out for you since installation. Thanks again. Cheers.
@@DazzleKoi definitely. I was glad to see someone with your knowledge does the same. Seems silly to me paying good money to remove something that gasses off quickly naturally
Thankyou for your informative info and knowledge! Much appreciated keep up the good work! Subscribed 🙏 I’m just building my 1st pond as a grow on pond then on to the 2 bigger builds Iv found your channel very usual thankyou for dedicating your time to help others much respect
Thanks very much. Yeah they seem very hit and miss depending on your supply water. Its worth testing your supply so you know exactly what you are dealing with 👍👍🍻🍻👍👍
I top up with rain water collected in barrels, never had an issue with this. Occasionally when we’ve not had enough rain I’ll fill the barrels from the tap and add a small amount of dechlorinator and leave for at least 24hours before using. I’ve never tested the water, so maybe I’ll do this to see if adding chemicals is even necessary. Thanks for the info 👍🏻
Thanks for the information it is obviously something we need to know l must admit I have never tested for chlorine and if I do a top up I select a mist setting from the hose and trust it is sufficient but test all other parameters
Hi Paul, I'm confident you will be just fine but it is really easy to test if need be. I rarely test it but I do like to keep some DPD4 tablets in the drawer just in case 👍
Well done Darren very well explained and easy to understand, I have a 3 stage, a a big blue and a single declorinator on my system but will for emergency us get some ST thanks, Dave.
I agree I've never owned a Dechlorenator .I've used several Liquid forms.The best one I've found is the NT LABS Chlor Go That Removes everything that's Harmful to Koi from Tap water.If I was going to buy a Dechlorenator. It would be a Evolution Aqua one or an Oase, the tube ones .
Your video was really interesting. I use Stress Coat, which takes out Chlorine and Chloramines. I also use it when the fish are looking a bit stressed, and it seems to calm them down.
Hi Darren, Great video lots of important content in this video really enjoyed it buddy, hope you are all keeping well. Would love an update video on the shower .
Hi Mark, sorry, yes its on my list to do. To be honest though its going great. I have literally not give it a thought since I switched it on and I've not had any nitrate since. I can throw as much food as I like in and never see any readings either. I'll definitely get to that video though 👍👍
A few years ago (4/6) in many of the areas of the UK, various waterboard companies changed from just using Chlorine to Chloramine. Chloramine is the adding of ammonia to the Chlorine, this surely must be an bad combination for any pond (not even sure if it's for good people either). As far as I can understand you can add Chlorine neutraliser to water but nothing removes ammonia and not only that it doesn't dissipate through time.
Hi mate, the ammonia is bound up and doesn't exist as ammonia in your pond. It is only when you neutralise the chloramine with something like sodium thiosulphate that the ammonia is released as ammonia. Its a tiny amount though, your bio filter will easily mop it up without it causing a problem.
Hi Darren this video is so useful and i did. Stay awake lol😂. All you video are great also have done a video on trickle in and out. Also i made a bakkie shower like yours and it works well thanks
I love your videos there soo easy to understand. Any chance you can do one about RO water. Why peoples use, how they use, pros and cons. I see them in some other vids but I don’t understand how it’s done just that it makes water softer. Cheers sir
Hi mate, sorry for the delay, I've been on holiday, Yes I'll definitely add RO to the list of videos. Thanks for your comment, its very much appreciated 🍻👍🍻
Very interesting. Great video! I might be wrong but I'm sure the level of chlorine and Chloramine the water companies put in the water can vary from day to day or week to week.
Hi Iain, a very good point, I should have said that in the video. It does indeed vary a bit over time. The sodium thiosulphate doses I quote cover the very highest level it is possible for them to put in. I know they also intentionally vary it at different times of year and during different 'events'.
Really useful video. Thanks Darren. Back when I started with ponds we didn't have chloramines. All you had to worry about was chlorine which as you say gases off. One thing you didn't mention was dosage rates for the Sodium Thiosulphate. Is there a dosage rate?
Hi mate, yes, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably. Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water 👍👍
Great video I've been looking into ST for a while now and was wondering what sort of mix ratio you use.. so say how many grams per thousand litre of water ..thanks
Hi Sam, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably. Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water 👍👍
Very good subject Daz I have very high levels on my water report of “both” , I use a 3 stage vyair decholinater this year had loads of trouble with chlorine getting through vyair they have sent me replacement filters 3 times now will be trying this new one out this week. But I do have the crystals but was told not to use that product from water board So I went out and bought De -Clor I do test with dpd 4 rapid every week.So hoping these new filters work. So I have learned a lot today that the crystal released Ammonia every days a school day , sorry for the long post stay safe 🙏🐟🐟🐟🐟🙏
Hi Carol, sounds like a nightmare. That's my biggest worry really with those type of unit. Its easy to think you are bullet proof and can forget about it when you fit one and then when it fails it can be catastrophic. It sounds aas though you are not taking it for granted though and test it regularly 👍👍👍 Hope you get it sorted this time 🥂🥂
@@DazzleKoi I always check sometimes 2 Daz can’t be over done such a simple test to do these days. Thank you for all the information you give us. Stay safe 🙏🐟🐟🐟🐟🙏
Hi Anthony, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably. Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
Thanks for that - really interesting. Anglia water have a pretty good website with frequently updated water hardness, but chloramine concentration is only for the last calendar year.
Hi mate, You need to be a bit careful in St Helens as there are two sources and its not obvious which one supplies which area. I think from memory there is a Ranford source and a Liverpool source and it isn't necessarily that you get yours from whichever is closer. I prefer to test it myself to be sure. I've never had chloramine in mine either in Clock Face or in Eccleston 👍👍
Very helpful video , i have actually just bought a dechlorinator , as i was regularly buying pondsafe at 15 pound a pop , the chlorine isnt as much of a concern as the chloramine as , like you say it doesnt gas off , Im with essex and suffolk water and it says on web site they use chlorine but will double check , cheers
@@DazzleKoi so I checked it out and turns out I do have chloramine in water supply the dechlorinator i have is supposed to remove it but its something i will keep an eye on ,
At least now you know so you can deal with it 👍 You need to keep on top of it then as you dont have gassing off to bail you out of your dechlorinator goes rogue. I would just throw some ST in periodically just to mop up any chloramines that have found their way through.
Bloody hell, what a nightmare. You had trich earlier in the year to didn't you? Everyone is struggling this year, must be related to covid somehow I reckon. Not sure how though.
@@DazzleKoi yeah I had tric at the start of this season 🤯 thankfully, "touch wood" i can see light at the end of the tunnel now. Fish seem to be alot happier now. Going to do some scrapes this weekend and take it from there. I would guess that its got something to do with the low environmental pollution due to covid, or something like that anyway 🤔. I look forward to seeing your future content. Take care 🐟 😎👍🏼
Hi Richard, you could in theory overdoes but you would have to do something monumentally wrong. Around a level teaspoon for every 1000 litres of chlorinated water but in all honesty I've never measured it, I just throw some in now and again just in case there are some sneaky chloramines getting in .
Hi Adam, I get asked this so much and to be honest I avoid it like the plague as it always ends in an argument. I think I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and do it. Going to turn comments off though if I do 😁😁
Great video. So to be clear, if I set a trickle in out, I have no chloramines in the water, I should be ok with the chlorine based on the very slow trickle into the pond? But of course keeping testing the pond with dpd4. Would it be prudent to still dose weekly with sodium t and if so what is the sort of dose rate? Great videos👍👍
Hi Simon, yes that will work fine. By all means test it with DPD4 but once its been running for a period and you have it consistent you wont need to test to often. Maybe monthly or something like that. Your koi will tell you if there is an issue 9 times out of 10 by a change in their behavior such as less active, not eating, clamped fins etc etc etc Given the cost it wont do any harm to throw some ST in periodically 👍 I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably. Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
Hi John, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably. Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water. I get it off ebay 👍👍
Wow very informative. So if you trickled water in from the tap, but it contained chloramine , could you then put in the crystals say weekly with filter maintenance?
Thanks Steve. Yes you could do that. I would just check it the first week to make sure it hasn't go up to high but it shouldn't be an issue at all. Just make sure you don't forget to chuck it in though mate 👍👍
Cracking information once again Darren, thank you. Couple of questions, what dosage of sodium thiosulphate do you need to effectively remove any chlorine? Can you put it in before topping the pond up and it will still work? Can you over dose with it?
Hi Mike, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably. Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water. Yes you can put it in before and it will mop up any chlorine it comes in to contact with. I would like to say you cant overdose but technically it is possible. Rest assured though you would have to try very hard to do it. Its nothing to worry about 👍👍
Hi, I use Stress coat which takes out Chlorine and Choramines I use it to calm down them down and adding new fish as well, and you can not over do it with it as well
Very knowledgeable video bud I’m now looking into this I do have a question for you My pond at home has just koi ( no plants etc ) but I also take care of a much bigger pond at the place I work that has a few koi goldfish and grass carp along with water lilies and other water plants is there any difference in how to test for it or treat if required
Hi Shaun, sorry for the delay in replying to you, I've been away on holiday. As far as I'm aware there is no issue with sodium thiosulphate. I have had it for long periods and never seen any change. I'm less confident in the DPD4 tablets though. I cant think of any issue or any reason they would degrade over time but I think for peace of mind I would like to replace them when they get beyond 12 - 18 months old, just to be safe.
Hi Richard, it wont gas off naturally so you need to remove manually with either with some form of inline filter(s) or chemically with a pond specific de-chlorination product or Sodium Thiosulphate.
How fo you use the sodium thiosulfate crystals is there a set amount for so many fallons of water ,do you mix in buckets before you carry out your water change?
Hi mate, sorry for the delay in replying to you, I've been away on holiday. You can mix it up in water and use the solution or I just sprinkle some crystals in occasionally to. I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably. Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
Great video. I live in the North West and have just been on United Utilities website for my area it shows that there is total residual chlorine of 0.22 and free residual chlorine of 0.12 so will that mean that I have chloramine of 0.1 in my supply. if so would this level of chloramine have a detrimental effect on my koi, it's a 5000 gallon pond and currently I don't have a trickle in trickle out but something that i am considering. The water turnover is very small and is via the drum filter and the weekly K1 filter cleaning only. If the aim is to run our ponds with zero chlorine and chloramine why is Chloramine T supplied as an anti-bacterial and parasite treatment.
Hi David and thank you very much 👍👍 , yes if its in there it will cause an issue in time as it will build up unless you take it out with a filter or a chemical. Chloramine T is added to ponds to kill things mate, that's what it does. That's exactly why you cant allow chlorine to build up to a dangerous level in your pond. The key with any chemical treatment is to get the concentration such that it kills the bad guys with minimum detriment to the koi.
Great video per usual! Just wondering how you would address my situation. My local water municipality still treats the water with chlorine but we have 1.5ppm Ammonia in the source. This level fluctuates throughout the year. Sometimes it's higher or lower. I use Seachem Safe liberally when doing water changes but it's always scary knowing the water I'm adding is actually more toxic than the water I removed. I'd like to do a continuous water change system on my pond but being the source water is so bad I think I'm better off just doing small frequent water changes.
Hi mate, its a tough one this. I don't have a feel for how much that ammonia is, relative to say, what your bio filter consumes in a day. Could you start up a very small trickle in and monitor your water and if all is well, increase it slowly. If you keep consistent your filter will grow to a size that can handle whatever ammonia your source water brings with it.
Running my pond differently no water changes from the tap no test kits no chemicals it's a natural pond with loads of plant life after a year doing very well seen fish fry this year I like to see more than just fish in the pond frogs toad's newts dragonflies one big echo system I guess I'm just old school
Hi Steve, I think a natural pond is great. Its not necessarily old school, just a different approach. I don't particularly want a pond in my garden. My pond is a necessity to house my koi. If I did want a pond though and had the space I would have a natural pond full of wildlife.
@@DazzleKoi I understand that but at this point in time with the Demi's of insects birds and wildlife I thought it was the right thing to do as much as I like koi
Been thinking about getting a dechlprinator (like Tetra Aquasafe or something), but I am afraid of putting (more) chemicals in the pond. Our pond loses water, so we have been "topping it off" using water from the hose. We have done this a few times already, and the koi seem fine (and I think the previous owners did it, too), but I am nervous now.
The main thing here is to determine if your supply has chloramines or not. Your supplier has to tell you if you ask them. If it doesn't then you only have chlorine which will gas off naturally in a few hours so you will be fine. Although trickling in slowly is better than changing a large amount at once. If you have chloramines then you need to add something to remove them as they wont gas off. Purchase some sodium thiosulphate crystals off ebay and throw some in periodically., You wont harm you koi as its perfectly safe, and it will remove chlorine and chloramine.
Can you please upload a video about how to change the water in a koi pond? I have a 3000L pond. I only have tap water. How to perform a partial and total water change. How to introduce fish. How much anti-chlorine to use and when to use it. (Add the anti-chlorine to the pond and then add water?) Do we have to put salt in a water change and how much? Thank you in advance for your enormous support!
Hi mate, I have a constant trickle of fresh water going in to my pond and an overflow to waste. This is much better than changing water in large batches as its much more consistent. I have a video on this system on my channel. If you do batch water changes you would only ever change up to 30%, never the total volume of water. If you watch my video on my Karashigoi, I talk about how to introduce new fish in that one 👍👍 I use sodium thiosulphate to remove chlorine f need be, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably. Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water. Add it before you put the tap water in. No, you would never add salt as koi are fresh water fish. Salt is only used as a chemical treatment to treat certain conditions, never as a long term exposure. Any more questions or if you cant find the videos just give me a shout 🍻🍻
I think trickled-in chlorine in the pond will immediately turn into monochloramine upon contact with ammonia. Correct?? I too don’t use any dechlorinator and keep a supply of ST just in case. Have you ever used an ORP meter? Have you treated for flukes this year like many others?
Hi mate, blimey, now your asking me to think 😁 Free chlorine reacts with ammonia to form inorganic chloramines, yes. So effectively , if you have high enough levels of ammonia in your pond you can generate chloramine which is then not removed by gassing off. I think the levels would be tiny but in theory it could build up over time. Then sodium thiosulphate would basically release it back out. I do believe the level is so small its not really worth worrying about but certainly throwing a few ST crystals in periodically would just make absolutely sure. No, never used an ORP meter. Its something I looked at when I had a much more expensive setup and really wanted to take every option available but nowadays I'm more about keeping it simple. I treated for flukes, yes mate. I think it was December time if I remember correctly. Lernex followed by Lernex pro 6 days later saw them off.
@@DazzleKoi Thanks for the reply. I think monochloramine is what I'm measuring in my pond when I use my Hanna Total Chorine meter. I get an average of 10 ppb. I was just wondering if untreated tap water would have ill effects on certain parasites such as flukes which would be a good thing.
Its an interesting area and I have considered the idea of killing parasites with chlorine before. Its hard to find out if you could take it to a level that would kill parasites without any harm to your koi. That's essentially what most chemical treatments do. They are harmful to life but you keep the dose below the level at which they kill koi. Its a fine line.
Hi daz..... quick question please mate... you trickle in etc, and let it gas off etc etc. how do u deal with the other nasties and heavy metals etc etc ?
Hi George, there are lots of factors so I'd say its impossible to put an exact figure on so all I can suggest is that you get some dpd tablets and test the chlorine after a water change. If you get any pink colour you have some chlorine present. I'm inclined to say you will be fine with that volume but better to test it
Thank you for another great video Dazzle. How do you know this stuff!😁 2 questions if you'd oblige (I have goldfish). 1. When topping up my pond I'm told to add enough dechlorinator for the whole pond volume. I mix tap water with dechlorinator in a 80ltr tub then tip that into the pond. Do I still need to dechlorinate for the whole pond using this method? 2. If spraying directly into the pond from a hose does the gassing off happen quick enough to negate the need to dechlorinator or better safe than sorry? Keep up the great work 👍
Thanks George, I think I just have to much time on my hands, although it feels like I don't get a minutes peace at times 😁 1. I would only ever add enough dechlorinator to take out the chlorine from the water you are adding. I have never understood the reasoning behind why people say add enough for the whole pond, makes no sense to me. 2. I add from the hose if I need to but only at maybe half of full flow and only for short periods of time, say for 15 minutes. Any more and I would throw in some ST crystals just to be safe.
Hi mate, sorry for the delay in replying to you, I've been away on holiday. I use a constant trickle in so I don't use it for water changes as it gases off naturally. I do throw some in occasionally though just to mop up any chloramine that may be there, although my supplier doesn't add it. I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably. Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
Hi John, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably. Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
Hi mate, sorry for the late reply, yes sodium thiosulphate will work on hypchlorite. It requires a very similar amount of thiosulphate, a tiny bit less actually, so you can use the same dose level.
Thanks for the vlog. I just checked on Anglian Water and they too provide an analysis report to look at. I notice they don't show Chloramine so assume it is not used. My question is; are they likely to use it and is any notice given if they did?
Hi there, honestly its impossible to say if they will start to use it. Some companies have been using chloramine for decades now and others have stuck with chlorine. I have no idea what influences the decision. Sadly they don't have to tell anyone if they switch over so you need to check and measure it regularly unfortunately.
Betty, It depends where you live , I live in Martham and AW does use Chloramine at a does rate of 0.15PPM, I had to argue with them before they told the truth, they told me they did not use it .I started to get high Ammonia levels and could not work it out, I use seneye as one part of water testing, called them to check if the slide / unit was faulty. we checked many times and we then took the seneye unit out of the pond and placed it in a bucket of tap water . Ammonia lever shot up, only then did AW addmit to using chloramine water , I do use a 20" de-chlorinator when topping up pond, checking water coming out if DC it drops to around 0.13 PPM.so it takes very little out. I will try Sodium thio Sulphate . AW only gave that a base figure and I have had it up over 0.2 PPM and I have lost fish. I check every time I top the pond up, and seneye gives me a reading when I want
Thanks for sharing this mate. I've never heard of water companies lying about it before, that's very dodgy indeed, not to mention illegal I would suggest.
Darren , I believe the lady i was dealing with did not know what they put in the water . she repeatedly told me they did not , it was when I asked to speak to a water engineer that changed her tone. i got an email later telling me in fact they did add chloramine. My opinion is she did not check her facts / just did not know. The change came for my area early spring this year, change of where my water supply came from and they started to add CM, I lost fish as I have never had a high reading and it was new to me, a lot of research ,over weeks/ months to find out what I could do ,stopped trickle filter , reduced food, cleaning nexus more often., 3 times a week now, very slowly is the level coming down ,0.11 this morning , Rain water might be helping as well. AW where late in updating there site for this area. More research needs to be done, NH3 / NH4 for safe levels as it differs with who you speak to. Great videos. really informative. Thanks
What a nightmare. They need to communicate this better when they change over. Its not right that they can just make a change that kills peoples fish, without telling them, and they aren't held accountable.
Hi Andy, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably. Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
Hi mate, no chloride is very different to chlorine. Its essentially what is formed when chlorine in nature combines with other things to form compounds. It is actually a beneficial product, essential for most life forms, kind of a mineral supplement. Nothing to worry about 👍
I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably. Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water. You need to add enough for the amount of tap water with chlorine you have added rather than the size of your pond. You wont overdoes unless you really try 👍
Really informative video, I’m in south west water area and have Chloramine so really good to understand the difference when Chloramine is in your water supply. I wish every fish shop owner had the expertise to explain things like you do Darren. Fantastic
Thank you very much Richard, I really appreciate that 👍🍻👍👍🍻👍🍻👍
Always a pleasure to watch your video's Darren, you tell things how they should be, very clear and full of quality info that nobody else tells new koi keepers.
Thank you and keep em coming 👌
Thank you very much Paul, that means a lot. Cheers 🍻🍻🥂🥂🍻🍻
Excellent presentation, as with many of your videos, I know a little yet learn a lot. Keep em coming. Cheers mate
Thank you very much indeed mate, I really appreciate that 🍻🍻🍻
Ponds looking great
This information is great even for experienced fish keepers and ESPECIALLY for newbies coming into the Koi or fancy game .
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Thanks very much Simon, I appreciate that 🍻👍🍻
Amazing series of videos. You have managed to explain in detail and rational.
After 5 years of fish keeping, i am really only now, beginning to understand the nitrogen cycle.
Thanks mate, much appreciated 👍👍
Again another great video best on RUclips it's great even for long time keepers like myself who get complacent
Thanks Stuart, that means a lot 👍👍🍻👍👍
Thanks Dazzle. Another masterpiece of a video.
Thank you Sir, I appreciate that 👍👍
really enjoyed the video mate as a retired industrial chemist
Brilliant, thanks Humphrey, thats great to hear 👍👍👍🍻🍻🍻👍👍👍
Absolutely brilliant advice definitely saving and coming back to this video. Thanks for all your advice top man.
Thanks Dan, good to hear you found it useful 🍻🍻👍👍🍻🍻
Brill video mate, I am hoping to start to filling my pond in a few weeks. so your video is spot on for me very interesting and informative 👍
Hi Andrew, exciting times mate, hope it all goes well for you 👍🍻👍🍻👍
Yet again another very informative, easy to understand and very important video. Thank you so much for your videos like this that help to keep our koi healthy and safe. If you have the time I would like to see a follow up video on your Fishmate 7000 auto feeder to see how it's been working out for you since installation. Thanks again. Cheers.
Hi mate and thank you. I can definitely do a follow up on the P7000 at some point 👍🍻👍
Another great video. I’ve also never used mechanical methods to remove chlorine and prefer to allow it to gas off naturally.
Cheers Scott, good to hear its not just me 🍻👍🍻
@@DazzleKoi definitely. I was glad to see someone with your knowledge does the same. Seems silly to me paying good money to remove something that gasses off quickly naturally
I couldn't agree more mate. Hopefully this will put a few peoples minds at ease and save them a few quid 👍
Such brilliant advice on every video I have watched so informative thanks
Thank you very much Charles, I appreciate that Sir 👍🍻🍻👍🍻🍻👍
Thankyou for your informative info and knowledge! Much appreciated keep up the good work! Subscribed 🙏 I’m just building my 1st pond as a grow on pond then on to the 2 bigger builds Iv found your channel very usual thankyou for dedicating your time to help others much respect
Thanks very much mate, I really appreciate that 🍻🍻
Sounds like you are going to be busy over the coming months, exciting times 👍👍
I put new filters in my dechlorinator 2 weeks ago and is already brown 😏, excellent content and well explained again😊😊👍👍
Thanks very much. Yeah they seem very hit and miss depending on your supply water. Its worth testing your supply so you know exactly what you are dealing with 👍👍🍻🍻👍👍
Another great bit of advice Daz..👍
Thanks Andrew 👍👍🍻👍👍
I top up with rain water collected in barrels, never had an issue with this.
Occasionally when we’ve not had enough rain I’ll fill the barrels from the tap and add a small amount of dechlorinator and leave for at least 24hours before using. I’ve never tested the water, so maybe I’ll do this to see if adding chemicals is even necessary. Thanks for the info 👍🏻
Hi Lloyd, yes give a test with DPD4 but I'm absolutely certain you wont have any chlorine in there after 24 hours 👍🍻👍
Brilliant video Darren loads off great information 👍👏
Cheers Joe, much appreciated mate 👍🍻👍🍻👍
Very informative video 📹, enjoyed it, wasn't aware of Ph affecting the damage done to koi by the chlorine, so I learnt something.
Cheers mate 🍻🍻👍👍🍻🍻
Thanks Darren, really helpful as always
Thanks Tom, good to hear 👍👍
Thanks for the information it is obviously something we need to know l must admit I have never tested for chlorine and if I do a top up I select a mist setting from the hose and trust it is sufficient but test all other parameters
Hi Paul, I'm confident you will be just fine but it is really easy to test if need be. I rarely test it but I do like to keep some DPD4 tablets in the drawer just in case 👍
Well done Darren very well explained and easy to understand, I have a 3 stage, a a big blue and a single declorinator on my system but will for emergency us get some ST thanks, Dave.
Thanks very much Dave, yeah its definitely worth having a bag just in case. It sounds like you have it well and truly under control though 🍻🍻👍👍🍻🍻
Another great, informative video. Cheers Daz 👍🏻
Cheers Brian, you're welcome 👍👍👍
I agree I've never owned a Dechlorenator .I've used several Liquid forms.The best one I've found is the NT LABS Chlor Go That Removes everything that's Harmful to Koi from Tap water.If I was going to buy a Dechlorenator. It would be a Evolution Aqua one or an Oase, the tube ones .
Hi mate, have you tried sodium thiosulphate? It does the same job for a fraction of the price.
Brilliant video once again Darren
Cheers Mark, thanks a lot 🍻🍻🍻
Your video was really interesting. I use Stress Coat, which takes out Chlorine and Chloramines. I also use it when the fish are looking a bit stressed, and it seems to calm them down.
Hi Graham, I've heard good things about stress coat but I've never tried it myself. maybe I'll give it a try. May be a video in it to 🍻🍻👍👍🍻🍻
Very informative! Thanks a ton for the knowledge 🙏
Cheers mate, much appreciated 🍻🍺🍻
Once again thank you for sharing your knowledge. Cheers
Thanks mate, you're very welcome 🍻🍻🍻🍻
Very interesting thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Cheers Andrew 🍻🍻🍻
Hi Darren, Great video lots of important content in this video really enjoyed it buddy, hope you are all keeping well. Would love an update video on the shower .
Hi Mark, sorry, yes its on my list to do. To be honest though its going great. I have literally not give it a thought since I switched it on and I've not had any nitrate since. I can throw as much food as I like in and never see any readings either. I'll definitely get to that video though 👍👍
Really good info, very interesting. Cheers daz 👍
Thanks Richard, all the best 🍻🍻
What a cracking video very interesting 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks Paul 🍻🍻
A few years ago (4/6) in many of the areas of the UK, various waterboard companies changed from just using Chlorine to Chloramine. Chloramine is the adding of ammonia to the Chlorine, this surely must be an bad combination for any pond (not even sure if it's for good people either). As far as I can understand you can add Chlorine neutraliser to water but nothing removes ammonia and not only that it doesn't dissipate through time.
Hi mate, the ammonia is bound up and doesn't exist as ammonia in your pond. It is only when you neutralise the chloramine with something like sodium thiosulphate that the ammonia is released as ammonia. Its a tiny amount though, your bio filter will easily mop it up without it causing a problem.
Hi Darren this video is so useful and i did. Stay awake lol😂. All you video are great also have done a video on trickle in and out. Also i made a bakkie shower like yours and it works well thanks
Thanks again mate, I really appreciate that 🍻🍺🍻
Thanks for the excellent advice and information really useful information on a matter that is easily overlooked 👍
Cheers John, much appreciated 👍👍🍻🍻👍👍
As usual great video Daz
Cheers Rex, thanks a lot 👍🥂🍻🍻👍🥂
Very informative. Thankyou for posting this video.
Your welcome mate, thanks 👍👍🍻👍👍
I love your videos there soo easy to understand. Any chance you can do one about RO water. Why peoples use, how they use, pros and cons. I see them in some other vids but I don’t understand how it’s done just that it makes water softer. Cheers sir
Forgot to say I’m very new and your channel is brilliant
Hi mate, sorry for the delay, I've been on holiday,
Yes I'll definitely add RO to the list of videos.
Thanks for your comment, its very much appreciated 🍻👍🍻
Another fantastic and interesting topic vidio
Cheers Wayne 🍻🍻
Very interesting. Great video!
I might be wrong but I'm sure the level of chlorine and Chloramine the water companies put in the water can vary from day to day or week to week.
Hi Iain, a very good point, I should have said that in the video. It does indeed vary a bit over time. The sodium thiosulphate doses I quote cover the very highest level it is possible for them to put in. I know they also intentionally vary it at different times of year and during different 'events'.
Really useful video. Thanks Darren. Back when I started with ponds we didn't have chloramines. All you had to worry about was chlorine which as you say gases off. One thing you didn't mention was dosage rates for the Sodium Thiosulphate. Is there a dosage rate?
Hi mate, yes, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably.
Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water 👍👍
Excellent information thank you
Cheers Andrew 🍻🍻🍻
Great video I've been looking into ST for a while now and was wondering what sort of mix ratio you use.. so say how many grams per thousand litre of water ..thanks
Hi Sam, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably.
Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water 👍👍
@@DazzleKoi great thanks..beennusing seachem safe but will ne ordering some ST 👍
Top man, that will save you a few quid for some new koi 😁😁
Very good subject Daz I have very high levels on my water report of “both” , I use a 3 stage vyair decholinater this year had loads of trouble with chlorine getting through vyair they have sent me replacement filters 3 times now will be trying this new one out this week. But I do have the crystals but was told not to use that product from water board So I went out and bought De -Clor I do test with dpd 4 rapid every week.So hoping these new filters work. So I have learned a lot today that the crystal released Ammonia every days a school day , sorry for the long post stay safe 🙏🐟🐟🐟🐟🙏
Hi Carol, sounds like a nightmare. That's my biggest worry really with those type of unit. Its easy to think you are bullet proof and can forget about it when you fit one and then when it fails it can be catastrophic. It sounds aas though you are not taking it for granted though and test it regularly 👍👍👍
Hope you get it sorted this time 🥂🥂
@@DazzleKoi I always check sometimes 2 Daz can’t be over done such a simple test to do these days. Thank you for all the information you give us. Stay safe 🙏🐟🐟🐟🐟🙏
thanks Carol, you're welcome , you too 🥂🥂👍🥂🥂
Hi Dazzle sorry if I missed it but how much sodium thiosulphate should I add if the need arises as always a very informative video 👍😃
Hi Anthony, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably.
Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
@@DazzleKoi thanks for that keep up with the great content 😃👍
No problem mate, thanks very much 🍻🍻🥂🥂🍻🍻
Thanks for that - really interesting. Anglia water have a pretty good website with frequently updated water hardness, but chloramine concentration is only for the last calendar year.
Worth keeping an eye on Anglia mate, someone else on here mentioned about them lying about their chloramine addition 👍👍
That's interesting. Will keep an eye out - thanks
Great. Content mate very helpfull have you gott in tough with northwest water to see our water chart
Hi mate, You need to be a bit careful in St Helens as there are two sources and its not obvious which one supplies which area. I think from memory there is a Ranford source and a Liverpool source and it isn't necessarily that you get yours from whichever is closer.
I prefer to test it myself to be sure. I've never had chloramine in mine either in Clock Face or in Eccleston 👍👍
Very helpful video , i have actually just bought a dechlorinator , as i was regularly buying pondsafe at 15 pound a pop , the chlorine isnt as much of a concern as the chloramine as , like you say it doesnt gas off , Im with essex and suffolk water and it says on web site they use chlorine but will double check , cheers
No problem mate, yes definitely good to check so you know what you're dealing with 👍
@@DazzleKoi so I checked it out and turns out I do have chloramine in water supply the dechlorinator i have is supposed to remove it but its something i will keep an eye on ,
At least now you know so you can deal with it 👍
You need to keep on top of it then as you dont have gassing off to bail you out of your dechlorinator goes rogue. I would just throw some ST in periodically just to mop up any chloramines that have found their way through.
@@DazzleKoi , yes thats what ive decided to do , cheers
Great video Daz thanks for that 👍
No problem mate. How's things with you?
@@DazzleKoi I'm good thanks. How are you? Fish could be better though, im currently treating them for costia.
Bloody hell, what a nightmare. You had trich earlier in the year to didn't you? Everyone is struggling this year, must be related to covid somehow I reckon. Not sure how though.
@@DazzleKoi yeah I had tric at the start of this season 🤯 thankfully, "touch wood" i can see light at the end of the tunnel now. Fish seem to be alot happier now. Going to do some scrapes this weekend and take it from there.
I would guess that its got something to do with the low environmental pollution due to covid, or something like that anyway 🤔.
I look forward to seeing your future content.
Take care 🐟 😎👍🏼
Cheers mate, yeah that's a great point, less traffic pollution, factory pollution etc could well have had an impact 👍👍
Thank you Daz
You're welcome Terence 🍻🍻👍🍻🍻
Great video, what kind of dosages of the sodium should you use? And in tern does the sodium have any harmful effects ie overdosing etc?
Hi Richard, you could in theory overdoes but you would have to do something monumentally wrong. Around a level teaspoon for every 1000 litres of chlorinated water but in all honesty I've never measured it, I just throw some in now and again just in case there are some sneaky chloramines getting in .
Hi Daz great vid, you asked if we had a subject to talk on, how about salt in a koi pond pro's n con's.
Hi Adam, I get asked this so much and to be honest I avoid it like the plague as it always ends in an argument. I think I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and do it. Going to turn comments off though if I do 😁😁
Yip Please do Daz. Would be great to hear your thought on salt. Look forward to it.
Looks like I've got no choice now 😲😲
Watch this space 😁
Great video.
So to be clear, if I set a trickle in out, I have no chloramines in the water, I should be ok with the chlorine based on the very slow trickle into the pond?
But of course keeping testing the pond with dpd4.
Would it be prudent to still dose weekly with sodium t and if so what is the sort of dose rate?
Great videos👍👍
Hi Simon, yes that will work fine. By all means test it with DPD4 but once its been running for a period and you have it consistent you wont need to test to often. Maybe monthly or something like that. Your koi will tell you if there is an issue 9 times out of 10 by a change in their behavior such as less active, not eating, clamped fins etc etc etc
Given the cost it wont do any harm to throw some ST in periodically 👍
I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably.
Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
Thanks very much.
No problem mate 🍻🍻
Very interesting especially you not useing any form of dechloinator. I'm getting some sodium thirosphate. How much do you need for a 2500 gallon pond?
Hi John, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably.
Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
I get it off ebay 👍👍
Wow very informative. So if you trickled water in from the tap, but it contained chloramine , could you then put in the crystals say weekly with filter maintenance?
Thanks Steve. Yes you could do that. I would just check it the first week to make sure it hasn't go up to high but it shouldn't be an issue at all. Just make sure you don't forget to chuck it in though mate 👍👍
Cracking information once again Darren, thank you.
Couple of questions, what dosage of sodium thiosulphate do you need to effectively remove any chlorine? Can you put it in before topping the pond up and it will still work? Can you over dose with it?
Hi Mike, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably.
Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
Yes you can put it in before and it will mop up any chlorine it comes in to contact with. I would like to say you cant overdose but technically it is possible. Rest assured though you would have to try very hard to do it. Its nothing to worry about 👍👍
Hi, I use Stress coat which takes out Chlorine and Choramines I use it to calm down them down and adding new fish as well, and you can not over do it with it as well
@@DazzleKoi thanks Darren 👍
Very knowledgeable video bud I’m now looking into this I do have a question for you
My pond at home has just koi ( no plants etc ) but I also take care of a much bigger pond at the place I work that has a few koi goldfish and grass carp along with water lilies and other water plants is there any difference in how to test for it or treat if required
Hi Darren. Loved the video. Could you please tell me if there's a shelf life on the DPD4 and sodium Thiosulphate? Thank you
Hi Shaun, sorry for the delay in replying to you, I've been away on holiday. As far as I'm aware there is no issue with sodium thiosulphate. I have had it for long periods and never seen any change. I'm less confident in the DPD4 tablets though. I cant think of any issue or any reason they would degrade over time but I think for peace of mind I would like to replace them when they get beyond 12 - 18 months old, just to be safe.
Thank you for the reply Darren.
sorry but if you had Chloramine how would you treat please or do you not have to with a trickle in and is this the same as CT treatment cheers ?
Hi Richard, it wont gas off naturally so you need to remove manually with either with some form of inline filter(s) or chemically with a pond specific de-chlorination product or Sodium Thiosulphate.
How fo you use the sodium thiosulfate crystals is there a set amount for so many fallons of water ,do you mix in buckets before you carry out your water change?
Hi mate, sorry for the delay in replying to you, I've been away on holiday. You can mix it up in water and use the solution or I just sprinkle some crystals in occasionally to.
I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably.
Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
@@DazzleKoi thankyou dazzle koi
Great video.
I live in the North West and have just been on United Utilities website for my area it shows that there is total residual chlorine of 0.22 and free residual chlorine of 0.12 so will that mean that I have chloramine of 0.1 in my supply. if so would this level of chloramine have a detrimental effect on my koi, it's a 5000 gallon pond and currently I don't have a trickle in trickle out but something that i am considering. The water turnover is very small and is via the drum filter and the weekly K1 filter cleaning only. If the aim is to run our ponds with zero chlorine and chloramine why is Chloramine T supplied as an anti-bacterial and parasite treatment.
Hi David and thank you very much 👍👍 , yes if its in there it will cause an issue in time as it will build up unless you take it out with a filter or a chemical.
Chloramine T is added to ponds to kill things mate, that's what it does. That's exactly why you cant allow chlorine to build up to a dangerous level in your pond. The key with any chemical treatment is to get the concentration such that it kills the bad guys with minimum detriment to the koi.
Great video per usual! Just wondering how you would address my situation. My local water municipality still treats the water with chlorine but we have 1.5ppm Ammonia in the source. This level fluctuates throughout the year. Sometimes it's higher or lower. I use Seachem Safe liberally when doing water changes but it's always scary knowing the water I'm adding is actually more toxic than the water I removed.
I'd like to do a continuous water change system on my pond but being the source water is so bad I think I'm better off just doing small frequent water changes.
Hi mate, its a tough one this. I don't have a feel for how much that ammonia is, relative to say, what your bio filter consumes in a day. Could you start up a very small trickle in and monitor your water and if all is well, increase it slowly. If you keep consistent your filter will grow to a size that can handle whatever ammonia your source water brings with it.
Running my pond differently no water changes from the tap no test kits no chemicals it's a natural pond with loads of plant life after a year doing very well seen fish fry this year I like to see more than just fish in the pond frogs toad's newts dragonflies one big echo system I guess I'm just old school
Hi Steve, I think a natural pond is great. Its not necessarily old school, just a different approach. I don't particularly want a pond in my garden. My pond is a necessity to house my koi.
If I did want a pond though and had the space I would have a natural pond full of wildlife.
@@DazzleKoi I understand that but at this point in time with the Demi's of insects birds and wildlife I thought it was the right thing to do as much as I like koi
Couldn't agree more mate 👍👍👍
Been thinking about getting a dechlprinator (like Tetra Aquasafe or something), but I am afraid of putting (more) chemicals in the pond. Our pond loses water, so we have been "topping it off" using water from the hose. We have done this a few times already, and the koi seem fine (and I think the previous owners did it, too), but I am nervous now.
The main thing here is to determine if your supply has chloramines or not. Your supplier has to tell you if you ask them. If it doesn't then you only have chlorine which will gas off naturally in a few hours so you will be fine. Although trickling in slowly is better than changing a large amount at once.
If you have chloramines then you need to add something to remove them as they wont gas off. Purchase some sodium thiosulphate crystals off ebay and throw some in periodically., You wont harm you koi as its perfectly safe, and it will remove chlorine and chloramine.
Can you please upload a video about how to change the water in a koi pond?
I have a 3000L pond. I only have tap water.
How to perform a partial and total water change.
How to introduce fish.
How much anti-chlorine to use and when to use it. (Add the anti-chlorine to the pond and then add water?)
Do we have to put salt in a water change and how much?
Thank you in advance for your enormous support!
Hi mate, I have a constant trickle of fresh water going in to my pond and an overflow to waste. This is much better than changing water in large batches as its much more consistent. I have a video on this system on my channel.
If you do batch water changes you would only ever change up to 30%, never the total volume of water.
If you watch my video on my Karashigoi, I talk about how to introduce new fish in that one 👍👍
I use sodium thiosulphate to remove chlorine f need be, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably.
Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
Add it before you put the tap water in.
No, you would never add salt as koi are fresh water fish. Salt is only used as a chemical treatment to treat certain conditions, never as a long term exposure.
Any more questions or if you cant find the videos just give me a shout 🍻🍻
@@DazzleKoi Thanks so much. Very useful information.
I think trickled-in chlorine in the pond will immediately turn into monochloramine upon contact with ammonia. Correct?? I too don’t use any dechlorinator and keep a supply of ST just in case. Have you ever used an ORP meter? Have you treated for flukes this year like many others?
Hi mate, blimey, now your asking me to think 😁
Free chlorine reacts with ammonia to form inorganic chloramines, yes. So effectively , if you have high enough levels of ammonia in your pond you can generate chloramine which is then not removed by gassing off. I think the levels would be tiny but in theory it could build up over time. Then sodium thiosulphate would basically release it back out.
I do believe the level is so small its not really worth worrying about but certainly throwing a few ST crystals in periodically would just make absolutely sure.
No, never used an ORP meter. Its something I looked at when I had a much more expensive setup and really wanted to take every option available but nowadays I'm more about keeping it simple.
I treated for flukes, yes mate. I think it was December time if I remember correctly. Lernex followed by Lernex pro 6 days later saw them off.
@@DazzleKoi Thanks for the reply. I think monochloramine is what I'm measuring in my pond when I use my Hanna Total Chorine meter. I get an average of 10 ppb. I was just wondering if untreated tap water would have ill effects on certain parasites such as flukes which would be a good thing.
Its an interesting area and I have considered the idea of killing parasites with chlorine before. Its hard to find out if you could take it to a level that would kill parasites without any harm to your koi. That's essentially what most chemical treatments do. They are harmful to life but you keep the dose below the level at which they kill koi. Its a fine line.
Should you have to use the sodium thiosulphate, how much should you use?
Hi Mark, 1 teaspoon to 1000 litres of tap water is recommended. You cant really over dose it.
Hi daz..... quick question please mate... you trickle in etc, and let it gas off etc etc. how do u deal with the other nasties and heavy metals etc etc ?
Hi Mate, I've had this conversation via messages with someone, was that you or are you still waiting on my thoughts on this?
Is there a % Cl you can add during a water change? If you change
Hi George, there are lots of factors so I'd say its impossible to put an exact figure on so all I can suggest is that you get some dpd tablets and test the chlorine after a water change. If you get any pink colour you have some chlorine present. I'm inclined to say you will be fine with that volume but better to test it
Thank you for another great video Dazzle. How do you know this stuff!😁
2 questions if you'd oblige (I have goldfish).
1. When topping up my pond I'm told to add enough dechlorinator for the whole pond volume. I mix tap water with dechlorinator in a 80ltr tub then tip that into the pond. Do I still need to dechlorinate for the whole pond using this method?
2. If spraying directly into the pond from a hose does the gassing off happen quick enough to negate the need to dechlorinator or better safe than sorry?
Keep up the great work 👍
Thanks George, I think I just have to much time on my hands, although it feels like I don't get a minutes peace at times 😁
1. I would only ever add enough dechlorinator to take out the chlorine from the water you are adding. I have never understood the reasoning behind why people say add enough for the whole pond, makes no sense to me.
2. I add from the hose if I need to but only at maybe half of full flow and only for short periods of time, say for 15 minutes. Any more and I would throw in some ST crystals just to be safe.
Great vid but can I ask how much st crystals do you use and is this what you use for you water changes etc ?
Hi mate, sorry for the delay in replying to you, I've been away on holiday. I use a constant trickle in so I don't use it for water changes as it gases off naturally. I do throw some in occasionally though just to mop up any chloramine that may be there, although my supplier doesn't add it.
I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably.
Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
@@DazzleKoi thanks for the reply and hope your holiday was good,so 10g/1000gallons
Yes thats right mate.
Holiday was great thank you. A week of normality was brilliant after the last 18 months we've had.
Glad I'm on a borehole, tested yearly and perfectly drinkable.
Sounds good mate, what country are you in?
@@DazzleKoi The UK, Norfolk.
Og right, I didn't realise we had borehole supplies in this country. I thought it was an American thing 😁😁
how much crystals would you need too put into a 3000 gallon pond
Hi John, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably.
Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
Hi Daz will thiosulphate work on sodium hypochlorite as this is what Yorkshire water are adding along with sodium bisulphite 😊
Hi mate, sorry for the late reply, yes sodium thiosulphate will work on hypchlorite. It requires a very similar amount of thiosulphate, a tiny bit less actually, so you can use the same dose level.
Cheers for that mate will give it a go👍
Thanks for the vlog.
I just checked on Anglian Water and they too provide an analysis report to look at.
I notice they don't show Chloramine so assume it is not used. My question is; are they likely to use it and is any notice given if they did?
Hi there, honestly its impossible to say if they will start to use it. Some companies have been using chloramine for decades now and others have stuck with chlorine. I have no idea what influences the decision.
Sadly they don't have to tell anyone if they switch over so you need to check and measure it regularly unfortunately.
Betty, It depends where you live , I live in Martham and AW does use Chloramine at a does rate of 0.15PPM, I had to argue with them before they told the truth, they told me they did not use it .I started to get high Ammonia levels and could not work it out, I use seneye as one part of water testing, called them to check if the slide / unit was faulty. we checked many times and we then took the seneye unit out of the pond and placed it in a bucket of tap water . Ammonia lever shot up, only then did AW addmit to using chloramine water , I do use a 20" de-chlorinator when topping up pond, checking water coming out if DC it drops to around 0.13 PPM.so it takes very little out. I will try Sodium thio Sulphate .
AW only gave that a base figure and I have had it up over 0.2 PPM and I have lost fish.
I check every time I top the pond up, and seneye gives me a reading when I want
Thanks for sharing this mate. I've never heard of water companies lying about it before, that's very dodgy indeed, not to mention illegal I would suggest.
Darren , I believe the lady i was dealing with did not know what they put in the water . she repeatedly told me they did not , it was when I asked to speak to a water engineer that changed her tone. i got an email later telling me in fact they did add chloramine. My opinion is she did not check her facts / just did not know. The change came for my area early spring this year, change of where my water supply came from and they started to add CM, I lost fish as I have never had a high reading and it was new to me, a lot of research ,over weeks/ months to find out what I could do ,stopped trickle filter , reduced food, cleaning nexus more often., 3 times a week now, very slowly is the level coming down ,0.11 this morning , Rain water might be helping as well. AW where late in updating there site for this area. More research needs to be done, NH3 / NH4 for safe levels as it differs with who you speak to. Great videos. really informative. Thanks
What a nightmare. They need to communicate this better when they change over. Its not right that they can just make a change that kills peoples fish, without telling them, and they aren't held accountable.
What is the dosage for ST ? Many thanks Andy
Hi Andy, I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably.
Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
@@DazzleKoi Many thanks Daz
No problem 🍻🍻👍👍🍻🍻
Hi Dazzle, Is chlorine different to chloride? I lab tested my tap water and it contains chloride, was wondering if it could be harmful for my kois
Hi mate, no chloride is very different to chlorine. Its essentially what is formed when chlorine in nature combines with other things to form compounds. It is actually a beneficial product, essential for most life forms, kind of a mineral supplement.
Nothing to worry about 👍
@@DazzleKoi Thank you!
No problem 👍👍
When you add sodium thiosulphate what quantity would you add for a 8,000ltr pond, can you overdose.?
I use 10g per 1000 gallons of tap water and that will cover all levels of chlorine comfortably.
Or you can mix 100g in 1 litre of water and then use that solution at 10ml per 100 gallons of tap water.
You need to add enough for the amount of tap water with chlorine you have added rather than the size of your pond. You wont overdoes unless you really try 👍