Calculating Pond Volume With Salt - I Was Quite Surprised
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Calculating Pond Volume With Salt - I Was Quite Surprised
In this video I add salt to the pond with 2 intentions. One to mitigate Nitrite effects and secondly to calculate the volume of my koi pond.
I hope its of some interest.
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Good update salt is a very interesting topic , I used it for the first time end of last year and did exactly the same used a meter I couldn’t get over how much salt you actually need to mix
All the best buddy Jiffster 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks Mike, it does take a lot of salt. 👍
Thanks for shout out Simon and a brilliant video very informative
No problem Mark, Any time. Thanks 👍
It's not like a bloke to over estimate anything is it 🤣😜
Thanks for the very clear explaination, I remember you sitting down and working out the volume in the pipes and filters so it is quite surprising how much over you estimated, plus you've added the bakki shower and possibly the heat pump since working that out.
I think if I ever get around to building a pond, that when I do the 1st fill to check for leaks etc I may also dose it with salt to find out the volume before getting started.
Marcia, I don't know what you are talking about😱🤣 it's a great way to calculate it, you don't need high concentrations to do it
@@UpNorthKoiPond 🤣🤣
Great video Si it's been years since I've done that my self but you right it's the most accurate way to calculate a pond if you understand the numbers but a cracking demonstration good job you checked think of all the money your gunna save on treatments now 😉👍
I want one of them mugs awesome mug 🍺
Thanks Jamie, at least I Know the actual volume if nothing else👍
@@UpNorthKoiPond yes mate I may do the same thing with mine bud to be honest 👍
@@keepingitkoi the funny thing is, since this video the pond has been salted to 0.4 but being weighed out using a brand new set of scales that are more accurate and more sensitive. Taking it to 0.4 worked out at 9257 litres, which tells me the other scales aren't that sensitive and that my initial guesstimate wasn't that far off.
@@UpNorthKoiPond oh sweet 👍 the down side to that is now you need to pay more for treatments 🤣
Bonjour? Who even says that anyway 😂 Another interesting and informative upload 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I've no idea Dave, fools🙄😂
Great video , Simon as always 👍👌
Thanks John👍
Hi Si when I use my salt meter I put it in at 45 degree and give it a shake to make sure no air is trapped underneath that will affect the reading 👍
Thanks for the tip, I'll try that next time👍
Great content si buddy😎👍 'll have to try this salt tip for my pond volume after iv finished this last course of brick see what it says 😊👍🐟
Cheers Kyle matey👍
Superb vt si very interesting buddy
Cheers popsy👍
Great update si mate very intresting 👍⛩🐟
Thanks for this video, I found it really interesting. My pond being such an original shape, and all the complicated pythagorian maths in the world being imprecise, I'd love to find out a definitive way of calculating volume. LIke you say though, not right to do it without good reason. I wonder how many others ar over/under estimating volume?
It's great for irregular shape ponds. You could still do it to work out your volume, taking the level to 0.1 is minimal and wouldn't take long to get it back out of the system.👍
A lot of people you don't really have to add a lot of salt 1kg will raise 1000 litres to 0.1% so 1kg will raise 10000 litres by 0.01 so you can easily gauge to within 1k litres with very little
It's surprising how much salt got to go in in it mate it's daunting at first 👍
It is that Jiggs👍
I lost it a bid, how much salt did you put in total? 3 kg/L should give you 0.3 % right? I thought you put 5 kg in and after 3,33 kg gives you total of 8,33 kg? Doesn’t it give you 0.1% than?
No, to get 0.3% you have to add 3kg / 1000 litres. There is a slight margin for error depending on how accurate the scales are, the accuracy tolerance of the salt meter and how long you leave it before taking the reading after adding salt. In this video, I think I really should have waited a little longer before taking another reading to allow the salt to fully disperse throughout the system. Since this I've redone it and the ACTUAL volume is 9620 litres. Done with much more accurate scales.
So if you add 1kg to 1000 litres the reading will be 0.1%, depending on the initial salinity level of course🙂
Great video cheers
Thanks 👍
Hi Si, nice mug design I def could find a spot for one😁 since you've been feeding saki hikari have you noticed any difference in amount of waste produced.
Rob.
Hi Rob, yeah the waste has reduced loads. I'm sure we'll be able to sort you one👍
@@UpNorthKoiPond nice one👍
Do you use a trickle in system, as that maybe diluting a little over the time period you added salt?
No I don't. I used to but not any more👍
That wouldn't be a trickle adding over 1000 litres in a matter of hours lol
Thanks for the shout out matey .. glad my explanation of how to do it worked 💪 lol
No worry's Daz, thanks 👍
How did you do your calculations please? Is there a web site thanks
Thanks for the video. How do you figure the salt percentage for nitrite? I've been told at 0.002% thru 0.3% is good? Is it necessary to be at 0.3% just for my nitrite is at 0.15 ppm? Is there a chart that shows the minimum salt percentage per nitrite level so I don't waste salt since I have to do water changes to cycle my new pond?
there's no table for nitrite that i'm aware of, but a percentage of 0.3% will help alleviate the chances of Nitrous acid molecules entering the blood cells. Its a short term thing really though that will give you a little breathing room whilst you rectify the issue of the elevated Nitrite. I wouldn't personally be adding salt for a level of 0.15ppm of Nitrite, you can much easier control it by a partial water change at that level.
@@UpNorthKoiPond Thanks, I'm doing 10% water change everyday now but want to be ready when the water temps start going up, been controlling it by less feeding since the water temps have been 55 degrees. I'll probably add 0.1% or 1000 ppm on the salt meter and just see how my fish do once and if my nitrites hit 0.25 ppm or I start seeing problems with them. I have 150 small koi (5" long) in there since Dec and they are all doing good so far.
@@UpNorthKoiPond The university just recommend salt at 20 times the nitrite level. So 0.15 ppm nitrite would be 0.002% or 20 ppm salt minimum. That's what I was looking for.
@Carperama if that was the case, then why would you need to add any salt at all? Tap water has a salinity level naturally of around 0.01%🤷♂️
@@UpNorthKoiPond Good point? My well water is reading 53 ppm or 0.0053% already? I wonder if he got the decimal in the wrong spot or am I ready this email wrong? "multiply the ppm 0.15 mg/L x 3.3 to get to total nitrite and then do the math (multiply by 20). So that would be a total nitrite of about 0.5 mg/L x x 20 x 1.7 = 17mg/L sodium chloride, or 0.017 g/L = 0.0017% salt."
simon my nitrite is 0.5mgl my nirate is 40mgl will salt help this. i onley have a 300 gal pond
Salt will help, but in my personal opinion if your pond is only 300 gallons, you would be much better off doing small partial water changes.
Great update si mate very intresting 👍⛩🐟
Cheers Lee mucker👍
Great update si mate very intresting 👍⛩🐟