Bezza where did you get those grids on top of your quarantine tank bruv. Also you close to Birmingham?
@adamplumtree64Ай бұрын
Are you not making anymore?
@susanschonauer84872 ай бұрын
I totally get it as I commented on one of your other videos.
@susanschonauer84872 ай бұрын
I feel exactly the same way you do. If I had known then what I know now and all I’ve had to go through with koi getting sick, I would have never even started keeping koi. At times I feel so overwhelmed and at a loss as to what to do next. I’ve lost 12 koi already this season and will probably lose more. Just one problem after another. Was just about to start our new sleeper pond build but put a hold on it because I recently learned some koi I bought (I’m in the states) may have been infected with KHV. I’m going to have them tested. If it comes back positive, I’m done! I would have to euthanize my entire collection in both my ponds. Thousands of dollars worth of high quality koi. I’ll be totally gutted. I truly hope your koi get well soon. At least saving some of them may make it feel more worth it.
@raysharman71622 ай бұрын
Hi Bezza, new subscriber. I'm considering fitting a retrofit bottom drain. Noticed this vid is about a year old, do you have any more thoughts on how that bottom drain is doing today?...many thanks
@kris3081003 ай бұрын
I think you can get spare seals for that gate valve mate. Try CD Aquatics.
@fagen22225 ай бұрын
Looking good nice to watch
@bezzaskoichannel38565 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@lifearoundthekoipond22837 ай бұрын
Them vortexes are fantastic, I have three of em, great video mate 👍
@bezzaskoichannel38567 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@andyskoipond8 ай бұрын
Just looking at doing a moving bed great job mate have liked and subscribed cheers Andy
@bezzaskoichannel38567 ай бұрын
Thanks for the sub!
@user-cy1ig2kz7x9 ай бұрын
Nice set up what air pump has been used on the retrofit bottom drain
@bezzaskoichannel38568 ай бұрын
EA 70lph split 50/50 between drain and moving bed
@massey72499 ай бұрын
Nice setup up what airflow our you using on your Retrofit Bottom drain
@bezzaskoichannel38568 ай бұрын
Sorry for the delay…the pond has been dismantled now unfortunately as I’m moving house! Airflow was a EA 70lph but that was split 50/50 with moving bed
@mattyj62410 ай бұрын
Lovely pond mate very similar to mine, looking at getting a blade which one is yours?
@bezzaskoichannel38568 ай бұрын
It’s a 600mm blade mate
@samhirschfield85311 ай бұрын
Hi Bezza how many litres per minute do you have flowing through your retro drain?
@bezzaskoichannel385611 ай бұрын
Hi mate, it’s a 10000 vary pump on there but it’s only running at 40% so I’d say about 3.5 to 4 thousand LPH with head loss
@samhirschfield85311 ай бұрын
@@bezzaskoichannel3856 ah ok thank you. What about the air pump? How much air is going through it :)
@bezzaskoichannel385611 ай бұрын
@@samhirschfield853 I couldn’t tell you for sure, all I can say is it’s the 70lph air pump that’s comes with the easypod…I split the flow of air between the moving bed and the bottom drain, so roughly 35lph 🤷♂️
@StokeKoiAdventures Жыл бұрын
Well done mate, chuffed for ya, can I ask how many virkon do you use? Great update 🙏😊
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
I use 2 a week mate 🙏🏻
@Andy.79 Жыл бұрын
Great update m8 and well done on the 1k. 👍👍
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Nice one thanks mate 🙏🏻
@dtkoinew Жыл бұрын
Great update mate and looks like they were enjoying the qt tank and congratulations on 1k subs mate
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Cheers pal…yes the filthy buggers, gonna see if the wife fancies a dip 😂
@keithjowers4725 Жыл бұрын
Informative video thank you. One question I can't seem to find a definitive answer for is regarding Virkon and UV. I have used like you now are a dose each week after a water change. Seems to work for me. I currently switch off the UV for 24 hours after dosing but I would rather not as it gradually weakens the UV each time it goes off and on from what I understand. Do you or anyone have a view on, if switching the UV off is a requirement or not. Keep up the excellent videos.
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, I’m glad it’s helped or at least i hope it has….personally I can’t see that the UV would affect the virkon, I can only go on the fact that the virkon seems to be working well and I haven’t switched mine off 🙏🏻
@walkerkoi4886 Жыл бұрын
Glad everything looks like its going in the right direction for you, bang on regarding conflicting and wrong advice on social media 👍
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Lots of differing views but what works for one pond won’t always work for another which makes it harder! Appreciate your time though mate, helped a lot 🙏🏻
@paulhigginson3876 Жыл бұрын
Nice to catch up with you Bezza, sounds like your toned down approach is paying dividends. Nice Tosai you picked up for the sex den. Good to see the youngster enjoying the hobby. Glad your getting out on the bank🎣 and good luck with the Kujaku 👍
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Yes mate, good to catch up! Yeah I think I’m on top of things fingers crossed! I feel bad getting him into it to be honest 😂
@westbromkoi Жыл бұрын
Missed you at the show pal, some nice new additions you got from there. Well done on the 1k 👌🏼👍🏼
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Yeah seems I missed quite a few folk mate! Cheers pal…things hopefully on the up 🙏🏻
@jasonrossborough8634 Жыл бұрын
Loving the pond, what glass you using round the pond and brackets? Had one of my fish jump out of pond other day.
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Cheers pal…it’s just Perspex, can get it cut to whatever size you need, just have a look on eBay! Brackets are also from eBay, search glass brackets 🙏🏻
@CescaTheDarkHorse Жыл бұрын
Nice update 👍 was a great day 👍 at the National. Congratulations 🎊 on reaching 1K subscribers ⛩🐟⛩
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate 🙏🏻
@ColossalKoi Жыл бұрын
Nice set up bro… ❤
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Cheers pal 🙏🏻
@AndysKoiPuddle Жыл бұрын
Nice update Bezza. BIG Congrats on the 1,000 subs mate.🍾👍🏼 I seem to have reached 100 and just stopped…. 🤷🏼♂️😂 Glad to see you have got a grip of the issues. Absolutely, if not showing your koi, they don’t need to be huge, or over fed. You may have seen on my channel, my current pond is smaller than yours, and I have only ever fed 2 to 4 times a day. Only 4 times in peak summer temps. So far so good mate……🤞🏼 Nice new koi and keep the updates coming…..👍🏼
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate…keep going, the subs will come! Yeah no need to feed heavy, keep them a little hungry and they seem much more active looking for it which I think is more healthy! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@THAT-KOI-GUY Жыл бұрын
Good to meet you at the show pal , and congrats on the 1000
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Yeah great to meet you mate and Thankyou 🙏🏻
@skeggy Жыл бұрын
Good update The correct dose for virkon aquatic is 1 tablet to 500 gallons they changed the formulation about 12 months ago so youre actually dosing at the normal rate 😂 Salt bath 1g per 10 litres of water
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Well there ya go, I’m doing something right even by accident 😂. Cheers pal 🙏🏻
@skeggy Жыл бұрын
@@bezzaskoichannel3856 lol no worries ... Rob Walker knows his stuff .. and he is right salt should never be left in long term 2 or 3 months max
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
@@skeggy he sure does, so much conflicting info on KZfaq nowadays you just don’t know what’s right n wrong 🤦♂️
@scrag68 Жыл бұрын
Well done mate glad your getting ontop it's good to see keepers can get through it, Robs a wealth of knowledge top Man, good luck going forward 👍 👏 🙏
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Cheers pal 🙏🏻
@andrewsuckling2271 Жыл бұрын
Hi John. The Yami is from Suda. I did contact you before your holiday to see if you courier koi. I am very interested in the Gin Rin Showa with the heavy Sumi, how much is it please ? I am also after a Gin Rin Goshiki (I do like the one in the vid but prefer one with a bit more beni). Can you send me video of what koi you have and how much they are please ?😅
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure this isn’t meant for me 😂
@andrewsuckling2271 Жыл бұрын
@@bezzaskoichannel3856 Apologies
@Chequr_Prostate Жыл бұрын
I honestly think the lack of access amateur fish keepers have to antibiotics is a scandal. Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of fish are dying needlessly. If that was happening to dogs they’d overthrow the government. I don’t understand why fish keepers couldn’t attend a VET approved course that would allow you to vaccinate your fish. Your licence would have a 3 to 5 year expiry date to ensure you keep up with any industry changes. Obviously you’d have still have to get a vet to prescribe the antibiotics, which gives them additional income. The industry needs to have a campaign to get the veterinary industry and government to approve such a course imo. I’d keep a few gold fish in your quarantine tank, they are not a trouble and not a lot of cost if you lose a couple. Thanks for your updates.
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Appreciate your comments mate and gotta say I completely agree with you, it’s just not right! On the up side, I think I’m on top of the problem but I’ll put an update on the next vlog…thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@Chequr_Prostate Жыл бұрын
@@bezzaskoichannel3856 I’m going through the similar thing, lost 2 out of three fish I bought from a single dealer. The third is in big trouble but it’s fighting on, been going on since Feb, thing is none of my other koi are affected? Have you tried the Seneye Pond water monitor, it’s great to keep an eye on your ammonia, water level, temps, oxygen, Ph and it notifies you if they go out of the levels you set. It’s taken a lot of stress out of monitoring the health of the pond, for me at least. Good luck and thanks for the content.
@FARMOORKOI Жыл бұрын
Sorry about the two you lost, hope the others improve, best wishes, Tony😀
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Things looking ok at the mo..thanks mate 🙏🏻
@CescaTheDarkHorse Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear about the loss of your 2 koi 😢
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Cheers mate…sometimes these things happen…pond seems ok now 🙏🏻
@jpwatergardens2290 Жыл бұрын
Need to keep feeding so filter builds self up or us filter start gel and don't keep changs water ever day have little bit of bad suf kick start fill then one all fish tread buy some small fish us it as grown if down essex pop in got lot fish for sale in shop
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate…just been to the national and bought a few little tosai to keep filters alive! 🙏🏻
@jpwatergardens2290 Жыл бұрын
@@bezzaskoichannel3856 over thing we do in shop is add bit of microbelift superstars
@kevinwhite1077 Жыл бұрын
can’t you just get some cheap gold fish they will be fine with getting treated when the koi are sick
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Hi mate…I’ve just got back from the show, bought a few little tosai that should do the trick! 🙏🏻
@kevinwhite1077 Жыл бұрын
@@bezzaskoichannel3856 nice how was I didn’t get to go this year because been in dubai for the last month
@Steve_1970 Жыл бұрын
Sodium Thiosulphate will neautralise chloramine T, don't use the ST mate
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Ahhh ok, I was right in my thinking then, cheers pal
@Steve_1970 Жыл бұрын
@@bezzaskoichannel3856 👍👍
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
@@Steve_1970 erm so how do I get rid of the chlorine from the tap if I’m constantly emptying water..🤷♂️
@Steve_1970 Жыл бұрын
@@bezzaskoichannel3856 I wouldn't worry about it while your using the chloramine T. use the dechlorinator after you've finished treatment as usual mate 👍👍
@westbromkoi Жыл бұрын
Fingers crossed you've come through it now mate, and things keep getting better 👍🏼
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Cheers pal 🙏🏻
@richd-koi6974 Жыл бұрын
Keep a few goldfish or shubumpkins in there to keep it running n the filter mature. They will also keep any poorly koi company when u av to add one as they can get depressed on their own 👍🐟
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Hi mate, yeah that’s what I was thinking however doesnt that mean that if I have to treat a sick koi, the fish that are in there will have to be treated also?
@richd-koi6974 Жыл бұрын
@@bezzaskoichannel3856 yes but they'll be cheap goldfish or shubumps n can handle koi medicines as they are cousins of the koi. Just 3 or 4 mininal maintenance 🐟👍
@ces69 Жыл бұрын
@@bezzaskoichannel3856 Your right, but Goldfish are very hardy and unlikely to be effected . I generally run mine with salt at 0.30, monitor all new acquisitions for around 6-8 weeks and treat as necessary. For koi with problems, it’s much easier and cost effective for treating as you can raise the temperature, salt and treat without effecting the main pond. Also makes catching and treating topically much easier and less stressful!
@cabbie737 Жыл бұрын
Hopefully you don't have an other problem 👍🏻
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Fingers crossed mate 🙏🏻
@cabbie737 Жыл бұрын
I think you should always keep your quarantine tank up and running so as the filter is seasoned and its ready for the next problem,
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Yeah this is what I’m thinking, trouble is when I’m using topical treatments for sick fish, I’d be treating fish that aren’t sick 🤦
@cabbie737 Жыл бұрын
You could move the non sick fish into your pond, if they have been quarantined then
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
@@cabbie737 yeah I mean once they’re in the main pond, there will be no point keeping the QT running without fish as the good bacteria will die off surely?
@cabbie737 Жыл бұрын
Maybe just buy a couple of smaller fish to keep it going
@ces69 Жыл бұрын
I agree, after having introduced numerous problems to my pond via “new” fish from unscrupulous dealers who should know better, no Koi enter my pond without first being quarantined! I’m always surprised by how many Koi keepers buy new fish, often at shows and just add them to their existing stock without any form of quarantine and then wonder why they have problems! Having learned the hard way with huge losses while keeping Koi for 30 odd years I’d never now be without a quarantine facility!
@scrag68 Жыл бұрын
Sad about your 2 fish Bezz hope you get to the bottom of the issue, also sad about the G&S im new to the hobby but all i keep hearing is G&S people paying their money and never hearing anything i just dont see the point in them if its not doing what it should, someone needs to get a grip of it people just dont have the trust in G&S anymore its such a shame.
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Yeah it was the first grow n show I’ve took part in and I believe I paid 90 quid for a 18cm fish! I think this was steep but was happy to pay it to be part of it! I won’t be buying another, it’s clearly just a spin to get you to buy fish 🙏🏻
@HumberKoi Жыл бұрын
Great use of space and building your own this is what im looking at doing in my filter house
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Defo the cheapest way i think mate 🙏🏻
@jpwatergardens2290 Жыл бұрын
M8 I sell qc tank they 5ft by 3th by 3th with 3 Inc drain at 600 pound they on my video
@kevinwhite1077 Жыл бұрын
good job on the qt
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Cheers pal 🙏🏻
@skeggy Жыл бұрын
Mate you need to give me a shout for your bits and bobs for the set up ill sort you out
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Hi mate…sorry I didn’t realise you sold stuff, I’ll keep it in mind thanks pal 🙏🏻
@skeggy Жыл бұрын
@@bezzaskoichannel3856 I do indeed just about anything you can think of
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
@@skeggy nice one mate, I’ll keep it in mind for future 🙏🏻
@bradley1125 Жыл бұрын
Hey! Really liking the content at the moment. I’ve just installed a Retrofit bottom drain into my Koi pond. Working well, but I’m thinking I want to move away from the old canister filter. Koi are getting huge now. Any recommendations on the next filter choice for me? Price is everything at the moment as I’m sure you can imagine. Expensive hobby 😂. Kind regards
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Hi mate, thanks for watching! I can only text the easy pod or nexus to be honest, it’s been brilliant for me, easy to manage and doesn’t harbour any muck! Saying that, I’ve not used any other filters, I suppose it depends on your budget 🙏🏻
@westbromkoi Жыл бұрын
Just the job that QT tank mate, hopefully it helps the 2 that you've got in there 👌🏼
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate..another vlog out this evening which will reveal all 🙏🏻
@StokeKoiAdventures Жыл бұрын
Looks great. Job well done
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Cheers pal 👍
@Wayofthewarrior87 Жыл бұрын
I've been building a little pond myself today, you couldn't have said cheers at a more perfect time i was literally sipping my san Miguel 😂. looking great mate can't wait for the next instalment
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Defo worth doing in case you get problems…cheers pal 🍻
@richd-koi6974 Жыл бұрын
Good work mate 🐟👍 I'd do that if i had space
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Defo worth it…I think 🤔 😂
@richd-koi6974 Жыл бұрын
@@bezzaskoichannel3856 my garage has my filters running machine weights n tumble drier plus all the kids toys so no room sadly. My ponds same size as urs with 8 koi so il just av to treat the whole pond like i do when issues arise but id prefer to av a small setup 🐟👍
@davidfieldman2637 Жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear about the fish when will you koi keepers learn give your fish a winter stop heating your ponds never ever had heating on mine never lost a fish or parasite problems things die off in cold weather
@bezzaskoichannel3856 Жыл бұрын
Erm I gave mine a winter, the pond is only heated a couple of degrees above ambient! It’s there as a emergency as lots of folk who weren’t heated lost koi, I didn’t wanna take the risk! You’ve been lucky I guess 🤷♂️