commonly Posted Tuesday at 18:48 Report Posted Tuesday at 18:48 Just discovered i have new pests, that may have a go at the fish Ive found a massive rat nesting in my compost bin🤔🫣 Should I be concerned?? Quote
yonny Posted yesterday at 06:11 Author Report Posted yesterday at 06:11 11 hours ago, commonly said: Should I be concerned?? The only concerns would be A) the rat smashes your koi food, and B) the rat poos in your pond introducing parasites (unlikely). I've never heard of rats having a pop at the fish themselves. Just get rid of it and you should be fine mate. commonly 1 Quote
commonly Posted 20 hours ago Report Posted 20 hours ago Its a tricky one. The Mrs suggested having a word, but its about 20ft from a stream, so it wouldn't take long to attract his mates. We only started composting since our council changed the food bins a few months ago. I guess its always going to attract vermin and pests🤔 Im now trying to sort the high nitrates in the pond. Trying to keep koi on a budget is proving to be a minefield. What's your thoughts on Envii products? Quote
yonny Posted 20 hours ago Author Report Posted 20 hours ago 11 minutes ago, commonly said: Im now trying to sort the high nitrates in the pond. That's a more serious problem. Are you sure the filtration is up to dealing with the koi? I've not tried Envii stuff I'm afraid. Quote
commonly Posted 19 hours ago Report Posted 19 hours ago The more I research probably not. Its a 5 in 1 Blagdon 2000. Ive now set up this bog filter which seems be reducing the sludge in the media. Â yonny 1 Quote
commonly Posted 19 hours ago Report Posted 19 hours ago Looking at a bigger pond etc. I read that you ideally want 1000ltrs per fish. Mine are only 6-8" atm so im already short with 5 in just under 300ltrs yonny 1 Quote
yonny Posted 4 hours ago Author Report Posted 4 hours ago Your issues will get worse as the koi grow mate. You might need to bite the bullet and upgrade the filtration. Quote
commonly Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago Sorry about the typo, its actually about 3000 ltrs. Water quality is improved since using a stone/media bio filter for a few days. I dont need to clean sludge off any more, so feel im on the right track Planning on just under 11000 ltrs for the new pond. Im hoping to use the existing pond as a kind of bog pond with a small stream feeding into the new one, with catch pool to a skimmer run off. Might take a while, but it's captured my attention from the rat race grind   Quote
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