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shawn — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:47:16 GMT

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Re: disinfecting a koi tank

Lenny V. aka GoldLenny — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:03:53 GMT

OH... well the Subject line reads "disinfecting a koi tank" so I logically concluded there were Koi in this tank. ;-) It sounds like you are doing a lot of

Re: disinfecting a koi tank

moonbrookfarm — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:19:51 GMT

Hi Lenny, I don't like Koi (please don't gather a lynch mob!!!) Okay...I like them just not enough to own any. I have Orandas, Ranchu and moores. The

Re: disinfecting a koi tank

Lenny V. aka GoldLenny — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:13:43 GMT

How long have you had these Koi in the tank? What is your maintenance schedule for PWC's, filter maintenance, etc.? One thing that is coming to mind is that a

Re: disinfecting a koi tank

moonbrookfarm — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:23:48 GMT

Thank you all for your responses. In answer to the pathogens...nothing I can prove....but!!! And a very big BUT!! I have had 3 fish die in the last week with

Re: disinfecting a koi tank

Lenny V. aka GoldLenny — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:01:14 GMT

Ummmm... a 1 to 20 solution is recommended by various health agencies as a disinfectant wipe. I don't think 2 gallons would do the trick. 2 gallons would

Re: disinfecting a koi tank

Lenny V. aka GoldLenny — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:00:39 GMT

Are you aware of any particular pathogens that were in the "tank" or was it generally a healthy system? Salt is cheapest and easiest to clean up... or even if

Re: disinfecting a koi tank

Lenny V. aka GoldLenny — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:00:20 GMT

You can either use Salt as I previously replied about, or the Bleach. Salt is probably cheaper and less dangerous or less of a problem to detoxify. Salt is

Re: disinfecting a koi tank

john2282006 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:11:09 GMT

... Hi Jane. I've used clorox on all my filters. But then you need to take all the clorox back out of the system. I clean ponds here in El Paso Texas. The

Re: disinfecting a koi tank

D B — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:51:37 GMT

2 Gals. Thanks, Dennis www.razorbackkoi.com (870)-423-7210 ... From: moonbrookfarm Subject: [Ponds-Koi] Re: disinfecting a koi

Re: disinfecting a koi tank

moonbrookfarm — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:34:48 GMT

Okay...great! How much? The tank is 330 gallons. Thanks, Jane

Re: disinfecting a koi tank

david.jensen@... — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:36:43 GMT

Bleach ... From: "moonbrookfarm" To: Ponds-Koi@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 4:58:22 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada

disinfecting a koi tank

moonbrookfarm — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:58:50 GMT

Hi Guys, I have a koi tank that I built. It has an enclosed filter system..leaf baskets to bead filter to UV filter etc. I have decided to sell it. I would

Re: getting ready for winter

Lenny V. aka GoldLenny — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:52:01 GMT

Do you have the bubbler elevated to where it's just a few inches, maybe six inches, below the surface? Or is it a floating bubbler? You don't want it all the

getting ready for winter

looking_out_my_back_door — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:08:08 GMT

I just set the bubbler in the pond and removed my circulating pump, turned off the water feed and shut down the bio filter. Last year I only lost 1 koi ,