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Installing a protein skimmer in my koi pond

Taiko
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Dec 1, 2007, 10:45 PM

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Hi all,

I have a 28 ton koi pond with about 28 koi. All my koi are healthy, but I am quite bothered with the sight of some dissolved organic compounds (DOC) on sections of the pond surface. I understand there are protein skimmers in the market. Is it worth installing one? How much is the cost? Where can I find them? Are there any other alternatives to getting rid of DOC? Would cleaning the bio filter (especially the Japanese brushes) more regularly help? Thanks!

sactownkoi
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Dec 5, 2007, 8:25 AM

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changing water more often help my pond. In the summer I change about 3-4% daily and
in the winter three times a week.

Roger89
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Dec 5, 2007, 9:02 PM

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Hi Taiko,

DOC can only be removed manually. You can either change water more frequently, install a protein skimmer or clean/flush your mechanical filter more frequently so that the solid waste dont dissolve its stuffs into the water.

Washing the biofilter will not address your problem, it will infact affect your water quality(water parameters). Clean your biofilter only when there's muck buildup. In fact I clean mine like once a year only.

Try flushing your mech filter more frequently first and by doing so you can also introduce fresh water.

(This post was edited by Roger89 on Dec 5, 2007, 9:08 PM)

dechoong
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Dec 5, 2007, 10:36 PM

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Hi Taiko,

You can leave the bio filter (Japanese mats) alone for a long time if you have a good mechanical filter. The Japanese brushes should act as a mechanical filtration, trapping physical waste and preventing it from contaminating the bio media. I would suggest flushing the brushes at least once a week.

I used to have a skimmer to help reduce DOC, but found that a 24/7 trickling overflow of fresh water is as good if not better.

-Dennis

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