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sankekoromo
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Apr 14, 2005, 1:03 AM

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Hi guys,

For the past 1 month my pond is plague with a kind of small,non-biting insect that gather in big swamp in the morning and at night. For the past few years there was no such problem at all. No sure why it is happening now? Crazy

They are very irritating. Frown

I'm using "MidgeX" for the past 1 week but don't notice any reduce in their population. Anybody have any similar experience in the past or know any effective methods to get rids of these irritating insect?? Unsure

Appreciate any advise.

GCSpyder
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Apr 14, 2005, 8:40 AM

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Hi sankekoromo,

Those are insects that thrive in our filter. I cannot remember the names but it could be 'midget mosquitoes' and they are more irritation than anything else. Dimilin at 1g/ton usually takes care of the situation.

Cheers..

sankekoromo
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Apr 14, 2005, 10:24 AM

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Thanks GCSpyder, Smile

I'll get Dimilin. Those insects are so irritating!! Unimpressed

micky
Koi Lover

Apr 17, 2005, 9:17 PM

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Its a sign that your water is not good enough. Take care of your water
and you will see these midgets flies reduced and maybe even disappear.
Good luck!
Regards, Micky

sankekoromo
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Apr 17, 2005, 10:30 PM

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Micky,
Thanks for your advise. Smile

I'm puzzle too. My water quality is PH 7.2, NH3 is 0, NO2 is 0, NO3 is 7ppm, KH 3dh, GH is 80ppm. Last TDS reading was 110ppm more then 1 months ago. Still waiting for new TDS meter to arrive because my son broke the current one. Pirate

No sign of any floating shits. Water always moving result of 2 sets of 3 tier BS, each with 70kg BH. Water gushing out noisily. Shocked

2 Nexus filter back-wash once a day. 5 big koi in a 9000gal pond with very heavy aeration. 20% of water change on alternate day. Still trying to find out what is the cause. Crazy

mike c
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Apr 18, 2005, 9:05 AM

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before you mentioned your filter setup ... i already thought your water quality had NOTHING to do with your midge problem.

but now that you did, how about pictures? :)

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sankekoromo
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Apr 19, 2005, 12:17 AM

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Thanks for your concern Mike.
Still saving to get a new digital camera after I dropped it into my pond few months back.
Anyway this is not a fish disease problem so I don't think pic would help much. Wink

GCSpyder
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Apr 27, 2005, 4:37 PM

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Hi Sankekoromo,

So how? Midge fly problem should be solved by now since you got Dimilin on Sunday. Wink

cheers..

sankekoromo
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Apr 27, 2005, 9:29 PM

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GCSpyder,

Thanks for recommending Dimilin to me bros. Completely wipe out all those annoying midge in just 2 days. Shocked

Cheer!!

robast
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Dec 27, 2005, 11:07 AM

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can i ask where you got the dimilin? i have the same problem.

rgds

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545
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Dec 27, 2005, 11:25 AM

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u can get it from vets. tell them u keeping fish and facing anchorworm problems. they will ask ur water volume in order to give u a precise dosage.
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GCSpyder
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Dec 27, 2005, 2:16 PM

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Hi Robast,

You can get it from Mainland, if you are living in Singapore. Get the powder form.

cheers..

robast
Koi Lover

Dec 27, 2005, 10:45 PM

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thanks,

sorry for the stupid question, where is mainland? is it somewhere tampines?
by the way, i still owe you and koh the picture of my recently completed fibertank.

cheers

R

wtansk
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Dec 27, 2005, 10:58 PM

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It is at Pasir Ris Drive 12. You should be able to see it when you are at a sharp 90 degree turn.

robast
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Jan 12, 2006, 8:52 PM

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It has been two weeks now i am using dimilin which i gotten from mainland (powder type), however, it does not seem to work. Where did you put the powder? into the pond or into the biomat filter? pls advice.

thanks

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GCSpyder
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Jan 13, 2006, 9:54 AM

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Hi robast,

How many applications did you put? Just put it into the pond where the pond return is. Mix well with water first before introducing. Anyway, the insect will always return once they come back and lay eggs again as Dimilin wears off.

Remember the dosage of 1g/ton.

Cheers..

robast
Koi Lover

Jan 13, 2006, 10:09 AM

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i did not mix with water, i just dropped to the pond. I folowed the instruction, 1mg/ton. But stil does not work. However, since it has been raining so much, i just flushed out the excess water and aparrently i dont see the midge/insects for now. Maybe when it is all settled, it may breed again. Whats the fequency to apply the powder? once a week?

thanks bro

rgds
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GCSpyder
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Jan 13, 2006, 10:49 AM

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Hi Robast,

There is really no need to do it once a week. Just dose when it starts irritating you. Anyway, that is one of those things that are just annoying but does no harm. I think your tolerance will grow as the days go by. It is not Andes mosquitoes that causes Dengue by the way. Enjoy..

cheers..

robast
Koi Lover

Mar 5, 2006, 6:03 PM

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Urgent!!

GCSpyder, I still cant get rid of the midget, i have applied dimilin, in fact maybe too often. Maybe i am the only one having this problem. this getting too much to handle. My first and second filter tanks are filled with bio mat.

In fact, one of my neighbours complained to the management office saying their baby is getting mosquito bites, of course they havent seen the koi tank yet, they suspected coming from my side because of my plants and koi. However, management office havent seen my koi tanks yet, Otherwise, they would think these midgets are mosquitos and i will be asked to get rid of my koi tank (sob...sob).

Any other solution guys? please help.

rgds

R

Tan Lee King
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Mar 5, 2006, 6:47 PM

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I've the same problem too. Both Midgets and Dimilins couldn't help. So I clean up the whole bloody filter to get rid of them once and for all.

Tan Lee King - Cheers.

GCSpyder
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Mar 5, 2006, 8:12 PM

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Hi robast,

Dimilin is really the only solution that I know that is safe and effective but it does not seem to work on your pond. There are a number of possibilities and one that could be affecting the efficacy of dimilin in your pond is excessive organic load. I have not seen your pond but if your pond has alot of DOC (Dissolved Organic carbon), then the dimilin may not work as well.

If that is the issue, then do what Tan is saying, clean your filters. After cleaning your filters, I would do a 0.5ppm of pp treatment, but you must know the tonnage of your water well. 0.5ppm of pp in 1 ton of water equates to 0.5g, there you will only need 5g in ton of water. Do not overdose as it can kill your fish. After one day, apply the dimilin directly in the water.

The 3 step I would do, if desparate, is to clean, pp and apply dimilin. If you are not confident of pp, then clean, change water and then apply dimilin.

Cheers..

Carpa Diem
Koi Lover

Mar 6, 2006, 10:57 AM

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Put some goldfish into the filter chambers. I buy mine at S$2 a bag as feeder fish. They will mop up the bloodworms and reduce the flies significantly. Works for me and the goldfishes too Wink

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Cheers,

GCSpyder
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Mar 6, 2006, 1:14 PM

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Hi CD,

Instead of goldfish, perhaps robast can also consider small fish like 'red fish' or those mosquito fish, whatever you call it. Once the authority see such fishes, they know that and moving water should not cause dengue issues. That is the advise they normally give to estate that manages ponds. The only problem I have is that those fishes always ended shredded by the pumps. Crazy

cheers..

robast
Koi Lover

Mar 7, 2006, 9:36 PM

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Tan,

you are right, i cleaned up my filter and flushed out all dirt from bio mat, it took me almost 4 hours to do the lot, then i put some dimilin, it solved the problem for one week, after that they are all coming back. Frustrated.

Rgds

R

robast
Koi Lover

Mar 7, 2006, 9:39 PM

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i put lots of guppies into the chambers, in fact, some of th guppies breed and now have lots of baby guppies and they are growing. must have been very good food down there.

rgds

R

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