Spring is around the Corner

[site admin]

With the increase in temperatures, be careful that you don't feed your Koi too much, too soon as your filters will not cope with the increased feeding and your water parameters will suffer.
Feed sparingly for the next couple of months until the temperature rises enough for the filter bacteria start to multiply.
Why not give your filters a boost with an addition of liquid filter start, when the temperature reaches 16degC.
Continue to monitor your water parameters weekly, this will give an indication of how efficiently the filters are working.

Dave.

[ian m]

What temperatures are unheated ponds reaching now after the last week or so of warmer weather?

Ian

[MitchR]

6 degrees at 07.30 this morning Ian, that's unheated and covered. Koi looking for food as soon as they here me approach the pond. Been a bl**dy long WINTER.
Cheers mate Mitch.

[site admin]

Hi,
7.0 degC this afternoon, Koi looking for food, but only feeding small amount of wheatgerm every other day. Slowly does it as the weather has not settled yet, most likely we will get another cold snap.

Dave.

[ian m]

Dave,

Don't depress me saying another cold snap, its getting warmer, honest . Even thinking of increasing my temp within a few weeks.


Mitch,

Your right its been a long winter, its been great this week just having a look at the fish for 15 mins in the evening, my mutts are looking for food every time I see them, colours lkooking good though.

Ian

[ian m]

Dave,

You'll better come out of retirement and get as job as a weather man. Ice again this morning

Ian

[site admin]

Snow on its way, Next week