DIY Koi Pond the new fitter setup easy pod

Setting up the easy pod not so easy lol got to see this some things never go to plan and I have to go back to my dealer

[@MrCarlr7]

What an excellent set up you got there James, and some beautiful fish too.. Great share mate, have a good day there... Carl

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Living In North Devon Carl Roberts nice one mate nice to see you on the channel mate 👍👌And Devon is a nice place to live 👍

[@Wrighty]

Hi James, You should find as the Micro matures it will sink to the water level. It's because it's new and it's trying to float. Once it becomes neutrally buoyant it will sit at water level. If the UV staying on is an issue (which it is), why didn't they connect it to the same connection as the pump. Then when the pump turns off automatically so will the UV. Just a thought mate. Terry.

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Wrighty hello mate yea ok thanks mate and yea was thinking that about the uv light but it says in the manual pacifically to not run dry and not to be put into the same wire connections as the pump strange not happy with this product especially with the cost no so happy ponding my end atm lol

[@englandav1693]

That's wot wrighty said give it time I have the 220 after a month it was sound 🇬🇧

[@poacherZ400]

Look at the young guns here. Then and now.

[@markconnor2399]

Hi James it’s Mark from Swindon just looked at your latest video the K-1 media ideally needs to be bubbled in PP to take the waxy coating off it then it will all sink and be under the water level as with Daisy I would try and give her a salt bath 3 ounces to the gallon for 10 minutes it should perk her up

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

mark connor thanks 4 the tips mate will get it all sorted ASAP and let you no the low down on the next video I found Costa to night

[@darrendazman2977]

The eazy pod only requires 18ltrs of k1 micro... The media will sink over time and even more so when the bacteria starts to grow... Don't forget to add filter start... My media started to sink after around a week. Keep up the videos m8

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

darren Dazman thanks mate me learning see 😂

[@Fishaholic]

Wow this a massive filter for the pond but am sorry to hear that it is not running to its 100% capability. Once non return valve is sorted out then it will be less maintenance for you. I can imagine the amount it would have cost you and k1 Is not cheap either.

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Fishaholic yea mate it should deffo and yea not cheap

[@paulsampson1523]

Hello luv your vids , best thing to buy to save you a hole lot of stress and worry , a microscope scrape your fish and then once you’ve found what parasites you’ve got , put the right treatment in for that , don’t go chucking in and hoping for the best , there a few vids on here to help you , all the best to you , from another koi fanatic 👍

[@tardis7992]

He already scrapes his fish regularly Paul and uses his microscope to screen for probs 👍

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Tardis 79 thanks mate

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Paul Sampson yea I do that allready just can’t find the problem atm

[@fritzbecker6523]

Hi James....thanks for all youre great videos. i am enjoying them all and you are a great inspiration. Do you still have youre eazypod filter, and if yes, are you satisfied. Fritz, Denmark

[@dannycurrie1]

The k1 micro sinks better as it matures. They reccomend only 18l although I found mine runs better with an extra 5l in. Pp soak the media first for 24hours, helps it sink and also makes it mature much quicker. Really worth doing. Seems to catch more fines the slower the flow, I have mine running at 6000lph. I would think ea will sort out your problems, they seem alright to deal with. Great videos, keep them coming, your fish are amazing, hope daisy improves soon

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Dan C thanks mate nice one yea let’s hope Daisy improves soon but I find out some news about Daisy tonight fingers crossed 🤞

[@kesav52]

Hello there, very helpful video, just a quick question regarding the wooden box where you have placed the evolution aqua filter, is it something you bought or made? If you have bought one can you please let me know from where? Thanks

[@plootow1622]

I agreed setting up a decent koi pond isn't cheap. I am in the process of working on 800 gal pond. I like your pond.

[@janie2shoes537]

Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@CBersPond]

Nice video again James. Glad to see the EasyPod up and running, albeit with a few issues. Have you thought about isolating Daisy somehow and treating her separately? Just a thought.

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Cbers yea would like to but I have no were 4 daisy to go no room only a little garden I have headaches all round

[@jimburrows8677]

K1 will soak a bit of water up over the first few days and sink to become neutrally buoyant so shouldn't have media out above the water line. Seriously recommend removing that small piece of rigid pipe from your outfall also as koi will want to swim up into the flow and will damage their heads on it even though its above the water level. Best just to leave the rubber boot on outfall end as much safer for the koi and don't forget to remove the steel band off it as well 👍

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Jim Burrows good thinking mate will short that 👍👌

[@AMGINE1000]

Good Video mate, feel your pain when you shell out hard earned money and you want stuff right, but dont get to pissed about it will all get sorted out and you be right agian :) love the Stand your Easypod is on looks pro, hope it all gets fixed up bud takecare

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

kev b thanks mate deffo hard earned mate 6 days a week at the butchers lol but all things ok your end mate 👍👌

[@sparkyuk1972]

I know its an old vid but.... Just checked the U/V chamber on mine and it stays full of water when you turn the pump off for a clean. So I think the U/V quartz is always submersed.

[@aaronsparkes4098]

James I’m looking at getting a EA auto…but where did you get that box for it to sit on?! Would make my life a lot easier lol

[@aaronbarclay3000]

I'm down in torquey tonight and tomorow mate you far from there at all buddy 👍👍👍👍

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Aaron Barclay 👍👌

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

It’s about 35 mins from me mate

[@aaronbarclay3000]

@@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123 yea I have a mate who lives about that far away aswell didnt manage last night to go to his. Never mind. Hope the ponding starts to get better for you mate. Nre equipment is always pants when it doesnt work first time.

[@jonclarke7298]

I’m having an issue with the inlet on my easy pod as well. Recently purchased the Eazy pod complete and water is seeping out. Do you have a rubber seal or just PTFE tape on the threads of the connector? Thanks

[@cleevekoi5080]

Hi James The inner chamber holds 18 litres of static K1 Micro media.

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

wayne cleevely yea I put the hole bag in let’s see the reason y you can’t put the full bag in 😂😂😂

[@zachunderdown3243]

Should of pp'd the media that's for sure.. for some reason this vid just popped up, what a massive difference to the pond though mate 😂 it's gone now haha; look how green you was

[@matthulley72]

Did you ever find the answer out to the UV being left on and run dry ?

[@shubunkin.goldfishtank]

Nice video! too bad about that ball valve not working properly, for the money you spend you think they would made better and they would have more of them in stock.

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Golden Fish Tank yea apparently I have to wait three weeks Great customer service

[@shubunkin.goldfishtank]

@@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123 That sucks.

[@richscott4992]

Hello mate,I absolutely love your pond setup just what I’m after for my first ever koi setup,I’m in the planning stage at the minute and after seeing yours was wondering how deep is it and is that just single decking board on the perimeter?im doing mine on a tight budget so a lot of diy stuff I’m gonna be learning to keep the cost down,cheers

[@craigantrobus6318]

Hi James another great vid. I too run an eazy pod just not the auto like yours. I have the plastic disc that I no longer use if you want to swap for a thermometer plaq? 👍

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Craig Antrobus sounds good but someone has offered me one already 👍👌

[@craigantrobus6318]

No problem, thought I'd put the offer out there 👍

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Craig Antrobus I would do the same 👍👌

[@davidminton9937]

Hi James, I too run an Easy Pod on my pond. Did you add pure pond gel or balls to your K1 to help with the colonisation of bacteria in the filter? You’ll be surprised when mature how much waste it catches. Good luck.

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

David Minton thanks mate yea something new to test out and to see how I can make it better 👍👌

[@lth1072]

Great videos. I love koi. One day I want a pond. What made you get into the hobby in the beginning?

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Lt H deffo a brilliant investment but I have always loved the fish thing but koi pond is my best experience as of yet 👍👌

[@lth1072]

@@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123 Nice one. You've got a great looking pond. Happy fish

[@jameswithers3066]

It'll be good to get the bottom of it with daisy, I've had a fish in the past that have acted very similar, they would just sort of float through the water then suddenly kick into life and start swimming normally. Never understood why.

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

James Withers I got to find a answer soon I hope mate it’s a right head banger

[@richd-koi]

Fanx for this vid James. Might upgrade to one of these in the future. Can they be ran a few metres away from the pond? Is it pressurised? My filtrations in my garage.

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Ric koi at atm I am disappointed with it but time will tell and will help you decide whether to purchase this or not atm I am not over happy as I got to wait 3 weeks till they fix it 4 me shocking

[@richd-koi]

Yeah maybe do a vid on it once you've got it bedded in. I'll stick to my two pressure filters n bakki shower for now. Skint anyway atm need to catchup up on the credit card pond spending lol

[@liamrobinson3084]

James, what size rubber fixing did you use to get from the return to the pond

[@marcmurrell8827]

Hi James can I ask what pipe fittings you have used as I've used down pipe and I have a leek, please help, best regards Marc

[@markconnor2399]

Hi James looked on evolution Aqua website you only supposed to put 18 L of media in the middle only not the whole 50 L

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

mark connor I put the whole bag in go big or go home lol 😂😂😂👍👌will change it if I have over done 😂😂😂

[@sephuk]

take the k1 out and put it in a bucket of PP, it will make it mature and sink quicker. also looks like your puting a lot of water through the pod, i would slow it down, slower the better on a pod

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Everything will be tried just so I know lol but thanks 4 the tip mate will try it 👍👌

[@1981hezza]

Hi mate. What did you build you pond out of? Timber or block? If it was block, did you go single skin?👍🏼

[@aquaticcolledgefishing]

Hiya. Great video update. What lph EA Varipump do you run? I've got the 20,000 litre on 50%. Decent flow and water is clearing up 👍

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Aquatic Colledge hello mate yea trying the same to start wiv

[@colinmuir3447]

Hi there what is the name of your skimmer called and how good is it as I've built a12x4 pond Regards Colin

[@kophotography895]

Did you soak your media, in your pond water before setting up... Also what bottom drain do you have...

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Karl Osborne don’t have bottom drain unfortunately but was told to soak k1 in pp to kick start it off mate

[@kophotography895]

@@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123 that's is good

[@CapeFearKoi]

Looks a bit frustrating. At least your fish still look good!

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Cape Fear Koi yea it’s been a headache 🤕 lol

[@dmdsaddlery9285]

Hi James, hope you get things sorted soon. Can I ask where you got the lattice wood screen from on the side of your pond? The one with the leaves attatched to it. At 11:05 on this vid. Cheers Darren

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

DMD Saddlery thanks mate I think it was from the range the wife got it

[@peterkoczkowski5000]

Hi James do you after run your easy pod higher than the pond all can you run it at ground level I thinking of getting one but need it at ground level

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

peter Koczkowski na this one has to go above bond pump Fed gravity out type but there will be more videos on this

[@charles29cc]

Mate how u geting on with the easy pod! I’m expanding my pond in March and geting prepared for new filtration! Iv been told by loads of guys to get the nexus 220. But remembered you saying u had problems with ur easy pod! Basically the same ain’t they the nexus and easy pod?

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

cha Co I have took it back mate had a big big problem with the easy pod but I think the 220 is ok but I will be getting a new fitter soon so will put a video up once I get it mate 👍👌

[@charles29cc]

James THE KOI whisperer yeah mate all I have heard is bad reviews on the easy pod been discussing it with a group today on a forum. Everyone says go for the nexus! What filter was u using befor ?

[@dannymcleod7661]

Pp your k1 mate it will help it sink and mature faster

[@Stebo1212]

Out of interest im thinking of building a pond myself looking into so many different options .. i heard so much about the Easy pod and nexus setups my question is why did you not stick with it ? and do you think Diy is better thanks in advance

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Stebo 1212 well I had problems with mine but have you seen my new videos the pond set up has changed a lot but my automatic pod ball valve opened and was just flashing the water to waste by its self but the standard easy pod is pretty good as a mechanical filter the nexus is the way to go thou

[@Stebo1212]

@@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123 Yeah tbh id love the nexus but where im gonna be building mine space is a factor and cost so first i saw the easy pod 2nd i though would love to do somthing like yours would love to know your shower filter is that custom made ? sorry for all the questions new to pond im a inside fish guy normally lol

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Stebo 1212 yea mate had it made from jskoi on Facebook was not a bad price tbh

[@Stebo1212]

@@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123 Thanks bro will have to take alook when i get mine built your a great help now i just need to think Sleepers or blocks for pond Thanks again bro

[@w.trunks2472]

That food is supposed to be the dogs. The poo comes out like sawdust I get mine from Taunton koi

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Classy Artist well worth a try But thinking I want a good Quality wheat germ as well

[@theminif2kickerz487]

Hi James, just a quick question mate is your pond fibre glassed? If not what do you use?

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

The Mini F2 Kickerz just rubber liner but would love fibreglass one day

[@KoiTimeUSA]

find a different location for it mate. doens't look good there...

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Plants and Koi International it’s all in the pipe line of things to come the pond will have a revamp one day

[@matthewfowkes2910]

What size is the pond

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

The fish channel # only small 13x6x4

[@badfishingbissanschlagdril3637]

Nice koi video🐟 it looks very nice👍🏼 Check out my stuff🎣 Greetings from Germany🇩🇪

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

BAD Fishing BissAnschlagDrill will take a look 👀

[@themanfromatlantis6244]

K1 will float until it matures.

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

man from Atlantis thanks 👍👌

[@themanfromatlantis6244]

@@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123 no problem buddy!

[@smithmiesterman]

easy pods are a big overpriced waste of money mate!. its a static piece of crap with decent media in it but not moving!!. if you could move the media in the easy pod with an air pump it would be four times more effective removing amonia etc and lets face it! you can make a moving bed filter out of anything that holds water as long as you have an air pump, and it doesnt have to be k1 either! it can be any plastic media with decent surface area thats semi boyant and builds up a bio film on its surface ;)

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

geoffrey smith yea mate catch up on the new videos mate I took the shit back mate had nothing but problems with it

[@smithmiesterman]

yeah just seen your new vids mate!!, good diy moving bed and home made bakki youve made will piss all over the easy pod mate!!. people buy stuff and spend a lot of money because its hard work to make something yourself but when you look at the design of some of this expensive stuff its so easy to replicate at home with a few pipe fittings and a bit of noggins mate ;)