KOI POND BLANKET WEED REMOVAL** CLOVERLEAF PRODUCT TEST AND RESULTS**

I needed to edit the original video I made during a Blanket Weed removal last summer after finding it didn't have any conclusions for the viewers as they had been tagged to another video!?🤔
So had to find the conclusion and attached it to this video to make it a more complete version of how I managed the BLANKET WEED at the time...👌
Please SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and SHARE the video... ENJOY...👍👍😉😉

[@carollycett1329]

Getting ready for Spring armed with Clearwaters going in this year, used cloverleaf last year and didn’t like the results it took ages to clean up the pond floor of white residue . Thanks for showing last year’s video Stay safe 🐟 Carol🐟

[@andrewsmart3268]

Aquasource resolve is the best stuff ive had best for colder weather only stuff that deals with phosphate and water will go cloudy for 2r4hours rather than milky for 3 to 5 days

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

I think I will give that a go next time??😉👍

[@andrewwilliams3524]

You videos are so good ,we’re considering building a koi pond

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Hiya, Thanks for the feedback. Glad your enjoying the videos. Have you seen the video on my pond build? I made it to help others thinking or about to get on with a pond build, so will be some more info in there.. 😉👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6SXXoiuetRqmbc

[@andrewwilliams3524]

This channel needs to hit 10k asap

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Now that would be nice!! 😉👍👍 Thanks for watching...

[@adambiggs1782]

I never knew I could get rid of it as I used water dyes but As soon as I seen this I ordered it. I’ve just put some in today. I don’t want to wait 2 weeks lol

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Hiya. The thing with blanket weed removal is you gotta be patient as it does take time to clear. Don't be tempted to put more clover leaf in if you think it's not worked. I trialed smaller doses if you catch it early enough which also worked. Here's the trial video..cheers 😉👍kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2KtlIOlbNmHaMk

[@johnnorris1236]

Thanks for the video very clear explained Its been 2 days since I've put my powder in my 4metres by 3 metres wide pond So I guess ive got some wait around now

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Thanks for the feedback. Yes be patient it seems to take a few days than expected. 😉👍

[@johnnorris1236]

Do you still need to weed out the left overs after putting the stuff in Or will it all go eventually

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

It will eventually find its way to the filters as it dies and breaks away from the pond. If you can get it before it gets to the filters?

[@RamseysDIYKoiPond]

Blimey andy thats some blanket weed in there lol...... cloverleafs done a good job though mate...🤘👍👌👌

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

😉😉👍👍

[@simonshears5182]

I've never used clover but the 'Aqua Evo' blanket weed I've used it didn't work but the AE Resolve done exactly what it state's on Tin

[@razvanon]

do you have any follow up video on this topic? have you got rid of string algaes ?

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Hiya, this is the most recent video that includes blanket weed control. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p33bqntmqK-XkMk 😉👍

[@Cyberbobxxxx]

Why don’t you use hydrogen peroxide 12% ? It’s a quarter of the price of that crap and will definitely work👍

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Hiya, yes I'll have to try that next time. How long does it actually take to actually start removing the blanket weed using HP? 🤔👍

[@HEDST8]

When i do my pond i just add 5 scoops which usually does it. I have 2000 gallons so one of them tubs is supposed to near enough go in all at once. I just go off how milky to get it really.

[@denniswheeler8091]

Hi I've just watched your video on blanket weed just wondering if the evolution aqua Blanket weed treatment is better than the cloverleaf🤷‍♂️.

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Hiya, I've not used the Evo Aqua product before. Would be interesting to see what the ingredients are comparing the two products to see if they are different or the same but just in another bottle and sold by someone else? 🤔🤔😉

[@charlesjackson5975]

Hi after watching your pond side cleaning video with the black pieces being found in your filters and pond after using cloverleaf and you removed with a hoover, i have had the same problem with the black pieces but on close examination they seemed to have come from my pond fibreglass topcoat , have you found the same ?

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Hiya, I found that after the black stuff was removed there was a coating of rough lime coloured stuff that I also removed. Since then the walls have now started to grow the natural green algae which is more beneficial to the pond. Its has taken weeks for it to stop being found in the filters.

[@charlesjackson5975]

@@KoiPondLifestyle thanks for your reply your filter system needs the Evolution Aqua Answer fitted in your vortex I have one fitted from when they first came out 19 years ago better than drum i my opinion

[@countrykoipond]

I think there is an opportunity for you to invent a pond mower.

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Now funny you should mention that.... 😉😉👍👍

[@wills1206]

Barley straw extract weekly this summer and nishikoi clearwaters going in every 2 weeks as recommended. Always keeps the blanket weed at bay. Pond in full sun all day so really recommend clearwaters

[@hippo5346]

Be cautious , if you haven't used this before . A few people I know have had issues , including fish death, after using . Use half a dose first and plenty of air , to be safe 👍

[@electoplater]

SALT your pond keep the temp up to 25 c all year and all your troubles will be a thing of the past

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

I wish I could afford to heat my pond all year round. 🤔😉

[@electoplater]

@@KoiPondLifestyle yes i know i am lucky the sun does it for me, by the way check out alluminiun sulphate for clarifying your water google it stay well mate

[@Tom_Prendiville]

Uploading old videos to confuse the already confused i see 🤣

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Sorry I had to put an ending on for it to make sense...😉👍

[@yorkshirekoi2246]

does this stuff really work ?

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

It does for me, but does take its time...😉👍🤔

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

Well 5pm and we are stable at -13 and it could drop to -17 below freezing heating already at 25 just to keep the house warm looks like I will have to bump it up to 30 by midnight the good news next week 17th-23rd we are going to get some heat around 11 or so they say as the weather comes in from the south and Spain so some days in which the fish could be fed. Fish are still and not moving at all.

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

Great vid.. Blanket weed is such a pain.. Sometimes I get it sometimes I don't.. I like to blame the rain.. I wish it was warmer here .. I would stock it with American flag fish.. They love eating it.. Can take temps around 15c

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

Pond temp on the rise at last you know how I have suffered over the winter measured up to day and going to order some more bits from Stuart at Discount Leisure Products I know I can always send my info to him and he will help with the best way to do things all I need now is some sun for a few days.

[@FBI-wt4qr]

thanks very helpful

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Glad you found it useful. I also did some tests with smaller doses to try to reduce the amount of product used but still get the right result in this video.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2KtlIOlbNmHaMk

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

Cannot understand it pond water yesterday levelled at 6c today its 14c so got out and measured up for the pipe I need for the upgrades of the pond lifted the sheets and water was clear and no nasty green stuff so may it remain.

[@smittykoi]

You should use sun cream in your pond. Sticks to the blanket weed killing off the sunlight getting to it.>>>Then hey presto 👍😜 works the same way as clover leaf

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Hiya, Not sure what you mean by 'Pond Sticks?

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

People put a lot of this name and that name clay in the pond however if its not got Montmorillonite in it forget it as it wont have everything in it for a healty pond and fish.

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

Thanks for showing cloverleaf.. Never seen it used before

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Happy to help

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

Barley straw is still the best putting it in a bucket for 2 months in water to mature then putting the water out of the bucket in the pond as the covers go on then putting the straw out of the bucket in your filter your water will get a yellow cast then when the covers come off take it out of the filter and put some clay in the pond which will take the colour off but leave the liquid of the straw still in the water works for me each year.

[@onedroneuk4067]

Know this video is from 2 years ago, but I had the same problem with blanket weed. What I did is got myself a couple of grass carps. Not had a single issue again to date. Grass Carp mixed with koi doesn't look bad either.

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Now I tried with 2 grass carp, but just kept eating the Koi food instead of the blanket weed.. 😅 🙃

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

Here we go again ice cold and high winds and heavy rain. Pond water down to 3c.

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

Well pond temp a bit better today 6c however we now have high winds from the north west and heavy rain I’m watching the panels on the pond trying to lift the middle one bowing. Everyone seems to be putting skimmers in suddenly it seems a lot of work and expense to me and the point being water has to have a 1% drop for water to flow without a pump. So it seems simple you fit the pump below the skimmer with a pipe from the skimmer to the pump then a pipe from pump to filter using a Heavy Duty 40mm Reinforced Ribbed Pipe. I remember last year someone on KZbin lost a fish it went into the skimmer head first and could not get back out.

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

I considered a skimmer when planning my pond but I dont have any trees or stuff near by to need to remove from the pond? I did look at a floating skimmer just to take away any fines from the surface, but I wont be cutting up the side of my pond to put one in. ...😉

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

Due to the massive amount of bad weather we get in the north winter is around 1 month longer than other parts of the UK. Summer is something we dream of because all we seem to get is rain. Anyway I would like to know has anyone ever built a pond inside of a shed. Because I have a 10x6 shed that I would like to put a pond inside of it will have to have a liner in but can you put a bottom drain in and through 5” of wood or would it in time leak pond will be 5Lx4Dx3W. This year my pond temp dropped to minus -16 and I lost some fish although I have 2 150w heaters in the water.

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

I saw a pond in a large outside wooden structure that could be classed as a shed but you'd need alot of space for the pond and the filters wouldn't you??

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

Looks like being my time in life getting some new Koi and improving the big pond and look at the shed pond. I’ve been waiting a long time 4 of my children have left home over the past few years and the 5th leaving now to a new home so I will have money to do what I want for myself. No more education fees to pay or help towards their homes I have paid for the last one buying my daughters carpets cooker fridge freezer washing machine and 3 and 2 seater settees. With 17 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild every year is a nonstop of birthdays and an expensive Christmas. Now my time 10 new Koi 15” when I have finished the pond and 100 fry. Buying fry is the best way to get quality fish if you can keep them alive buying big fish from a dealer you will likely get male fish they keep the female fish or sell them at a premium. Just need the good weather now and warmer waters.

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Sounds like a great plan there mate. Go for it....😉👍👍

[@arthurparnell3227]

Clover leaf best stuff I’ve ever used .I do a treatment in April n again in Oct and I have no probs

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

Starting to buy in all the things I need to make my pond higher going to 3 feet deeper. I have a liner in at the moment so have ordered a new liner would of put a bottom drain in but that would take weeks when I dug the pond out the first time I found it was solid sandstone which after bashing a 5 foot steel rod down got all the way down and it was still solid sand stone. So will leave the old liner in shape the bottom with sand and put a new liner in with a bottom drain running down the inside. I want to put an overflow in a drip in water pipe and new filter empty pipe however would like them all in one pipe which is 10 MT in length to the tap and drain. I thought if I had a 2” pipe going from the grid under the soil to the filter with a tee piece off this into a flange at the top of the pond so any overflow on the pond would go down this and when flushing the filter the water could go down this as well an ½” hose could also go down the inside of the pipe through the flange into the pond for a steady drip in of water this could also be used for topping up the pond when I do a 20% water change. The pipe should take a few hours to do and say a day for the liner and new finishing stone on the top I have purchased a small pool to keep the fish in for the day which I will fill with the water out of the pond and then put this water back into the pond so I should only loose around half of the pond water in doing this. All I need now is the sun and a warm day to get started and see if it all works.

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Looking forward to seeing the finished Pond...👍

[@JJLewin1]

You fish are amazing

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Thank-you...😉👍😊

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

Well my last daughter is moving out into her own home though it’s costing me around £3500 for all the white goods and carpets. I can now move all my computer stuff into her room and use the shed for more Koi so on with the idea of building a pond inside the shed which is 10x8 so a small 5ft by 3ft and 3 feet deep would be nice possible for fry with heating inside the shed keeping the water at 25c a bottom drain of 25mm could take the water to the main pond so in winter the main pond would be warm then water from the main pond filter system could be diverted into the shed pond. Calculation of water is easy around 350 gallons however what is the weight of water frame and bottom and sides and will the floor need reinforcing can’t find anything online.

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Looking forward to seeing that go in...👍👍

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

@@KoiPondLifestyle Need to think what the weight will be no idea how to calculate that...

[@arthurparnell3227]

I get in early before weed gets out of hand bud

[@mackenziepm]

did strike me the issue could have been identified earlier. It was like gandalf's beard down there.

[@rickigoode8536]

Have you ever used a grass carp for eating it?

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Yes, tried that a few years ago but they eat the fish food rather than any vegetation so didn't do what I expected...🤔🤨

[@andrewbarton7214]

Just did my small pond yesterday with this stuff so your advice and patience us well received fella 👍 😉

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Hiya. Mine took 2 week to sort itself out. So yes patients will do it mate...😉👍

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

BARLY straw NO1 still for me...

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

One thing with clover leaf turn everything off for first 48 hours pump filter UVC just keep air pump on do not add water to pond. It does not say this but a number of koi guys do it this way.

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

Do water repellents work against Herons ????

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

From what I've seen each pond and heron are different mate. Some thing work but for others they don't. Herons are very clever and have plenty of time on their hands to work around things we put in their way. My fake heron seems to have done the job so far but others say they don't work?? The only thing is you you haven't got long to trial and error!? 😟😟

[@raysharman7162]

Spot on with your conclusion. One dose needed, takes a couple of weeks to clear.

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Yes. Every day is a school day...😉👍

[@spenny47]

Love your glass tower for the fish, where did you get it was it custom made?

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Hiya, Funny you should mention that. I'm just working on finishing off my next video which details how I made the fish viewing tower and fitted it to the pond. It should be out at the end of this week? If you've clicked the notification bell you will get notified when its released... Cheers..😉 👍👍

[@krookyuk]

Love the fish. Can't believe how noisy it was in the pond!

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Me too! 😉👍

[@DiggingwithDallas]

Good going I’v got the same problem at the moment, the joys of summer and koi fish

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Hiya, I recorded another video on blanket weed by half dosing when it's caught early enough so it didn't wreck the filter as much. Videoz coming out on Friday...😉👍

[@DiggingwithDallas]

@@KoiPondLifestyle thank you, I’ll keep an eye out for that, I’m not over concerned about mine at the moment as I’m digging a new pond out next month I say new in the same place just bigger and deeper!!! Just waiting on my brother in-laws

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Great. Happy pond digging..😉👍

[@andrewsmart3268]

24 hours

[@marcellinemcnally3768]

Can you use cloverleaf at low temperature

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

Hiya, Looking at their recommendations I have taken the following text from the instructions: For best results Blanket Answer should be used in a constant water temperatures of 10 Deg C and above, Blanket Answer can be used at lower temperatures but results will vary and cannot be guaranteed, also working timescales will be extended. Hope this helps. 😉👍

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

NO SNOW but minus 13 below.

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

I woke up to a warmer -6 this morning...🥶🥶

[@PondKoiTipsTricks]

@@KoiPondLifestyle KOI water test in winter I had a reply from my water giving a purple PH test with one bottle and with a replacement bottle a brown test. It seems the test fluid has to be the same temp as the water being tested if not you can get results that are not correct.

[@brianmewha7969]

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[@ianj6857]

Any tips on getting rid of blanket weed in the winter ? I have it growing now, in sub zero temps and getting tired of pulling it out and cleaning filters every day.Nitrite level is within range too. Cheers.

[@KoiPondLifestyle]

I hear Aquasource resolve might do out at cold temps? If you google it to see what temps to use it. I also hear it doesn't make as much of a mess in the filters??

[@marcellinemcnally3768]

Resolve but it doesn't say what temperature, just that you can use in low temperature