Oase Drum is on Air is on, its now a fully functioning Pond (Part 44) Sleeper Pond with Window Build

[@THAT-KOI-GUY]

Great update , good when a plan comes together 🐟

[@keepingitkoi]

Oh yes bud 👍 I'm well chuffed with how it's turned out 👍 can't wait to get the fish in now 👍

[@sjefh]

Make a cilinder from a filter mat. Put an air stone at the bottom or a waterpump at the top. Done! The pump doesn't have to run 24/7 because the filtermaterial is constant in the water exposed to oxygen.

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks bud 👍

[@Ridzuk]

Here we goooooo my keeping it koi fix 😂😂👍👍👍👍👍

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks bud hope it lived up to expectations 👍

[@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection]

Well done Jamie. Almost there. Let's the fun begin! May be add one or 2 fish in the pond now, add the media and the pond should start it's cycle. Exciting!

[@keepingitkoi]

Oh yes but the plan is to add 9 fish and the already mature bakki shower so that should cope with the 9 fish as its currently the shower looking after the 80+ fry 😊👍

[@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection]

@@keepingitkoi excellent. Looking forward to it

[@hertskoi]

nice one good to see the filter all set up and running great

[@keepingitkoi]

Cheers bud yeh it's working a treat at the moment 👍

[@Sharpeyskoi]

looking good bud. cant wait to see them fish in there

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks bud and Yeh won't be long now 👍

[@CBersPond]

Looking good Jamie 👍

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks bud 👍 👍👍

[@martynskoipondandgarden4581]

A working pond yay lol like the way your filter house is its compact and looks good 👍

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks bud I wish it was a tiny bit bigger though could do with being 1 foot longer and 6 inches deeper

[@martynskoipondandgarden4581]

@@keepingitkoi well you can make it bigger but that would probably be a lot of messing around 👍

[@keepingitkoi]

@@martynskoipondandgarden4581 yeh defo but I just about managed to fit everything in it so it will do me just need a roof now 😅

[@martynskoipondandgarden4581]

@@keepingitkoi be easy doing the roof mate

[@keepingitkoi]

@@martynskoipondandgarden4581 absolutely it's just getting the time to do it after a long day doing DIY for other people I don't have the energy to do more 🤣

[@andrewjones7670]

Looking great 👍

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks bud appreciate it 👍

[@carollycett1329]

Great update Jamie everything's looking brill stay safe

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks Carol appreciate it really chuffed with it 👍

[@KoiCarpKyle2393]

Wicked stuff mate 👍😊🐟

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks bud 👍

[@gavinstyles5264]

Looks nice well done pal 💪🏽

[@keepingitkoi]

Thank you 😊 apart from the liner that wasn't a good fit I'm over the moon with how it's turned out so I really appreciate your comment 👍😊

[@CescaTheDarkHorse]

Nice update Jamie all coming along nicely :)

[@keepingitkoi]

Yeh well chuffed thanks for watching 👍

[@paulhigginson3876]

Well Done Mate, looks like you have ironed out all the snagging points. You are always going to have a few. You must be really satisfied with what you have achieved- excellent 👍

[@keepingitkoi]

Yeh I'm well chuffed with how it's turned out, the only thing I'm really not happy with was the liner and to be honest that's the only thing during this whole build I didn't have control over 🤣🤣

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

Looking great my friend.. 1500 liters should be plenty. That is a good flow... Your skimmer works well too

[@keepingitkoi]

Yeh I'm chuffed with how well the skimmer works but it's 15000l not 1500 😉 thanks for watching bud 👍

[@LeTwistedOne]

Looking good there Jamie my 🧁👌💯👍👍👍

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks vince appreciate it 🙏 👍

[@twourbandoctors1358]

Well done Jamie! Looks great so far. Excited to see the finished product. Nearly there! Hard work will pay off. We had a leak too so know how it feels.

[@keepingitkoi]

Your always bound to get one hey 😉 but I'm well chuffed with how it's running shame the liners not a great fit but what can ya do 🤣

[@paulsmith9869]

👌

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks bud 👍

[@skeggy]

Looking good mate looking forward to seeing it tomorrow

[@keepingitkoi]

Yeh gunna be a good day got 5 or 6 coming now 👍

[@kevinallison2856]

Well done buddy its gonna be ace when complete.luv your trees an shrubs. The acer I've got when I spoke to u about ive found a nice place for it it gets so much sun but when it's not boiling. Just one thing it's growing now so far a branch is horizontal just one would I be able to trim this shorter to make the shape of the tree a lot better. Thanks. Look forward to the next with the uv on an the water clear up will be spot on. Staysafe budd.

[@keepingitkoi]

Glad my tips helped bud 👍 yeh I really can't wait to get the fish in there now 😀

[@PhilGsKoiPond]

Spot on Jaime, time for the pond to see some fish 😎

[@keepingitkoi]

Oh yeh 😉 let's hope nothing else goes wrong 😅

[@ACKoi]

👌🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@keepingitkoi]

👍👍👍

[@stevealdridge8918]

That’ll be a pain replacing the UV bulb!

[@keepingitkoi]

Nope extremely easy actually, close both ball valves either side unscrew the unions and lift off put new bulb in and put back on took me less than 5 minutes 👍👍👍

[@mikehogarth7677]

Nice filter, do your neighbours have any issue with the noise? Noticed you had it sound proofed a little. I’m stressing about the noise my produces in the night. Great vids

[@keepingitkoi]

I literally asked my neighbour last week he said he'd never even heard it so didn't know it ran like it does so that's a bonus but yeh the filter house does have 50mm and 75mm insulation in it 👍

[@richardc1983]

The air is either air that was in the pipes and needs bleeding off or is probably being sucked in from the section where your aerating it in the drum filter. Try turning the air off and then if you slightly loose off the top nut on the valve above the suction intake on the pump it's a good way to get the air out otherwise it will keep on cavitating. Try it with the air off in the drum to see if makes a difference. All that air will be in efficient and knacker your impeller.

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks bud yeh I managed to sort it weren't sure where it was coming from but wacking the pump up to 100% sorted it instantly 👍

[@richardc1983]

@@keepingitkoi on mine I have to unscrew the top nut and slow the pump down or it just continues to cavitate. Glad you've sorted it and your pond is looking great. What flow do you think you've got going through your skimmer and bottom drain roughly?

[@keepingitkoi]

@@richardc1983 well the pump is pulling 15k lph but I don't know what the flow is individually through each one 🤔

[@sharonmyall2835]

Hi Jamie , good video , quick question just set pond up , got the Oase drum filter , got given a tub of bio kick filter starter , was going to leave everything running for couple of weeks before we think of getting any fish , when would you suggest I put the bio kick in , was told by someone not till I get fish , but thought it would be better to add now , to give the bacteria time to settle in , any help would be much appreciated 😊

[@keepingitkoi]

No you shouldn't add it until the fish are in as bacteria needs food to live and without fish there's no food so if you was to some how get bacteria in your system without fish by adding some ammonia from somewhere it will die within days without a regular food source. Hope that makes sense 👍😊

[@sharonmyall2835]

@@keepingitkoithank you So much , spent ages searching for an answer , couldn’t find one anywhere not even on bottle or Oase site , which think is a bit bad

[@skeggy]

Finally using the bomb 💣 😂😂

[@keepingitkoi]

Oh yeh 🤣🤣 was a couple of weeks ago now 🤣

[@jpwatergardens2290]

I make you video soon how to do pipe work and what glues to use and brush I found out hard away 8 year go keep up hard work

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks bud but as you can see my pipe work is all done and working a treat but thanks for watching 👍😊

[@tanksandfish]

Jamie you know how to find what the error codes all mean on these

[@keepingitkoi]

Either In the instruction manual or on Google 👍

[@UpNorthKoiPond]

I'm going to pull you on a technicality. Technically it's not fully functioning as there's no media or fish in it, so the biological process hasn't started 😂 looking good though mate, just need to get it cleared up now👍👌

[@keepingitkoi]

Theres always one 🤣🤣🤣 Yeh the uvs on now so hopefully will clean up fast 👍

[@everythingbutkoi6898]

Your air none return valves need to be near the outlet not near the supply. Just be careful Jamie

[@keepingitkoi]

To be honest it doesn't matter where you have them as long as you have them as where ever they are they will prevent water from getting back to the pump theyve been there for nearly 3 years while on my fish tank 👍 but thanks for the advice bud

[@edlesboroughkoipondstevech3546]

Hi Jamie, according to "er indoors" a table spoon of ketchup in the dogs food stopes their urine burning the grass, whether it works?🤓

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks I have heard that myself the down side though is a table spoon of ketchup every day would be extremely unhealthy for the dog and her health comes before my lawn 🤣🤣

[@marciabigg469]

I believe Kev @ A Koi Enthusiast has the same drum, so he may be able to give you some help/advice 👍

[@keepingitkoi]

Thanks Marcia it's all sorted now oase at the show sorted it 👍 thanks for watching 😊

[@skeggy]

Bleed off air 🤣🤣

[@keepingitkoi]

All sorted now 👍