Sleeper pond part 8. I got an electric shock!⚡Filter troubles, overflowing ibc and k1 everywhere!

[@philmaddin8114]

Top set up Dan can’t wait to see this pond mature

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks mate. Me too. Just need some decent weather now

[@w.k.pitsallaboutthefish6460]

Cor mate you had everything thrown at you in one go lol... The joys of ponding eh... And you know now the k1 has escaped you will find it everywhere.... 👍👍👍

[@dannycurrie1]

All happening at once really. I'm just lucky I'm only working part time at the moment so I've got time to got out all these problems. I've been finding k1 everywhere. Like in the house aswell, god knows how it's getting in

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Awesome build , everything is spot on well done 👌👍

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks mate. Nearly there now. Few teething problems to sort out. Need to get the waste line for the drum and overflow sorted. Feels like a never ending list of jobs at the moment

[@progressivepondkeeping]

@@dannycurrie1 yes mate always a few teething problems but the bulk is done now so just tweaking and cosmetics now 👌👍

[@dannycurrie1]

@@progressivepondkeeping yeah that's it. And them I'm on to salvaging the garden some how. I think my grass is beyond redemption now

[@progressivepondkeeping]

@@dannycurrie1 😂😂 👌 astroturf would be nice

[@dannycurrie1]

@@progressivepondkeeping think that's the plan eventually. That or gravel. Save the dogs getting muddy all the time and dragging it in the house

[@jameswithers3066]

Looks great dan

[@dannycurrie1]

Cheers. Thanks for watching :) 👍

[@petepoole4402]

Great video Dan , good warning about the electric , money well spent on a qualified electrician, if bits of plumbing etc goes wrong it’s a pain , if water/electricity go wrong it’s a killer, keep up the good work, thanks pete

[@dannycurrie1]

I hope that someone watching this listens and gets professional help. I got of lightly but it could have been serious. The issues is actually in the house not the pond. My main fuse board and the plug in rcd didn't even trip so there's something seriously wrong

[@TelfordKoiPond]

Good update, pond is looking good and I’m sure you’ll get the filtration sorted. Well done.👍😊🐟🈲

[@dannycurrie1]

Just teething problems really. The drum is working great and so is the shower. I'll have the moving bed sorted in a day once all my fittings arrive. You need get cracking on yours now mate 👍

[@northernkoikeeper512]

The joys of Koi keeping... Haha... I've been there and know how disappointing it is. Sometimes tiredness means you forget to solvent weld a joint and a flood occurs. Happened to me loads lol. But everything is looking good and once you get that pipework sorted it should work a treat.

[@dannycurrie1]

I actually got really lucky. I needed to tighten up the thread on the pressure pump and if I'd solvent welded those joints I wouldn't have been able do it. I got a bit of a shock when I first flushed the drum. That elbow that wasn't glued as pretty much between my legs when I pushed the button 😂 Easy to miss things when your tired like you say

[@Simonsimps]

Bloody brilliant matey. Well done for sticking with it, looks like it's been a nightmare. Least the weather has been better. Cheers.

[@dannycurrie1]

It's been a tough build with the weather we've had but it's improved alot now and I'm over the worst of it, just a few teething problems to sort and it will be all good

[@shaunleonard8146]

Well done Dan!

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks :)

[@DansKoiPond]

Looking great Dan. Soon be able to enjoy it. Well done for braving the weather and pushing on through, will be pucker for summer now.

[@dannycurrie1]

Thank mate, you doing any videos on what you've done with your drum? was always the plan to crack on now and enjoy it all summer. Just a bit of tweaking to get it working how I want and it should be all good

[@DansKoiPond]

@@dannycurrie1 I did intend to video the move but it's been too stressful to worry about filming as well. Will cover it off after the fact in my next video. Cheers.

[@dannycurrie1]

@@DansKoiPond is it all back up and running now? I haven't looked a discord for a bit.

[@DansKoiPond]

@@dannycurrie1 yes got it finished this afternoon. Water was looking really grim with blanket weed bits everywhere. Looking a lot better now with a few hours of the drum.

[@dannycurrie1]

@@DansKoiPond I'm amazed how quick the drums clear everything up. I stirred up loads of crud from my shower when I moved the media over and withing a hours is back to spotless. Drums fantastic, so glad I got one

[@Tom_Prendiville]

👏🏼Great job dan mate 👍

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks mate it's getting there now, just a few teething problems that's all

[@Tom_Prendiville]

@@dannycurrie1 my Mrs hates K1 with a passion 🤣🤣

[@dannycurrie1]

@@Tom_Prendiville not surprised. Its gets everywhere

[@projectkoi7822]

Great update mate. What's a koi pond without some set backs ah! 🤣🤣

[@mountainkoi9673]

Nearly there Dan, all my filtration is gravity feed,with the pump after the IBC. I'm sure that will sort out the problem. It's going to be a cracking set up,well worth all the hard work you're putting in.

[@dannycurrie1]

I'm kicking myself a bit for not doing it that way from the start. The ibc I've got Is a smaller one and hasn't got enough space for a 4 inch connector. I've measured and I can get a 3" uniseal in so that's what I'll be doing once it arrives

[@garryrobson3634]

Hi Dan, just found your channel, really good videos 👍.I have the same set up as you, sleeper pond, liner, aerated bottom drain, Qk35 drum, diy IBC with K1, gravity feeding pump which then splits to a shower and return. All works really well. I built my pond 10 years ago now, although planning a new build as the sleepers have rotten and its falling apart 😳, so keep an eye on the sleeper joints 😉.

[@dannycurrie1]

Glad you've found tha chanel :) 10 years is not bad going for sleepers. Hope mine will last as long. As and when it rots out I'll rebuild from blocks. But ill worry about that closer to the time. May well have moved by then. Are you rebuildimg with sleepers or doing something different?

[@garryrobson3634]

@@dannycurrie1 luckily I have a tree in one corner and a ratchet strap that's banded around the outside holding it together. The sleepers are rotten on the ends so all the timberlock bolts, screws and brackets I had on the corners have nothing to grab onto. I think the box welded liner is holding most of it together tbh 👍(and a few patch repairs).. Next build will be concrete block and fibreglass.

[@steveonimac]

Hi I’m a bit late to the show here as was 2 years ago lol I have a mate who runs a fish shop and I had the shock issue but was found to be a faulty UV unit …however here’s a great tip /trick he gave me….get a bicycle spoke & put a terminal connector on it then run an earth cable from that to a plug and plug it in …this insures your water is always earthed and stops any leaks on the electrics 👍🏻

[@asterixborden-koi6881]

Hi Dan yeah electrics not good I had trouble with mine kept tripping out not fun when it’s like 4am in the morning and can’t think what causes it, I tracked it down to the UV in the hood of my Clear Pond 25 water was getting into it so I just cut the power off to this and got a Evo 30w K1 media yeah I just had the same trouble with mine back flowing into the pond 😆 my filter frozen so I shut it down forgot about it and it thawed out 🤦‍♂️I came out to see K1 in my pond and blocked in my pipe work Not happy and no fun trying to unblock the pipe work Keep up the good work m8

[@dannycurrie1]

The issue isn't actually my fault. It's a problem with the socket ring in the house not the wiring in the pond, it's all running fine on a different curcuit now. Sounds like a nightmare you had with everything freezing. We had some awful weather. I had small heaters running in the temporary pool so never got down to that cold thankfully

[@gwatsongw]

Getting there mate just a few teething problems and you'll soon be sorted 👍

[@dannycurrie1]

Can see the light at the end of the tunnel now. Once all my fittings arrive I'll have it sorted in a day. Got my ashp being delivered in about 2 weeks. Looking forward to getting that installed aswell

[@markf5758]

Haha K1 is probably the best houdini media in fish keeping !!! Find the bugger everywhere in the garden lol. Shocking about the electrics Dan ( I know Corney but couldn't resist 😉) looks like just a bit of tweaking left there and then you got a great set up there mate . 👍 Just that garden to tidy up now or the Mrs won't be happy 🤣

[@dannycurrie1]

Same hear. Finding it everywhere. Random place too like the dogs bed. In pockets of clothing. How it gets their I'll never know. But year few tweaks and it will be sorted. The garden restoration might take some time though, not sure that grass will ever recover

[@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection]

That electric was a close call! Could have been worse. Nice little update - good to see the drum adn the shower running. Fab stuff. Take care

[@dannycurrie1]

Definitely could have been serious. Got lucky. Drums working brilliantly, just got to get this moving bed working then it's just a case of tidying everything up

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

Yikes... Electricity and I don't get along.. Glad you are ok.. All mine are GFI outlets.

[@dannycurrie1]

Going to get a it properly wired in soo. Sparky coming Friday. I had an rcd fitted at the time and it didn't even trip, neither did my fuse board, got some serious issues with the whole house electrics to sort

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

@@dannycurrie1 Yikes.. Be careful.. If there is a way to get shocked I will find it.. If you get bored drop by my channel

[@marekskoipond9083]

Getting there Danny,

[@dannycurrie1]

So close now. Just a few teething problems to sort then it's just a case of tidying up and getting the garden repaired

[@barrykoikeepercooper8052]

Go Danny keeping it real when your sat drinking your beer watching your koi in the summer and someone says they are thinking of building or extending their pond show them this video nearly their mate nearly I want that drum lol 😂

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks mate. I'm impressed with drum so far. Have to see how it performs in the summer. Looking forward to chilling out with a beer in the sun. Hopefully not too far away now. It's been an awful winter

[@countrykoipond]

The new pond looks nice and level. It takes a while to get things working smoothly after a rebuild but you have a drum for mechanical filtration and the shower for biological so not so bad.

[@dannycurrie1]

I'm pleased I've managed to get it so level, it's less than 2mm out from to back wich considering I haven't put a foundation in I think is pretty good. The drums a brilliant bit of kit, so please I got it. It's worked fine from the word go, haven't had to touch it since putting it in. Just need to get the waste plumbed up so I don't have to keep emptying the bucket

[@koidiaries]

Nice one! Not much more to do and it'll be sorted! If it was easy and cheap everyone would do it lol Lucky with the electrics thats for sure!

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks mate. It's never cheap or easy that's for sure. The drums working brilliant so please with that. I'll have the ibc sorted in a day once my fittings arrive. The got the heat pump to sort when it arrives in 2 weeks :D

[@matthewnicholls2658]

Hi Dan great video as always, I feel ur pain with that ibc, when I originally set up my mb I ended up with two 4” tank connectors returning to pond but that was the gravity return and obviously u know how I run it now to get around it, and yep I went out to a k1 filled pond too 😫😂 all the best 👌🏻

[@dannycurrie1]

K1 just gets everywhere 😂 thanks for your help on it. When all my parts arrive I'll get it sorted. The maby I can sit back and enjoy the pond finally

[@thepeoplespond]

The adventures of a koi keeper lol We all have had these days 🤦🏻‍♂️ Nearly at the finish line 🏁 Then maintaining it all 😂

[@dannycurrie1]

Not sure there is a finish line. Is a pond ever done. Got alot of things I'd still like to do. Heater arriving soon, want to build a pergola (possibly next year) there always room for improvement

[@kevinfaddy4656]

I know the feeling with the k1 it goes everywhere and a pain to clean up. Hope you get your electric sorted best have it done now before you get a major shock

[@dannycurrie1]

Got a sparky coming Friday. The issue is actually on the socket ring in the house. The pond is now wired into a different ring and working fine. Think the issues has been there for a while it's just I've only just found out about it.

[@JamesTHEKOIwhisperer123]

Mate pond is looking the nuts mate and yea what a night mare with the electrics was lucky to be honest mate could of been a bad story with them electrics keep up the good work Dan and thanks on updating me on WhatsApp as well happy days I say 👍🔥⛩

[@dannycurrie1]

It wasn't a bad shock bit it certainly could have been, if the she had been metal rather than wood wich is a poor conductor it could have been fatal. The problem is in my house wiring not the pond. Getting it sorted Friday, still got half the sockets in the house we can't use at the moment. All good fun..

[@kevingridley2643]

Well done Dan your hard work is starting to pay of lucky with the Electrics mate thanks for sharing the videos .

[@dannycurrie1]

It's nearly there now. And I got lucky for sure. Could have been serious. The problem was actually with my wiring it's an issue in the house wich has probably been on going for a while but only just found. Lucky not to have had any issues up until now

[@davecooke914]

Great video don't worry you will sort your filter out in end Dan good luck with rest of the work 👍 just subscribe

[@dannycurrie1]

Thanks for the sub. I'll get it sorted. Just waiting for all my fittings to arrive. Will all be worth it in the end

[@davecooke914]

You can relax by your pond once all dun you deserve it dun great job 👍

[@dannycurrie1]

@@davecooke914 looking forward to those long summer evenings when I can sit out with a beer and just watch the fish

[@davecooke914]

@@dannycurrie1 yes think that's what us koi keepers do good way to relax good luck with rest of the work look forward to NX video 👍

[@albertmyers7176]

Great vid thanks

[@dannycurrie1]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching :)

[@KoiTimeUSA]

Yay water is in yahoo! Now pond decoration next and the backyard mate

[@dannycurrie1]

Yes definitely. I've made such a mess during the build. Now finally I can get it looking nice. Well hopefully 🤞

[@mitchelljames1452]

Looking good mate .couldn’t you of put a second return to pond straight from Ibc nice job tho

[@dannycurrie1]

I did think about it but it wasn't handling the pump on its lowest setting and I wanted to run it a bit faster, 2 returns still wouldn't be enough. I'll swap it to gravity and just pump it back down the 2" return I've go. Save having to drain the pond again

[@boxtriker]

Like you say mate if you are not 100 % on the sparks yourself don't do it get a pro in its not worth the risk

[@dannycurrie1]

I've certainly learned my lesson. Although this issue wasn't my fault, its a damaged wire in the house somewhere affecting 1 of the socket rings, it's likely been an issue for a long time but only just discovered it now, I'm lucky it wasn't more serious. If I'd had my pond electrics installed by a sparky they would have discovered it before so lesson learned, got a sparky coming Friday.

[@MikeZak101]

the worlds largest moving bed

[@dannycurrie1]

It's certainly a big one. When I change it to gravity fed I'm going to lose alot of volume out of it so it will only hold around 450l

[@craigberry99]

Hi pal is there any chance you could send us a link to where you bought that box liner from? Cheers mate

[@dannycurrie1]

It's was from kirkys koi. They got it to me in about 7 days. Best price I got quoted aswell by a long way. Give them a ring www.kirkyskoi.co.uk/

[@eddieoneill8135]

Following your build with interest. Can I ask where you got that skimmer? Cant find anything like it

[@dannycurrie1]

It's an ultraskim from absolute koi

[@CBersPond]

Nice video Danny. The pond is looking great. The trials and tribulations of owning a Koi Pond 🙄 Hope you get the electrics sorted, as that sounded dangerous 😯 So how did you want to return the water to the pond through the 2inch return, pumped from the IBC, or gravity fed? Stay safe.

[@dannycurrie1]

The issue is actually in my house wiring not the pond. Got the socket ring turned off for now, ponds running fine on a different curcuit. The ibc was meant to flow back to the pond via gravity, it worked fine on my temporary pond when the return was above water level, now the return is below the water level it restics the flow too much

[@wayneabel5421]

Electrics and gas/water leave to professionals please people also as a tropical fish keeper I suffered a few years ago with high numbers of deformities in my tropical fish and long story short the heater was leaking electric into the tank and this was established as cause same parents 90 percent drop on deformities 🤗😘

[@davidjohnson7213]

Hey people, I want to build a to build a wooden pond. Could this be fiberglassed?

[@MrWiskin]

Water level far too high, reduce it or risk losing fish to jumping!

[@robertgoddard565]

Spilt K1 is never fun in or out of water!

[@gazzagold]

Drop your pond level buddy koi will jump.

[@dannycurrie1]

👍 Will have jump gauds fitted soon. I keep a net over it when I'm not by the pond at the moment.