11/1/2014, Sat:
7:55 QT: 60w, Pond: 60w, ORP: 204 mV: Flushed QT, rinsed bio section and brushes.
10:55 Fed QT 10 gr KayTee, ate well. Fed pond 42 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay, ate well. Added 1 ml Nualgi to QT and 6 ml to pond.
12:35 Fed QT 10 gr KayTee, ate well.
13:20 Fed pond 42 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
14:30 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 42 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
15:40 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 42 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/2/2014, Sun:
7:00 QT: 58w: Skimmer off. Flushed QT. Flushed right pond filter, rinsed bio section and brushes. Observed too much food in left pond filter. Trickle on.
10:30 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 21 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Trickle off. Skimmer on. Left for ZNA event.
16:10 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 21 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/3/2014, Mon:
7:35 QT: 57w, Pond: 56.1w, ORP: 215 mV: Flushed QT.
11:15 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 21 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
13:00 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 21 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
14:20 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 21 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
15:35 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 21 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Rinsed irrigation reservoir.
11/4/2014, Tue:
7:35 QT: 57w, Pond: 55.9w, ORP: 215 mV: Skimmer off. Flushed QT. Flushed left pond filter, rinsed bio section and brushes. Cleaned irrigation filter. Trickle on.
11:10 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 21 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well, except Nobunaga.
13:30 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 21 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Trickle off, TDS: 312 ppm. Skimmer on.
14:30 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 21 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well, but Kintoshi, Kinroku and Hideyoshi came late.
16:00 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 21 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/5/2014, Wed:
7:40 QT: 57w, Pond: 56.3w, ORP: 211 mV: Flushed QT. Added 100 ml Clorox to reservoir.
10:35 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 21 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11:55 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 21 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
14:00 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Fed pond 21 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
15:50 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
16:20 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 21 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/6/2014, Thur:
7:45 QT: 58w, Pond: 53.8w, ORP: 209 mV: Skimmer off. Flushed QT. Flushed right pond filter. Trickle on.
11:25 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11:55 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 21 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay, ate well.
14:25 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 21 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
16:00 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 21 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/7/2014, Fri:
7:40 QT: 58w, Pond: 58.5w, ORP: 215 mV: Flushed QT. Heavy fog.
10:40 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 21 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay, ate well.
12:25 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 21 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
14:05 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 21 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
16:00 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 21 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/8/2014, Sat:
7:40 QT: 59w, Pond: 58.5w, ORP: 214 mV: Skimmer off. Flushed QT. Flushed left pond filter. Cleaned irrigation filter. Trickle on.
10:50 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 21 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay, ate well. Added 1 ml Nualgi to Qt and 6 ml to pond.
12:15 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 21 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Recorded pond conditions.
13:45 Trickle off, TDS: 315 ppm. Skimmer on.
16:10 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 21 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/9/2014, Sun:
7:45 QT: 60w, Pond: 58.6w, ORP: 214 mV: Flushed QT.
11:15 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay, ate well.
13:20 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
15:00 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
16:00 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/10/2014, Mon:
7:40 QT: 60w, Pond: 58.5w, ORP: 218 mV: Skimmer off. Flushed QT. Flushed right pond filter. Trickle on.
10:30 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay, ate well.
14:20 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Trickle off, TDS: 315 ppm. Skimmer on.
16:00 Fed QT 10 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/11/2014,Tue:
7:45 QT: 60w, Pond: 59.3w, ORP: 221 mV: Flushed QT.
11:05 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay, ate well.
12:50 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
14:10 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
16:00 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/12/2014, Mon:
7:40 QT: 60w, Pond: 59.8w, ORP: 219 mV: Skimmer off. Flushed QT. Flushed left pond filter. Cleaned irrigation filter. Cleaned skimmer pump basket. Trickle on.
10:40 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay, ate well.
12:50 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Trickle off, TDS: 307 ppm. Skimmer on.
14:20 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
16:10 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/13/2014, Thur:
7:45 QT: 60w, Pond: 59.7w, ORP: 218 mV: Flushed QT. Skimmed pond to remove pine needles and leaves. Rain overnight.
10:30 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked with 100 ml of water Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay, ate well.
12:20 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well, reduced water to 90 ml.
14:10 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
16:00 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/14/2014, Fri:
7:45 QT: 61w, Pond: 59.6w, ORP: 220 mV: Skimmer off. Flushed QT. Flushed right pond filter. Trickle on.
11:35 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay, reduced water to 80 ml, ate well.
13:20 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Trickle off, TDS: 312 ppm. Skimmer on.
14:30 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/15/2014, Sat:
7:25 Flushed QT, rinsed bio-section and brushes.
11:50 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay.
13:15 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
14:15 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
15:40 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 17 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/16/2014, Sun:
7:40 QT: 58w, Pond: 57.1w, ORP: 227 mV: Skimmer off. Flushed QT. Flushed left pond filter. Cleaned irrigation filter. Trickle on. Added 6 ml Mualgi to pond.
10:35 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay, reduced water to 80 ml, ate well.
12:15 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Trickle off, TDS: 287 ppm. Skimmer on.
14:25 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
15:30 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
16:30 Removed boarders from QT and turned them over to Cal Hansen for delivery to Diane. See Koi/Boarders for details.
11/17/2014, Mon:
7:40 Pond: 54.6w, ORP: 229 mV: Started to drain QT.
10:30 Skimmer off, sucking air. Trickle on.
11:35 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay.
12:05 Trickle off, TDS: 259 ppm, Skimmer on.
13:00 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
15:00 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
16:10 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Cleaned skimmer.
11/18/2014, Tue:
7:45 Pond: 53.5w, ORP: 229 mV: Skimmer off. . Flushed right pond filter. Trickle on.
11:25 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay.
13:10 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
14:00 Trickle off, TDS: 302 ppm. Skimmer on.
15:00 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
16:10 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
16:30 Removed boarders from QT and turned them over to Cal Hansen for delivery to Diane. See Koi/Boarders for details.
11/19/2014, Wed:
7:45 Pond: 54.9w, ORP: 227 mV
9:30 Skimmer off, sucking air. Trickle on.
11:00 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons Mixed w/ 1/4 tsp Montmorillonite Clay.
11:55 Trickle off, TDS: 281 ppm. Skimmer on.
13:25 Skimmer off, sucking air. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Water level with left pump off is 2″. With left pump on the water level is 2 1/4″. Trickle on.
14:15 Skimmed pond to remove leaves, seeds and pine needles.
14:30 Turned off left pond pump. Fed pond 13 gr soaked Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Trickle off, skimmer on. Realized that water loss is due to filter overflowing when left pump is turned off. Will be unable to continue feeding soaked food.
15:35 Fed pond 13 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
11/20/2014, Thur:
7:40 Pond: 56.6w, ORP: 224 mV: Skimmer off. Flushed left pond filter. Cleaned irrigation filter. Trickle on. Rain overnight.
11:35 Fed pond 13 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Trickle off, TDS: 295 ppm. Skimmer on.
13:15 Fed pond 13 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Light rain.
11/21/2014, Fri:
7:40 Pond: 56.3w, ORP: 229 mV: Light rain overnight.
11:10 Fed pond 13 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well.
14:00 Fed pond 17 gr Saki-Hikari All Seasons, ate well. Out of food, will stop feeding for remainder of winter.
11/22/2014, Sat:
7:45 Pond: 57.4w, ORP: 229 mV: Skimmer off. Flushed right pond filter. Cleaned skimmer pump basket. Trickle on.
13:35 Showers most of morning. Trickle off, TDS: 305 ppm. Cleaned skimmer. Skimmer on.
11/23/2014, Sun:
7:55 Pond: 55.8w, ORP: 236 mV: Skimmed pond to remove pine needles and leaves. Adjusted float switch in reservoir.
11:50 Skimmer off, sucking air. Very little flow through skimmer. Added another brush to skimmer.
14:15 Checked skimmer pump, impeller was clear. Reinstalled and flow is now normal. Not sure what happened.
11/24/2014, Mon:
7:45 Skimmer off. Flushed left pond filter. Cleaned irrigation filter. Trickle on.
13:20 Trickle off, TDS: 300 ppm. Skimmer on.
11/25/2014, Tue:
7:40 Pond: 52.3w, ORP: 251 mV:
11/26/2014, Wed:
12:25 Pond: 53.2w, ORP: 255 mV:
11/27/2014, Thur:
7:50 Pond: 52.4w, ORP: 255 mV: Skimmer off. Flushed right pond filter. Trickle on.
11:25 Trickle off, TDS: 297 ppm. Skimmer on. Added 6 Tbsp Montmorillonite Clay to skimmer. Observed clay coming out of the tangential jets fairly uniformly and some distance into the pond. This is the first indication I’ve had that the tangential jets are working as intended. Skimmed pond to remove leaves and needles.
12:00 Removed water fall box and bottom drain ring in QT. Ready for new liner as soon as it drys out.
11/28/2014, Fri:
7:45 Pond: 51.2w, ORP: 253 mV:
Skimmer off. Flushed left pond filter. Cleaned irrigation filter. Trickle on.
13:20 Trickle off, TDS: 300 ppm. Skimmer on.
11/29/2014, Sat:
9:00 Pond: 53.5w, ORP: 235 mV: Rain overnight.
11:30 Installed new ER1 on QT.
11/30/2014, Sun:
12:15 Pond: 54.2w, ORP: 231 mV: Raining.
15:25 Skimmed pond to remove leaves and pine needles.
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