Product Review

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Wednesday 24 March, 2010
Product Reviewed: Laguna pH Down
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I can't endorse a product to lower the ph.

Do a water change. If you need something to stabilize, use Baking soda. No matter how much you add, it'll stabilize at 8.3.

Look at the reason your ph is up first and always always check ammonia first

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Wednesday 24 March, 2010
Product Reviewed: Pondmaster Mag-Drive Models 9.5 - 36
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Pondmaster pumps are the best. They are like the old Timex watches, take a beating and keep going.

I have 2 for the koi pond and 1 for the goldies.

These things seem to last forever.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Wednesday 24 March, 2010
Product Reviewed: Medi Koi Antibiotic Food
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If you can't inject or dip, this is worth a try.

My goldies like the taste but my biofilter takes a hit.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Tuesday 06 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Savio UVinex
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Savio added plastic to the sleeve without a disclaimer to not remove. A customer removed and Savio stood behind their products. I'll continue to support Savio and recommend

http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70173&highlight=uvinex

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Tuesday 06 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Hikari Oranda Gold
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The goldies love this food but my goldies love all the food.

Reasonably priced and I'm getting good growth. I mix several foods for variety.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Tuesday 06 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Laguna Aquatic Plant Baskets
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These are incredibly nice when you have to lift the container out. Instead of lifting water that weighs 8lbs a gallon, the water empties.

Also the roots will grow thru the vents, doesn't get that smell as bad.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Tuesday 06 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: PondCare Aquatic Plant Tablets
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A controlled dose of fertilizer! Easy to add to the pots. My plants are separate from the koi, in their own lily pond with some minnows.

I like these. Got my first samples at a show and they work great.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Tuesday 06 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Tetra Protective Netting
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Good for a season or two. Doesn't look awful on the pond, has a purpose it serves. To keep the herron out and it does.

Switched to fruit tree netting last year, it lasts about a year also.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Tuesday 06 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Odyssey Muck Vac
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Either I didn't use it right or I didnt' have enough water pressure or my pond was too deep but I wasn't impressed. Bought the Pond o Vac 3 to clean the bottoms.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Tuesday 06 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: OASE Pondovac 3
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I love my Pond o Vac 3. I use it on the koi pond (shhh - I don't have bottom drains) I use it on the goldie pond.

The chambers switch back and forth so you don't have to stop to empty.

The only problem I ever had was the accidental kinking of the hose. Oh and I broke one of the accessories.

Easy to clean, easy to put up and when my friends borrow, I bleach in between.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Tuesday 06 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: PondCare Pond Stress Coat
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I've used in the past with transporting new fish. Watch for any breathing problems and always have supplies on hand for a quick water change.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Tuesday 06 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Microbe-Lift PL
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Don't open in the house, smells like pure sewage.

Great for starting up a new biofilter, uses the same principal as a septic tank. The good bacteria gets a jump start.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Tuesday 06 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: TetraPond Aquasafe
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I love it for the goldie aquarium for convenience but too expensive for the koi pond or goldie pond. I use Cloram-x and add my own water.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Savio Skimmer Filter
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I love my Savio skimmer. Easy to clean, easy to install the uv and it does a good job skimming.

I do use the pond o vac to vacuum under the filter pad ever so often. Seems like stuff settles there.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: DreamPond Show Tank 8-10 Feet
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Bought one as a qt after my PP show tank dry rotted. Also we bought a bunch for the Louisville show. The net isn't much but this is a nice tank for the bucks.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Koi Viewing Bowls
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If you're gonna show, you have to have a bowl. Also great for dips and treatments.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: PondCare Salt Level Test Kit
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Easy to use. If you are going to add salt, you need this kit. Salt is hard to remove from your pond and several meds aren't compatible with salt.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: PondCare Liquid Nitrate Test Kit
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Easy to use, easy to read.

Its not a test I constantly do but you need to know your range.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: PondCare Liquid KH Test Kit
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If I could only test for 2 things, it would be ammonia and kh. Kh first. This is my brand!

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: PondCare Master Liquid Test Kit
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Great kit! Buy the kh/gh and you're good to go!

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: PondCare Liquid GH & KH Test Kit
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Measuring the KH is a necessity! Its the number that keeps your ph balanced.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: PondCare Liquid Ammonia Test Kit
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This is the first perimeter I test!

I keep several of these so when I teach how to test your pond, we can do several tests at a time.

Watch for expiration dates.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: PondCare Wide Range pH Test Kit
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I keep several of these so when I teach how to test your pond, we can do several tests at a time.

Watch for expiration dates.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: PondCare Liquid Nitrite Test Kit
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I keep several of these so when I teach how to test your pond, we can do several tests at a time.

Watch for expiration dates.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: PondCare Ammo-Lock
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In an emergency, I'd use this. I prefer dumping the water and using Cloram x. Add plenty of air!

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Pondmaster 1000 and 2000 Submersible Filters
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I use for my qt show tank. Hard to lift and clean but good for short team.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Savio Springflo Bio-Filter Media
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I'm not impressed, it just didn't seem to build bacteria as good as the bioballs and filter media.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Scarecrow Motion Activated Sprinkler by Contech
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The only one that got sprayed, was me. I switched to netting my pond 24/7. Not the prettiest but the koi kids are safe.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Allied Floating Pond De-icer
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This guy does what he's suppose to, keeps the ice open so the gas can escape.

Good for a couple years and then mine quit.

Be sure to use the metal guard so you don't melt your liner.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Blackwater Max Growth Koi Food
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The koikids seem to like it, the water stays clean and I got good growth this year.

Reasonable priced also.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Jungle Labs Fungus Clear Tank Buddies
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I use this for my golies in the aquarium and goldie pond. Pull out the Proform for the big pond.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Dimilin
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Doesn't kill the adult louse, keeps the babys from forming a shell. I keep this in my ER kit.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Argent Potassium Promangante
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Unless you understand completely, don't touch this one. Know why you are using it and recheck again.

If you do, use googles and gloves, IT WILL BLIND YOU! Measure carefully and mix and mix and mix, add slowly. Have peroxide ready to neutralize if the fish are struggling.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Pond Care MelaFix
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Only nice thing I've found is it makes the water smell nice. Skip it and find out what the real problem is.

Another problem is if the fish have any kind of gill problem like flukes, they are already struggling to breath. I guess the bugs would smell good also.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Elbagin
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A little pricy but I keep it on hand with salt. Great for transporting, also I use it for the goldies whenever I do a treatment. Seems to give that extra ooomph.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Argent Oxolium Powder
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This is an older antibiotic that fishery's used. I keep straight Oxolinic acid for dips, what this has in. Fish don't seem to struggle as much as in this as they do tricide.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Neocide 3
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This is a must have for every koi keeper. Can be mixed with distilled water and refrigerator in a spray bottle for up to 18 months. Warm first.

Can also be used as a dip or paste.

Don't wait till you need it, get it now.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: DeBride Medicated Ointment
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Its probably good if I could get it to stay on. I prefer Tricide neo as a paste or spray or dip.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Pond Care AlgaeFix
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My hubby was sneaking a little in my pond. Its an algaecide and robs oxygen from your pond. Buy a uv light for the algae.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: PondCare Pond pH Down
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Don't lower with ph. If you need something to stabilize, use Baking soda. No matter how much you add, it'll stabilize at 8.3.

Look at the reason your ph is up first and always always check ammonia first

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Ultimate Koi Clay
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This clay is THE best. Great koi colors and clear water, I add it to the food

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: ProForm C
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A good treatment, also reasonibly priced. I try to keep at least a gallon extra for pond calls.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: PraziPond
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Wonderful but expensive.

One of the only fluke treatments that is safe for goldies also.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Pondmaster AP Pumps
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My first one I bought at a show in Florida. 6 months in, it quit. Had a recall on the diaghram. Luckily Gene let me know.

Pondmaster replaced it with a bigger pump and its been running for years, non stop.

I love Pondmaster!

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Magnetic Drive Waterfall Pumps
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I've had 0 - zero - nada - zip, success with Cal pumps. After getting 2 with electrical shorts, replacing it to get one with a crack and oil leak and then that replacement had an electrical short, I gave up.

I switched to Pondmaster and haven't looked back. I'm just glad I didn't get electrocuted.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Pondmaster Mag-Drive Models 2 - 7
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I love Pondmasters, they are the pump that keep working, year after year. Right now I have 6 of them. I use for my koi, goldfish, lily pond and switch to a smaller pump as it get cooler.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Koi Health and Disease
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I can't say enough nice things about Doc Eric Johnson, he was teaching koi health before most of us knew what a koi was.

The book is wonderful! Some things have changed but still a great reference book.

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: Koi USA Magazine
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A magazine for the koi lover, by the koi lover. Its a great magazine, inexpensive and aid the koi community! Support the magazine. Subscribe. Also write an article, I did!

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: KOI Nations Magazine
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Michael has kicked butt with this magazine. The first year brought together the very best in the koi field.

Don't miss out!

Cindy Badder (Hobbyist) on Monday 05 January, 2009
Product Reviewed: AquaScience Cloram-X
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This product is tops! With other products you pay for their water, I'll add my own.

I use this for my koi pond goldfish pond and keep a big baggie in my first aid kit when I make pond calls.

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