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Ahmad Alshallah - 6 years ago

hii sire im having problem with the same thing cold is coming and i dont know how to make my pond worm, if you have any idea please help

George Achimbi - 6 years ago

Does the cold snap have anything to do with global warming?

Ap3xglide - 6 years ago

i live in Canada an I have 1 huge koi and a couple of catfish and they survive being frozen solid for like 2 months every year

Nelson Lobo - 6 years ago

Jap food.: boiled rice and koi fish.

Edward White - 6 years ago

$18 for energy and $25,000 to have geothermal put in.

walt russell - 7 years ago

I remember that

Robbie Hernandez - 7 years ago

Can a large Koi fish eat humans?

It'sJustTony - 7 years ago

Your winters are nothing to Wisconsin winters

Rejai Goodridge - 7 years ago

I just watched your video I live in metro Tampa and have never had the problem to a degree that you did it breaks my heart. We have had some of our smaller female Koi and a very large beloved Gold fish die from the inability to absorb three eggs. My Koi actually spawned this morning for the first time in 3 years. We had been battling fish lice for that entire time period and were taking a huge toll on the health of the fish. We lost 2 of our 10+ year old females due to the lice one was a off spring from a spawning and was hand fed her entire life. Sorry to hear that you lost fish as a result of this I know it can be a hard thing to deal with.

GREENPOWERSCIENCE - 7 years ago

Thank you for the kind thoughts. It was a tough time:-( They were awesome fish and I guess we sort of "took them for granted." Sorry to hear about your fish troubles. They are really amazing. Difficult for people who do not raise koi to understand. Best regards.
Dan

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timelesskoontah - 7 years ago

are these fish eatable

avaorchid - 7 years ago

They are Koi which are a form of carp. Most fish are edible or able to be eaten but these are not for that purpose. Many of these fish can fetch prices well into the thousands and some well bred special koi have sold for at least $500,000. They also tend to be very dog like for a fish and people get very attached to their koi when they eat from their hands and follow them around even greet them when they arrive home. So while you can eat a koi it would not be a pleasant meal nor would it be the intended purpose. Carp have a mealy soft odd texture and are a bit muddy tasting. If you were starving and they were all you had available you could eat them.

Phat Pigeon - 8 years ago

awwww. poor fishy s.

JuicyGibs - - 9 years ago

from the thumbnail it looked like a molten glass koy

happytroll 247 - 9 years ago

All female

Sarvesh Nunkoo - 9 years ago

koi spawn right ? Then why eggs or how ?

Sabrina Hunt - 9 years ago

We are on a drought why waste water

Mat - 9 years ago

For all videos, consider adding tiny overlays that interpret into metric system measurments;
you would gain a better grasp on the rest of the universe - "non metric system" users.

You might as well be Galileo, for you are one of the front runners of this endeavor.

make sure the wife gets her name into documents when she assists :D

John Dennett - 9 years ago

thats some big koi

Cheng Thanh - 9 years ago

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MultiIncredulo - 9 years ago

Dan, could you please give me some tips to heat my 2400l aquaponic fish tank?

MultiIncredulo - 9 years ago

Thank you Dan! I will make it.

GREENPOWERSCIENCE - 9 years ago

+MultiIncredulo Hi, I would consider a flat black panel with copper tubing inside covered with glass and a heat exchanger. This will transfer the heat without the worry of leaching from the pipes or hose. Each sq meter will add about 500 watts/joules assuming less than optimal sunlight and efficiency losses.

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JorlauxGaming - 9 years ago

Wow a giant goldfish....!!!...

Binj Komisar - 9 years ago

I am glad they are all O KOi ;)

FMFvideos - 9 years ago

Nice sushi.

Andrew Hengstberger - 9 years ago

Mate that sucks you lost your fish I hope you never have to go through that again now you know what caused the deaths and have found the solution.

CM Nakagawa - 9 years ago

Very resourceful and good science. Continue to reassess, implement changes and reassess again for that desired outcome. Your koi must be very happy now.

robert justus - 9 years ago

How old are your koi they look pretty big?

Lou - 9 years ago

Impressive !

Zeljko Serdar - 9 years ago

In Croatia I bring them in the basement at indoor Koi pond.Bought a plastic stock tank to keep them in.The filtration equipment is installed in the utility room, away from the pond. Indoor pond incorporate lighting system to illuminate the Koi.
Every 3 weeks drain out a third of the water and refill.

AnAngryStorm - 9 years ago

The effects of climate change are only going to get worse!

catprog - 9 years ago

That is a lot of power. $6 worth a day here.

My golden perch could use that. Apparently absolute minimum for health fish is 16C(61F) . Sunday morning it was down to 10C(50F) . This morning it was up to 15C(59F)

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hi li - 9 years ago

beautiful, dan!! What about coiling the black hose like a snake to increase exposure to sun?

bbababonbon..bonfire! - 9 years ago

is there a way i can find the breakdown of how the system works ?

the lazy fish keeper - 9 years ago

so were you not able to use solar electric power to run the pumps during the day.?
they were some big fish now do you have any chips with those fish?

Nichen - 10 years ago

Dude, that background music...is it from Macgyver? If that's the case...then you're my new hero! :)

hyqhyp - 10 years ago

Dan, you are awesome!

Another Simpleton - 10 years ago

Do you mind if I ask what software do you use to edit your videos?

GREENPOWERSCIENCE - 10 years ago

Imovie HD 06' Have the other high end stuff but do not have to deal with annoying rendering.

GamingMom2004 - 10 years ago

Wow, I didn't realize that could be dangerous for koi. :-(

sergej Zr - 10 years ago

Why don't humans just let the animals live in their natural wild environments?

Jp2485 - 9 years ago

+redteamla wrong, koi carp are not domesticated. Koi are just carp with colour mutations. Old Chinese farmers would spot a normal black or brown carp with a colour abnormality and bred it with another carp like it over hundreds of years mote and more colour has been bred unto the fish. Koi would survive fine out in the wild they are not domesticated at all. People just keep them because of the fascinating colours and size they can get to as a fresh water fish.

Haven Perez - 9 years ago

+sergej Zr they origianlly made large ponds at the top of hills so they could water rice fields in the winter. Then they start keeping carp in them to feed their family during the winter. The fish (no longer dealing with preditors) begain to change into these beautiful colors. With out these fish, many would have died from starvation. Nature is always evolving. This mutation has served them well. Plenty of natural carp in the wild. It truely harms no one. You act as if it is the same as keeping a tiger for a pet. It's more like a cat or dag. Both of which seem to be quite happy in their roles in our lives. All three have adapted to humans in their lives and are happy pets. Natural mutation is one thing, maybe you should focus your out rage towards genetically modifing fish in the oceans and rivers. That is the true tragity.

kathberry8 - 9 years ago

+redteamla ..Guns,Germs, and Steel..probably one of the best things I ever saw..changed the way I see the world and life...brilliant!..

redteamla - 9 years ago

+sergej Zr Koi are not essential to human civilization, but we would not have gotten very far without the domestication of animals. See Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs, and Steel". Consider the other products of domestication and the human livelihoods that depend on them: our beloved dogs and cats, meat, milk, cheese, silk, wool, horses, etc.

sergej Zr - 9 years ago

This is exactly the problem. First take living creatures out of their environment, change their bodies to serve some egoistic desires like "make them beautiful orange", such that they can not survive in their natural homes anymore and than "take care of them". Hey, the nature is the best who can take care of the animals. Just leave them where they are ;)

redteamla - 9 years ago

How well do you think a bright orange freshwater fish would do in a wild pond? Koi are domesticated, not wild. Humans bred them into existence and humans must care for them.

AnAngryStorm - 9 years ago

Humans are the reason for the climate change that cause the cold snap in the first place.

MB031 - 10 years ago

Nice video..Yeah,strange weather pattern is nothing uncommon lately.It is seen everywhere.

CnoSez - 10 years ago

Your little babies get big man.
How old was the one that died in the cooler?

CnoSez - 10 years ago

Great job Dan

BlueBerry14 - 10 years ago

Sorry , i´m kinda confused. If the season was warmer , and that didn´t help the koi eggs, how did heating the water helped ? I know i missed something here.

melkel2010 - 10 years ago

Good idea, too, for heating a swimming pool up in the late spring/early summer when they're not getting up to comfort level soon enough.
Also for add/refill water for small pond/children's pools: add another hose and coil it on blacktop driveway. Run the water slow.
Another idea haven't tried: make flat coils of 5ft diam of hoses (space between the lines of coil), mount on crossbars to hold shape, lay out in sun and connect inline pump. Can also put the coils in solar boxes, cold frames during colder months but might want to use a copper pipe.
I've seen experiments with pipe systems run through deep compost heap in a greenhouse. The water temps got to 150*F. Hot water was used for the house (free hot water!) Lasted a couple months if I remember right.

Kevin V - 10 years ago

That's a sad story, and an expensive lesson.

G PCM - 10 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience so we can all learn from it.

Joshua Bliffen - 10 years ago

very nice setup. good thinking

yoshi konno - 10 years ago

Beautiful fish, great vid as always.

silentmajor - 10 years ago

nice job that is so cool

Kevin Burgess - 10 years ago

Wonderful story, and congratulation on your success this year.

JoshuaFinancialPL - 10 years ago

great job man

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ghastin1 - 10 years ago

This also explains the climate change/breeding cycle connection. While Dan's koi problem is disturbing, (and expertly taken care of by Dan) there are very serious ecological problems coming in the future. The Southern US will have the perfect conditions for the breeding cycle of the mosquito that transmits Malaria, which makes Dan's green science even more important than it already is. It's all connected.

Murl Harmon - 10 years ago

Dan, there is nothing COY about those fish! That is the single biggest coy I have ever seen. Great info on the pond.

hschlee - 10 years ago

Interesting Video, I have a similar problem my Solution is heating my pond with rotting grass clippings. A tube is running throw the pile and warms the water up. I have to change the grass after two weeks. In the beginning the pile is 60°C 140F and after two weeks its 30°C 86F maybe you can use your clippings to.

Zach Attack - 10 years ago

Hopefully u don't release those koi into the ocean

RichieRench - 10 years ago

How old are your fish to get to that size?

jamie berrier - 10 years ago

loved the video Dan sorry for your loss

plum413 - 10 years ago

Great prescription..

Scalerwave Signal - 10 years ago

Great work !

Wayne Meador - 10 years ago

Great video Dan! I love how you're always approaching things from a commons sense and affordable side. Well done brother!

donald shinault - 10 years ago

I've been putting this info together for a while. I installed some Geo-Thermal Heat Pumps in a "Section 8 Housing Project" in North Texas. We were drilling 1 hole that
was between 80-120 feet deep. We put a Heavy 2 inch Black Pipe(not pvvc) but this
could be bent some but not enough to not put in 2 "90's" and they backfilled it after
it was leak checked for proper time & later it was a water & antifreeze mix that this
system pumped around. It used the ground as it's Radiator to release heat in summer and in Winter it took heat from the ground, all with water as the method to
carry the heat. I want to do 2 100foot holes but run my pipes with NO connections
underground....lol....Can't have that as a possible leak point over time. So, I'll find a way to pipe it. I didn't like the way we did the Government job I was on & I said so but it was my company. It would've cost too much to do it right. This was right around Sept 11.....I was there the day the twin towers were hot by planes, but Solar
is the best method to heat your aqauponic garden. I'm setting mine up now & off the
grid. This Geo-Thermal IS MY Set-up I'm going with to heat/Control Temps in both
my Fish tanks which I have 2 @275 Totes with 6 @ 55 gal barrels cut in half so 12
beds. Geo-Thermal is my method & it's the best. I'll still need power for water pumpes for the Earth, for my fish/Garden & I'll use Gr. Power's Fresal Lens if I can
buy one? I can use them in a few ways too! BUT USE the"Geo-Thermal" it's not too hard & it works very well as I've installed it, for heat pumps it worked well in Texas. Peace & good luck

KigurumiAlice - 10 years ago

gross rotting egg in side fish

Starter Permie - 10 years ago

Great video Dan. One thing you could consider that might reduce your input is to place a few large boulders in the bond half in the water and half out. As the sun warms up the rocks, they will act as heat sinks and warm up the pond too.

I don't know how your pond is situated with the sun, and you've probably thought of this before, but I thought I would mention it. I know it's worked for other people (like Sepp Holzer).

calskin - 10 years ago

I'm stoked that it's naturally sealed too.

Ffion Bracken - 10 years ago

Oh +Wooden Tool Man their not gold fish their other type speshes of fish

Ffion Bracken - 10 years ago

NOCO Prepper - 10 years ago

Great Job guys! :) Very good information to know!

Michael Blank - 10 years ago

Dan. I had almost the same issue over the last 5yrs. 1,000 gal 4ft deep pond which would get down to 45F or lower in FTW TX. I tried the electric stock tank heater but thats a waste of power for the size. I ended up making a plastic dome sheet bubble over the pond with electrical conduit held with re-bar stakes. About every 5 days I would feed the pond with well water at 69F 20gal a min and pump out the same amount into the creek which feeds our local lake. Pump would run maybe 6hrs 2x week at 1.4kwh. I was able to keep the pond at 62-69F all winter. Using the plastic bubble or dome kept the heat in for extended periods and helps keep cold rain and sleet out.

Rusty Russell - 10 years ago

Glad your fish made it!!

An artist theory on the physics of 'Time' as a physical process. Quantum Atom Theory - 10 years ago

Interesting info!!!

Texas Mann - 10 years ago

I Saw a sturgeon farm the other day -they get about ten $600 little tins off caviar per fish... wouldn't that be a great use for your pond??

GrowingIndependence - 10 years ago

Interesting .

Ash Hay Brax - 10 years ago

Koi fish those size can cost over 100k each at where I live. It's very rare... Very nice habitat!

avaorchid - 7 years ago

So very sorry for your loss

GREENPOWERSCIENCE - 10 years ago

SOLD:-) We have a few approaching 40 pounds. The ones that died last year were estimated at $1,200 to $14,000 based on size and markings according to the fish experts and assuming there was a buyer. One fish was 45 pounds. They really did not look that big until they came out of the water. I froze five of them to maybe make fish molds or something. They weigh 150 pounds total and fill an entire small deep freeze:-( We spent 2 weeks in the cold water trying to save them but once they got close enough to capture and work on, it was too late. No scale problems and gills perfect.

rauc6788 - 10 years ago

Cool simple engineering solution. Great job guys.

Albert Rasch - 10 years ago

I can see that system being modified and adapted to create a heat sink so that you wouldn't have to run the well; lots of great ideas and possibilities! Thanks for sharing your tech and taking the time to do so!
Albert

BeeRich33 - 10 years ago

Dan, sounds like an excellent opportunity for solar Arduino, and solar XBee. That way you minimize costs and optimize thermal regulation, as well as perhaps have a product for sale.

Or have Denise go for a dip once a day. Fishy fishy. Heh.

Wooden Tool Man - 10 years ago

Them are some big gold fish!

UK prepping gear - 6 years ago

rejan lane gold fish are a sub species of carp

rejan lane - 9 years ago

there carps(koi) not goldfish.. just wanna inform u sir. :)

chaseme81871 - 10 years ago

cool! great idea!

Paul Frank - 10 years ago

Bravo!

Wayne Bjorken - 10 years ago

Have ever hand any problems with gators, Dan? Just wondering. I live up in Citrus County and gators abound in the local ponds and lakes.

GREENPOWERSCIENCE - 10 years ago

Hi Wayne,
We have a fence around the pond and our yard. No gators since 1975. The pond has banded water snakes but they only eat small stuff and are non-poisonous. The gators are up the road at our other place one mile away. That place is connected to a park and aquatic wetland preserve so there are gators and water moccasins. Totally different type of wildlife there. This monster sized viper was in the swamp but was captured and moved.
BIG WATER SNAKE COTTONMOUTH WATER MOCCASIN

TheHelleri - 10 years ago

Had a fish pond up here. Didn't work out though. First, go around raccoons were pillaging it at night. Put a green plastic net over it to stop that. But, fish kept going missing. wasn't long until a very fat garder snake was found near the pond.

...Will have to be indoor only if I want fish here, lol.

101AOK - 10 years ago

WOW! Very interesting Dan! I mean really! That was a mind full. Nice work AND dedication to your inherited "pets". Yeah Dan, be careful about the Japanese in your area! You make maybe lose you Koi Boy Joe! Day love their Koi! Really though. those Koi go for thousands. Best to you and all you and your family do for the environment. Rock on.

booshido - 10 years ago

Youve got some nice koi! Ever consider incorporating them into an aquaponics set up?

T3hJones - 10 years ago

Very nice fish!

BlackCat2 - 10 years ago

I would love to have a pond like that. :) Sorry to hear about your fish dying but glad you found a way to stop that this year.

- Heidi

Edgar Smittenheighnjenkson - 10 years ago

Poor fish. :(

electrodacus - 10 years ago

Glad to see you are back.
Maybe a transparent plastic foil will help but that pound seems quite large to be covered so not sure how it can be done in an economic way.
I wanted to ask your help with my Solar BMS that I lunched about two weeks ago on Kickstarter. I do not have any founds for advertising but maybe I can send you a Solar BMS when is ready if that is of any interest to you.
It is a sort of replacement for Lead Acid 12V/24V charge controllers but mine is for Lithium batteries any type since is fully programmable. I designed for my off grid house where I just moved last summer.
I just uploaded a video today about the benefit of LiFePO4 when compared to Lead Acid for energy storage.

Estevan Rangel - 10 years ago

Hey, I just wanted to take the time to tell you that I watch all your videos and they are awesome. Both you and your wife are a very cool and interesting couple, and I learn a lot from your videos. Thanks for showing us your awesome property and it's cool features.

RoboTekno - 10 years ago

Aww, poor fish. I'm glad you managed to save the rest. Make more pond videos. I didn't know you had a koi pond :-)

PhantomQueenOne - 10 years ago

I used to go to a restaurant that had a large pool that had a bunch of koi that were so tame they would come up next to the tables for bread crumbs and meal worms from your fingers. The owner had a sign telling us what we could and couldn't feed them besides their normal food. (They sold the meal worms as treats for them)
I'm sorry you lost so many, that's really too bad. Since I moved here all my indoor fish died, even with a heater they didn't make it (Too cold in the winter, too hot in the summer). We have well water, but it's very hard and alkaline. Even R/O water didn't help.

Duane C - 10 years ago

Just curious, did you use any solar panels to power your pump during the day?

RimstarOrg - 10 years ago

Interesting. A whole area I knew nothing about. Nice savings on the heating costs. Why do you have the fish? Is it an income thing or just nice to have?

River Birzer - 9 years ago

+Bilal Oz farm raised carp will taste horrible!

Bilal Oz - 9 years ago

did you eat the fish after? might as well

Hezar5166 - 10 years ago

+GREENPOWERSCIENCE they are huge what do you feed them. Largest coy my dad kept were about half the length of my fore arm

GREENPOWERSCIENCE - 10 years ago

Hi Steve, the fish were a gift for my Dad. Wen he passed in 2006 the fish became sort of pets. They usually hide in the 15 ft deep center. Turns out the fish that died last year were worth a few thousand dollars each because of the size, markings and color. They are difficult to catch when healthy so just pets. Largest one in the pond is about 40 -50 pounds. Hope all is well.
Dan

BookProX - 10 years ago

Great idea. Yes, koi fish is sensitive to low temperatures. Strange weather pattern is seen pretty much everywhere in the last couple of years. Thanks!

Mike Wang - 8 years ago

Global warming.

EN Reefs - 10 years ago

yes!!! good job!

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