Benign Vanilla wrote:
Sunday we had no rain so went back to the pond to play. I was disgusted by
the still orange water, so I decided to clean it. I decide to empty some
water, and ended up doing about a 75% change. In the mean time, I scooped
out 5 inches of clay from the bottom of the pond. I then slowly refilled,
thinking a slow fill would be cool, with no treatment. I am an idiot. By
today three fish have died. Their "just" feeder minnows, but they were huge,
probably the most healthy fish I have ever owned based on the their size
increase over the past month.

Newbies take note: Putting untreated city water in your pond is truely
dangerous. It's not just paranoia about chloramine, and chlorine. *sigh*
Back to square one, and the pond is still orange.

I am ready to quit.

BV.




-- Ok BV

cant give up now
can you gert(rent) a large sump pump somewhere and pump the bottom
like K30 suggested through some old clothes or maybe a quilt bat to get
the residual clay out?

another idea someone I cant remember who had a 300 g stock tank with a
roll of airconditioner bat in it it did a real good job I found the
battin he used at a wholesaler here in alb its not expensive for a 4 ft
dia roll





John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

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