On Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:54:52 -0400, "BenignVanilla"
wrote:

Ahhh...now here is a topic I can argue with...I am still living in the
school of thought, that water changes are not neccessary and potentially
dangerous. Of course, I lose about an inch or so a week, and it rains every
37 seconds here, so I am replacing an inch or so of water every week. I
know, I know...these are top offs and not the same thing...I am just not
sold on the water change thing. Ya know, STOP MESSING WITH THE DAMN POND!!!
I don't think you can mess anymore then by changing the water.

Change my mind. I am open to discussion.

Let's think about evaporation, everything but the H & Os that make up water
remains behind, heavy metals, salts, etc. Rain water doesn't help, it's our
air purifier so everything it collects as it falls, smoke, dust, exhaust,
etc. also ends up in your pond. H & O evaporate off and leave all that
heavy thick goo behind. Why ponds become swamps, become wetlands, become
deserts.

Have you read Norm Meck's water chemistry website?
http://www.koiclubsandiego.org/H2oQual.html ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
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