HI All


Many Thanks for all your input.
As I said I am a newbie to KOi.
I had been doing my reading during the winter and read a few articles on
what a good idea it was to dose the pond with salt in early spring to 1% as
a precaution and preventative for parasites etc...........
HOwever I did not read the rest of the advice to do water changes and bring
this down afterwards.

It has remained at 1% for a couple of months now so I guess not surprising
the plants are suffering..
Thankfully the fish seem none the worse !!

As the saying goes "A little knowledge is often worse than none at all" !!

I shall continue to read on.........!!
A 30% water change today............?

And if the worse comes to the worse I shall introduce Cod and Mackerel to my
little "sea" in the garden LOL


Once again thanks for all your advice

Regards
Chris




"Steve J. Noll" wrote in message
...
Hi Chris:

See excellent this study of salt tolerance of pond plants:


http://www.koivet.com/html/articles/...m=salt%20plant

Many Thanks

Regards
Chris

Steve J. Noll | Ventura California
| Glass Block Pond http://www.kissingfrogs.tv


On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 14:44:48 +0100, "ciel"
wrote:

Hi all

Newbie here please advise.!!

Pond is about 9 months old with a 55Gal Biofilter + (UV installed this
week)
Plus a newly setup Veg filter 300gals
Plus 2 waterfalls (in and out of veggie filter) for oxygenation
2000 Gals in total

Water Temp 60 degrees (Noon today)
Amonia= 0
NO3= 0
NO2= 0
PH= 8.5
dKH= 4.5
dGH= 21.....................????!!!
Salinity= 1%

15 fish all under 9" mostly Koi

Water Hyacinths are browning and curling up at edges as is Water
Lettuce.....!
Although yesterday having read various postings on web I added 1
tablespoon
Potash

This dGH reading is worrying me ..what is it telling me?
Anyone have a solution please