and it can be used when the temps drop unlike formalin. INgrid

(~Roy) wrote:

This is true, and the way I do it is to measure out the amount I need
and then divide that up so I find the correct amount needed for a 55
gal drum, which I then make up. I keep it circulating and agitated,
and with the drums loaded in a trailer behind my tractor, I use a pump
to spray the drums of PP stock solution out on to the pond. Once drum
is empty, there is always residue of undissolved crystals left no
matter how much you agitate it, so I just keep filling drums with pond
water and reapply until no more undissolved crystals remain in drum,
and I have the required amount of PP dispensed into the pond. The
method of dumping PP crystals into a 5 gal bucket and stirring or
broadcasting it over the water is a waste of time and materials as
most simply drops to the bottom and loays there and does little to
clean any of the water column as it does if sprayed over the
surface.......

The very first time I ever used PP was to treat my friends grossly
overlooked and maintained 2 1/2+ acre pond, which was inundated with a
bad algae bloom, and most fish were suffereing from fungal
problems.......I manaaged to hit it right on and follwed up with
another dose the next day, installed some aeration and then later on
about 6 or 7 months we hit it again with a dose back to back and its
been good looking ever since. Same for my ponds, never had nicer water
and looking as good, even when freshly constructed and filled as they
do now since using PP as a prophylactic treatment......Rarely does
ponds ever drop to low here to worry about the temp, especially not
during the months I have setup to dose mine..........

A gal of PP stock solution is very handy to keep around, as it can be
dispensed by drop and if mixed according to U of FL websites info, its
easy to figure out your dosages needed for the water quanity or
problem your dealing with. I use it all the time with my fresh water
tanks and ponds for sterilizing nets, tanks, cleaning up new plants,
etc etc.......Very handy to have around.....Keep it in a dark cool
place and you can be relatively safe with keeping it for a year or
so.



On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:34:20 GMT, wrote:

===it is much, much easier to handle PP is a stock solution is made first. there is
===almost no risk of ODing the pond and much reduces the risk of fish swimming thru too
===high a concentration of PP when stock is dripped into the pond.
===http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/d....htm#POTASSIUM
===Ingrid
===
(~Roy) wrote:
===
===http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA032 Is one of many papers (fact Sheets) on
===use of PP. There are many other papers and articles concerning PP on
===this website. Just sub the following additional fact sheet numbers in
===place of the FA032 number in the above URL.
===
===Their server is often very very busy and or slow, and they do take it
===offline periodically to update things.
===
===Additional papers on PP a
===
===FA041
===FA033
===FA027
===FA004
===
===If you measure the amount of PP carefully, and know the exact gallons
===in the pond and check and recheck your figures PP is relatively safe
===and easy to use and does a terrific job. Often times more than not,
===fish as well as plants all benefit from a dose periodically.. My
===biggest chore was figuriing out exactly how much water was in my pond
===(1+ acre natural pond) whose water level fluctuates with dry spells
===and rainfalls, but I have it all figured out now in relationship to a
===bench mark I made...I can normally hold the color differential between
===6 hours minimum,, and 8 hours maximum pretty consistently......YOu
===would be surprised at what a prophylactic dose of PP can ward off or
===what it can heal.....Protazoan diseases, fungus, ulcers, septicemia
===etc are almost non existent for the most part if done regularly. And
===water clarity especially in a natural pond in the south could not be
===better. Not even the typically found algae bloom problems occur.
===
===Regards
===
===
===
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