"~ jan" wrote in message
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I think my point got misconstrued. I don't run around testing my aquariums
and ponds constantly either, with experience one can "read the fish".

What I am stressing is, newbies should learn how test, and why to test. As
long as everything is fine, you can smile, but the minute a fish looks
off,
you'd better be thinking check your water quality before posting in
rec.ponds, because that's exactly what many of us will tell you to do
anyway. ~ jan

Amen to that. I agree.

BV.