Plastics in ponds
My new house has a pond, and I have been put a few fish in, and bought
a range of plants to help the pond balance. Unfortunately the pond is a rectangle, and about a meter deep across the entire pond. I recently added a plastic shelf unit into my pond, in order to put some marginals in. I assumed plastic would pose no problem, and the pond plant containers themselves are plastic. Since putting the shelf unit in, I have noticed a shiny film on top of the pond. I am concerned the plastic is leaknig some chemicals into the pond and will kill the fish. I'm after some advice on if the plastic is likely to be the problem, and if it will stop leaking the chemicals. I have a pump and filter with uv, but not sure is this will clear up the problem with any great speed. Is there anything I can add to the pond to break down the greasy film? |
Plastics in ponds
wrote in message ups.com... My new house has a pond, and I have been put a few fish in, and bought a range of plants to help the pond balance. Unfortunately the pond is a rectangle, and about a meter deep across the entire pond. I recently added a plastic shelf unit into my pond, in order to put some marginals in. I assumed plastic would pose no problem, and the pond plant containers themselves are plastic. Since putting the shelf unit in, I have noticed a shiny film on top of the pond. I am concerned the plastic is leaknig some chemicals into the pond and will kill the fish. I'm after some advice on if the plastic is likely to be the problem, and if it will stop leaking the chemicals. I have a pump and filter with uv, but not sure is this will clear up the problem with any great speed. Is there anything I can add to the pond to break down the greasy film? Try laying a sheet of newspaper on it then peeling it off - the oily film should come too. My guess is that the oily film is either derived from bird poo dropping into the water or (less likely with the agitation features you have) a bit of plant life decaying. -- Brian "Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman." |
Plastics in ponds
On Jun 15, 12:52 pm, "Brian Watson" wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... My new house has a pond, and I have been put a few fish in, and bought a range of plants to help the pond balance. Unfortunately the pond is a rectangle, and about a meter deep across the entire pond. I recently added a plastic shelf unit into my pond, in order to put some marginals in. I assumed plastic would pose no problem, and the pond plant containers themselves are plastic. Since putting the shelf unit in, I have noticed a shiny film on top of the pond. I am concerned the plastic is leaknig some chemicals into the pond and will kill the fish. I'm after some advice on if the plastic is likely to be the problem, and if it will stop leaking the chemicals. I have a pump and filter with uv, but not sure is this will clear up the problem with any great speed. Is there anything I can add to the pond to break down the greasy film? Try laying a sheet of newspaper on it then peeling it off - the oily film should come too. My guess is that the oily film is either derived from bird poo dropping into the water or (less likely with the agitation features you have) a bit of plant life decaying. -- Brian "Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman."- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks, I'll try that. |
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