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My fish are dying - please help
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:56:29 CST, Hal wrote:
Since I'm not seeing another problem your comments make me think I should look closer, but my pH= 7.8, Ammonia= 0, NO2= 0, NO3= 0, and I don't think checking salt, KH and GH is really applicable to my situation, but if you have other ideas, I hope you guys know I respect your opinion and am waiting to hear. Hal This is just a fyi.... KH (buffering) is actually more important than pH, since fish can handle pH of 6.5-8.5 (probably even slightly higher or lower), but if the pH is swinging due to low buffering, you can have serious problems. Not only are all those things hard on the fish, but even the bacteria, in the filter on pond surfaces, etc., processing the waste do not work as effectively. Latest info is leave the pH alone, keep the buffering solid. The bad thing about a high pH is it can make plants fail to thrive. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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