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Algae in corners of pond
George wrote:
"BoyPete" wrote in message ... George wrote: "Paul" wrote in message . .. Well according to test strips these are the results: Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Ttl Hardness 150ppm Ttl Alkalinity Moderate/80ppm Ph 8.0. The date stamped on botton is 03/2006 A lot of algae is in the filter itself...............Thanks The Ph seems to be really high for a freshwater pond. I keep mine at 7.4 or below. My pond, now 13 months old, has always given 8 to 8.5 for Ph. I've had no problems. I have some string algae, and the pond planting is going wild! Algae is a fact of life, I wouldn't worry about it. -- ßôyþëtë London, UK Is that the Ph of London municipal water? Sounds like seawater to me. What's your salinity? George LOL No idea -- ßôyþëtë London, UK |
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On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:35:01 CST, Nick Cramer wrote:
Check out http://www.appliedbiochemists.com/cutrine.htm for algae control. It's fish friendly. Ooow, ouch, I wouldn't normally recommend herbicides, too easy to overdose a small pond. Even though it says it is plant and fish safe, I've seen plants fail to thrive in ponds using algaefix, another popular algaecide for ponders. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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"Nick Cramer" wrote in message ... "George" wrote: "Reel McKoi" wrote in message "George" wrote in message The Ph seems to be really high for a freshwater pond. I keep mine at 7.4 or below. I also find it very hard to believe that your nitrate levels are 0. The algae may be soaking it up. If there are no nitrates in the water, what is the algae feeding off of? That's where it's probably going! There has to be some, otherwise the algae would not continue to grow. Check out http://www.appliedbiochemists.com/cutrine.htm for algae control. It's fish friendly. -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ! ~Semper Fi~ I don't have an algae problem, though I'm sure the OP will appreciate the link. George |
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Algae in corners of pond
"BoyPete" wrote in message ... George wrote: "BoyPete" wrote in message ... George wrote: "Paul" wrote in message . .. Well according to test strips these are the results: Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Ttl Hardness 150ppm Ttl Alkalinity Moderate/80ppm Ph 8.0. The date stamped on botton is 03/2006 A lot of algae is in the filter itself...............Thanks The Ph seems to be really high for a freshwater pond. I keep mine at 7.4 or below. My pond, now 13 months old, has always given 8 to 8.5 for Ph. I've had no problems. I have some string algae, and the pond planting is going wild! Algae is a fact of life, I wouldn't worry about it. -- ßôyþëtë London, UK Is that the Ph of London municipal water? Sounds like seawater to me. What's your salinity? George LOL No idea -- ßôyþëtë London, UK No offense intended about the drinking water in London. You can get a hydrometer pretty cheaply at a pet supply shop and find out. Make sure you get one with as wide a range as possible. Or better yet, just ask your water authority what it is supposed to be. George |
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~ jan wrote:
On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:35:01 CST, Nick Cramer wrote: Check out http://www.appliedbiochemists.com/cutrine.htm for algae control. It's fish friendly. Ooow, ouch, I wouldn't normally recommend herbicides, too easy to overdose a small pond. Even though it says it is plant and fish safe, I've seen plants fail to thrive in ponds using algaefix, another popular algaecide for ponders. ~ jan I certainly wouldn't recommend Copper Sulfate to the home ponder! -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ! ~Semper Fi~ |
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Algae in corners of pond
"George" wrote:
"BoyPete" wrote in message George wrote: "BoyPete" wrote in message George wrote: "Paul" wrote in message Well according to test strips these are the results: Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Ttl Hardness 150ppm Ttl Alkalinity Moderate/80ppm Ph 8.0. The date stamped on botton is 03/2006 A lot of algae is in the filter itself...............Thanks The Ph seems to be really high for a freshwater pond. I keep mine at 7.4 or below. My pond, now 13 months old, has always given 8 to 8.5 for Ph. I've had no problems. I have some string algae, and the pond planting is going wild! Algae is a fact of life, I wouldn't worry about it. Is that the Ph of London municipal water? Sounds like seawater to me. What's your salinity? LOL No idea -- No offense intended about the drinking water in London. You can get a hydrometer pretty cheaply at a pet supply shop and find out. Make sure you get one with as wide a range as possible. Or better yet, just ask your water authority what it is supposed to be. I've used pH rolls for decades, for various things. One source is http://catalog.miniscience.com/catal...s/Default.html -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ! ~Semper Fi~ |
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neither would I ... tricky, very tricky. much better to deal with the
cause of overgrowth of algae. Ingrid On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:08:14 CST, Nick Cramer wrote: I certainly wouldn't recommend Copper Sulfate to the home ponder! |
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just get a pond salt test kit. they are cheap and more accurate for
our ponds. Ingrid On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:15:03 CST, "George" wrote: You can get a hydrometer pretty cheaply at a pet supply shop and find out. Make sure you get one with as wide a range as possible. Or better yet, just ask your water authority what it is supposed to be. George |
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Nobody should add salt to their water until they have done a salt test
to determine the native level of salt in their water. Especially anyone near a coast. I disagree, there is a lot of evidence that a low level of salt in the water helps stimulate slime coat and is protective to fish especially when they get dinged during spawning, or on rocks, etc. Ingrid On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:57:24 CST, ~ jan wrote: If there is not a problem with your fish, there is no need for salt... |
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they live off the level of nitrates that are below testing levels. I
have never had a healthy pond test anything but zero to all three tests. Ingrid On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:57:52 CST, "George" wrote: If there are no nitrates in the water, what is the algae feeding off of? |
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On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:08:14 CST, Nick Cramer wrote:
Check out http://www.appliedbiochemists.com/cutrine.htm for algae control. It's fish friendly. Ooow, ouch, I wouldn't normally recommend herbicides, too easy to overdose a small pond. Even though it says it is plant and fish safe, I've seen plants fail to thrive in ponds using algaefix, another popular algaecide for ponders. ~ jan I certainly wouldn't recommend Copper Sulfate to the home ponder! Is the Copper in this stuff a different (safer?) compound? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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Algae in corners of pond
~ jan wrote:
On Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:08:14 CST, Nick Cramer Check out http://www.appliedbiochemists.com/cutrine.htm for algae control. It's fish friendly. [ . . . ] Is the Copper in this stuff a different (safer?) compound? The copper itself is the same. An excellent article on the differences between CuSO4 and chelated copper may be found at http://www.bassresource.com/fish_bio...ae_copper.html from which I briefly quote: "For many years, nuisance algae blooms have been treated with copper compounds, namely copper sulfate products. Metallic copper has proven to be a powerful algaecide, however there are a number of potentially negative side effects when using copper sulfate products." "If you must use an algaecide, [i] strongly recommend using a product with a chelated copper compound. These compounds are also using metallic copper as the active ingredient, but in the chelated forms the copper is combined with other compounds to help prevent the loss of active copper from the water." -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ! ~Semper Fi~ |
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Algae in corners of pond
"Nick Cramer" wrote in message ... "George" wrote: "BoyPete" wrote in message George wrote: "BoyPete" wrote in message George wrote: "Paul" wrote in message Well according to test strips these are the results: Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Ttl Hardness 150ppm Ttl Alkalinity Moderate/80ppm Ph 8.0. The date stamped on botton is 03/2006 A lot of algae is in the filter itself...............Thanks The Ph seems to be really high for a freshwater pond. I keep mine at 7.4 or below. My pond, now 13 months old, has always given 8 to 8.5 for Ph. I've had no problems. I have some string algae, and the pond planting is going wild! Algae is a fact of life, I wouldn't worry about it. Is that the Ph of London municipal water? Sounds like seawater to me. What's your salinity? LOL No idea -- No offense intended about the drinking water in London. You can get a hydrometer pretty cheaply at a pet supply shop and find out. Make sure you get one with as wide a range as possible. Or better yet, just ask your water authority what it is supposed to be. I've used pH rolls for decades, for various things. One source is http://catalog.miniscience.com/catal...s/Default.html -- Nick. Thanks, Nick. That will work great for determining the salinity! (note sarcasm) lol George |
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wrote in message . com... they live off the level of nitrates that are below testing levels. I have never had a healthy pond test anything but zero to all three tests. Ingrid Are you saying that you've never had a healthy pond that didn't have zero levels of nitrates? If so, you are one of the few out there that have. On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:57:52 CST, "George" wrote: If there are no nitrates in the water, what is the algae feeding off of? |
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Algae in corners of pond
"George" wrote:
"Nick Cramer" wrote in message "George" wrote: "BoyPete" wrote in message George wrote: "BoyPete" wrote in message George wrote: "Paul" wrote in message Well according to test strips these are the results: Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Ttl Hardness 150ppm Ttl Alkalinity Moderate/80ppm Ph 8.0. The date stamped on botton is 03/2006 A lot of algae is in the filter itself...............Thanks The Ph seems to be really high for a freshwater pond. I keep mine at 7.4 or below. My pond, now 13 months old, has always given 8 to 8.5 for Ph. I've had no problems. I have some string algae, and the pond planting is going wild! Algae is a fact of life, I wouldn't worry about it. Is that the Ph of London municipal water? Sounds like seawater to me. What's your salinity? LOL No idea No offense intended about the drinking water in London. You can get a hydrometer pretty cheaply at a pet supply shop and find out. Make sure you get one with as wide a range as possible. Or better yet, just ask your water authority what it is supposed to be. I've used pH rolls for decades, for various things. One source is http://catalog.miniscience.com/catal...s/Default.html Thanks, Nick. That will work great for determining the salinity! (note sarcasm) lol You're welcome, Gearge. Please note regarding the other suggestion of a hydrometer that a hydrometer is an instrument used for determining the specific gravity of liquids, without regard to the substance that varies it from 1.0000, whether battery acid, alcohol, sugar, salt, etc. (Note lack of sarcasm - I find yours rather disappointing) -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ! ~Semper Fi~ |
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