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28-06-2007, 05:02 PM
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Big Pond - big trouble (x posted)
Hi,
I originally posted this in the un moderated group but was advised to post here (away from the trolls!). A friend got a bit carried away with a digger and now has a rectangular pond holding 200,000 litres - and the water is green and full of fish - now he wants to know how he can filter it & keep on top of the green water problem - any suggestions (he isn't very handy!) - he is in the UK Cheers, Sky ps he likes it and doesn't want to fill half of it in! |
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28-06-2007, 07:50 PM
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Big Pond - big trouble (x posted)
Hi Sky!
Glad you found us! I noted Solo gave you an answer on RP. We have other folks here with larger ponds who can answer also. My thoughts - if it is stuffed full of fish, it might need to be thinned out. Too many fish means too many nutrients for the green water (suspended, free floating algae cells) and might be using up too much oxygen to keep them all alive. Some more information would be helpful ~ how deep is the pond, is it uniformly deep? is there electricity available to the pond? what is your friend's goals for the pond? is there any danger of runoff going into the pond? k :-) http://tinyurl.com/6bguh ~ new pond keeper info http://tinyurl.com/yp64db ~ slide show of pond |
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29-08-2007, 02:18 AM
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Big Pond - big trouble (x posted)
It is uniformly 3ft deep and rectangular in shape. It can have power close
by & he would like to be able to see his fish (i.e. clear water!). It is safe from runoff (it is fairly formal in its design. Thnaks "k" wrote in message ups.com... Hi Sky! Glad you found us! I noted Solo gave you an answer on RP. We have other folks here with larger ponds who can answer also. My thoughts - if it is stuffed full of fish, it might need to be thinned out. Too many fish means too many nutrients for the green water (suspended, free floating algae cells) and might be using up too much oxygen to keep them all alive. Some more information would be helpful ~ how deep is the pond, is it uniformly deep? is there electricity available to the pond? what is your friend's goals for the pond? is there any danger of runoff going into the pond? k :-) http://tinyurl.com/6bguh ~ new pond keeper info http://tinyurl.com/yp64db ~ slide show of pond |
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