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Larger water changes
I've been wondering. How do you do a water change on the larger side, 300+
gallons. Do you sit there with a gallon milk jug? Or is there an easier way. And do you have to count the drops or can it be converted to teaspoons and tablespoons. I can't imagine counting 600 drops of liquid. Thanks, Bob -- Take ME away to reply Check out my personal page at: http://members.tripod.com/Trains99 Click on the My Pond button on the left to see my pond. |
Larger water changes
Bob,
I use a pond dechlorinator, rather than an aquarium product. Mine gives the recommended dosage in ounces per hundred gallons, so it is much easier to measure. I would measure, 1. the number of drops in a teaspoon, tablespoon, or ounce medicine cup, and then use the appropriate number of those. For larger changes, a drop over or under is not going to make a big difference, like it would in a 10 gallon aquarium. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Thunderbird84" wrote in message ... I've been wondering. How do you do a water change on the larger side, 300+ gallons. Do you sit there with a gallon milk jug? Or is there an easier way. And do you have to count the drops or can it be converted to teaspoons and tablespoons. I can't imagine counting 600 drops of liquid. Thanks, Bob -- Take ME away to reply Check out my personal page at: http://members.tripod.com/Trains99 Click on the My Pond button on the left to see my pond. |
Larger water changes
Sitting here rereading my post, I realized I left part of what I wanted to
ask out. When you do the water change, say 400 gallons, do you put 400 gallons into the pond and than mix in the dechlor, or do you do it a little at a time? Take ME away to reply Check out my personal page at: http://members.tripod.com/Trains99 Click on the My Pond button on the left to see my pond. |
Larger water changes
I put my dechlor in at the start of filling. I estimate how much water is
being changed and then guess the amount of dechlor. If you have a water meter on the end of your hose, you could put in enough for say 100 gallons, then the next, and so forth. This would give a better approximation of the amount needed. I always overdose. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Thunderbird84" wrote in message ... Sitting here rereading my post, I realized I left part of what I wanted to ask out. When you do the water change, say 400 gallons, do you put 400 gallons into the pond and than mix in the dechlor, or do you do it a little at a time? Take ME away to reply Check out my personal page at: http://members.tripod.com/Trains99 Click on the My Pond button on the left to see my pond. |
Larger water changes
yeah.. get mine dry from aquatic ecosystems online
"RichToyBox" wrote: Bob, I use a pond dechlorinator, rather than an aquarium product. Mine gives the recommended dosage in ounces per hundred gallons, so it is much easier to measure. I would measure, 1. the number of drops in a teaspoon, tablespoon, or ounce medicine cup, and then use the appropriate number of those. For larger changes, a drop over or under is not going to make a big difference, like it would in a 10 gallon aquarium. |
Larger water changes
And the fish are ok with that large amount of chlorinated water? My pond is
between 600-700 gallons and I have 8 goldfish, 8 inchs down to 3. "RichToyBox" wrote in message .net... I put my dechlor in at the start of filling. I estimate how much water is being changed and then guess the amount of dechlor. If you have a water meter on the end of your hose, you could put in enough for say 100 gallons, then the next, and so forth. This would give a better approximation of the amount needed. I always overdose. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Thunderbird84" wrote in message ... Sitting here rereading my post, I realized I left part of what I wanted to ask out. When you do the water change, say 400 gallons, do you put 400 gallons into the pond and than mix in the dechlor, or do you do it a little at a time? Take ME away to reply Check out my personal page at: http://members.tripod.com/Trains99 Click on the My Pond button on the left to see my pond. |
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Just eyeball it! Exact measure would not be important.
Jim and Sara Humphries, Victoria, BC "Thunderbird84" wrote in message ... I've been wondering. How do you do a water change on the larger side, 300+ gallons. Do you sit there with a gallon milk jug? Or is there an easier way. And do you have to count the drops or can it be converted to teaspoons and tablespoons. I can't imagine counting 600 drops of liquid. Thanks, Bob -- Take ME away to reply Check out my personal page at: http://members.tripod.com/Trains99 Click on the My Pond button on the left to see my pond. |
Larger water changes
Thunderbird84 wrote:
Sitting here rereading my post, I realized I left part of what I wanted to ask out. When you do the water change, say 400 gallons, do you put 400 gallons into the pond and than mix in the dechlor, or do you do it a little at a time? Some water has a lot of chlorine, some water has a lot of chloramine and some water has lesser amounts...so it depends. If your pond is 4000 gal and you replace 400 gal with water that has low levels of chlorine or chloramine then you can probably get away without using dechlor. If you have a 1000 gal pond and you replace 400 gal water with high levels of chlorine or chloramine then you will need dechlor. In addition you should add water slowly as drastic changes in temperature or PH can shock your ponds inhabitants. I mix the dechlor and water in a clean trash can and then add it to the pond. If you add the dechlor to the pond first you run the risk of the dechlor reacting with the organic matter or other in the pond rendering it less effective on the chlorine/chloramine. I am not a chemist and this is just an educated guess. Zeuspaul |
Larger water changes
I use a similiar technique for my aquariums. Amquel in the tank for a 50%
water change, water out of the hose. Never had any problems other than forgetting the amquel. I would make a rough guess of the volume of water you remove (231 cubic inches per gal) and treat accordingly. You are unlikely to have any problems if you miss by 20% or so on the low side or overdose by 100%. "Thunderbird84" wrote in message ... And the fish are ok with that large amount of chlorinated water? My pond is between 600-700 gallons and I have 8 goldfish, 8 inchs down to 3. "RichToyBox" wrote in message .net... I put my dechlor in at the start of filling. I estimate how much water is being changed and then guess the amount of dechlor. If you have a water meter on the end of your hose, you could put in enough for say 100 gallons, then the next, and so forth. This would give a better approximation of the amount needed. I always overdose. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Thunderbird84" wrote in message ... Sitting here rereading my post, I realized I left part of what I wanted to ask out. When you do the water change, say 400 gallons, do you put 400 gallons into the pond and than mix in the dechlor, or do you do it a little at a time? Take ME away to reply Check out my personal page at: http://members.tripod.com/Trains99 Click on the My Pond button on the left to see my pond. |
Larger water changes
the chlorine/chloramine reacts with organic matter, this is what saves the butt of
people who do water changes without dechlor. putting the dechlor in the pond is fine. I would suggest an experiment to somebody on the list. Try running water thru a container of peat moss or other organic material and see what the chlorine levels are. Weigh the peat moss, run the water thru until the test shows chlorine. this could well be an emergency dechlor method if regular dechlor isnt available. but idea needs to be tested first. Ingrid If you add the dechlor to the pond first you run the risk of the dechlor reacting with the organic matter or other in the pond rendering it less effective on the chlorine/chloramine. |
Larger water changes
"Thunderbird84" wrote When you do the water change, say 400 gallons, do you put 400 gallons into the pond and than mix in the dechlor, or do you do it a little at a time? I fill a 5-gallon bucket with water, put it in the pond, put an amount of dechlor in the bucket appropriate for the amount of water to be added to the pond, and then add the water in the bucket and let it overflow into the pond. If desired, you could add it to the bucket a little at a time. If you wanted to, I suppose, you could use a (clean and brand new) sprayer like you use for spraying plants and add the dechlor as you would any other chemical. But I think this may be unnecessary. Michael Fermanis New Orleans, Louisiana USA (Remove the RICE to reply) ================================================== =========== |
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