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Hello Ponders,
I have a small pond (~400 gal) and I have a Ph problem. The Ph of the city water here is 7.4 but after a few days in my pond the Ph goes to 8.0. I'm not sure why, my guess is maybe there's a rock in there that's elevating the Ph. I feed my fish tons of food and I have it a "little" bit over-stocked which you'd think would lower the Ph, and then after a few days it's back up to 8.0. Should I leave it alone or should I put some peat in the filter system? What do you suggest? The fish seem fine, but I do get algae blooms every time it rains? (I hear that with higher PH algae thrives??) Thanks for any information Shelly |
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8.0 is fine. If anything the rain will make your PH drop. Some algae like a
high PH, some like a low PH, some like a 7.0 PH. As long as you are 6.5-8.5 (others have 9.0+) you're fine. "Shelly" wrote in message ... Hello Ponders, I have a small pond (~400 gal) and I have a Ph problem. The Ph of the city water here is 7.4 but after a few days in my pond the Ph goes to 8.0. I'm not sure why, my guess is maybe there's a rock in there that's elevating the Ph. I feed my fish tons of food and I have it a "little" bit over-stocked which you'd think would lower the Ph, and then after a few days it's back up to 8.0. Should I leave it alone or should I put some peat in the filter system? What do you suggest? The fish seem fine, but I do get algae blooms every time it rains? (I hear that with higher PH algae thrives??) Thanks for any information Shelly |
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Shelly wrote: Hello Ponders, I have a small pond (~400 gal) and I have a Ph problem. The Ph of the city water here is 7.4 but after a few days in my pond the Ph goes to 8.0. I'm not sure why, my guess is maybe there's a rock in there that's elevating the Ph. I feed my fish tons of food and I have it a "little" bit over-stocked which you'd think would lower the Ph, and then after a few days it's back up to 8.0. Should I leave it alone or should I put some peat in the filter system? What do you suggest? The fish seem fine, but I do get algae blooms every time it rains? (I hear that with higher PH algae thrives??) Thanks for any information Shelly -- Shelly dont wory about it Koi and Goldfish do just fine with ph up to 9 my pond stays mre or less stable at 8 8.5 right now I have 115 koi in there John Rutz Z5 New Mexico good judgement comes from bad experience, and that comes from bad judgement see my pond at: http://www.fuerjefe.com |
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Shelly wrote:
I have a small pond (~400 gal) and I have a Ph problem. The Ph of the city water here is 7.4 but after a few days in my pond the Ph goes to 8.0. I'm not sure why, my guess is maybe there's a rock in there that's elevating the Ph. I feed my fish tons of food and I have it a "little" bit over-stocked which you'd think would lower the Ph, and then after a few days it's back up to 8.0. Should I leave it alone or should I put some peat in the filter system? That is a very small change, and a not bad at all pH. I'd suggest leaving it alone. |
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Now, if ya want a "technical" answer he the water coming out of your tap
is not sufficiently oxygenated, probably heavier in CO2 that DO. It comes from wells, being pushed through pipes, etc. Now, once it gets in your pond, it's exposed to oxygen and plants and all that good stuff. CO2 is acid, which makes pH drop. Once the CO2 is aerated out, the pH rises. For an experiment, take a 5 gal. bucket of water straight from the tap and drop an airstone in it. Betcha dollars to donuts that by tomorrw, the pH will be higher than it was when you first put it in the bucket! BTW, 8 is a very good pH: I wouldn't mess with it if that's where it wants to be! Lee "Shelly" wrote in message ... Hello Ponders, I have a small pond (~400 gal) and I have a Ph problem. The Ph of the city water here is 7.4 but after a few days in my pond the Ph goes to 8.0. I'm not sure why, my guess is maybe there's a rock in there that's elevating the Ph. I feed my fish tons of food and I have it a "little" bit over-stocked which you'd think would lower the Ph, and then after a few days it's back up to 8.0. Should I leave it alone or should I put some peat in the filter system? What do you suggest? The fish seem fine, but I do get algae blooms every time it rains? (I hear that with higher PH algae thrives??) Thanks for any information Shelly |
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A Very Big Thank You for your advice! I was really worried about my fish, but I will worry no more! Thanks so much!! Shelly |
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A Very Big Thank You for your advice! I was really worried about my
fish, but I will worry no more! Thanks so much!! Shelly I'm surprised no one said anything about KH. You pH is fine, yes, but if you don't have adequate KH you could be in trouble. Easy way to check without a KH test is do a pH test at dawn and another at dusk on a sunny day. If your pH is more than 0.4 in difference get a KH tester and ask here for help if needed. ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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