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Does size matter...when stocking Koi in your pond... :)
Nedra,
Googling your pond size, posts show it to be 3000 gallons plus. As John said, if you are having problems, double the dose. Other than the wallet, it does not hurt anything, and really does help. I would not under dose. I have had some problems pop up, even with regular dosing, and had to increase to double. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Nedra" wrote in message thlink.net... I'm ready to be scolded or flamed ... whatever! I just got my order of KoiZyme from KoiVet. I notice that I have to know how many gallons of water are in the pond in order to treat it. ... and here is the problem. My health has taken a nosedive - I can't do anything around the pond except water changes and adding Koi Clay, Amquel etc. Therefore, doing the testing to see how many gallons of water are in the pond is not possible. Can I ball park the dosage of KoiZyme - you know, treat the pond using 2,000 gallons instead of a real number? I thought the pond was a 3,000 gallons but now I'm not sure. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Lee Brouillet" wrote in message ... Yea Koizyme! It's cheap insurance compared to the alternative. There are only 2 things I routinely add (weekly) to the pond: clay and Koizyme. Lee "~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... I've got a cycled sick tank with a filter on it, so water is good and I can maintain the salt up and feed MediKoi just to the sick fish. From what I can see the ulcer is white. There is one under the dorsal fin that is hard to see, it was the worst, so I'll keep an eye on it for a bit. As far as KoiZyme, I agree! Been using it since this all started and next year I'll be putting it in before problems arise. I'm really sold on that stuff now. ~ jan On 29 Jul 2003 08:47:06 -0500, "Lee Brouillet" wrote: You should be seeing signs that the ulcer is healing by now (getting white-ish around the edges, maybe a "film" of new skin?) Photos I've seen indicate perhaps 25-50% healing in 2 weeks, depending on the initial size. Everything I've read says to return the fish to his "home" after the final treatment: usually, "home" has the best water quality, and the fish likes to be back in its normal surroundings with its friends, so there's a psychological benefit, also. (For those that may be reading this and thinking that I'm anthropomorphizing, I'm not: koi are community fish and sulk if left alone - they like company.) Of course, water quality should be top notch (if it's your pond, I'm not worried, but if it's someone else's pond, it needs to be emphasized). Me? I'd get some Koizyme (formerly Lymnozyme) in there, too: you can't have too much help. Good luck! Lee snip "~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message .. . On 24 Jul 2003 08:12:11 -0500, "Lee Brouillet" wrote: All fish in the pond are looking good too, I am wondering if I can relax yet? Can anyone tell me how long it might take an ucler the size of a quarter to heal up? Should one wait till it is completely healed before returning fish to pond with its buddies? ~ 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 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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