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this can't be right,, can it???
after reading about 'acid' rain, I figured I should test the water, since we had tONS of rain water this week. I usual test in afternoon, (ok ,I am NOt a morning person) but these results look weird. KH = 250ppm GH=143ppm PH=7.5 nitrite=.5 nitrate= 0 ammonia= .25 I will redo this afternoon |
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Looks fine to me. However, unless it's a new pond I'd be concerned with the
nitrite and ammonia. Looks like you dont have enough bacterial filtration. "*muffin*" wrote in message ... this can't be right,, can it??? after reading about 'acid' rain, I figured I should test the water, since we had tONS of rain water this week. I usual test in afternoon, (ok ,I am NOt a morning person) but these results look weird. KH = 250ppm GH=143ppm PH=7.5 nitrite=.5 nitrate= 0 ammonia= .25 I will redo this afternoon |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 11:17:35 -0400, "Sam Hopkins" wrote:
Looks fine to me. However, unless it's a new pond I'd be concerned with the nitrite and ammonia. Looks like you dont have enough bacterial filtration. I agree, unless the ammonia & nitrite tests were just a glitch, better get salt in the pond to protect against brown blood disease and Amquel (or similar) to detox the Ammonia. Other numbers are great. "*muffin*" wrote in message I usual test in afternoon, (ok ,I am NOt a morning person) Neither am I. Unless you counting staying up till 1 am. ;o) ~ jan but these results look weird. KH = 250ppm GH=143ppm PH=7.5 nitrite=.5 nitrate= 0 ammonia= .25 I will redo this afternoon 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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Muffin,
What is your usual pH? If your usual pH is higher the softening of the water and the dilution of the water by the rain causing the pH to decrease would account for the nitrite and ammonia readings. Anytime there is a major change quick change in you water chemistry your biobugs die off and reproduce back to a normal population. Tom L.L. "*muffin*" wrote in message ... this can't be right,, can it??? after reading about 'acid' rain, I figured I should test the water, since we had tONS of rain water this week. I usual test in afternoon, (ok ,I am NOt a morning person) but these results look weird. KH = 250ppm GH=143ppm PH=7.5 nitrite=.5 nitrate= 0 ammonia= .25 I will redo this afternoon |
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