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I live about two hours north of Toronto Ont. I have a 3 yr old pond about a
1000 gallons or so. Healthy from the beginning. There are about 10 fish in there and I have had successfull breeding since the first year. The deepest part of the pond is about 46" deep and I leave the pump running throughout the winter as I leave the fish in year round. There is a fountain on the pump and a water fall at one end. The waterfall rock is limestone that I collected from an old fence line. My problem is this year I am getting foam buildup from the water fall. Did not have the problem last year but this year it is bad. Water tests that I do indicate that everything is fine for all the important things like PH, nitrites, nitrates, hardness etc. The local store is at a loss why the foam. They have done tests as well and have not found anything bad. I have seen foam on rivers which says to me it is something natural, but it looks terrible. Any suggestions??? |
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It's probably DOC (Dissolved Organic Carbon), or the visible results of
overfeeding, perhaps the need to clean the pond or filters, etc. Water changes can help; I also know people that have used food grade liquid silicone to change the surface tension of the water so the foam goes away. This is a neat trick to use 2 hours before a house full of guests shows up and you want the pond to look its best, but the *best* way of taking care of the problem is to, well: take care of the problem. Clean the pond/filters if necessary, cut back on feeding and do some water changes. It's harmless, but unsightly. Lee "ba5416" wrote in message ble.rogers.com... I live about two hours north of Toronto Ont. I have a 3 yr old pond about a 1000 gallons or so. Healthy from the beginning. There are about 10 fish in there and I have had successfull breeding since the first year. The deepest part of the pond is about 46" deep and I leave the pump running throughout the winter as I leave the fish in year round. There is a fountain on the pump and a water fall at one end. The waterfall rock is limestone that I collected from an old fence line. My problem is this year I am getting foam buildup from the water fall. Did not have the problem last year but this year it is bad. Water tests that I do indicate that everything is fine for all the important things like PH, nitrites, nitrates, hardness etc. The local store is at a loss why the foam. They have done tests as well and have not found anything bad. I have seen foam on rivers which says to me it is something natural, but it looks terrible. Any suggestions??? |
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I agree. You need to change some water.
"Lee Brouillet" wrote in message ... It's probably DOC (Dissolved Organic Carbon), or the visible results of overfeeding, perhaps the need to clean the pond or filters, etc. Water changes can help; I also know people that have used food grade liquid silicone to change the surface tension of the water so the foam goes away. This is a neat trick to use 2 hours before a house full of guests shows up and you want the pond to look its best, but the *best* way of taking care of the problem is to, well: take care of the problem. Clean the pond/filters if necessary, cut back on feeding and do some water changes. It's harmless, but unsightly. Lee "ba5416" wrote in message ble.rogers.com... I live about two hours north of Toronto Ont. I have a 3 yr old pond about a 1000 gallons or so. Healthy from the beginning. There are about 10 fish in there and I have had successfull breeding since the first year. The deepest part of the pond is about 46" deep and I leave the pump running throughout the winter as I leave the fish in year round. There is a fountain on the pump and a water fall at one end. The waterfall rock is limestone that I collected from an old fence line. My problem is this year I am getting foam buildup from the water fall. Did not have the problem last year but this year it is bad. Water tests that I do indicate that everything is fine for all the important things like PH, nitrites, nitrates, hardness etc. The local store is at a loss why the foam. They have done tests as well and have not found anything bad. I have seen foam on rivers which says to me it is something natural, but it looks terrible. Any suggestions??? |
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Some of the protein (DOC) can be removed by overflowing the pond as part of
the water change. The protein makes something like an oil slick and due to its character, it causes the bubbles that you talk about. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Lee Brouillet" wrote in message ... It's probably DOC (Dissolved Organic Carbon), or the visible results of overfeeding, perhaps the need to clean the pond or filters, etc. Water changes can help; I also know people that have used food grade liquid silicone to change the surface tension of the water so the foam goes away. This is a neat trick to use 2 hours before a house full of guests shows up and you want the pond to look its best, but the *best* way of taking care of the problem is to, well: take care of the problem. Clean the pond/filters if necessary, cut back on feeding and do some water changes. It's harmless, but unsightly. Lee "ba5416" wrote in message ble.rogers.com... I live about two hours north of Toronto Ont. I have a 3 yr old pond about a 1000 gallons or so. Healthy from the beginning. There are about 10 fish in there and I have had successfull breeding since the first year. The deepest part of the pond is about 46" deep and I leave the pump running throughout the winter as I leave the fish in year round. There is a fountain on the pump and a water fall at one end. The waterfall rock is limestone that I collected from an old fence line. My problem is this year I am getting foam buildup from the water fall. Did not have the problem last year but this year it is bad. Water tests that I do indicate that everything is fine for all the important things like PH, nitrites, nitrates, hardness etc. The local store is at a loss why the foam. They have done tests as well and have not found anything bad. I have seen foam on rivers which says to me it is something natural, but it looks terrible. Any suggestions??? |
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Thanks to everyone for the advise. I rarely feed the fish because of the
amount of food in the pond for them. Lots of baby fish and organic material. So I eliminated that. I clean the filter regularly and there is not much muck on the bottom so I dropped the water level a couple of times and refilled. The foam is almost gone now and so I overfilled the pond and let the surface water drain for an hour or so. That seems to have licked the problem. I will pass on to the shop here what I did and they can pass it on to others. Thanks again "RichToyBox" wrote in message news:QLiVa.1597$uu5.508@sccrnsc04... Some of the protein (DOC) can be removed by overflowing the pond as part of the water change. The protein makes something like an oil slick and due to its character, it causes the bubbles that you talk about. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Lee Brouillet" wrote in message ... It's probably DOC (Dissolved Organic Carbon), or the visible results of overfeeding, perhaps the need to clean the pond or filters, etc. Water changes can help; I also know people that have used food grade liquid silicone to change the surface tension of the water so the foam goes away. This is a neat trick to use 2 hours before a house full of guests shows up and you want the pond to look its best, but the *best* way of taking care of the problem is to, well: take care of the problem. Clean the pond/filters if necessary, cut back on feeding and do some water changes. It's harmless, but unsightly. Lee "ba5416" wrote in message ble.rogers.com... I live about two hours north of Toronto Ont. I have a 3 yr old pond about a 1000 gallons or so. Healthy from the beginning. There are about 10 fish in there and I have had successfull breeding since the first year. The deepest part of the pond is about 46" deep and I leave the pump running throughout the winter as I leave the fish in year round. There is a fountain on the pump and a water fall at one end. The waterfall rock is limestone that I collected from an old fence line. My problem is this year I am getting foam buildup from the water fall. Did not have the problem last year but this year it is bad. Water tests that I do indicate that everything is fine for all the important things like PH, nitrites, nitrates, hardness etc. The local store is at a loss why the foam. They have done tests as well and have not found anything bad. I have seen foam on rivers which says to me it is something natural, but it looks terrible. Any suggestions??? |
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YIKES! With all that water being changed, please don't forget the dechlor!
Lee "ba5416" wrote in message . rogers.com... Thanks to everyone for the advise. I rarely feed the fish because of the amount of food in the pond for them. Lots of baby fish and organic material. So I eliminated that. I clean the filter regularly and there is not much muck on the bottom so I dropped the water level a couple of times and refilled. The foam is almost gone now and so I overfilled the pond and let the surface water drain for an hour or so. That seems to have licked the problem. I will pass on to the shop here what I did and they can pass it on to others. Thanks again "RichToyBox" wrote in message news:QLiVa.1597$uu5.508@sccrnsc04... Some of the protein (DOC) can be removed by overflowing the pond as part of the water change. The protein makes something like an oil slick and due to its character, it causes the bubbles that you talk about. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Lee Brouillet" wrote in message ... It's probably DOC (Dissolved Organic Carbon), or the visible results of overfeeding, perhaps the need to clean the pond or filters, etc. Water changes can help; I also know people that have used food grade liquid silicone to change the surface tension of the water so the foam goes away. This is a neat trick to use 2 hours before a house full of guests shows up and you want the pond to look its best, but the *best* way of taking care of the problem is to, well: take care of the problem. Clean the pond/filters if necessary, cut back on feeding and do some water changes. It's harmless, but unsightly. Lee "ba5416" wrote in message ble.rogers.com... I live about two hours north of Toronto Ont. I have a 3 yr old pond about a 1000 gallons or so. Healthy from the beginning. There are about 10 fish in there and I have had successfull breeding since the first year. The deepest part of the pond is about 46" deep and I leave the pump running throughout the winter as I leave the fish in year round. There is a fountain on the pump and a water fall at one end. The waterfall rock is limestone that I collected from an old fence line. My problem is this year I am getting foam buildup from the water fall. Did not have the problem last year but this year it is bad. Water tests that I do indicate that everything is fine for all the important things like PH, nitrites, nitrates, hardness etc. The local store is at a loss why the foam. They have done tests as well and have not found anything bad. I have seen foam on rivers which says to me it is something natural, but it looks terrible. Any suggestions??? |
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