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30-03-2004, 04:03 PM
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Dark water?
Hello all, I have a 50 gallon pond with 2 goldfish here in North
Texas, and for some reason the water is very dark and cloudy, there doesn't seem to be a lot of algae, but I don't ever remember seeing this before. Thanks, Gary |
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30-03-2004, 08:30 PM
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Dark water?
"G-Hoch" wrote in message om... Hello all, I have a 50 gallon pond with 2 goldfish here in North Texas, and for some reason the water is very dark and cloudy, there doesn't seem to be a lot of algae, but I don't ever remember seeing this before. Is the water cloudy? green? smelly? Is it nighttime? -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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31-03-2004, 03:21 AM
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Dark water?
If by dark you mean that it looks like tea, then it is probably tannins.
They can be removed by the use of filter charcoal or massive water changes. The source is usually a tree nearby that has high tannins in the leaves. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "G-Hoch" wrote in message om... Hello all, I have a 50 gallon pond with 2 goldfish here in North Texas, and for some reason the water is very dark and cloudy, there doesn't seem to be a lot of algae, but I don't ever remember seeing this before. Thanks, Gary |
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31-03-2004, 03:21 AM
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Dark water?
If by dark you mean that it looks like tea, then it is probably tannins.
They can be removed by the use of filter charcoal or massive water changes. The source is usually a tree nearby that has high tannins in the leaves. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "G-Hoch" wrote in message om... Hello all, I have a 50 gallon pond with 2 goldfish here in North Texas, and for some reason the water is very dark and cloudy, there doesn't seem to be a lot of algae, but I don't ever remember seeing this before. Thanks, Gary |
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31-03-2004, 03:22 AM
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Dark water?
If by dark you mean that it looks like tea, then it is probably tannins.
They can be removed by the use of filter charcoal or massive water changes. The source is usually a tree nearby that has high tannins in the leaves. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "G-Hoch" wrote in message om... Hello all, I have a 50 gallon pond with 2 goldfish here in North Texas, and for some reason the water is very dark and cloudy, there doesn't seem to be a lot of algae, but I don't ever remember seeing this before. Thanks, Gary |
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31-03-2004, 03:41 AM
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Dark water?
If by dark you mean that it looks like tea, then it is probably tannins.
They can be removed by the use of filter charcoal or massive water changes. The source is usually a tree nearby that has high tannins in the leaves. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "G-Hoch" wrote in message om... Hello all, I have a 50 gallon pond with 2 goldfish here in North Texas, and for some reason the water is very dark and cloudy, there doesn't seem to be a lot of algae, but I don't ever remember seeing this before. Thanks, Gary |
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01-04-2004, 08:18 PM
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Dark water?
"RichToyBox" wrote in message news:DLoac.40446$K91.103502@attbi_s02...
If by dark you mean that it looks like tea, then it is probably tannins. They can be removed by the use of filter charcoal or massive water changes. The source is usually a tree nearby that has high tannins in the leaves. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "G-Hoch" wrote in message om... Hello all, I have a 50 gallon pond with 2 goldfish here in North Texas, and for some reason the water is very dark and cloudy, there doesn't seem to be a lot of algae, but I don't ever remember seeing this before. Thanks, Gary Thanks Rich, it was probably tannins. I did a massive water change and it is clear now, but the algae on the sides of the liner doesn't look green. I kind of looks dead or dying. Is there any thing that would cause this? There is a Mulberry tree in my neighbors yard that has been shedding seeds, so that could have been the reason for the dark water. |
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01-04-2004, 08:18 PM
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Dark water?
"RichToyBox" wrote in message news:DLoac.40446$K91.103502@attbi_s02...
If by dark you mean that it looks like tea, then it is probably tannins. They can be removed by the use of filter charcoal or massive water changes. The source is usually a tree nearby that has high tannins in the leaves. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "G-Hoch" wrote in message om... Hello all, I have a 50 gallon pond with 2 goldfish here in North Texas, and for some reason the water is very dark and cloudy, there doesn't seem to be a lot of algae, but I don't ever remember seeing this before. Thanks, Gary Thanks Rich, it was probably tannins. I did a massive water change and it is clear now, but the algae on the sides of the liner doesn't look green. I kind of looks dead or dying. Is there any thing that would cause this? There is a Mulberry tree in my neighbors yard that has been shedding seeds, so that could have been the reason for the dark water. |
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02-04-2004, 03:39 AM
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Dark water?
The algae may just be suffering from a long winters nap. The fish have been
on a diet, that forced the bacteria to be on a diet, and without them creating nitrates from fish waste, the algae have been on a diet. As soon as the pond comes alive, the algae will also. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "G-Hoch" wrote in message om... "RichToyBox" wrote in message news:DLoac.40446$K91.103502@attbi_s02... If by dark you mean that it looks like tea, then it is probably tannins. They can be removed by the use of filter charcoal or massive water changes. The source is usually a tree nearby that has high tannins in the leaves. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "G-Hoch" wrote in message om... Hello all, I have a 50 gallon pond with 2 goldfish here in North Texas, and for some reason the water is very dark and cloudy, there doesn't seem to be a lot of algae, but I don't ever remember seeing this before. Thanks, Gary Thanks Rich, it was probably tannins. I did a massive water change and it is clear now, but the algae on the sides of the liner doesn't look green. I kind of looks dead or dying. Is there any thing that would cause this? There is a Mulberry tree in my neighbors yard that has been shedding seeds, so that could have been the reason for the dark water. |
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02-04-2004, 03:43 AM
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Dark water?
The algae may just be suffering from a long winters nap. The fish have been
on a diet, that forced the bacteria to be on a diet, and without them creating nitrates from fish waste, the algae have been on a diet. As soon as the pond comes alive, the algae will also. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "G-Hoch" wrote in message om... "RichToyBox" wrote in message news:DLoac.40446$K91.103502@attbi_s02... If by dark you mean that it looks like tea, then it is probably tannins. They can be removed by the use of filter charcoal or massive water changes. The source is usually a tree nearby that has high tannins in the leaves. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "G-Hoch" wrote in message om... Hello all, I have a 50 gallon pond with 2 goldfish here in North Texas, and for some reason the water is very dark and cloudy, there doesn't seem to be a lot of algae, but I don't ever remember seeing this before. Thanks, Gary Thanks Rich, it was probably tannins. I did a massive water change and it is clear now, but the algae on the sides of the liner doesn't look green. I kind of looks dead or dying. Is there any thing that would cause this? There is a Mulberry tree in my neighbors yard that has been shedding seeds, so that could have been the reason for the dark water. |
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