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Water PH
On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 07:15:50 GMT, "mostyn30" wrote:
I have no fish in my pond as yet, I will be stocking next spring but I was wondering I haven't tested my ph as yet if I get a high reading how does one lower the ph and or if the ph is very low how does one raise it, so it will accommodate Japanese Koi. I have never kept Japanese koi before so I know it is not an easy thing to do I am a complete beginner with koi. Mostyn If the pH is over 8.4 soak the pond with a gallon of muriatic acid per 1,000 gallons till pH stays well below 7.0 (add more if acid if necessary). Drain, rinse, fill, check pH after a month of sitting. Repeat above if necessary. If pH is under 6.5. Add baking soda, 1 cup/1000 and retest, repeat till pH is where you want it. ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
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as a campaigner for old water I'd just like to congratulate you for not
digging a hole, filling with water and shoving in fish all in one afternoon I'm not sure all this testing is worth the price of the kits. If the pond has settled you'll be all right. If not you're going to chuck in chemicals to raise this and that, and then to lower it again. I think you've left the pond to settle itself and all will be well "mostyn30" wrote in message ... I have no fish in my pond as yet, I will be stocking next spring but I was wondering I haven't tested my ph as yet if I get a high reading how does one lower the ph and or if the ph is very low how does one raise it, so it will accommodate Japanese Koi. I have never kept Japanese koi before so I know it is not an easy thing to do I am a complete beginner withkoi. Mostyn |
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On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:38:03 +0100, "Oxymel of Squill"
wrote: "mostyn30" wrote in message ... I have no fish in my pond as yet, I will be stocking next spring as a campaigner for old water I'd just like to congratulate you for not digging a hole, filling with water and shoving in fish all in one afternoon I'm not sure all this testing is worth the price of the kits. If the pond has settled you'll be all right. If not you're going to chuck in chemicals to raise this and that, and then to lower it again. I think you've left the pond to settle itself and all will be well The kit will allow you to know when it is time to add fish. Unless there is a source of waste matter, however, there is no way to start the reaction cycle. Some people add bacteria or various starters, but the missing element is actually waste matter. If you do not add fish you will need to add your own. "Beer me, Marge, the pond's full" -- Crashj |
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Oxywhat? of Squill wrote:
as a campaigner for old water I'd just like to congratulate you for not digging a hole, filling with water and shoving in fish all in one afternoon I'm not sure all this testing is worth the price of the kits. If the pond has settled you'll be all right. If not you're going to chuck in chemicals to raise this and that, and then to lower it again. I think you've left the pond to settle itself and all will be well Wow. So far I've just accepted that you're unnecessarily cautious, but I'm not sure how you managed to get so much wrong in only four lines. Just because the pond is "settled" doesn't, in any way, mean that it's safe for fish. Your water may be entirely incompatible with fishy life. There's only two ways to know - throw in some cheap fish that you won't worry about if they die, or test. Just because you _do_ test, doesn't mean that you're going to "chuck in chemicals". Testing for ammonia or nitrites only every tells you when you need to do two things - clean the filter and change water - but they're pretty vital. I wouldn't bother testing for pH, because I think it's a bad idea to adjust pH if you can help it, and I only test for ammonia if the fish seem distressed (which, in my ponds has been never), but it's always a good idea to know what your ammonia is like. -- derek |
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Thanks for all the information as i said i havent yet put in any fish as its
getting cold here in the uk so i will wait till next spring now. the water has been in the pond since september 2003 but due to the amount of construction work that has been takeing place around the pond i decided to wait un till it was all finnished incase any concrete accidently fell in to the pond. Mostyn "Derek Broughton" wrote in message ... Oxywhat? of Squill wrote: as a campaigner for old water I'd just like to congratulate you for not digging a hole, filling with water and shoving in fish all in one afternoon I'm not sure all this testing is worth the price of the kits. If the pond has settled you'll be all right. If not you're going to chuck in chemicals to raise this and that, and then to lower it again. I think you've left the pond to settle itself and all will be well Wow. So far I've just accepted that you're unnecessarily cautious, but I'm not sure how you managed to get so much wrong in only four lines. Just because the pond is "settled" doesn't, in any way, mean that it's safe for fish. Your water may be entirely incompatible with fishy life. There's only two ways to know - throw in some cheap fish that you won't worry about if they die, or test. Just because you _do_ test, doesn't mean that you're going to "chuck in chemicals". Testing for ammonia or nitrites only every tells you when you need to do two things - clean the filter and change water - but they're pretty vital. I wouldn't bother testing for pH, because I think it's a bad idea to adjust pH if you can help it, and I only test for ammonia if the fish seem distressed (which, in my ponds has been never), but it's always a good idea to know what your ammonia is like. -- derek |
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Thanks for all the information as i said i havent yet put in any fish as its
getting cold here in the uk so i will wait till next spring now. the water has been in the pond since september 2003 but due to the amount of construction work that has been takeing place around the pond i decided to wait un till it was all finnished incase any concrete accidently fell in to the pond. Mostyn "Derek Broughton" wrote in message ... Oxywhat? of Squill wrote: as a campaigner for old water I'd just like to congratulate you for not digging a hole, filling with water and shoving in fish all in one afternoon I'm not sure all this testing is worth the price of the kits. If the pond has settled you'll be all right. If not you're going to chuck in chemicals to raise this and that, and then to lower it again. I think you've left the pond to settle itself and all will be well Wow. So far I've just accepted that you're unnecessarily cautious, but I'm not sure how you managed to get so much wrong in only four lines. Just because the pond is "settled" doesn't, in any way, mean that it's safe for fish. Your water may be entirely incompatible with fishy life. There's only two ways to know - throw in some cheap fish that you won't worry about if they die, or test. Just because you _do_ test, doesn't mean that you're going to "chuck in chemicals". Testing for ammonia or nitrites only every tells you when you need to do two things - clean the filter and change water - but they're pretty vital. I wouldn't bother testing for pH, because I think it's a bad idea to adjust pH if you can help it, and I only test for ammonia if the fish seem distressed (which, in my ponds has been never), but it's always a good idea to know what your ammonia is like. -- derek |
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Thanks for all the information as i said i havent yet put in any fish as its
getting cold here in the uk so i will wait till next spring now. the water has been in the pond since september 2003 but due to the amount of construction work that has been takeing place around the pond i decided to wait un till it was all finnished incase any concrete accidently fell in to the pond. Mostyn "Derek Broughton" wrote in message ... Oxywhat? of Squill wrote: as a campaigner for old water I'd just like to congratulate you for not digging a hole, filling with water and shoving in fish all in one afternoon I'm not sure all this testing is worth the price of the kits. If the pond has settled you'll be all right. If not you're going to chuck in chemicals to raise this and that, and then to lower it again. I think you've left the pond to settle itself and all will be well Wow. So far I've just accepted that you're unnecessarily cautious, but I'm not sure how you managed to get so much wrong in only four lines. Just because the pond is "settled" doesn't, in any way, mean that it's safe for fish. Your water may be entirely incompatible with fishy life. There's only two ways to know - throw in some cheap fish that you won't worry about if they die, or test. Just because you _do_ test, doesn't mean that you're going to "chuck in chemicals". Testing for ammonia or nitrites only every tells you when you need to do two things - clean the filter and change water - but they're pretty vital. I wouldn't bother testing for pH, because I think it's a bad idea to adjust pH if you can help it, and I only test for ammonia if the fish seem distressed (which, in my ponds has been never), but it's always a good idea to know what your ammonia is like. -- derek |
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