"mark Bannister" wrote in message
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She thought she was doing a good thing, and fortunately there are no fish yet.
The pond was supposed to be up and running last year, but I just now got the
tile finished. It's a small formal pond, about 700 gallons, tiled with
granite. My daughter used half a bottle of dishwashing soap to clean it. Now
it's a great big bubble bath.
I've rinsed and rinsed and still have a bubble bath. Will sunlight eventually
break down the soap?

Mark B.

Was it the anti-bacterial kind? If so, you may have big problems getting
beneficial bacteria started, as this stuff takes quite a while to degrade.

George wrote:


Mark B.


Was it the anti-bacterial kind? If so, you may have big problems getting
beneficial bacteria started, as this stuff takes quite a while to degrade.



No, just the regular stuff thank goodness.

I had always thought putting any soap in a pond or aquarium was a super
bad idea. But then, my boss told me yesterday that his uncle has a
large koi pond and was cleaning it this past weekend. Every year, he
takes the fish out, scrubs the liner bare (removing all the good
stuff), and then washes the pond with Joy dishwashing soap!! He
rinses, refills with city water (no dechlorinator), waits a few days,
puts the fish back and claims he NEVER has a problem. Somehow, I just
don't believe it!!!!!!!

Robyn
fishpondinfo.com