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Water Lily problems
About a month ago we bought a pond lily: Nymphaea Marliacea Alblda in
aquatic compost of 100% clay granules it said on the packet. The instructions were to remove fish put lily in pond and wait util the water clears, then replace fish. Since its difficult to find a place for the gold fish we left them in the pond (or more accurately a large water storage tank about 4' x 4' x 5') and put the lily in a large bucket (with a couple of goldfish to eat the worms that are eating the leaves) and we occaisionaly run water through it to clear the water, which is still going very cloudy. Having just read the packet again more carefully it says *not* to change the water to get rid of the cloudiness and let it clear naturally. What causes this cloudiness ? And we wonder why we are still getting it a month later. Grateful for any suggestions as to what we should do next. Thanks. |
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On Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:48:21 +0100, "john wesley"
wrote: About a month ago we bought a pond lily: Nymphaea Marliacea Alblda in aquatic compost of 100% clay granules it said on the packet. The instructions were to remove fish put lily in pond and wait util the water clears, then replace fish. Since its difficult to find a place for the gold fish we left them in the pond (or more accurately a large water storage tank about 4' x 4' x 5') and put the lily in a large bucket (with a couple of goldfish to eat the worms that are eating the leaves) and we occaisionaly run water through it to clear the water, which is still going very cloudy. Having just read the packet again more carefully it says *not* to change the water to get rid of the cloudiness and let it clear naturally. What causes this cloudiness ? And we wonder why we are still getting it a month later. Grateful for any suggestions as to what we should do next. Thanks. The clay granules make the water cloudy. It will eventually clear unless there is water turbulence caused by a waterfall or fountain. Steve -- Neural network software applications, help and support. Neural Planner Software www.NPSL1.com |
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On Jul 21, 12:48*pm, "john wesley" wrote:
About a month ago we bought a pond lily: Nymphaea Marliacea Alblda in aquatic compost of 100% clay granules it said on the packet. The instructions were to remove fish put lily in pond and wait util the water clears, then replace fish. Since its difficult to find a place for the gold fish we left them in the pond (or more accurately a large water storage tank about 4' x 4' x 5') and put the lily in a large bucket (with a couple of goldfish to eat the worms that are eating the leaves) and we occaisionaly run water through it to clear the water, which is still going very cloudy. Having just read the packet again more carefully it says *not* to change the water to get rid of the cloudiness and let it clear naturally. What causes this cloudiness ? *And we wonder why we are still getting it a month later. Grateful for any suggestions as to what we should do next. Thanks. Goldfish, being carp, love to dig in the soil. You have to put stones on top of the container soil to prevent this. Bigger stone for bigger fish. You will probably get green algae too. Caused by nitrogen from the fish crap. You need a water treatment sytem to clear this. |
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"john wesley" wrote in message ... About a month ago we bought a pond lily: Nymphaea Marliacea Alblda in aquatic compost of 100% clay granules it said on the packet. The instructions were to remove fish put lily in pond and wait util the water clears, then replace fish. Since its difficult to find a place for the gold fish we left them in the pond (or more accurately a large water storage tank about 4' x 4' x 5') and put the lily in a large bucket (with a couple of goldfish to eat the worms that are eating the leaves) and we occaisionaly run water through it to clear the water, which is still going very cloudy. Having just read the packet again more carefully it says *not* to change the water to get rid of the cloudiness and let it clear naturally. What causes this cloudiness ? And we wonder why we are still getting it a month later. Grateful for any suggestions as to what we should do next. Thanks. Part of the cloudiness is being caused by the fish digging, part by the algae which feeds on nutrients in the water, the reason not to change the water is that eventually the lily will start growing and use a lot of these nutrients plus its leaves will expand and cut the light available to the algae. by changing the water you are constantly adding more nutrient which will stop the water having a chance to clear, too many fish make getting the balance right hard as well. -- Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cvs http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk |
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Water Lily problems
"harry" wrote in message ... On Jul 21, 12:48 pm, "john wesley" wrote: About a month ago we bought a pond lily: Nymphaea Marliacea Alblda in aquatic compost of 100% clay granules it said on the packet. The instructions were to remove fish put lily in pond and wait util the water clears, then replace fish. Since its difficult to find a place for the gold fish we left them in the pond (or more accurately a large water storage tank about 4' x 4' x 5') and put the lily in a large bucket (with a couple of goldfish to eat the worms that are eating the leaves) and we occaisionaly run water through it to clear the water, which is still going very cloudy. Having just read the packet again more carefully it says *not* to change the water to get rid of the cloudiness and let it clear naturally. What causes this cloudiness ? And we wonder why we are still getting it a month later. Grateful for any suggestions as to what we should do next. Thanks. Goldfish, being carp, love to dig in the soil. You have to put stones on top of the container soil to prevent this. Bigger stone for bigger fish. You will probably get green algae too. Caused by nitrogen from the fish crap. You need a water treatment sytem to clear this. A couple of bags of Daphnea from your local pet shop or fish food suplier will soon clear any algae The Daphnea will probably turn green having eaten the algae. Bill |
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