Doing something wrong; about to fill in the pond.

[Duane]

I ran my air pump , with four air stones, throughout the winter. I also used my deicer.

I hadn't seen the pictures of your pond before I posted earlier, obviously you have pond depth.

So is it ok to place the plants at the bottom of the pond during the fall and bring them up in the spring?

 

[adavisus]

The salt suppressed all plant growth, ammonia and nitrates would have been unstable and done some gill damage leaving the fish in bad shape and stressed to cope with the usual stress of parasites, bacteria, Summer and Winter

No salt, more nitrate sucking plants, less fish will thrive...

Regards, andy
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[talal101]

The salt suppressed all plant growth, ammonia and nitrates would have been unstable and done some gill damage leaving the fish in bad shape and stressed to cope with the usual stress of parasites, bacteria, Summer and Winter

No salt, more nitrate sucking plants, less fish will thrive...

Regards, andy
http://swglist.wordpress.com/
http://www.pinterest.com/adavisus/pondering/

don't you mean more fish will thrive?

 

[adavisus]

Keeping fewer fish in a pond will result in better water quality.

Regards, andy
http://swglist.wordpress.com/
http://www.pinterest.com/adavisus/pondering/

 

[talal101]

Keeping fewer fish in a pond will result in better water quality.

Regards, andy
http://swglist.wordpress.com/
http://www.pinterest.com/adavisus/pondering/

I guess I read it wrong, I thought you were saying that more nitrate consuming plant and no salt = less fish thriving (that's why I said don]t you mean more) but you meant less fish = more fish thriving so never mind then

 

[Nepen]

I read the same, talal, until the second time lol.

Anyway, beautiful pond! I look in the filter and I dont see anyother biomedia other than the green pad? May be your biomedia is not enough for your fish load?

For the plants, as long as they are not freeze, they should be fine in the pond.

 

[Dave 54]

Your going to have to look at your filters work out what media your going to need and you want to give your filters a darn good clean I would also buy Microbe_lift PL filter pad innoculant gell and follow its instructions to the letter.
For future reference you really have to keep on top of filters.
Does your pond have a U/V-C , I think I can see the top of one in your filter unit if so I strongly suggest you put a new UV-C bulb in at what ever wattage you have for it ?

Dave

 

[DoDad]

The book you are talking about sells cheaper on eBay and a newer Edition with free shipping.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/310907685428

 

[Mmathis]

Should I do a water exchange to get the salt level down?

Yes. The only way to get rid of salt is by removing the water -- and then don't add it (the salt) back when you add new water.

 

[Duane]

I read the same, talal, until the second time lol.

Anyway, beautiful pond! I look in the filter and I dont see anyother biomedia other than the green pad? May be your biomedia is not enough for your fish load?

For the plants, as long as they are not freeze, they should be fine in the pond.

There's tons of biomedia, I have them in both waterfalls.

 

[Nepen]

Hi Duane, then that's great It just didnt show in the picture. How's your pond coming?