Hello group,
I did a stupid thing and now will most likely loose all my fish due to it. I had to replace the liner in my pond which held 5 comets I have had in there for a couple years. Got liner replaced, filter system, water fall going and aerators. Put fish back in and everyone seemed happy! Yeah.
Then for the stupid - 2 weeks in to 'reward' myself I bought 2 shubunkins. No, I did not quarantine them, yes I should of. Everything was great for about a week until I noticed 2 fishes hiding, shooed them out, fed, they ate - didn't think much of it. Next day went to feed, fish still hiding and then notice on the tails of 2 my comets those dreaded white spots - oh no. By the following day when I finally got treatment for the pond, they all were acting sick.
Note - we have received a tremendous amount of rain and have had very high temperatures this past weekend.
I am treating with Knock-out Plus, into day 3 of treatment; added pond salt yesterday in prescribed amount for pond size; changed filter pads. Yesterday I tested the water (forgot had test kit) and found PH is on 9+ level and Ammonia is 8+ using API Master Test Kit.
Down 1 fish and another is really looking bad - others are just hanging under floating plants.
My challenge is Knock-out Plus states not to add any additional chemicals to the pond and doing a water change will reduce treatment AND my tap water comes out of tap with high PH as well - didn't test Ammonia.
So can I do a water exchange to help with Ammonia, not worry about PH right now - Add salt and some Knock Plus back in after exchange?
Thoughts? Thank you for your help!
I did a stupid thing and now will most likely loose all my fish due to it. I had to replace the liner in my pond which held 5 comets I have had in there for a couple years. Got liner replaced, filter system, water fall going and aerators. Put fish back in and everyone seemed happy! Yeah.
Then for the stupid - 2 weeks in to 'reward' myself I bought 2 shubunkins. No, I did not quarantine them, yes I should of. Everything was great for about a week until I noticed 2 fishes hiding, shooed them out, fed, they ate - didn't think much of it. Next day went to feed, fish still hiding and then notice on the tails of 2 my comets those dreaded white spots - oh no. By the following day when I finally got treatment for the pond, they all were acting sick.
Note - we have received a tremendous amount of rain and have had very high temperatures this past weekend.
I am treating with Knock-out Plus, into day 3 of treatment; added pond salt yesterday in prescribed amount for pond size; changed filter pads. Yesterday I tested the water (forgot had test kit) and found PH is on 9+ level and Ammonia is 8+ using API Master Test Kit.
Down 1 fish and another is really looking bad - others are just hanging under floating plants.
My challenge is Knock-out Plus states not to add any additional chemicals to the pond and doing a water change will reduce treatment AND my tap water comes out of tap with high PH as well - didn't test Ammonia.
So can I do a water exchange to help with Ammonia, not worry about PH right now - Add salt and some Knock Plus back in after exchange?
Thoughts? Thank you for your help!