new pond

[stroppy]

well we moved the fish into the raised pond yesterday ..was done a bit sooner than i would have liked, but weather has been much warmer and i needed to get all last years fry out and rehomed a friend has taken them there were almost a hundred in there and were growing fast, other fish had to be moved in one go as i needed the pump in my new raised pond, fish all seem ok, i fed them a small amount this morning as they were going mad for food, have a new filter a drum, put some of the media from my old filter in it, my question is how long before the bacteria starts and should i do small water changes to keep amonia down, i am really worried that the fish will become ill, is there anything else i can do that might help them ?

 

[DrCase]

You could buy some bacteria to jump start the filter
Glad to here you have every one in a new home
Got any pics

 

[stroppy]

thanks drcase ..yes i bought some filter start up and done a small water change this morning in the rain !! tested for amonia and it was yellow which is what its meant to be by my test kit ... photoes to follow soon if it ever stops raining !!!
was also going to add zeolite but im not sure how much too add

 

[koiguy1969]

as far as the zeolite..the more the merrier.. put it in a mesh basket at the point your water hits the waters surface returning from the filter. every 2 weeks put it in a bucket of a strong salt water solution over night(24 hours) rinse it and its rejuvenated..the salt draws out the ammonia that was absorbed.

 

[stroppy]

thank you koiguy i will put some in tommorow :0)