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Well water been using since MayMayWelcome! And sorry about the trouble your having with your fish.
I'm not sure what the purple color is from but since you didn't use any chemical in your pond I'm wondering if it is something in the water? Do you have city or well water?
well water have been using since MayWelcome! And sorry about the trouble your having with your fish.
I'm not sure what the purple color is from but since you didn't use any chemical in your pond I'm wondering if it is something in the water? Do you have city or well water?
No I have been using this water since May and have had no problem. I used this same water for years with other fish but never had a problem. This same wAter is on the pool with no problems and the only thing I add to the pool is salt at the beginning of the year no chemicals.Have you noticed any discoloration anywhere else in your home where there is water? (tub, sink, etc)
I'm at work right now but did a quick search and found that it could possibly be caused from the minerals in your water (iron and manganese) See if you can find anymore info on the net.
told to keep ph around 7.2 to 8.2. It's just for some reason mine is 7.4 all the time I am sure at night it's higher but I check my water around 2 pm when I doreally nice pond but could some one have sprayed something that got carried in the wind .ph is low .koi like it 8 and above .
No I have been using this water since May and have had no problem. I used this same water for years with other fish but never had a problem. This same wAter is on the pool with no problems and the only thing I add to the pool is salt at the beginning of the year no chemicals.
no it was notcalcium can turn colors when mixed with salt .Was your liner pretreated with an algaecide .I have seen a couple of places lately that offer this .
What is actually wrong with the fish that they are sick .What trees are around your property and could they be causing problems .There could be so many things that could be causing your problems .Can you find a water test kit in like lowes or home depot .I have to test my well water and buy the kits there and it tells me if there is any bacteria in the well and what to treat it with .I get pink water once in awhile from heavy rains .[/Q
no problems with the well water we can actually drink it and its good its been tested due to the pool. the only tree by it is a lilac bush.
its a very thin coating of purple, it would be good if it was salt but there is not enough salt for that.So I googled and found 2 things that might be causing it. If it's spongy, I found something called dog vomit slime mold. It says it usually grows on mulch but can grow on many types of substrate.
The only other thing I found was salt evaporation. Maybe when you emptied your pond, the salt evaporated and lined your liner.
It looks more like salt evaporation than mold but it's kind of hard to tell from the picture.
none anywhere else. its well water and has been tested I have been on the net for days and have not really found anything yetHave you noticed any discoloration anywhere else in your home where there is water? (tub, sink, etc)
I'm at work right now but did a quick search and found that it could possibly be caused from the minerals in your water (iron and manganese) See if you can find anymore info on the net.
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