How often do you all check your water chem. ??
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I have an established pond, so rarely. Once in a blue moon.
Ok so how about an un established one? I have had water in mine for about 3 weeks, 1st week just water, 2nd week was plants 3rd was fish. I checked it prior to adding the fish.
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How are your readings? How is your ammonia, nitrites and nitrates each time you tested?
Welcome ... how big is the pond, and how many fish did you add?
@john readings were fine at the time, everything was where it was suppose to be.
@capewind Pond is roughly 9x10x3 and I added 4 small Koi
@capewind Pond is roughly 9x10x3 and I added 4 small Koi
When people say "fine" or "where it should be", red flags fly. You shouldn't have seen any problems until after adding fish anyway, if u added too many at once.
With those dimensions, your pond should be about 2000 gallons. When you say four small koi, I am thinking 4-6" each.
What are you running for a filtration system?
Can you also tell us which tests you are doing? Who makes your test kit? Is it liquid or strips?
You have a good sized body of water, with a low fish load, so you really shouldnt see anything for ammonia or nitrites for awhile yet. I would make testing PH and KH a priority right now with being brand new.
Do a websearch on the "pond nitrification cycle" to understand the process of wastes (fish poop, uneaten food, debris) to ammonia, to nitrites, etc ...
What are you running for a filtration system?
Can you also tell us which tests you are doing? Who makes your test kit? Is it liquid or strips?
You have a good sized body of water, with a low fish load, so you really shouldnt see anything for ammonia or nitrites for awhile yet. I would make testing PH and KH a priority right now with being brand new.
Do a websearch on the "pond nitrification cycle" to understand the process of wastes (fish poop, uneaten food, debris) to ammonia, to nitrites, etc ...
@ diesel everything was where it was suppose to be according to what the people told me. Ammo/ni 0, Ph I believe was 6 and salt was a touch high because I just added it.
@ Capewind fish are around 4". Test kit is made by pond care, ammo/ni, ph and salt. Liquid drops. As for filtration right now I only have filter media( Foam stuff) in my skimmer, after the basket and before my pump.
@ Capewind fish are around 4". Test kit is made by pond care, ammo/ni, ph and salt. Liquid drops. As for filtration right now I only have filter media( Foam stuff) in my skimmer, after the basket and before my pump.
A PH of 6 is LOW ... what is the KH at?AnthonyRibis said:
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New pond when i did mine I checked in the morning and at night every day .I also put aerator hoses all over in the pond and even in the filter
Capewind- maybe Ph was 9, I'm at work so I don't have the numbers in front of me. I will check when I get home.
Sorry no way ammonia was 0 in a 3 week old pond with fish in it. You got bogus numbers.
Possible ... reread the post ... 1 week of water only, week 2 with plants, week 3 added fish ... Zero is possible, until the spike comes ... which is unlikely to come if measurements were correct ... 2000 gallons of water, with 4 small fish for a week is not likely to read anything ...dieselplower said:
@ Capewind - PH was 9. This kit test Ph, Ammonia, Nitrite and Phosphate. Doesn't test KH, what is that and I am assuming I need to get that test as well.
How does rain affect pond chem? I think we got light rain twice in the first 3 weeks of having the pond up, but it has rained the last 3 days. Thursday was steady almost all day.
How does rain affect pond chem? I think we got light rain twice in the first 3 weeks of having the pond up, but it has rained the last 3 days. Thursday was steady almost all day.