koiguyoz
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Mar 20, 2007, 10:27 AM
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Re: [JONNO14] Through the murk
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Has this murk created a green algal bloom (that is, did the water become green after the day the lily plant died?)
If it did go green, then the excess nutrients from the soil would have contributed to the bloom. Your filter would take care of this in time.
However, since you are a beginner I will also ask:
*How do you clean your pond filter? With tap or pond water?
*How large is the pond? Measure length x width x height in centimetres to approximate a volume (if the pond is rectangle or square) in litres.
*Is the UV light on all the time?
*Do you test for PH, nitrite, and ammonia levels? (A test kit from the local fish shop will sell these. They are important parameters to keep track of to ensure fish life quality).
*How old is the pond and water? (New ponds can get murky from a syndrome known as 'new pond syndrome')
Also, large ponds with small filters will also get murky because the surface area of the filter isn't enough to create enough good bacteria (also known as nitrosomonas and nitrospira) to consume the excess nutrients AND also because the filter had been washed in tap water (which would have killed the delicate good bacteria due to the tap water's chlorine content).
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