A sand filter is an excelent addition to a pond filtration system,as long as it is placed after the mechanical and biological stages of a filter, it puts a...
Hi Roy, I'm trying to picture what you're describing. Can you please look at the attached file to see if I have it right in my drawing of your description on...
Hi Thomas, There was no attached file (maybe they are stripped on this group) in your message. I'm trying to picture what you're describing. Can you please...
Koi clay is something of an amusement for me to follow on 'aquatic' message boards, I marvel at all the comments and speculation made of the stuff... 'koi...
Hello Andy, In response to your summary about Koi clay. I was wondering if you can answer a question for me?.........I live in West Palm Beach, Florida, in a...
have 2 hard plastic ponds, 180gal and 90 gal side by side: the are well established and other wise healthy. southern exposure, gravity bio filters, (both have...
Fish(Tilapia) All Male > HOW? Dear Members , I wish to conduct a small experiment to get : all male Fish(Tilapia . Could some one suggest a experiment...
A UV will clear the water, but in my experience a heathly pond will sort itself out anyway once the filter and plants kick in, often had green water at the...
Hello, I believe the UV light will clear up the green pea color water. Had the same problem and installed a UV light, within 2 days, the water was clear. Make...
In a message dated 11/03/2005 01:42:52 GMT Standard Time, sexychu@... writes: believe the UV light will clear up the green pea color water. Had the same...
Dear Mr. Sexy Syd, You may not believe in UV light but I do. The proof is in pudding. I had green water, added UV light and nothing else. Walla, the water is ...
A uv light will kill any single cell organism that is exposed to the light if the dwell time the water is in the light is correct. While it is true a uv will...
... the ... are ... larger ... are ... Hi Pondfish. So sorry to hear about your friends sick Koi. It is possible that the bumps on your friends fish could be...
Once the filters click in, the water will clear very quickly. The larger the filtration system, the quicker it will clear. It takes approximately four to six...
The only problem that I can see with UV lights is that they may hide a condition of poor water quality. What I mean is that the only time you should have...
... the ... are ... larger ... are ... It sounds like there is a good possibility that it could be either carp pox or an ulcer. If it's in the early spring it...
I quite agree with you. I had a very green pond last year and because of the riduculous cost of UV's in this country(South Africa) I made my own for about 10%...
In a message dated 18/03/2005 01:41:53 GMT Standard Time, sexychu@... writes: Dear Mr. Sexy Syd, You may not believe in UV light but I do. The proof is...
have not installed a uv unit: am researching a non electric way to produce the same results. Have done small water changes daily as it is warming up and the...
Hi Kristine. It would be a better idea to put the sand filter at the end of your biological filter. If you put it before, you will find that you will be...
I have to agree that UV lights are a waste of money as they hide a problem which is festering in the pond. If you have to use a UV light to clear the water it...
I have heard and read that veggie filters are effective at removing green water. I have not seen it firsthand nor tried it. You can research it out in the...
Thanks for the interest in the bump koi (actually goldfish). An update is that from all we have been able to glean, including a consultation with a world clas...
Hi Alan. If you were to add another bio-filter to your pond, I'll bet that the string algae will disappear because the bacteria in the filter will remove the...
I would just point out that a pond is a pretty unnatural thing to start with. Salt in a pond is very unnatural. The winter yuck is very natural and the...
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Algae are the result of sunshine, nitrates and possibly phosphates. No toxins that I know of are in any way responsible. I have fairly serous filtration, and...
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It is true to say that the UV will not remove all the nutrients, but a good system of water changes and keeping the pond clean will help with that Toxins...
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Syd, all I can say is that despite taking some care over filtration, feeding and stocking levels, I do get green water, and when I switch on the UV, the green...
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The bio filter creates nitrates as the end product. Plants can remove nitrogen from the system, but a plant filter can easily become an anaerobic crap trap...
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