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1948
Hi I had some tropical fish and I was told by one koi farm person, that it is OK to add some vinigar if I need to lower PH of water. I put that in water and it...
Leo
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May 8, 2006
6:00 pm
1949
Leo, Appreciate the warning , but....vinegar is basically a weak phosphoric acid which should not be a problem....however, you don't provide enough info to...
Kellar, Edward
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May 9, 2006
5:12 pm
1950
Vinegar is Acetic Acid, NOT phosphoric acid. ... -- Mahalo, Thomas. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
SexyChu
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May 10, 2006
6:12 pm
1951
Koi and tropical fish are not the same thing. There are some things that can be done with both fish, but please always research what info you are givin, do you...
C&M
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May 10, 2006
6:13 pm
1952
Hi I tryed to put tea into tank with few plants and no fish. I am finding that after two three days the water becomes more acid, then my original test of the...
Leo
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May 15, 2006
4:54 pm
1953
Hi I had PH 8 of my water in house. I found that fish that I have lives in PH 6-6.5 and I have seen that they act strange in the water. Always somewhere...
Leo
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May 15, 2006
4:54 pm
1954
Hi When we talk about PH, it means that it is presence of minerals in water. In nature rain water is low in PH and no minerals. If we take water with minerals...
Leo
leoaive
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May 15, 2006
4:56 pm
1955
And some fish dont like acid water. ... From: <worldwidekoiclub@yahoogroups.com> To: <worldwidekoiclub@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:03 AM ...
C&M
forestcitypo...
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May 16, 2006
6:09 pm
1956
Hi It is interesting that normal PH is 7, where normal rain PH is less. Why rain water is more acid? I would think it is not acid unless it is acid rain....
Leo
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May 28, 2006
4:35 pm
1957
Rain water is only acib when it comes down through polluted air that is what makes it acid !but now days the air is a lot cleaner to what it use to be,well in...
TONY
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May 29, 2006
4:50 pm
1958
Hello I have a aquascape 3000 pump and i went out this morning The pump was making a loud noise but wasn't pumping water. What do i need to do. Thanks Jack in...
jlgarner11
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May 29, 2006
4:51 pm
1959
Hi Thank you for information. I had some similar experience. My grandmother had a house (she passed away), where rain water was going at the end trough the...
Leo
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May 30, 2006
4:43 pm
1960
This is not true. Rain water is naturally acidic. Carbonic acid forms when rain water mixes with carbon dioxide in the air. Rain water usually has a pH of...
Kevin
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May 30, 2006
4:43 pm
1961
Hi Beside carbon deoxide, there is oxygen in the air. That is why we like forest and nature, because air is so good. I guess wild fish is staying in rivers and...
Leo
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May 31, 2006
4:28 pm
1962
I've loved Koi for years and years. I just recently bought a bunch for my natural lake. They are doing great. I decided that I would like to enjoy some closer...
bluere11e
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Jun 9, 2006
5:34 pm
1963
Hi From my experience with koi and gold fish, they like boiled and then cooled water. That is how you can lower PH. Another way is distilled water, another way...
Leo
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Jun 11, 2006
6:08 pm
1964
Thanks for the reply. Just to let you know. I live in South Florida. spring was 4 months ago. It is now full blown summer. 93 degrees during the day, water ...
bluere11e
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Jun 12, 2006
6:30 pm
1965
Hi I have a question...I have a biofalls made my Aqua -Scape...this week we are changing to a 100 gallon horse trough in place of the biofalls to give us a...
Patsy
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Jun 14, 2006
5:29 pm
1966
Hi, I'm new to this board, but I have a lot of info about koi. I grow koi on my 100 acre koi farm, so I have to know a little about them. koi1farmer...
koi1farmer
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Jun 18, 2006
4:56 pm
1967
Hi Patsy. I've been using plastic scrubbies in my filtration systems for years in a biological filter that is the best I've used in 24 years in the pond...
Lorraine (London & So...
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Jun 18, 2006
4:56 pm
1968
... Hi there that's cool what country are you from? How many varieties do you have? do you do selective breeding?...
ramil_dy
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Jun 19, 2006
7:06 pm
1969
HIh Lorraine, Thanks so much for the information...I've been doing ponds for years and years too... when I first started in the 70's, now I look back and laugh...
Patricia
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Jun 19, 2006
7:06 pm
1970
... Michael, You can check out www.razorbackkoi.com if you are looking for koi to buy....
koi1farmer
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Jun 19, 2006
7:08 pm
1971
Sorry, forgot to ask you, where are you able to buy so many scrubbies and about how many do you put into your falls? Thanks,Patsy ... systems ... notice ... ...
Patricia
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Jun 19, 2006
7:17 pm
1972
... grow ... do ... Hi there yourself, I'm from USA. About 22 I think. Yes I do selective breeding. Where are you from? Koi1farmer...
koi1farmer
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Jun 20, 2006
5:35 pm
1973
... From: Patricia To: worldwidekoiclub@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 5:43 PM Subject: [Worldwide Koi Club] Re: Hi, I'm a new koi owner and have...
Lorraine
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Jun 20, 2006
5:39 pm
1974
... scrubbies ... 24 ... Goldfish. ... open ... open ... also ... The ... by ... just ... You go gurl. I see someone knows how to do it.... Koi1farmer...
koi1farmer
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Jun 20, 2006
5:50 pm
1975
HI Lorraine, Thank you so much for all your advice...and don't worry about talking too much...I was enthralled with all the information you wrote down...I...
Patsy
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Jun 21, 2006
5:55 pm
1976
I have a bloom of bright almost florescent yellow green scum on my lower koi pond, very unusual color. It is right on the surface with a lot of foamy patches...
Edgar Owen
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Jun 22, 2006
4:49 pm
1977
I am from the Philippines wow 100 acre koi farm, very big place you got there How many ponds do you have? ... are...
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