Pond Water Quality – Maintaining A Healthy Garden Fish Pond
Posted on Jul 12, 2010 under Aquariums | No Comment
The overall health of your pond life is dictated by the quality of pond water in your garden pond. Garden pond fish will without doubt become ill if water quality is not normal Any long term higher than normal exposure to ammonia, PH or nitrates levels will make your fish much more likely to circum to an illness. The term “prevention is better than cure” is surely true when keeping fish. A garden pond owners main job is to keep a healthy pond. Pond illness can get spread to other fish as their environment is quite little. A everyday error is to consider that clear water is healthy water and to try purely to achieve this goal.
pH Measurement
pH of a solution, in this case water is the measurement of acidity or alkalinity. It is measured in a scale known as the pH Scale. Neutral solutions will have a pH of 7, 7 or below is acidity and above 7 is alkalinity. A pond’s pH will change naturally from time to time due to filter performance, KH (buffering) and levels of carbon dioxide in the water. The level of carbon dioxide in a garden pond is dictated by size and number of fish, plants and water and environmental pollution, all of these can make the pond pH lower i.e more acidulous. seek to avoid using all tap water when filling and topping up your pond as it contains impurities. You can acquire water additives that will make tap water more suitable for garden pond fish. Common types of garden pond fish will thrive in water with a pH level of between 6.8 and 9
Ammonia
The source of ammonia in garden ponds comes from the food that we give the fish. High levels of ammonia in your garden pond will without question make your fish sick over time. To reduce ammonia in a garden pond stop feeding the fish for a week or so and perform several partial water changes. Never be tempted to over feed your fish as this will eventually raise the ammonia levels. If there is any food left over after two minutes of feeding then you need to reduce the amount you are feeding your fish. seek not to over stock your garden pond as this is alternative way to step-up ammonia levels in your pond.
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