Koi Fish Information Centre

Yeah.. and this time, it’s not my fault!
The last time we had this much snow in southern Louisiana was Christmas weekend of 1989… an infamous weekend when I got married. My mom always said it would be a cold day in hell if I ever got married… and I think that the three days […]

I just checked some lists where I am just a member, and the members option was present on the menu. However, and this has confused me in the past, why does this option get turned off by owners who then sing the tune, “it was done to prevent spammers from getting your e-mail address”. The […]

John, Thanks for the refresher. I do recall a while back, some groups I were on lacked the “Members” selection in their menu’s, which always puzzled me. Since I’ve become a moderator on many of these groups I don’t see that option as being missing and is why I […]

Thanks Lenny, Gives me some material to study in my spare time. Some of us do care about the details. I guess that is what make people Engineers?
Sam,
Lenny V. aka GoldLenny wrote: > > With pH, there is 7.0 (neutral) and then there are lower pH (acidic/acid) > and higher pH (basic/base). > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid-base_reaction_theories […]

With pH, there is 7.0 (neutral) and then there are lower pH (acidic/acid) and higher pH (basic/base). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid-base_reaction_theories The pH down type product is an acid which reacted with the basic chemical substances in the water which then caused the pH crash.
I’m not sure when and where the word “alkaline” or “alkalinity” came into […]

Of course Yahoo never ever has any problems. Mail is always delivered in a timely fashion, with no bounces ever.
Dora,
We approve posts as soon as we see them. When we miss a post needing approval it shows up on the webpage as a pending post. Sticks out like a sore thumb, hard to miss. I […]

Brenda is correct in the pH levels she says are acceptable for koi. It’s a good idea to try to keep the pH levels in the 7.8 to 8.2 range if you can.
If you don’t want to have large swings in pH levels in your pond water, try to find someplace you can buy […]

Hi Manda,
I had a similar problem last year in a larger pond that had been established for 14 years. The mid size gold fish I had kept on being found dead. I tried a lot of chemicals and remedial action but it took a lot to get the whole thing under control. We actually took […]

While many people do 50% or larger PWC’s, doing more than 25% PWC’s at a time can result in a change in water parameters too much, too fast which can result in pH shock, temperature shock, osmoregulatory issues, stress issues, etc.
That article was dealing with a SW tank and did not give any actual test […]