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[Ponds-Koi] Alge cutter jug is it safe or not?

In a message dated 7/14/2008 10:08:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jminn5702@yahoo.com writes:
I have a pond full of Koi and at Fleet farm its like a Menards they had a jug of this stuff to help get alge out of ponds. My pond is about 10,000 gallons. On […]

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[Worldwide Koi Club] Koi not eating and hiding

Hi Kim,
Have you been keeping an eye on the water parameters in your pond? When the fish died, you said they looked to be in good condition. Did you look at their gills at all before disposing of them?
I think it would be wise for you to remove the koi from your pond […]

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Koi not eating and hiding

My priorities on testing would be.
1. Amonia high amonia levels are quick killers of fish. Incoming water from fish that have just shipped are usualy vvery high in amonia which is why they need to taken out of the shipping water as soon as possible.
2. pH pH that is […]

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Where to Give Baytril Shots on Koi

Hi Ron, Go to this link to get the info needed. The pictures are a bit small, but the info and dosage charts are very accurate for the Baytril, Azactim, and Amakacin injectables. http://www.raleighlandscape.com/Koi%20Bacterial%20Infections.htm
The injection spot shown on that website is probably the best one to use in most cases. Syringes that are […]

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green water

I have had good luck with a high quality koi clay (calcium bentonite) added at about 5x the recommended dosage for 3 consecutive days. John

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[Ponds-Koi] Lotus and Salt and Golden Orfe

Are you keeping 1% in your pond all the time? Why? That’s more of a salt bath level (30 to 60 minutes)… not something you should be keeping the fish in all of the time and I seriously doubt any FW plant will tolerate that level..
Here’s a snip from that article…
A salt bath […]

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[Ponds-Koi] WATER?!? YEH, RIGHT!

Um Bill??? According to all the news reports around here, y’all don’t have any water and that’s why your state is trying to move your border up into my backyard…. ;-p
On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 10:30 PM, Bill Dowden wrote: > Every day I hear more stories about lousy water supplies - both […]

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[Ponds-Koi] WATER?!? YEH, RIGHT!

In a message dated 5/13/2008 9:30:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time, billdowden@yahoo.com writes:
Every day I hear more stories about lousy water supplies - both wells and city water.
For example: Miami-Dade in 2006 was reporting 2.1 - 2.7ppm chloramines.
Our local Superman (a KHA) has noticed that his water in NW […]

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WATER?!? YEH, RIGHT!

Every day I hear more stories about lousy water supplies - both wells and city water.
For example: Miami-Dade in 2006 was reporting 2.1 - 2.7ppm chloramines.
Our local Superman (a KHA) has noticed that his water in NW greater Atlanta went from a steady 7.4 last year to 8.2ish currently.
The Des Moines Register had an […]

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Amquel revisited…

In a message dated 5/12/2008 5:52:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time, billdowden@yahoo.com writes:
They do the same things because the only difference is the concentration. NOTE: THERE IS A TYPO IN THEIR WEBSITE. IN THE DOSAGE FOR POND AMQUEL PLUS IT GIVES THE AQUARIUM DOSAGE OF ONE OUNCE PER 60 […]

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