Koi Fish Information Centre

YES, Correct. A UV light makes the water dirtier and more contaminated. SURPRISE!!!!! Now aren’t all of you with expensive UV’s happy to know that…..?
:-)
Bill

Ok, I’ll bite on this one. I would have to say it makes it dirtier.
The UV light will clear up the water itself but not remove contaminants like a plant would and Algae being a plant,massive amounts of tinny plants in your water should remove more contaminants and oxygenate the water than a filter alone.
I […]

Gee, short questions look so easy…..
QUESTION: DOES A PROPERLY INSTALLED UV (ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT) MAKE THE POND WATER CLEANER OR DIRTIER?
:-)
Bill

What area of the world are you located in? I know some areas do not have as many available meds. Are you familiar with any of the meds that are available in your area?
First, you should move the ill fish to a quarantine tank so that you can treat it separately. This […]

I have a Pristella Maxillaris in distress showing a dark area in the intestins at the bladder level. I always noticed a small dark area in the same place in that fish, but now the dark area is bigger and the fish tends to hide in a cave during the day, swimming […]

What time of day did you test the pH? Was it first thing in the morning? Was it later in the day? Do you have any other test results for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, GH, KH?
We went through this recently with someone else so yours may be the same situation.
Do you have live plants […]

What type of fish like oranges? Barbara In a message dated 7/17/2008 11:54:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mlfrancis2@mindspring.com writes:
This isn’t a solution to your problem, but I have a few fish that like eating orange slices… the pulp not the rind. Anywho, I feed […]

Hi….I always get a lousy smell when i open the cover in the morning. the water is slightly cloudy most of the time,i have way below the number of fish for the tank which is a 70 gallon one and i dont over feed them. Regular water changes of 20% per week […]

In a message dated 7/16/2008 2:20:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, george.labelle@intel.com writes:
Thought I’d share with the group my near loss of pond, recovery, and lesson learned. Specs. 1,700 Gal. pond, Performance Pro 1/4-49 pump, Ultima II 2,000 filter and Aqua UV 80W. Aloha Oregon, near Portland. […]

Me too, I mean he is neat to watch and stuff, but I don’t want to take chances that he will get hungry and grab an unsuspecting cichlid…
 
I also called a local pet store and they sell them for around that price too.
 
I just don’t have a set up for him at all, I […]