I know you take good care of your tanks but whenever I answer a post, I know there are hundreds or thousands of others reading the post so I try to cover many bases with my answers so others might learn something.
Yes, fish seem to tolerate pH changes better… especially if the pH change is […]
You will find it will send some longer stemmed leaves to the surface from time to time, if you leave these be it has a better chance of flowering. The only problem is the fact that those floating leaves shadow everything else in the tank… Mine has flowered once during extended […]
First, understand that your 500 gallons is good for 2, maybe 3, koi as they are growing. Not knowing what the size of the fish are right now leaves us at a disadvantage.
Algae is a problem with all koi ponds. Many use UV to try to keep it under control. You will want some algae, […]
Jimmy, It might be noticed that when I see Lenny and \Steve// responding to questions, I often refrain from replying unless I have something material to add to the existing replies, when I know the matter is adequately being taken care of. Such has been the case in your […]
Messing around with your pH is dangerous, especially if you are lowering it.. What you need to do is like Lenny mentioned, however, you not that your pH kit stops at 7.6 which means you’ll need to get a high range pH kit to get an actual measurement of the pH out of the tap. […]
What kind of fish are you keeping? Most fish do not need 7.0 - 7.2 pH water and can tolerate and thrive in a much broader pH range… as long as it’s relatively stabile. All of the chemicals you are adding to your tank is possibly doing more harm than the “natural” pH.
What […]
Dear Dave,
I’m not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but up here we’re told that anything between a measurement of 7.2 and 8.5 pH is considered acceptable. I also have been under the opinion that pH measurements are slightly elevated in the afternoon, but of course that wouldn’t […]
what type of filter are you using for this pond?
ramil
this one is from someone in the business
Generally most Pond Fish such as Koi and Goldfish like a higher ph of about 7.8, so this was rarely in an issue in the ponds we took care in our maintenance business.
There are a few things that are […]
I do not have a science degree but from what I have read about what takes place in aquarium water I would agree with Lenny and Ray and their points. Perhaps you could test the KH level and if it is found to be very low from the tap add a […]
Yes.
> > Back on April 17th I sent a rare HTML message showing what affects pH change in aquaria. Rather than do it up again, may I direct you and other interested parties to the archives to look up that message. > > \Steve//
> > —–Original Message—– > From: […]