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      12-19-2008
Why does pond water always go cloudy when its raining weve had a lot of heavy rain and waters cloudy cant even see fish is this safe for fish how to stop it happning i have removed the fish indoors now just incase


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      01-10-2009
Hi Dazz

I don't think the rain should harm your fish, unless it is so heavy they get stressed. The cloudyness is probably caused by the new rain water mixing with your filtered water. Here we find that sometimes the rain carries particles of sand etc and so these are deposited in your pond with the rain.

Has anyone else had fish harmed by heavy rain? Does it help to have a deep pond so the fish can get to the bottom out of the way?

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      01-10-2009
the biggest threat i can think of would be ph swing.due to the acidic nature of rain water, but you'd have to accumulate enough to raise your water level a bit. and if your pond was at max capacity it should've just ran off,unless your pond is below grade, then youre opening the door for multiple problems. you may be washing in soil,or other contaminants,clouding your water. fertilizers and pesticides may be fatal to plants and fish if they are being washed in.

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      01-12-2009
I always enjoy a big rain ..I think my koi like it to..
I look at it as a water change

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      01-15-2009
Just beware of runoff that may be contaminated. Rain alone will no hurt your fish.

 
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      01-16-2009
when i first opened the pond, i didnt know anything about ph buffering,so i lowered my pond 3 inches to do a water change. up to then i was a consistant 7.4 to 7.6 it started raining,so i decided to let the rain handle it, or some of it.after a weekend of rain wich filled it plus... my ph was 6.8 not harmfull yet but but a nice decline and a speedy fall is worse than a slower larger one. koi and goldies can handle a wide range of ph but sudden drops or peaks can be fatal. since i started buffering no significant ph swings have occurred. i have had 7.4 readings consistantly with very little varience.

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      02-28-2009
Rain water is not harmful for koi because pond fish in temperate areas do not require any extra heat, the term "cold water" comes from fish that do not come from a tropical environment.
 
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      05-06-2009
What is "buffering?"

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      05-06-2009
bufffering is stablizing the ph of water,crushed oyster shells do a nice job of it. put them in a old nylon or something that will allow waterflow, and put them somewhere with a good steady circulation of water

 
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      05-06-2009
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