Not "high," but some ammonia. Pond can't cycle if there isn't ammonia present. I had the same question when my pond was new -- you have to create a balance with the water changes.
Calvin I think your getting stressed out over nothing its your own fault for not listening to us in the first place I told you to get sacrificial fish but no you went and stocked the pond with koi.
Had you done what I said with the Microbe_Lift PL filterpad innoculant we'd be half way there now wait for the spike then it will go down koi are tougher than you think but a funny thing and its "My Pet Hate" I was browsing through koiPhen today and guess what my friend , I came across your post exactly asking the same questions under a different name.
Man was I Pissed , that really upsets me because it means you dont trust any of us to give you sound advice forum, hopping only complicates things in your own mind so make up your mind which people you want advice from
Diesilplower Max Sissy Myself might as well pack up and go home if you dont trust any of us to give you advice .
Between us all we have many years of experiance in koi and fish keeping its sort of a slap in the face to us all ulike the advice on koiPhen at least my sacrificia lfish didnt die unlike what one of their members is advising " sacrificial fish are meant to die"my backside.
We are here trying to get you out of a mess of no-one but your own making and trying to keep all your koi alive so make up your mind which forum your on and who's advice you want
Dave
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Calvin I think your getting stressed out over nothing its your own fault for not listening to us in the first place I told you to get sacrificial fish but no you went and stocked the pond with koi.
Had you done what I said with the Microbe_Lift PL filterpad innoculant we'd be half way there now wait for the spike then it will go down koi are tougher than you think but a funny thing and its "My Pet Hate" I was browsing through koiPhen today and guess what my friend , I came across your post exactly asking the same questions under a different name.
Man was I Pissed , that really upsets me because it means you dont trust any of us to give you sound advice forum, hopping only complicates things in your own mind so make up your mind which people you want advice from
Diesilplower Max Sissy Myself might as well pack up and go home if you dont trust any of us to give you advice .
Between us all we have many years of experiance in koi and fish keeping its sort of a slap in the face to us all ulike the advice on koiPhen at least my sacrificia lfish didnt die unlike what one of their members is advising " sacrificial fish are meant to die"my backside
We are here trying to get you out of a mess of no-one but your own making and trying to keep all your koi alive so make up your mind which forum your on and who's advice you want
Dave
And there is absolutely no reason to post this response. It has nothing to do with the OP's situation.
I'm now looking at microbe lift, is it the microbe lift nite out 2?No Max I dont think I'm being egotistic at all thats the last thing you can accuse me off it was patently explained to Calvin to not put his koi into the pond util it had cycled but he did .
he was told not to buy this supposed petshops own bacteria and go for Microbe_lift PL instead now hes trying to find a way to get out of jail free by asking questions of other sites and thus he's stressing himself out even more by doing so on another site
One that says its ok to loose his koi because thats how things go when you cycle ponds which is a total and utter nonsense.
Max at 57 years of age I'm far from childish or egotistic and will if I think the little guy is getting it step in and speakup for them, personally those who know me know I'm one of the most laid back helpful people there is especially when it comes to helping others.
As I repetedly say to people Max I'm not an expert nor profess to be my advice is double checked before it is given out, nor am I a Google head copying stuff often wrong from the internet .
What I know comes from 27 years and I choose to help because I have a love of all things fish.
Fish which gave me back a life after a number of bad things happened to me in childhood and after I was disable by a Motorcycle accident which cost me my lifelong carreer at sea and my life took a downward spiral.
As such I owe it to them to help educate others that koi and goldfish are for life, that life can be upto and above 80 years for koi 40+ years for goldfish, you know a parrot is very long lived but how many people know the life expectancy of fish because of this they are seen as a throw-away comodity which they are not
It appears to be the only hobby where its ok for your fish to die which it is not Max,
Everyone educates themselves on other hobbies not many do with fish why is that , they have as much right to a full stress free liveas well dont they ? .
So please Max dont accuse me of something I'm not .
Dave
No Calvin what you need to order is Microbe_lift PL Filterpad Innoculant Gel but a large bottle then read the instructions they will tell you to stop your filter then empty it of water or lift out your filter material either way then let the filter material stand for an hour in the air after you hve applied the gel then put the filter material back into your filter and fill it with water again but not switch it on for about 30 minutes so its sitting in still water .
Let me look Into that product and hope they have it at dr foster an. Smith .
See this is what I mean by you becoming confused all these suggestions are from Koiphen , why do you need the Pond Amquel Plus or Prazi Calvin ?
