Adding water

[AnthonyRibis]

Is it ok to add some water without putting in water conditioner?

 

[MitchM]

Depends on what volume of new water you want to add to what volume of old water you are adding it to.

 

[Tula]

I was told by our local fish hatchery that is was ok to "top off my pond" without adding a conditioner. After reading so much on this and another forum, I now add the conditioner, as it takes such a small amount for piece of mind. I have to be honest and say I topped off for years without conditioner and I still have my original koi.

 

[AnthonyRibis]

With the bog, I now have more surface area and evaporation. Plus the lack of rain we have had isn't helping...

 

[Meyer Jordan]

How much are you losing per day?

 

[CometKeith]

I never add water without treating it first. Chlorine and Chloramine will damage the gills of your fish and hurt it's ability to get oxygen from the water. It's something you may not notice right away, but with prelonged damage over time it can lead to the premature death of your fish.

 

[callMeFishmeal]

yep... i was told to do two 3/4 pond water changes in two 2 days.... from tap to pond and treated it after filling up the pond. i had one fish with dropsey and this was the overreaction to that, which killed five of the remaining 7 fish. Lesson learned. How do you treat the chloramine ?

 

[bettasngoldfish]

yep... i was told to do two 3/4 pond water changes in two 2 days.... from tap to pond and treated it after filling up the pond. i had one fish with dropsey and this was the overreaction to that, which killed five of the remaining 7 fish. Lesson learned. How do you treat the chloramine ?

Always put dechlorinator in the pond or tank just prior to adding new water (use the proper amount for the total volume of water not just the new water being added)

A product like AquaSafe will take care of chlorine, chloramine and heavy metals http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4078

 

[johan]

I don't have Koi but have 20 Goldfish and Orfe. Fwiw I've done 5% and 10% water changes for 5 years every few weeks in the summer and never added conditioner. But I suppose the truth is that water supplies vary - some has more chemical junk in it than others, and if it workd for your peace of mind a conditioner won't do harm either. I should imagine that urban high population density water has a lot more chems than the cheap rural water I have where I am.

 

[addy1]

We are on a well which makes it real easy to add water, just add............lol

I can't do a huge water change though, our well water is very acidic.

 

[CometKeith]

I actually fill 5 gallon buckets up with water and treat the water and let it sit about one day before putting the water in my pond. I usually have 5 or 6 buckets going at once especially in the spring when I do a lot of water changes. I can really smell the chlorine when I fill my buckets up so I would never think of adding untreated water to my pond.

 

[snoozer]

I am so glad I have a well and don't need to worry about treating the water.

 

[Mucky_Waters]

Watch this

 

[MitchM]

Using drip irrigation running 24/7 is a great way to maintain good water quality in your pond.

 

[addy1]

I used to run a trickle into my pond 24/7 in arizona, heavily treated water, it never caused an issue.