Clear to Brown overnight

[Meyer Jordan]

Funny thing, people with pools have dead caterpillars floating in them. I have none. None in the filter as well. What could be happening to those caterpillars?

If your Koi are adult size, they are most likely eating those caterpillars that may drop into the pond. They find certain species quite tasty.

 

[Craig Brown]

Here is a story from a local news source
I propped up a tarp over my pond (moved the plants into other, sunny pond with smaller surface area). It is covered with poop. Is there nothing that can react with poop particles and not hurt fish?
Is this a ridiculous situation or what ?

 

[Craig Brown]

Yup, I figured they were being eaten. At least some good is coming from this. I built quite the "Rube Goldberg" contraption to filter the water. Costing a fortune in batting. I am trying to clean the old batting as suggested, but reusing it will put the remaining filtered poop (now very fine) back in the water. There is nothing for the peroxide to kill (as in the case with algae). People in this forum have been great with suggestions. When the day comes when I see fish again, I'll be sure to make a post describing what I have learned. It may be helpful to others is the future. Try googling "pond, brown water, caterpillars". There is nothing on this. I am a "newbe" to owning a pond, but I was a biologist a long time ago. When I think of air-born contaminants, falling caterpillar poop does not come to mind

 

[Lisak1]

You gotta laugh, right? Can you remove the tree?

 

[Craig Brown]

I love that Oak tree. Very old and tall. Besides, it is totally wrapped in poison ivy vines. Got some on my arm while changing the filter.
But on the subject of "one man's trash is another man's treasure", here is a person that loves caterpillar poop!

 

[Meyer Jordan]

 

[MitchM]

Look at it this way, you're saving money on fish food.

 

[Craig Brown]

Love poop? Me, not so much.

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