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with the onset of global warming, we've been experiencing some warmer weather than usual
in michigan and antartica. regarding closer to home, the water temperature in my pond today
is 52 degrees. up 5 degrees in 2 days. in a couple days the temps are going back down into the 30's and 40's during
the day and below freezing at night. in the next 10 days we might have two 50 degree days.
i imagine the water temps will dip below 50 again, but i would be surprised if it goes below
45 for the remainder of the winter. a month ago the water was only 43 degrees. that was surprising.
for the pond i have slow filter running at the moment (about 3000 gallons a day) and started an aerator and fountain because the fish were taking
air at the surface. an ammonia test today showed a slightly elevated level of around .015 ppm i believe.
i'm wondering if i should feed or do i wait. i'm concerned because my filtration is inadequate because
the watercourse isn't running yet and the cooler temps won't help my minimal bacterial population.
a better pump for my filter would be a good idea, but i can only afford one pump at the moment and i need
a new one for the watercourse...my next post. grins.
in michigan and antartica. regarding closer to home, the water temperature in my pond today
is 52 degrees. up 5 degrees in 2 days. in a couple days the temps are going back down into the 30's and 40's during
the day and below freezing at night. in the next 10 days we might have two 50 degree days.
i imagine the water temps will dip below 50 again, but i would be surprised if it goes below
45 for the remainder of the winter. a month ago the water was only 43 degrees. that was surprising.
for the pond i have slow filter running at the moment (about 3000 gallons a day) and started an aerator and fountain because the fish were taking
air at the surface. an ammonia test today showed a slightly elevated level of around .015 ppm i believe.
i'm wondering if i should feed or do i wait. i'm concerned because my filtration is inadequate because
the watercourse isn't running yet and the cooler temps won't help my minimal bacterial population.
a better pump for my filter would be a good idea, but i can only afford one pump at the moment and i need
a new one for the watercourse...my next post. grins.