Hi All,
I'm fairly new to ponds and pond water so please bare with me. Recently I constructed a new pond (1.2m (l) x 1.2 (w) x 0.8m (d) roughly 250 gallons) from wood with clad on decking panels on the outside with a recommended rubber pond lining on the inside. There are also decking boards on the top of the pond to form a bench around the edges.
I treated the decking boards with ronseal decking stain and filled the pond to begin fishless cycling on the water. We put in a 1000lph pond filter/pump and placed some bacteria in the filter medium to help kick start the process as well as some chemicals to remove chlorine.
The night we completed the pond, we had a heavy rainstorm and i noticed in the morning that some of the stain from the top decking boards had been removed and had probably run into the water. I noticed the water was "milky" or cloudy in color and was not nearly as clear as it was the previous evening.
I was wondering if these symtoms would be down to the paint running into the water or (I have read) could be down to a bacterial spawn?
If it is the paint i'm wondering if I will need to drain and re-fill the water or if the filter will take care of the issue in time?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Cheers
I'm fairly new to ponds and pond water so please bare with me. Recently I constructed a new pond (1.2m (l) x 1.2 (w) x 0.8m (d) roughly 250 gallons) from wood with clad on decking panels on the outside with a recommended rubber pond lining on the inside. There are also decking boards on the top of the pond to form a bench around the edges.
I treated the decking boards with ronseal decking stain and filled the pond to begin fishless cycling on the water. We put in a 1000lph pond filter/pump and placed some bacteria in the filter medium to help kick start the process as well as some chemicals to remove chlorine.
The night we completed the pond, we had a heavy rainstorm and i noticed in the morning that some of the stain from the top decking boards had been removed and had probably run into the water. I noticed the water was "milky" or cloudy in color and was not nearly as clear as it was the previous evening.
I was wondering if these symtoms would be down to the paint running into the water or (I have read) could be down to a bacterial spawn?
If it is the paint i'm wondering if I will need to drain and re-fill the water or if the filter will take care of the issue in time?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Cheers