New pond owner

[carolinaguy]

@carolinaguy - have you ever posted pictures of your pond? I'd love to see it!

Eventually. There are a couple of installations I need to complete before the look is complete. Maybe next week.

 

[Mmathis]

Eventually. There are a couple of installations I need to complete before the look is complete. Maybe next week.

But, what you don’t seem to understand.....we really enjoy seeing “the build” and “the process” that goes into a pond! That’s the best part!

 

[carolinaguy]

There will be a remaining build to see. That said for what we need to clean up, no peeking. You will like the result we think.

 

[Mmathis]

There will be a remaining build to see. That said for what we need to clean up, no peeking. You will like the result we think.

Ah, you know what they say, “No pictures means it never happened!”

 

[ShawnInfirmity]

Welcome @Brittany Parisi !!

 

[addy1]

ph can be stabilized with crushed oyster shells from tractor supply ,they are used for chickens .

I used to pour 100 lbs every spring on to the top of my bog in the spring. It helped bring up the ph and hardness of our very soft very acidic water. Finally stabilized to the point I don't test anymore.

 

[sissy]

cheaper than chemicals that never work .I buy a bag and put some in each filter and in the waterfall pond .

 

[Brittany Parisi]

Welcome Brittany!

You really need to get a liquid water quality test kit and post the results here asap.
Algae protects your fish to a point, but too much can be a bad thing.
API makes the best kit that most of us use.
https://www.apifishcare.com/product.php?p=details&id=670#.W0nobC0ZNhE

Also pick up a separate KH/GH test kit and let us know the results.
https://www.apifishcare.com/product.php?sectionid=1&catid=18&subcatid=0&id=587#.W0no1y0ZNhE

Florida has a bad problem with high phosphate levels in the water. Make sure the master test kit has a phosphate kit included. If a phosphate test isn't included, get one.
Once we have the numerical results from your testing, we can help.
Don't add anything else to your pond for now.

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Hey guys so my test kit came today here is the numbers.
PH : 7.5
Nitrite : 0 ppm
Ammonia : .25 ppm
Phosphate : .75

I haven’t messed with the water we did a heavy rain on Monday that seemed to clear the water a bit. Here’s today’s pic of the pond

 

[sissy]

rains always solve just about most problems unless you get runoff .I just wish we got some rain .Is this test before the rain or after .You can get zeolite for ammonia

 

[MitchM]

Were there only 4 test parameters in the kit?

 

[Brittany Parisi]

Welcome Brittany!

You really need to get a liquid water quality test kit and post the results here asap.
Algae protects your fish to a point, but too much can be a bad thing.
API makes the best kit that most of us use.
https://www.apifishcare.com/product.php?p=details&id=670#.W0nobC0ZNhE

Also pick up a separate KH/GH test kit and let us know the results.
https://www.apifishcare.com/product.php?sectionid=1&catid=18&subcatid=0&id=587#.W0no1y0ZNhE

Florida has a bad problem with high phosphate levels in the water. Make sure the master test kit has a phosphate kit included. If a phosphate test isn't included, get one.
Once we have the numerical results from your testing, we can help.
Don't add anything else to your pond for now.

.

Welcome Brittany!

You really need to get a liquid water quality test kit and post the results here asap.
Algae protects your fish to a point, but too much can be a bad thing.
API makes the best kit that most of us use.
https://www.apifishcare.com/product.php?p=details&id=670#.W0nobC0ZNhE

Also pick up a separate KH/GH test kit and let us know the results.
https://www.apifishcare.com/product.php?sectionid=1&catid=18&subcatid=0&id=587#.W0no1y0ZNhE

Florida has a bad problem with high phosphate levels in the water. Make sure the master test kit has a phosphate kit included. If a phosphate test isn't included, get one.
Once we have the numerical results from your testing, we can help.
Don't add anything else to your pond for now.

.

Hey guys so my test kit came today here is the numbers.
PH : 7.5
Nitrite : 0 ppm
Ammonia : .25 ppm
Phosphate : .75

I haven’t messed with the water we did a heavy rain on Monday that seemed to clear the water a bit. Here’s today’s pic of the pond

 

[Brittany Parisi]

Were there only 4 test parameters in the kit?

Ya I got the api pond masters kit. That’s all it came with

 

[Brittany Parisi]

rains always solve just about most problems unless you get runoff .I just wish we got some rain .Is this test before the rain or after .You can get zeolite for ammonia

Hey there, I did the test Wednesday after it rained that Monday. We’re getting a lot of rain today and tomorrow too I hear

 

[sissy]

gets some zeolite then to lower ammonia level .pet stores have and I get it off dr foster and smith

 

[Brittany Parisi]

Ok I definitely will