Hey guys! Have a question about my water quality. Pond is old (10ish years) but never had fish in it. About 500 gallons. Moved in last year and put 8 feeder goldfish in it and to my surprise have not lost a fish. This year I decided to put 2 shabukins to add a little variety and they all seem to be loving life. APM kit has following readings 8.2 pH (stays stable), 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 0 nitrates. I've been testing weekly for the past 2 months and all have stayed stable. I admittedly did not test once last year. Water is Crystal clear and can see to bottom.
So I've been wondering if my pond is not cycling properly considering I have 0 nitrates. I have a ton of plants in (pic 1 is hornwort overgrowth but pic 2 is after I thinned the heard today). Is that what's keeping the nitrates at 0? I also beat the heck out of #2 nitrate after reading that could alter the reading but still the same.
Second question is the bubbles. They do not accumulate and will pop but I've heard that a pond with good water quality should not have bubbles. I do have two air stones directly under the waterfall that could be spreading the bubbles out? There's no muck in the bottom of the pond and maybe just a few leaves.
Thanks in advance for anyone who replies!!
So I've been wondering if my pond is not cycling properly considering I have 0 nitrates. I have a ton of plants in (pic 1 is hornwort overgrowth but pic 2 is after I thinned the heard today). Is that what's keeping the nitrates at 0? I also beat the heck out of #2 nitrate after reading that could alter the reading but still the same.
Second question is the bubbles. They do not accumulate and will pop but I've heard that a pond with good water quality should not have bubbles. I do have two air stones directly under the waterfall that could be spreading the bubbles out? There's no muck in the bottom of the pond and maybe just a few leaves.
Thanks in advance for anyone who replies!!