8. _______ ___________: 2 to 3lbs per 1000 gallons will raise and stabilize Kh levels
9. ppm means _____ _________ _____________
10. KMno4 is __________ _____________
11. .3% salt in 100 US gallons is _____ pounds.
12. Salt is used to protect fish from _____________ ______________ ____________from nitrites.
13. Two things will bring on ulcer disease:___________and ____________.
14. Koi have whiskers that are called _________________.
15. carbonate hardness is abbreviated as ____.
16. Keep the ___________ and the ___________ will keep the koi.
17. __________ ____________ ____________, a program for people who want to more more about their koi (and a shameless plug)
18. PH - defined as the power of ______________.
19. ____________________, great for cleaning but can burn a koi's gills, you want it to read 0.
20. Koi internal fluid salinity is on the order of ____ppt.
21. The two most common bacteria that cause problems on koi fish are ___________ and __________________.
22. UV lights kill string algae - True or False
23. Ammonia is produced naturally by the koi in the form of waste. 70% is from their gills and the other 30% is produced through their kidneys- True or False
24. Nitrates are the first chemical produced during the nitrification cycle that takes place in the biological filter. True or False
25. If you know the person you're getting your fish from, there's no reason to quarantine. True or False
26. Clear water means healthy water for Koi. True or False
27. _______________ is a combination of chlorine and ammonia.
28. Weekly ___________ _____________ are necessary for healthy fish. About 10%.
29.Koi Smell using ___________
30. Why do you recommend test kits for ponds, I can see the water is clean?____
31. While Koi can live longer than 200 years,what is their typical lifespan?______ (about)
33. ________ _______________ ____________ kills more fish than anything else.
34. Water circulated for a long time without change becomes aged and can cause small bubbles and scum in the pond. We call it DOC. What does it mean ___________ ________________ ______________?
35. The higher the water temperature, the _______the oxygen saturation level.
36. You can't over feed Koi. True or False
*is this where I put the disclaimer that I might be wrong on some of them? Good luck to all*