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Do the research. It's proven science that plants including algae produce carbon dioxide . This carbon dioxide in water becomes carbonic acid and...

My pond was jumping 2.0 a day. It never crashed, but in a few hours of when the sun hit my pond, it would go from 7.8/8 to >9.5. Finally got algae...

Oh I know Stephen. I'm just very concerned about a pH that low. It's definitely not from anything natural. Look for buried 55 gallon drums in that...

More than a dozen new meters and test kits and took the average. I used to have an obsession with water testing and not my 1st rodeo there John lol.

I also researched and gave up on the fertilizer theory. I never did find out the exact cause but the swamp water was significantly higher pH than...

I see. I haven't tried topicals or injectibles before but would really like to learn more. Do you have any recommendations on the medication product...

Here is where we need Roddy RIP!

I moved my fishes to a new pond last year. Only 2 of them had raised red/pink pumps on their backs because the old pond was overstocked. When they...

On second thought those agencies could condemn that swamp and adjoining properties. I can say I would not drink your well water even tho the pH is...

I assume you double checked those low pH with multiple meters and / or test kits? PH that low would burn your skin! Something very serious is going...

So did you ever find the true culprit for those crazy low pH #? I seriously doubt it was from fertilizer runoff. Those numbers are more in the...

With pH that low the fish are turning into pickles...

Yes Stephen I have that on the farm here. Two springs and a well. All three are different. One spring has a pH of 5 and zero kH the other 7.5 pH and...

This is the picture of my current pond, approximately 1500 gallon. ATM I am building another pond of 8000~ Gallon in the backyard soon. I Will update...

Yesterday, I walked out in the yard to see a huge great blue heron fly off from the little pond. I have a net over it, but still worry a GBH could...

I’d pull and check it’s mouth and gills and bottom of stomach

Happy for you. I’ll get it out this week.

Interesting. Popped up in my feed too. Will research.

If it is a food, it is probably an antibiotic laced food. The problem with those foods is the fish that need the antibiotic are generally off their...

Hi John - Great to see you posting. I have had numerous ponds over the last 20 years both mud and concrete. All before always had a natural kH of...

No matter what you use to increase kH it will still get depleted over time. KH is kH no matter and it can go down rapidly at times.Have you ever...

Thank you for the knowledge. I own and operate a pond business and am getting more into the fish aspect of the business and I hope to learn as much...

It's a kujaku if it ends up metallic or a hardware matsuba if non metallic

What are you trying to treat?

Are you able to catch to inspect and to do a scrape and scope to check for parasites ?

Congrats Alan

Rain of 2"-3" can knock KH down about 20 ppm around here. But that would probably knock KH down more in areas with more acidic rain, typically...