Thanks for the explanation. I've heard PH my whole life, but I never knew what the initials were for. I have a pond to deal with this spring that has soft water. This helps me understand it more.
Hi Mark, this might be off subject as its PH levels but I'm hoping you will know what Carbonate hardness is! I've done a test on my pond water and Nitrate, Nitrite, total hardness, PH, Chlorine and Carbon Dioxide levels are all bang on, but Carbonated hardness is high. The pond is around 1500L and is filtered by a 250L wheelie bin, flow around 750L an hour. Two sides planted up with around 10 plants, these are raised up so not directly into the pond substrate that is made up of 10mm and 20mm gravel. Mixed gold fish (7 adults and 6 juveniles) including common gold fish, Sarasa and shubunkins are doing well except for 1 male shubunkin which has developed a red spot next to its tail, it is feeding but not as mobile as it use to be. I also lost a female Serasa but I think this was due to getting wedged between to plant pots during breeding (pots now moved to remove narrow passage) I'm not looking at doing any treatment for the Sarasa as it's kind of like survival of the fittest, but would just like to know how to bring the carbonated hardness down. Cheers mate, and thank you.
Nice video! Also no pressure but if you can and want to please make a video about budget fish ponds without pumps or filters and what pants to get and what to avoid and which fish to get and which to avoid because I would love to know as well as other people on a cheap budget. Also if there's a way to make an aeration system be cheap I guess many people would love to know. I hope this isn't a pain to read and thanks for all the help because these vides are very informative.
My PH was constantly low, below 6, which led to high ammonia. I was doing constant water changes only to discover our tap water is zero KH. I have to use a PH and KH stabiliser to keep the KH up, which in turn keeps the PH good.
This is an agenda that is rarely discussed in Japanese KOI keeping. Instead, it seems to be actively discussed in tropical fish, river shrimp and killifish....。
Hi Mark, love your videos. Recently tested pond, everything fine apart from ph which is low at around 6. Pond is 4000 litres, filtered, aerated, trickle water feature. Sticklebacks happy, zooming about and nesting, but goldfish ( a few added a month ago) are hiding and really don't look happy. Lots of plants and I skim all the time to remove debris, but lots of blanketweed. Do I have a problem? Any non chemical solutions?
I can not understand why each and every video or article on the matter adress only one side of the problem, which is from my experience a lot less common. More often you need to lowrer the Ph, especially when you trying to fight algee. And no, Ph 8,5 is not good.
Is it normal for my pond Ph to be 7.60 in the early morning and rise to 9 PH throughout the day and reset back to Ph 7 the next morning or am I missing something been trying this for days with food with out food anyone can help on this
Great video our ph is 8.5 Please help us with an Ulcer problem ..4 koi have them in our new pond 1 is almost healed but 3 others are now being treated Many thanks Nadine
To help your Koi recover from ulcers, check the water quality and make any necessary adjustments. Consider moving the affected fish to a quarantine tank for treatment to prevent the spread of infection. You can apply a topical treatment or add medication to the water. A high-quality diet and managing stress levels can also help. If the ulcers persist, consult with a vet. Remember, prevention is key to keeping your Koi healthy.
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Thanks for the explanation. I've heard PH my whole life, but I never knew what the initials were for. I have a pond to deal with this spring that has soft water. This helps me understand it more.
Thank you 🙏
Hi Mark, this might be off subject as its PH levels but I'm hoping you will know what Carbonate hardness is!
I've done a test on my pond water and Nitrate, Nitrite, total hardness, PH, Chlorine and Carbon Dioxide levels are all bang on, but Carbonated hardness is high.
The pond is around 1500L and is filtered by a 250L wheelie bin, flow around 750L an hour. Two sides planted up with around 10 plants, these are raised up so not directly into the pond substrate that is made up of 10mm and 20mm gravel.
Mixed gold fish (7 adults and 6 juveniles) including common gold fish, Sarasa and shubunkins are doing well except for 1 male shubunkin which has developed a red spot next to its tail, it is feeding but not as mobile as it use to be. I also lost a female Serasa but I think this was due to getting wedged between to plant pots during breeding (pots now moved to remove narrow passage)
I'm not looking at doing any treatment for the Sarasa as it's kind of like survival of the fittest, but would just like to know how to bring the carbonated hardness down.
Cheers mate, and thank you.
Nice video! Also no pressure but if you can and want to please make a video about budget fish ponds without pumps or filters and what pants to get and what to avoid and which fish to get and which to avoid because I would love to know as well as other people on a cheap budget. Also if there's a way to make an aeration system be cheap I guess many people would love to know. I hope this isn't a pain to read and thanks for all the help because these vides are very informative.
What I would do if I was on a budget buy a pool from Amazon and add the biggest filter you can afford.
@@ThePondAdvisor Good idea
This is amazing
Thanks 🙏
Thanks Mark!
My pleasure!
My PH was constantly low, below 6, which led to high ammonia. I was doing constant water changes only to discover our tap water is zero KH. I have to use a PH and KH stabiliser to keep the KH up, which in turn keeps the PH good.
Thanks for sharing
This is an agenda that is rarely discussed in Japanese KOI keeping.
Instead, it seems to be actively discussed in tropical fish, river shrimp and killifish....。
Crazy right
Which temperature is good for hatching
In which way to reduce most high ph in aquaculture vanamei ponds
Hi Mark, love your videos. Recently tested pond, everything fine apart from ph which is low at around 6. Pond is 4000 litres, filtered, aerated, trickle water feature. Sticklebacks happy, zooming about and nesting, but goldfish ( a few added a month ago) are hiding and really don't look happy. Lots of plants and I skim all the time to remove debris, but lots of blanketweed. Do I have a problem? Any non chemical solutions?
Great talk Mark
thanks
I can not understand why each and every video or article on the matter adress only one side of the problem, which is from my experience a lot less common. More often you need to lowrer the Ph, especially when you trying to fight algee. And no, Ph 8,5 is not good.
Is it normal for my pond Ph to be 7.60 in the early morning and rise to 9 PH throughout the day and reset back to Ph 7 the next morning or am I missing something been trying this for days with food with out food anyone can help on this
What about problems with high ph?
I do cover high in the video. The fish have a hard time breathing
@@ThePondAdvisor how do you solve the problem of high ph?
@@Willfish97 water changes, adding driftwood, using acids (some use white vinegar however it's weak) pH down is a product you can buy.
My ph is 8.0 and my kh is in between 60ppm and 70ppm is that OK I've got two fantail goldfish in my 500 litre stock pond
Guys if have a pond just buy sodium bicarbonate. You can get it at pool stores. Its what the alkalinity booster is.
Great video our ph is 8.5
Please help us with an Ulcer problem ..4 koi have them in our new pond 1 is almost healed but 3 others are now being treated
Many thanks Nadine
To help your Koi recover from ulcers, check the water quality and make any necessary adjustments. Consider moving the affected fish to a quarantine tank for treatment to prevent the spread of infection. You can apply a topical treatment or add medication to the water. A high-quality diet and managing stress levels can also help. If the ulcers persist, consult with a vet. Remember, prevention is key to keeping your Koi healthy.
White board is good
Thanks
Get to the point
Thanks for the feedback
Maybe this person wasn't really listening, either way there's no need to be rude.