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DragonFish  Fish Addict Posts: 518 Kudos: 220 Votes: 3 Registered: 10-Jul-2003   | You have to do water changes in a pond? Weekly? How many gallons is your pond? Keep plants. Since ponds are outdoors, plant keeping has gotta be easy (in comparison to aquariums). Besides that, vaccum the pond out and keep pond filter clean (careful not to destroy bacteria colony). |
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Cory_Di    *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 7953 Kudos: 2917 Votes: 25 Registered: 19-Dec-2002  | Here's more on it from out FAQ. http://www.fishprofiles.net/faq/begin-cycling.asp How stocked is your pond? How big is each fish and how many gallons is the pond? Is it more deep than wide or wider than it is deeper? Rough dimensions are helpful. [span class="edited"][Edited by Cory_Di 2004-07-13 17:08][/span] |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22 | |
| nattereri Mega Fish Posts: 1075 Kudos: 1157 Votes: 39 Registered: 16-Aug-2003  | Here's the nitrogen cycle: -Fish waste, urine, rotting food or plants form ammonia, then in your filter sponges and gravel, bacteria will grow and decompose the ammonia into nitrite (still toxic to fish but not as much as ammonia), then new bacteria grows and they change the nitrite into nitrate (only toxic at really high levels). You gotta cycle your pond first, then once it's completed (no ammonia or nitrite, nitrate shows) you do small water changes (weekly, daily, whenever, of different sizes, whichever your prefer. I do weekly 25-30% water changes). |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22 | |
Fishie561 Fingerling Posts: 33 Kudos: 56 Votes: 1 Registered: 28-Jun-2004 | thanks...We have been doing the water changes and no i dont no of the nitrogen cycle |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22 | |
| nattereri Mega Fish Posts: 1075 Kudos: 1157 Votes: 39 Registered: 16-Aug-2003 | Time and water changes. Do you know the nitrogen cycle? |
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