water parameters for pond - Aquarium Advice

electrikat · 05-15-2005, 11:33 PM

Are the water params for ponds the same as for freshwater? [acronym:0b5cd784c5="Alkinity"]alk[/acronym:0b5cd784c5], [acronym:0b5cd784c5="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:0b5cd784c5],hardness, etc. If not what do they need to be for goldfish and plants?

05-16-2005, 12:15 AM

I never test my pond water (It is a whole lot easier to care for than tanks)

I never do waterchanges either.

frog girl · 05-18-2005, 12:18 AM

I have tested my pond water when I was having terrible algae problems but it was just new pond syndrome. I do test every year to see if the hardness is going up because sometimes I have to fill it with tapwater instead of rainwater.

I also have done 0 water changes since we filled it. Its in the 2nd summer and all the plants & animals that use it seem happy.

The maintenance you do have to do is leaf removal if you have your pond in sun. If you don't you get massive algae blooms from all the nutrients released by the leaves & sometimes yellowish water if they contain a lot of tannins. Mine doesn't have a bacterial filter but I guess they need periodic cleanout to if you have one.

Enjoy!

05-18-2005, 11:14 AM

At least in [acronym:c1ff47e0e4="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:c1ff47e0e4], the more plants you have the better, maintience free pond you have.

05-15-2005, 11:33 PM	#1
electrikat Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: texas Posts: 1,474	water parameters for pond Are the water params for ponds the same as for freshwater? [acronym:0b5cd784c5="Alkinity"]alk[/acronym:0b5cd784c5], [acronym:0b5cd784c5="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:0b5cd784c5],hardness, etc. If not what do they need to be for goldfish and plants? __________________ Good luck! Kat 90 malawia cichlid 55 planted tropical community http://www.aquarank.com/in.php?id=fishfree

05-18-2005, 12:18 AM	#3
frog girl Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 395	I have tested my pond water when I was having terrible algae problems but it was just new pond syndrome. I do test every year to see if the hardness is going up because sometimes I have to fill it with tapwater instead of rainwater. I also have done 0 water changes since we filled it. Its in the 2nd summer and all the plants & animals that use it seem happy. The maintenance you do have to do is leaf removal if you have your pond in sun. If you don't you get massive algae blooms from all the nutrients released by the leaves & sometimes yellowish water if they contain a lot of tannins. Mine doesn't have a bacterial filter but I guess they need periodic cleanout to if you have one. Enjoy! __________________ "great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" - Albert Einstein

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05-16-2005, 12:15 AM	#2
zacdl Guest Posts: n/a	I never test my pond water (It is a whole lot easier to care for than tanks) I never do waterchanges either.

05-18-2005, 11:14 AM	#4
zacdl Guest Posts: n/a	At least in [acronym:c1ff47e0e4="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:c1ff47e0e4], the more plants you have the better, maintience free pond you have.