Caliban07
Aquarium Advice Addict
Although I understand that the fundamentals of a fish pond are similar to that of a freshwater aquarium i.e nitrogen cycle etc I just need to ask a few questions to see if I'm missing something. Before I ask. Here are the facts.
My dad owns a fish pond he inherited when he bought the house. Although he cares about the fish I'm not sure he is doing enough to give them the best home. Mainly because they were there when he bought the house and he doesn't quite know what he is doing. I want to help him.
1) he has had the pond for years
2) I do not know the exact volume but I'd say it roughly 6 foot long and 5 foot wide. I could calculate but I'd be guessing
3) the water is almost never clear.
4) there are 2 boxes one big black one which I'm guessing is the filter and a grey one which I think houses uv bulbs but they popped ages ago.
Can some one explain to me how exactly the pond filter works and how to maintain it, if the uv bulbs need to be fixed, how often to water change and how much, if water dechlorination still applies and if so can you buy bigger bottles of the stuff for ponds and is the API master test kit I use for my aquarium suitable for the pond or do they make specific test kits for ponds.
Thanks
My dad owns a fish pond he inherited when he bought the house. Although he cares about the fish I'm not sure he is doing enough to give them the best home. Mainly because they were there when he bought the house and he doesn't quite know what he is doing. I want to help him.
1) he has had the pond for years
2) I do not know the exact volume but I'd say it roughly 6 foot long and 5 foot wide. I could calculate but I'd be guessing
3) the water is almost never clear.
4) there are 2 boxes one big black one which I'm guessing is the filter and a grey one which I think houses uv bulbs but they popped ages ago.
Can some one explain to me how exactly the pond filter works and how to maintain it, if the uv bulbs need to be fixed, how often to water change and how much, if water dechlorination still applies and if so can you buy bigger bottles of the stuff for ponds and is the API master test kit I use for my aquarium suitable for the pond or do they make specific test kits for ponds.
Thanks