Category Archives: Pond Conditions Calendar

December 2012 Pond Conditions Calendar 12/1/2012 water temp 52*, Air temp 35-60*, pH 7.8, Nitrates 0 (finally) Nitrates are finally zero after not feeding for 1 month. Weekly filter cleaning and changed about 100 gallons. Water Loss about 90 Gallons … Continue reading →

Posted on December 1, 2012 by esearing | Comments Off on December 2012 Pond Conditions

Nov 2012 Pond Conditions Calendar 11/03/2012 Water Temp 58*, air temp 40-70*, pH 7.5, Nitrate 5 Unusually warm weather though we had some nights in the 30’s. One mid week water change and 1.5 x filter dump today. Not much … Continue reading →

Posted on November 3, 2012 by esearing | Comments Off on Nov 2012 Pond Conditions Calendar

October 2012 Pond Conditions Calendar 10/3/2012 Water Temp 68*, Air temp 54-78*, pH 7.5, Nitrate 10 lots of rain on 10/1 but pond is clear and stable. leaves are beginning to fall from the bradford pear tree but it has … Continue reading →

Posted on October 3, 2012 by esearing | Comments Off on October 2012 Pond Conditions Calendar

September 2012 Pond Conditions Calendar 9/2/2012 watertemp 76* air temp 70-90*, pH 7.4(early), Nitrate 10 Weekly water change 15% and filter clean. Made a DIY air diffuser out of 3’x1″ PVC and replaced the small diffuser I was using. It … Continue reading →

Posted on September 2, 2012 by esearing | 3 Comments

August 2012 Pond Conditions Calendar 8/2/2012 water temp 82*, air temp 75-93*, pH 7.5, Nitrite 0-.25 I turned off the UV a couple of weeks ago and the pond is still relatively clear. There is some string algae and much … Continue reading →

Posted on August 4, 2012 by esearing | Comments Off on August 2012 Pond Conditions Calendar

July 2012 Pond Conditions 7/4/2012 water temp 78*, air temp 75-98*, pH7.8, Ammonia .25, Nitrite .8, Nitrate 10 Went on vacation for a few days and about 24 hours before I returned my fish sitters were unable to restart the … Continue reading →

Posted on July 4, 2012 by esearing | Comments Off on July 2012 Pond Conditions Calendar

June 2012 Pond Conditions Calendar 06/01/2012 water temp 72*, air temp 60-80*, pH7.3, Ammonia 0, Nitrite .3, nitrate 15, evening Nitrite is reducing likely due to rain and water changes. Weather is getting cooler for next few days. Switching food … Continue reading →

Posted on June 2, 2012 by esearing | Comments Off on June 2012 Pond Conditions Calendar

May 2012 Pond Conditions Calendar 5/4/2012 Water Temp 74*, Air Temp 65-83*, pH 7.3, Amonia/Nitrates 0, GH 40, KH 30 Had a significant drop in pH from last weeks average of 7.9. We had about an inch of rain and … Continue reading →

Posted on May 5, 2012 by esearing | 1 Comment

April 2012 Pond Conditions 04/07/2012 Water Temp 68*, Air Temp 55-75*, pH 8.0, Ammonia/Nitrates/Nitrites 0, KH, GH low. Nasty filter clean this week but still no ammonia or green water. Algae is growing nicely on the sides which is desired. … Continue reading →

Posted on April 9, 2012 by esearing | Comments Off on April 2012 Pond Conditions

March 2012 Pond Conditions Calendar 3/5/2012 water temp 42*, air temp 30-55*, pH 8.2 After a few warm days the temp in the pond reached 60* only to plummet to 40* with this weeks cold snap. It should warm up … Continue reading →

Posted on March 6, 2012 by esearing | Comments Off on March 2012 Pond Conditions