Category Archives: Pond Conditions Calendar

February 2012 Pond Conditions 2/12/2012 It has been a warm February but turned very cold very quickly the last couple of days. Pond temp went from 54* down to 42*. It was too cold to clean the filter so I … Continue reading →

Posted on February 12, 2012 by esearing | Comments Off on February Pond Conditions

January 2012 Pond Conditions 1/3/2012 Water Temp 42-44*, Airtemp 21-45* The water temp hit a low of 42 degrees with air temps below freezing temps overnight. The cover is fogging up and may need more plastic layers to hold in … Continue reading →

Posted on January 5, 2012 by esearing | Comments Off on January Pond Conditions

December Pond Conditions 12/04/2011 Water Temp 45-50*, Air Temp range 35-60*, PH 8.3, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 0. Weekly filter cleaning was fairly easy since there was not much debris. Algae still grows in the filter box for some … Continue reading →

Posted on December 14, 2011 by esearing | Comments Off on December pond conditions

November Pond Conditions Calendar 11/09/2011 Water temp 60*, Air temp 45-70*, PH 8.2 Water change 5% was clear. UV is preventing blooming algae but black algae is growing on the rocks. The netting is keeping most of the leaves out … Continue reading →

Posted on November 25, 2011 by esearing | Comments Off on November Pond Conditions Calendar

October Pond Conditions 10/3/2011 Fall has begun. Temperatures are beginning to drop but we still have some days in the 70’s. Air temp mid 40s-70*, water temp 58-60*, PH 8.3 Water is clear with light algae bloom. Have not used … Continue reading →

Posted on October 3, 2011 by esearing | Comments Off on October pond conditions calendar

September Pond Conditions 9/5/2011 Water temps down to 66 degrees thanks to a recent cold front and rain. Evening temperatures are high 60s, daytime up around 80. PH is hovering around 7 since recalibrating ph meter. Plants are still thriving … Continue reading →

Posted on September 1, 2011 by esearing | Comments Off on September Pond Conditions

August Pond Conditions 8/3 Air Temp 90*+, Water Temp 80*, PH 8.5, Ammonia 0, Nitrite near 0, Nitrate 5 Pond water is green late in afternoon but nearly clear in mornings. PH is rising for some reason. Using ph lower … Continue reading →

Posted on August 7, 2011 by esearing | Comments Off on August Pond Conditions

July 23 Pond Conditions water temp 76*, Air temp 92* Ammonia – 0 Nitrite – .1 (nearly zero) Nitrate – 5(nearly zero) PH 8.2 water color – Greenish, not clear to bottom. Adding 2 tsp Koi clay daily to see … Continue reading →

Posted on July 25, 2011 by esearing | Comments Off on July Pond conditions

Pond Conditions 6/1/2011 Water Temp 76* , sunny 92*, PH 7.9, NH3 0, NO3 near 0, NO2 near 0 still green from algae. silicone added to help stop leaks around skimmer. Topped up water. Possibly leaking at bog sides at … Continue reading →

Posted on June 1, 2011 by esearing | Comments Off on Pond Conditions June 2011

Pond conditions 05/30/2011 Water Temp 76*, Sunny 92*, PH 8.5, NH3 0, NO2 near 0, NO3 near 0 Heavy algae bloom pea green water, installed extra bio & UV filter, topped up water 4″ Algae seems to have used up … Continue reading →

Posted on May 30, 2011 by esearing | Comments Off on Pond Conditions