My Pond conditions and expenses for 2014 YTD.<\/p>\n
Expenses 2014
\nWater bill – $12 monthly
\nFood – $50 every 1.5 months
\nKoi feeder – $60
\nNew filter pads $80
\nCoral shells for pH stability – $20
\nMicrobelift PL – $20<\/p>\n
May 24 2014
\nWater Temperature 68*, Air Temp 60’s – 85*, pH 7.2, Nitrate 80
\nSeeing increasing Nitrates now that I have started feeding the fish more. pH seems to be coming down.
\nFish look ok. Water is still a bit cloudy since new algae is continually trying to form. There is also still some debris coming from the tree above the pond. I tested for Ammonia and Nitrites but found none so the filtration is working well for those. Weekly filter cleaning and 20% water changes is helping too.<\/p>\n
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June 14
\nWater Temperature 68*, Air Temp 60’s – 85*, pH 6.5, Nitrate 80
\nSummer getting hotter but pond well shaded. Fighting Nitrates now. pH a little lower than I like. Major water change to bring down Nitrates. <\/p>\n
June 21
\nWater Temperature 72*, Air Temp 60’s – 90*, pH 6.5, Nitrate 80
\nWater change\/cleaning + added Microbelift PL. Will check nitrates again in few days. Water is clearer and less waste from trees\/debris.
\nFound fish eggs in filter so may have some babies soon. <\/p>\n
June 29
\nWater Temperature 72*, Air Temp 60’s – 90*, pH 6.5, Nitrate 5
\nNitrates nearly gone after adding Microbelift-PL, water seems clearer too.
\nWater change and filter clean – no fish eggs found.<\/p>\n
July 12
\nWater temperature 74*, Air Temp 70-90’s*, pH 6.5, Nitrate 80
\nNitrates are back and pH had dropped to low 6.2 but I added some baking soda to bring it back up.
\nFilter was fairly clean even though not dumped for 2 weeks.<\/p>\n
July 26
\nWater temperature 72*, Air Temp 70-90’s*, pH 6.5, Nitrate 80+
\nClean filters, 15% water change, added more baking soda.<\/p>\n
August
\nNot much change in August. Battling dark algae in the pump basket slowing down water. Need to empty 2-3 times per week. <\/p>\n
September
\nTemperatures getting lower 60’s – 80’s, water temp 74*
\npH 6.8, Nitrates 80+<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My Pond conditions and expenses for 2014 YTD. Expenses 2014 Water bill – $12 monthly Food – $50 every 1.5 months Koi feeder – $60 New filter pads $80 Coral shells for pH stability – $20 Microbelift PL – $20 … Continue reading