Water Changes
Water Changes Are Critically Important A Word About Water Changes - by E L Johnson DVM Water changes are simply the removal of some old water, and the replacement of that old water with new ....
Category: The Water
Ammonia II
Ammonia - The Essentials [caption id="attachment_195" align="alignleft" width="300"] Knowing about water quality is the single most important thing a beginner will do.[/caption] Ammonia - Understand this! - by Doc Johnson Ammonia is the first waste ....
Nitrate II
Indoor pond with nitrate troubles - by Doc Johnson It's hard to have enough artificial lighting to grow healthy algae and plants. Without this, you can suffer an accumulation of nitrate. In studies, high nitrate ....
Nitrite II
Nitrites - by Doc Johnson Ammonia is converted into Nitrite by Nitrosomonas So, when you set up a new pond, and the fish produce Ammonia; that ammonia is reduced to Nitrite, the subject of this ....
pH Crash
PH Crash Is Anyone's Achilles-Heel - by Dr Erik Johnson Abstract Format: pH is just a measurement It needs to be higher than seven A high pH doesn't really matter unless there's ammonia in the ....
pH I
pH in The Most Basic Terms - by Doc Johnson Simple drop type test with Bromthymol Blue Stay above pH 7.0 for best results with Koi pH can "crash" to 5.5 overnight due to fish, ....
Yellow Water and Tannins
That yellow color in the water - by Erik Johnson DVM "My pond is about 3 months old. The water is clear but has a yellowish tint that I would like to get rid of. ....
Nitrite: Second Fish Killer from Nitrogen Cycle Control Diagnosis Symptoms
Nitrites - A Tenth the Level of Ammonia Kills Written by Dr Johnson Nitrites: Second Waste product in the Cycle, Low Numbers KILL! - Nitrite is an intermediate metabolite in the CYCLE. Nitrite binds fish ....
Ammonia: What water qualty parameter kills more aquarium and pond fish?
Ammonia: Most Common Killer of New Fish - By Dr. Erik Johnson [caption id="attachment_234" align="alignright" width="300"] The Cycle is a short series of bacterial reactions that purify water.[/caption] Ammonia is the primary waste product of ....
What Should I Know As A Beginner in Fish and Koi?
It's all about the water. Seriously. Prepare to kill fish until you "get it". I would WAY rather live on the land in air, than be a fish living in water and there are several ....