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A clear pond doesn't necessarily mean that it's a healthy one. This is
one of the biggest misconceptions that folks have about ponds. They
think just because the water is pretty and clear that it must be healthy.
A beautiful, clear pond can be reeking of ammonia and nitrites or the pH
might have just crashed and killed all your fish.
A healthy pond is one that has a functioning
active biological filter filled with healthy nitrifying bacteria. It
is clean (well, as far as ponds go...) and free of excessive muck -- areas
where bad bacteria breed. The water circulates well and there are no
dead spots of stagnant water. There is no sign of ammonia or nitrites
and the pH is stable and between 7.0 and 8.0. The water is well
aerated and dissolved oxygen is plentiful.
One of the things we do is use and
test the products we sell. We won't sell anything that doesn't have a
purpose (in other words a waste of money) or is bad for the pond
environment. We do NOT believe manufacturer's claims because what the
label says is so often far removed from the truth - and there's no one to
regulate it. Many products claim to "provide instant nitrifying
bacteria" but we've not really seen where they've been able to "bottle"
live nitrifying bacteria. What these products actually do is help set
the stage for nitrifying bacteria to grow.
Check out our
Product Profiles for the skinny
on many of the bacteria building agents out there on the market. It's
important that you know the basics of the nitrifying cycle. Here are
a few good articles that should help you out with learning the nitrifying
cycle and how to create a healthy koi pond or water garden environment:
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These articles contain information about
how to get clear, healthy pond water and
keep it that way!
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