Pond water Starter?

[David]

Getting ready to start up our new 7000 gal.free form rubber liner
pond.Any Suggestions on a good Bactiera to use?

[Granny Grump]

>Getting ready to start up our new 7000 gal.free form rubber liner
>pond.Any Suggestions on a good Bactiera to use?

Microbe-Lift

[Benign Vanilla]

"David" > wrote in message
m...
> Getting ready to start up our new 7000 gal.free form rubber liner
> pond.Any Suggestions on a good Bactiera to use?

Plants + A Few Fish = Plenty.

BV.

[George]

"David" > wrote in message
m...
> Getting ready to start up our new 7000 gal.free form rubber liner
> pond.Any Suggestions on a good Bactiera to use?

I use Aquazyme with good results. Of course, there are others. All that I have
seen do good job.

[Crashj]

"David" > wrote in message
m...
> Getting ready to start up our new 7000 gal.free form rubber liner
> pond.Any Suggestions on a good Bactiera to use?
Bacteria. If you build it they will come. You might think about supplying
them with a food source, too. Beer makes a good starter for that.
--
Crashj

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

You need stuff in the pond creating food for the bacteria to consume, so
don't throw your money away just yet. Even with starter, you'll still need
to monitor water quality, depending on how many (how big) fish you put in.
If you go slowly, 2 fish in, 2 fish in quarantine, the water quality should
not be a problem.

I don't think we've ever had anyone follow that advice though. ;o) Except
me, when I'm putting my goldfish back into the lily pond for the summer. 1
fish, once/week, or 2 every other week, is how I do it. ~ jan


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[Go Fig]

In article >, George
> wrote:

> "David" > wrote in message
> m...
> > Getting ready to start up our new 7000 gal.free form rubber liner
> > pond.Any Suggestions on a good Bactiera to use?
>
> I use Aquazyme with good results. Of course, there are others. All that I
> have
> seen do good job.

This product is not really designed for this purpose.

If you want to 'jump start' a pond or aquarium, then it is Fritz-Zyme
"Turbo Start" that you want to use. Used by profession institutions
for decades. You will also need some ammonia chloride as a food
source.

FRITZ-ZYME
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jay
Fri Aug 13, 2004



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[Crashj]

"Go Fig" > wrote in message
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> You will also need some ammonia chloride as a food source.

Writing as a newbie:
You pond guys are weird; why would you pay good money for something freely
available right at hand?
Crashj " who just off loaded some food source" Johnson

[Larry]

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:09:20 -0700, ~ jan JJsPond.us
> wrote:

>You need stuff in the pond creating food for the bacteria to consume, so
>don't throw your money away just yet. Even with starter, you'll still need
>to monitor water quality, depending on how many (how big) fish you put in.
>If you go slowly, 2 fish in, 2 fish in quarantine, the water quality should
>not be a problem.
>
>I don't think we've ever had anyone follow that advice though. ;o) Except
>me, when I'm putting my goldfish back into the lily pond for the summer. 1
>fish, once/week, or 2 every other week, is how I do it. ~ jan


Hope this is not a silly question but even though I'm not putting fish
in my small 3x3' waterfall/pond do I need to add anything. Bacteria
I take it would be if there are live animals in ones pond?

TIA

Larry
Southern Ontario

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 10:07:28 -0400, Larry > wrote:

>
>Hope this is not a silly question but even though I'm not putting fish
>in my small 3x3' waterfall/pond do I need to add anything. Bacteria
>I take it would be if there are live animals in ones pond?
>Larry
>Southern Ontario

The live animals produce the food that many bacterias live on that complete
the balance cycle of most ponds. Does this mean you have to fish, no.
Frogs, snails, I suppose water bugs, work. Just have something available to
take care of mosquito larvae. ~ jan


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