Pond capacity - help needed

[Julia Royce]

I 'inherited' a pond full of fish when I bought our house last year. One of
the fish has developed an ulcer and I have got Bacteradd but the pond is
shaped like a footprint without the toes and I have no idea how to calculate
it's capacity in order to measure the dose. Can anyone help me with a
formula or something?

Thank you very much.

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I wish I could help you there, I have downloaded lost of information on
pond keeping and will look to see if I have anything on it.... Is
this fish a very large fish? You might also do a salt bath but you do
have to consider the size of the fish. Picking them up out of the
water places a lot of weight on their systems. Good luck!!


Julia Royce wrote:
> I 'inherited' a pond full of fish when I bought our house last year. One of
> the fish has developed an ulcer and I have got Bacteradd but the pond is
> shaped like a footprint without the toes and I have no idea how to calculate
> it's capacity in order to measure the dose. Can anyone help me with a
> formula or something?
>
> Thank you very much.

[Carolyn LeCrone]

A way to "guess" the capacity of the pond is to measure the length and width
of the pond and find their average. This number could approximate a
diameter; divide by two to find a radius. Measure the depth at a low point
and high point and average. Multiply radius times radius times 3.14 times
the depth to find volume. You will have to find a conversion from cubic
feet or inches or whatever to gallons. I don't remember that conversion.
Carolyn
"Julia Royce" > wrote in message
...
>I 'inherited' a pond full of fish when I bought our house last year. One of
>the fish has developed an ulcer and I have got Bacteradd but the pond is
>shaped like a footprint without the toes and I have no idea how to
>calculate it's capacity in order to measure the dose. Can anyone help me
>with a formula or something?
>
> Thank you very much.
>

[Beer Rock]

Try http://www.worldofwater.com/pond_volume.htm and as said below - use the
averages - it should at least give you a +10%/-10% estimate

"Carolyn LeCrone" > wrote in message
. ..
>A way to "guess" the capacity of the pond is to measure the length and
>width of the pond and find their average. This number could approximate a
>diameter; divide by two to find a radius. Measure the depth at a low
>point and high point and average. Multiply radius times radius times 3.14
>times the depth to find volume. You will have to find a conversion from
>cubic feet or inches or whatever to gallons. I don't remember that
>conversion.
> Carolyn
> "Julia Royce" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I 'inherited' a pond full of fish when I bought our house last year. One
>>of the fish has developed an ulcer and I have got Bacteradd but the pond
>>is shaped like a footprint without the toes and I have no idea how to
>>calculate it's capacity in order to measure the dose. Can anyone help me
>>with a formula or something?
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>
>

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On Jan 19, 5:56 am, "Julia Royce" > wrote:
> I 'inherited' a pond full of fish when I bought our house last year. One of
> the fish has developed an ulcer and I have got Bacteradd but the pond is
> shaped like a footprint without the toes and I have no idea how to calculate
> it's capacity in order to measure the dose. Can anyone help me with a
> formula or something?
>
> Thank you very much.

OH yah 1 cubic foot holds 7.481 u.s.gallons so
actual cubic feet

times 7.481 =

actual u.s.gallons
dont mention it happy calculating and dont let anyone
take your

energy!!!!
from the man of mostly dirt and water the muddy
mudman SCOTT