When the pond was cleaned out, if the sides were scrubbed it could be the water went
toxic for a while too before it recycled. also, if the water temp is too cold, this
stresses the fish and they get "stuff".
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/d....htm#POTASSIUM
there is the treatment. PP is now available online as a solution all made up. also,
I just found this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=20 756
he offers 4 oz which is perfect
4 oz to 1 quart of water (distilled is better) = stock solution
1 drop of stock PP per gallon
20 drops = 1 ml
1600 liters = 422 gallons
that is 21 ml of stock solution for each treatment.
1/4 cup of plain old drug store peroxide is fine to clear the PP. the water doesnt
need to be changed.
a pH of under 8 is preferred.
Ingrid
KMJ wrote:
The pond had a big
clean out a couple of months ago and I use a couple of brick to raise
the statue. They are out now. This probably stressed the fish making
them more suceptable to the disease. I've got the PH down to around 7
and I'm testing it every day to check for any change.
The puregold site said the treatment for columnairs is potassium
permanganate in the water but I'm a little unsure about the exact
method of use. Is it a crystal that is mixed with water to form a
solution? What is the ratio for the solution? Do I take the fish out
and treat them in a hospital tank or do I put it in the pond which is
1600 litres. Does it then have to be remove from the water after the
treatment by using hydrogen peroxide and what ratio? Will it kill the
plants snails and mussles? It also said don't use potassium
permanganate if the PH is too high. What is the safe level.
Thanks again,
Kim
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