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I have never used KoiZyme (LymnoZyme) and since I have netted the pond so
the birds
couldnt get to the water have had no problems. Actually, occasional
scrape from
spawnings and one deep gouge due to a hook I had badly placed healed up
fine with
just the background salt in the water.

* I've stopped using salt in the water. No particular reason. I haven't
really noticed any difference since. It's been about 2 years now.

Since I moved my fish to the current pond
with the big veggie filter I have lost one orfe to jumping, 2 fish to
internal
infection of the eggs confirmed by necropsy (2 years ago that is when the
netting was
put on to keep the birds from crapping in the veggie filter).

* I've also wondered about this wildlife defecation in the water more than
once before we netted. I suspected that, along with the predator itself, it
may be bringing the disease problems to my koi and goldfish. The snapping
turtles would crap as did the bullfrogs, an occasional duck and of course
the herons probably did as well. I would sometimes see bird dropping on the
rocks around the edge.

with the net on there
are few to no leaves in the pond. with the high quality food there is
little to no
wastes accumulating on the bottom either. wastes seem to get sucked up
and settle
out in the veggie filter which is cleaned out in fall.

* My veggie filter/settling tank needs cleaning out about once a month. I
know we have to cull again.

I can still see a white label
and pea gravel from one of the water lilies on the bottom. the fish
pulled it out
the first year.
the only problem I got is $%%^^&& snails and they close down the itty pump
to my UV.

Ingrid

* Make a clam-like box from 2 of those waterplant baskets with a hole for
the hose and electric cord. Wire them together. No snails will clog your
pump.
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