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I have a 150 gallon outdoor pond. It was populated by 3 koi, and a
small catfish for over a year and a half until the automatic refill was inadvertantly turned off. When it was turned back on the fish died the next day. I assumed it was from a large influx of chlorinated water. Anyway, I took the opportunity to totally clean out the pond including about a inch of sludge, and small rocks on the bottom. New water was added, dechlorinator/conditioning solution added, and the pond was left to circulate for 48 hours. New koi were added (after acclimation) and died within 1 hour. I changed the water 3 complete times, reconditioned the water, let it circulate for 1 week, added some comets which died within two hours. I changed the water again three times, let it circulate for 3 weeks, took a water sample to my local LFS. They told me that the ammonia was slightly high (but not deadly) pH, was about 8.1 (slightly high but not deadly). Basically they told me that they did not know why the fish died. Using the same tap water that the pond is refilled from, I placed some comets which lived for a week without problem in a bowl in my home. When placed the comets in the pond, after acclimation they died within a day. WHAT IS GOING ON? It appears that there is something quite toxic to fish in the fish pond. Still I have changed out the water multiple multiple times with no improvement. The toxic substance must be specific to the pond, since the tap water did not kill the fish in a fish bowl. The only things I have in the pond are two pumps (one is a new fountain pump (Beckett) and the other is the waterfall pump which has been there for two years without problem. The pumps are on GFI circuits so I don't think there could be a large short circuit. There are Lava type rocks in the pond which, once again were in there with the koi for over a year without problem. I did power wash the rocks prior to putting them back in the pond. The water temp is in the low 80's. The water is perfectly clear. Please any help appreciated since I am at a loss what to do next. |
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