Goldfish behavior in outdoor pond

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:

After 3 weeks I would think chloramines wouldn't be a problem. The
chlorine would be gone and the ammonia converted by bacteria and/or used
by the plants. ~ jan

Do you have info on that? It has always been my understanding that
chloramines don't break down into their component parts without the
addition of a chemical that breaks the bond between chlorine and ammonia.
San Diego Joe

My understanding, from stuff posted here and thru my KHA classes, claims
have been made that the bond will break when introduced to contaminates in
a pond.

Absolutely. From the point of view of drinking-water treatment, your pond
is nothing but a source of contaminants. Chloramine wouldn't be much use
at all if it didn't react with the contaminants. Chloramine is quite
stable when it's in a solution of _clean_ (read "distilled") water, but
even then it will degrade over a period like three weeks. When it's added
to a pond, though, it quickly starts reacting.
--
derek