Author: Dr. Erik Johnson
Overview: Koi are generally hardy fish. They’re descended from the common carp and are tough, essentially omnivorous…
Carbonate balance is a long subject, but I intend to keep it brief. I will over simplify…
If fish are suffering illness due to any obvious deterioration of water quality, you are well advised…
Hydrogen Sulfide gas is a gas produced in an-aerobic pockets under water. These may occur anywhere there…
Carbon dioxide is produced by the respiration (not photosynthesis) of both plants and animals. When you exhale,…
Koi and plants do fine if the plants are abundant enough. If you “try” one or two…
The prime competitor to algae is simply other plants. All pants consume nitrogen and phosphorus and iron….
Algae Control, Green Water Bloom. This is an old video with good, current information. Crude in it’s…
Algae matters because it can obscure your view of the fish and also, string algae can choke…
Algae are single celled plants. They occur in primarily two forms, one form composes strands which can…
My pond is about 3 months old. The water is clear but has a yellowish tint that…
