Category: Water Quality

Water quality is the underpinning of fish health. Take care of the water, the fish take care of themselves.

25
Sep
2019

pH Crash Is a Common Cause of Mass Koi and Pond Fish Death

PH Crash Is The Second Most Common Cause of Overnight Fish Death – by Dr Erik Johnson…

21
Sep
2019

Indoor Koi Pond – Trouble With Nitrates

Indoor Pond Nitrates Problem – by Doc Johnson It’s hard to have enough artificial lighting to grow…

21
Sep
2019

Aeration – Oxygenation of Pond Water

Aeration – Oxygenation of Pond Water Aeration – by Doc Johnson “Warm water carries less dissolved oxygen…

21
Sep
2019

Ammonia As an Aquatic Toxin – Important

Ammonia – The Essentials Ammonia – Understand this! – by Doc Johnson Ammonia is the first waste…

21
Sep
2019

Water Changes Are Critically Important

Water Changes Are Critically Important A Word About Water Changes – by E L Johnson DVM (Here’s…

20
Sep
2019

Bioseeding

Bioseeding or Colonizing an Aquatic System with Beneficial Nitrogen Cycle Bacteria How to “Cycle” a Tank or…

19
Sep
2019

Winter and Winterizing a Koi Pond

Highlights Try to keep a hole open in the ice. It doesn’t always matter. But it’s difficult…

19
Sep
2019

Chlorine and Chlorination, Chloramines and Aquatic Life

Chlorine (You better know about this). When water comes out of your hose, in most areas, it’s…

19
Sep
2019

Oxygen, Aeration, and Oxygenation in Ponds and Aquaria

Oxygen is essential to almost all living things. Water carries a pitifully small amount of oxygen but…

19
Sep
2019

PH Crash Is a Common Fish Killer in Ponds and Aquaria

PH Crash Is a Common Fish Killer in Ponds and Aquaria

19
Sep
2019

PH in Aquatic Environments Is a Key Element to Success

To keep things really simple; pH is basically just a “test” you run to get a result…