pH Control and Buffering in Freshwater Systems There are SO many ways to control the pH in freshwater systems raise the pH and “hold it there”. You may not have to worry about this, at all, in geography where the tap water contains tons of carbonates. The recommended test kit below renders a value for […]
How to Remedy Hazes and Cloudiness in Fresh Water
How to Remedy Hazes and Cloudiness in Fresh Water These are easy, and they’re often serious. They speak to ‘new’ systems, bacterial overgrowths, overfeeding, and an assortment of other things none of which are good, or even ‘okay’. They’re easy to fix. I really like sponge filtration with a decent aerator driving it. That helps […]
What About Green Water? Control of Green Water in Freshwater Systems
What About Green Water? Control of Green Water in Freshwater Systems “Green Water” represents inhabited water with enough, and even excess Nitrates, Phosphorus and Iron to spawn the growth of suspended algae that’s living in the water column. It would be preferable for the algae to be on ‘surfaces’ and not impacting the ‘look’ of […]
How to Remove Chlorine and Chloramine and Why?
How To Remove Chlorine and Chloramine and Why? Chlorine is added to new water at the “water company” so they don’t send their municipality a disease. Stuff like toxoplasmosis, cryptosporidia etc. Heck, just germs. Chlorine kills that stuff and just happens to kill fish. You can make your own dechlorinator with instructions at drjohnson.com Or […]
Water Testing the Freshwater Nitrogen Cycle, the Why and How
Water Testing the Freshwater Nitrogen Cycle, the Why and How Why would you test this, why does it matter? How is this done? What do you do with the results? Parameters like pH (which can “crash” and kill a lot of fish) and various ‘nitrogen’ cycle products like Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate can accumulate in […]
Freshwater Shotgun Treatment Four
This is for very large bodies of water and includes Potassium permanganate and Anchor Worm Treatment
Freshwater Shotgun Treatment Three
This is Formalin Malachite Green and Anchor Worm Treatment
Freshwater Shotgun Treatment Two
Is Formalin / Malachite Green with Prazipro This is a dynamite combination that more thoroughly intercepts ciliates and flukes. The combination is very safe together and spares live plants. Cost is driven up by the Prazipro in larger facilities. Formalin malachite is best used between 55 and 78 DF Prazipro depends on thorough shaking / […]
Freshwater Shotgun Treatment One
Is Salt and PraziPro Salt is great for MOST ciliate protozoan parasites, and PraziPro kills flukes. If you have live plants that you value, then you should bypass salt and look at another shotgun. If you have live plants that you value, then you should bypass salt and look at another shotgun.
How To Treat Microscopic Ciliated Protozoan Parasites in Pond and Goldfish
How To Treat Microscopic Ciliated Protozoan Parasites in Pond and Goldfish This is a common group of parasites and I have my ‘favorite treatments’ but things like live plants and water temperature come into play. I’ll discuss those things. How to Treat Ciliate Microscopic Parasites in Freshwater Ponds and with Goldfish. This section itemizes a […]