Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Fertilization ????? Residual Phosphorus

Quick little story. Everyone knows about silo gas right?

Corn is grown on our N-P-K and our potasium in the mix is potassium chloride or KCL. As the corn grows on this nutrient it is stored in the corn plant. Out in the field the corn plant naturally takes in the KCL and parks it in the corns cell. Doing this all year with a high PH at the roots then balanced in the cell with calcium and sodium.

The corn being cut and put into the silo is a nice balanced base (positive ion) compound with lots of starch and fuel (negative ion). Now in time in a silo with no air lots of moisture and pressure about half way down the silo starts to ferment and break down. This fermenting process changes the PH of the corn in the silo.

The potassium and chlorine that were sitting there nice and balanced all of a sudden have a PH swing. This releases the K from the bond it is heavier and ties up quick with the microbes and the CHlorine gas is released as silo gas.

Long story long. KCL was there in large amounts neutral in the corn as the PH changed (fermentation) it released the K and CL breaking the bond.

This process I expect you can do in a pond but the amounts of water and amounts of fertilizer you are talking about are not as dense. Just be careful as heat and sun light can make things compound very quickly on you.

Cheers Don.