help pon - 05/03/08 11:30 PM
hello,
My name is michele and i have a large turtle pond. I built the pond because I run a turtle rescue. I built the pond in january and filled it then. The waterfall ran for that whole time until now. just this month i put in the turtles a few small plants that arn't mature. some tad poles and fat heads. There was plenty of algae and i just put some duck weed in there for shade purposes.
The water isn't clear at all it's quite muddy and i''m not sure how to deal with that either. I'm very concerned about the froth because I believe it has killed two turtles. I was trying to have a naturally regulated pond with all aspects of the food chain so that other than feeding the fish and turtles it would keep it's self clean. Oh yes there is a bog portion and a few gold fish I put in for looks. there are only five though
the pond is about 6,800hundred gallons. I used a 20x25 liner and it ranges from 3 ft to 8 inches.There is a small island in the middle for the turtles.
The bubbles spread over the pond but they arn't making a soapy froth. where it builds up and you can pick it up. It's just difuse over the surface.
The ph is 7.6 slightly acidic. and the amonia is 0 parts per million. I have a water fall that runs 1800 gph.
I have never added any chemicles ever so I'm very confused.
There are also one or two small sunnies and a trout and one tiny striped bass.
Help I'll gladly discuss this here or in my email or on the phone at my expense. I must solve this issue.
Thanks in advance
I hope someone here can help with the foam and muddiness.
Thanks
Sincerely,
Michelle C.
My name is michele and i have a large turtle pond. I built the pond because I run a turtle rescue. I built the pond in january and filled it then. The waterfall ran for that whole time until now. just this month i put in the turtles a few small plants that arn't mature. some tad poles and fat heads. There was plenty of algae and i just put some duck weed in there for shade purposes.
The water isn't clear at all it's quite muddy and i''m not sure how to deal with that either. I'm very concerned about the froth because I believe it has killed two turtles. I was trying to have a naturally regulated pond with all aspects of the food chain so that other than feeding the fish and turtles it would keep it's self clean. Oh yes there is a bog portion and a few gold fish I put in for looks. there are only five though
the pond is about 6,800hundred gallons. I used a 20x25 liner and it ranges from 3 ft to 8 inches.There is a small island in the middle for the turtles.
The bubbles spread over the pond but they arn't making a soapy froth. where it builds up and you can pick it up. It's just difuse over the surface.
The ph is 7.6 slightly acidic. and the amonia is 0 parts per million. I have a water fall that runs 1800 gph.
I have never added any chemicles ever so I'm very confused.
There are also one or two small sunnies and a trout and one tiny striped bass.
Help I'll gladly discuss this here or in my email or on the phone at my expense. I must solve this issue.
Thanks in advance
I hope someone here can help with the foam and muddiness.
Thanks
Sincerely,
Michelle C.