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A&M just sent back my test results and I wanted to post them on here to get some feedback on what im actually looking at. I forwarded them over to Todd at Overton who will be able to tell me all I need to know, but wanted to post them on here and try to learn a little bit myself at what Im looking at and what my goals should be.
Calcium - 417
Magnesium - 268
Sodium - 727
Potassium - 32
Boron - 1.82
Carbonate - 0
Bicarbonate - 128
Sulfate - 2585
Chloride - 1031
Nitrate - 0.01
Phosphorus - 0.04
pH - 7.75
Conductivity - 5460
Hardness - 125 grains
Hardness - 2142 ppm
Alkalinity - 105
TDS - 5189
SAR - 6.8
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Just a routine analysis I guess?
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From a fish standpoint, I generally pay immediate attention to Ph and alkalinity. Looks good.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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2142 ppm hardness?
You should be able to walk on water without being Jesus!
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Bigharge,
Are you in the panhandle, or west texas?
I have water that hard too. My water is very similar, and you should be able to grow great fish in that.
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Yeah hard water is good don't get me wrong. Just couldn't help making the crack. Mine is in the 500's and I thought that was hard!
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Last edited by ewest; 05/03/13 09:07 PM.
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Yeah, I'm out in Midland, hard water was about the only thing I was sure of lol. I had a fish kill early this year that wiped me out, but looks like the water is good to go from the comments on here. Getting that vertex has made a world of difference.
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