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by JohnKitching
Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:54 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Ignoring the fish what's the best chemistry?
Replies: 7
Views: 19959

Re: Ignoring the fish what's the best chemistry?

Duncan,
Are you saying 7.4 or lower is a bad idea for the fish?
I thought 7.0 was the ideal for the fish.
I'm going to find a hobby with right and wrong answers (Scrabble perhaps!)
by JohnKitching
Wed Jan 07, 2015 7:43 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Ignoring the fish what's the best chemistry?
Replies: 7
Views: 19959

Re: Ignoring the fish what's the best chemistry?

Thanks Manky,
7.4 it is then!!
By pure coincidence that's exactly what I'd set my controller to. 7.15 wasn't working for me (I'd read in a sewage treatment document 7.15 was optimal for nitrite processing, it appears they were full of something (sorry))
by JohnKitching
Wed Jan 07, 2015 7:37 pm
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: KHV Transmission
Replies: 7
Views: 4543

Re: KHV Transmission

Duncan wrote:not really the host still needs stressing to get KHV to break out cold is nota real stressor

dunc
That makes sense thank you.
What would you recommend for a QT to have the best chance of getting a new fish to break out with KHV if it has it?
by JohnKitching
Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:34 pm
Forum: Koi Ultra Zone and General koi Health
Topic: KHV Transmission
Replies: 7
Views: 4543

Re: KHV Transmission

Excuse my ignorance but isn't KHV killing fish at lower temperatures a good thing?
Won't that reduce the number of fish carrying KHV but showing no symptoms?
by JohnKitching
Tue Jan 06, 2015 8:15 pm
Forum: Pond Construction and Pond Gizmo's And DIY bits and pieces
Topic: Ignoring the fish what's the best chemistry?
Replies: 7
Views: 19959

Ignoring the fish what's the best chemistry?

A bit of a tongue in cheek heading but ... For a bakki shower running with BHM what would be the ideal pH and KH (or anything else you think relevant) to process the most ammonia, nitrite and nitrate? The reason for my question is that for my fish's sake I'd like pH to be 7.0 but I seem to be findin...