Q. Why is it necessary to monitor the water quality in a pond? A. A good indication of a healthy pond is the quality of the water. Poor quality water is often responsible for the problems connected with fish health and can also trigger algae blooms that cause green water and blanket weed. This is why regular testing of the water is considered the best means of monitoring the health of any pond.
We would recommend the following products for testing your water. Laguna Master Test Kit
Q. Why does a pond become Unhealthy and how can it be treated? A. There are many reasons why a pond becomes unhealthy but the major causes are contamination, biological imbalance and deficiencies in certain elements.
The most common form of contamination is tap water. The following product can be used to remedy this:
Biological imbalances often lead to excess nutrients in the water, namely nitrates, nitrates and phosphates. Blooms of algae usually follow.
Q. What keeps the water in my pond turning green and how can I clean it up? Tiny microscopic, single celled algae are most certainly the cause. Algal Blooms is the term used to describe the pea soup like conditions when there is an excess of nutrients in the water combined with the warm temperatures and strong daylight.
Q Can you recommend an eco-friendly means of preventing green water and blanket weed in my pond? A. we offer a range of biologically based treatments which rely upon highly concentrated doses of various natural occurring beneficial bacteria to remove harmful pollutants and to control algae by competing for vital nutrients.
Q.Can you explain why phosphate and Nitrate removing products are necessary for controlling algae in the pond? A. Research tells us that nutrients like phosphate and nitrates in the water column encourage the growth of algae in the pond. These are products resulting from the natural breakdown of organic matter and also enter the pond in the mains tap water for top-ups and partial water changes.
It goes without saying therefore that by reducing these nutrients the algae will be inhibited. Unfortunately, biological filtration is not very successful in reducing these nutrients; in fact they are o an extent a by-product of the biological filtration process. The common method employed to reduce such wastes is called chemical filtration which relies on various types of media that act as absorbers.
These actively trap the phosphate and nitrate in effective resins. Chemical filtration has been developed to enhance pool filtration whilst having no detrimental effect on pond life.
