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I built my pond a few weeks ago, the transfer of the fish was successful and everything was going fine... then I had a big big algae problem, the sun is hitting my pond with way too much intensity I figure, so I scrubbed all the algae, added some algae solution and the water was nice and clear again. Well one day out of the blue the water turned milky, I unclogged the pump, cleaned the filter, added more algae solution and did a water change.
The water is green and cloudy, I cant even see my fish! I added some makeshift shade and I have a couple of floating plants in the pond.
im clueless as to what is happening here, so I really would appreciate any advice.
I also have some red worm like parasites in my filter, I cleaned it out, but im wondering if there is anything I can do about them?
Please help, im worried for the safety of my fish, I was told that new tanks sometimes get cloudy or milky, but that its normal and it will go away on its own.
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Test the water for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH and post the results in numbers. The pond is probably not cycled and is going through a serious bacterial bloom. You could have dangerous levels of ammonia and/or nitrite, so test asap.
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First as Hailey said do your water tests. Then remember this is a pond a coating of algae is ok. A light coating of algae is actually good for the pond. Just like with a aquarium do a water change. If you still have problems with algae, add more floating plants. Even some marginals would help. Also be careful about over feeding it's easy to do in a pond.
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| I can answer for the red parasite-looking critters. I have them in my pond- usually in the bottom or under pots. They like muddy conditions and will take up residence in your filter if it isn't cleaned up regularly. They are small (about the size of freezedried bloodworms you can by for aquarium fish) and are a bright blood-red, with someportions being a burgengy or brown. I'm pretty sure that they are insect larvae that will change into a flying insect later on in the life cycle. Some fish will eat them- but they are usually hard to find in the muck and they aren't really preferred compared to mosquito larvae. They usually cover their bodies with the muck around them- if you dump out the filter box with out rinsing it you will probably find their bumpy homes on the sides of the filter box. Nothing to be worried about- and don't treat the pond for them; that would only cause more problems than are worth it... plus they will just come back. Hope that's helped. -Dazzle
---------------------------------------------------- "For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished" (2nd Peter 3:5-6)
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| Hi Neko. I'm not sure if you are still having difficulty with your water quality but is it possible that your filtration system is inadequate? How large is your filtration system? What is the size of your bio-filter? How often do you clean your filter? How many fish are in your pond? Yours Koily, Lorraine
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I think that the pond is just going through a cycle. Your fish can die from this. If the fish are hardy they usually don't unless it is very bad. In your case it might be. This is just my experiance with aquariums. I assume that ponds go through this cycle to.
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