Article Sphere Logo

How To Have A Healthy Water Pond For Your Fish And Vegetation?

By Expert Author: Pat Lorrain | Article Abstract
Word Count: 319 words | Views: 46 view(s)
To have a healthy pond you must have pH balance water, to get this balance after the pond is filled you must proceed like this:

Analyse the water.

The first time you fill your pond, the water might contain chemical pollutants and minerals that are toxic for the fishes and the plants. Those chemical substances are the chlorine, the chloramines, the ammonia and many more found in the tap water. The chlorine found in tap water dissipates generally after a few days. But for other chemicals
like a combination of chlorine and ammonia, take much more time to decompose.

Before introducing plants or fish in the pond, you must analyse the water. After the pond is fill, wait at least one week before testing the water. You can detect almost every toxic substance in the water when testing the pH, the ammonia, the chlorines and the hardness of the water. The pH is the measure of the acidity or the alkalinity. The scale goes from 0 (very acid) from 14 (very alkaline), 7 is neutral and it means that the water is pure. A healthy water has a pH that range between 6.5 and 8.5. You can buy the test kit in pet store, where you bought your pond or online. The indication included in the kit will tell you witch water conditioner to use to correct the situation.

Rectify the water parameter

A variety of water treatment is offered to balance the water pH and eliminate the toxic substances from your pond. But you should not use them unless the test tells you to.
Some fish and plant retailer suggest that you put a conditioner in the pond before you introduce the fishes or the plants in the pond, just for precaution. However, if the test marks that the water is correct, it doesn't need conditioner. If you decide to go with the conditioner anyway, follow the instruction on the label.
Pat Lorrain

About the Author/Author Bio

Pat owns My Water Pond Site which help people find pond supply and solar lights at discount prices.

Article Source: http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/How-To-Have-A-Healthy-Water-Pond-For-Your-Fish-And-Vegetation-/77575

Article Submitted: 2007-03-12 | This Article has been viewed 46 times.

Rate Article

More "Landscaping Gardening" Related Articles

 
 

Listed below are more articles related to the above article from the "Landscaping Gardening" article category.

People interested in the above article "How To Have A Healthy Water Pond For Your Fish And Vegetation?" are also interested in the related articles listed below:

 
By getting started in organic gardening, you should know that you are not only going to be doing a great thing for yourself, but as well for others and the environment. This is especially important when you take into consideration the fact that there are so many serious global and environmental issues that we are facing today, such as global warming and epidemic pollution levels.
Everyone should be aware of organic home gardening. Even if you take an organic gardening class, there are a few pieces of information that you should be especially educated on when it comes to organic home gardening, and so you will find the following very useful.
There are lots of benefits to having herb gardens. They can create a wonderful aroma when all the different smells mix together and catch your nose as you walk past; they give you an instant and ongoing source of fresh herbs to use whenever you need them; and they are also relatively easy to grow.
Landscaping is the arrangement of an area which is aesthetically pleasant to the eye of the homeowners and visitors. There are different forms of landscaping, and many of these are not classified into anything but just the preferences of the person doing the work. There are two loose forms of landscaping that many people might follow today. These are formal and informal.
After a tiring day spending some time with plants is an easy way to relax, the natural soothing color of plant and aroma of flower will help in relaxing your tensed mind and soul. It will circulate positive energy in your body and soul. However, the apartment living has make it difficult to find some soothing green surrounding.
If you ride through any neighborhood during the late evening, the home that will stand out the most is the one that is adorned with properly designed outdoor landscape lighting. People spend untold amounts of money ensuring that the landscaping of their property is just perfect. Then when darkness falls no one sees it. If you are installing landscape materials on a new property or you are updating your present landscaping be sure to include lighting in your overall landscape plan.
The term outdoor lights means different things to different people. If you float the term at a builders convention, most will tell you that they hang a light by the front door, one by the back door, and one under the carport if one is built on the home. They will also tell you the reason for the lights on the outside of a home is because they are required by code. Otherwise, they would likely not put even the porch lights on a newly constructed home. The more high-end builders will, of course, have a different answer and will address the different aspects of lighting a property for security, safety and the enhancement of the beauty of the property.
 
Article Directory Home All Categories Home And Family Landscaping Gardening
 

Can't find what you're looking for? Try Google Search!
 
Copyright © 2005 - by Larry Lim, Singapore - Article Search Engine Directory at ArticleSphere.com™
All Rights Reserved Worldwide. All Trademarks and Servicemarks are the property of the respective owners.

Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Belarusian Bulgarian Catalan Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Croatian Czech Danish German English Estonian Filipino Finnish French Galician Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Indonesian Irish Italiano Japanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Maltese Dutch Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swahili Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese Welsh Yiddish