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Answers For better or Worse Why did the young man put stone in the bottom of the pond? Well, its pretty. Then it got pretty messy. Not allowing circulation to the pond bottom, traps the silt (organic sludge) in an environment that is not exactly loaded full of oxygen. This is called anaerobic. We would prefer an environment that is aerobic (lots of oxygen). This is better for the fish, the microorganisms, and other critters he has in his pond. The main reason for our concern of the microorganisms is their ability to do their job. That is why we hired them. By removing the stone we have in effect removed the organic sludge that was trapped in it. And removed the potential source for its accumulation in the future, due to the lack of circulation. By utilizing a larger filter we have given the microorganisms more time to deal with the silt or solids between filter cleanings. When the young man cleaned the sponge filter with the garden hose he did so with water that was full of chlorine. This wiped out any of the good guys he had left in or on his filter. He could have rung it out in a bucket of pond water and kept things moving in a forward direction rather than backwards. The young man decided to remove the stone and wait on the bigger filter. In the long run he needed the larger filter. With the stone gone he and "his" pond did much better. By adding the microorganisms to the system on a weekly basis he was able to reduce organic sludge, excess fish food, waste, and soluble organic pollution. He also maintained a clean pond, and competed for nutrients that aid green water. Of all the things the young man could have done he did very well for being misinformed. He has come to the conclusion that when things are set up correctly water gardening is as easy as it seems, and a lot more fun than shoveling dirty rocks out of the bottom of a pond. Thanks for visiting our website, and our test area. |
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