POND BUBBLES

[riskster]

MY POND SEEMS TO BE DOING GREAT CLEAR AND KOI HAPPY BUT TODAY I NOTICE THE AIR BUBBLES FROM MY PUMP ARE NOW STAYIG ON TOP OF THE WATER WHEN THEY RISE TO SURFACE      WHY?

[Sean]

Sounds like you have Dissolved Organic Compounds in the water which can only be removed by doing water exchanges.

Cheers,
Sean

[riskster]

WILL THIS HURT MY FISH KOI AND GOLDFISH?

[Sean]

Not if you use a dechlorinator/chloramine remover.

Cheers,
Sean

[ThornyGardener]

I think Sean means a PARTIAL water change, not the entire pond. Try 10% water change. If that doesn't clear it up, do another 10%. Hope this works for you.

[Sean]

I think Sean means a PARTIAL water change, not the entire pond. Try 10% water change. If that doesn't clear it up, do another 10%. Hope this works for you.

Sorry, yes you are correct, partial exchanges is what I meant.

Cheers,
Sean

[Julles]

Rickster, sometimes that can be due to fish spawning, or to tadpoles hatching.  I noticed that, one recent morning, my water looked "gooey."  When I examined closer, I saw THOUSANDS of tadpoles swimming around.  They must have hatched a few hours prior, and the discarded egg strands were mucking up the water.  After a day or two, the water cleared.