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TAP WATER KILLS From Pond Droppings Nov. 2002 Every few months we hear of another pond keeper whose fish all died after adding the same water we all drink to a pond, or after putting new fish into a pond the just filled with drinking water from a municipal water source. We repeat this warning to all new pond keepers, bit it remains one of the most common reasons why our fish die. All water you purchase from a municipal water source contains chloramine. Chloramine is a mixture of chlorine and ammonia that is designed not to break down with time and sunlight, as many of you are used to with chlorine-only water systems. So when you fill the pond with water, wait a couple of days, and throw in your fish, they have to contend with residual chlorine and as much as 4.0 PPM of ammonia as well, either of which can be deadly to any of your finny friends. Even if they live, you have probably friend their gills. The solution to this problem is to develop a routine that won’t allow you to forget the running water, or that won’t allow the chlorine and ammonia to harm your fish. Tossing in the hose and then saying I’ll be back in ten minutes won’t do the job any longer. * Use an automatic shut-off meter on your hose + a chloramine treatment * Use an automatic shut-off timer on the hose + a chloramine treatment * Carry a timer in your pocket, or in some other place where you can’t miss the timer’s sound * Use a reminder (the old string around the finger trick) * Install a whole-house filter on the hose you use to fill the pond * Add water to a barrel, add a chloramine treatment, and then add the treated water the pond |
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