SHELL’S 'DIY' POND BUILD…FINALLY IT’S DONE!
Shelly has now finished her long
awaited pond and has incorporated an Anoxic Filter into her pond build. Early
next spring as soon as the weather permits the AFS will already be waiting for
the pond startup. Unlike conventional filters, the Anoxic filter is ready and
waiting to take on another year of chemical and biological filtration needs. No
need to inoculate with bacteria cultures or chemicals of any kind.
For those that have conventional
filtration systems this early springtime is a stressful time of year for their
Koi. The bacteria now need to wait for temperatures to clime to acceptable
levels of at least a steady 55F° (12C°) before they are any good at processing
the Nitrogen Cycle once again. However, the AFS is ready to go (Ed: This can be
seen in testing the Biocenosis baskets and still finding oxygen in the medium.
If the bacteria were dead or inactive them anaerobic bacteria would take its
place and Hydrogen Sulfide would be its byproduct along with more Ammonia.) and
the bacterium is now waiting for Ammonia and other ions at temperatures of 35F°
(1.6C°) not the usual 20-30C° (68F- 86F°) that the Nitrosomonas
chemoautotrophic bacteria does and remember this is the optimum temperature for
this bacteria to carry out its transformation of biological processes and is
less effective at colder temps.
Unfortunately Koi are already foraging
for food at temps of about 48F° (8.8C°). They now need bacteria to get back
into their systems and fast. If the hobbyists waits too long then their
animals’ become weaken from lack of natural foods or processes foods and become
susceptible to all kind of primary and secondary infections or undue stress
that may lead to complications further down the road.
If you wish to read more of Shelly’s pond build click the links
below.
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