Fish and Animals
A product that neutralizes chlorine
What is detox or de-cholinator?
Green cloudy water (like pea soup), also known as suspended algae.
What is microbial algae?
Is it plugged in? Does the plug have electricity? Has the GFI popped?
What are the first things to check if equipment issue
Equipment that pumps air into the water.
What is an Aerator?
A plant that looks dead in the winter but will return in the spring
What is a perennial?
Baby fish
What are fry?
What should be added to a pond on a weekly basis?
What is beneficial bacteria?
What is a UV light?
Something that automatically adds water into the pond when is is low.
What is an Autofill?
the planting zone Colorado (not the mountains).
What is Zone 5?
This will burn the gills in fish - found in city tap water.
What is chlorine?
Oxygen and circulation - Plants - Filtration - Fish - Structural integrity
What are the 5 Basic Elements of a Healthy Eco System?
The water temperature that can be fed at, but not below.
What is 50 degrees?
Equipment shuts off the pump when the water is too low.
What is a pump safety switch?
40-60% coverage of the pond surface.
What is the amount of plants needed in a pond?
Fishing line around the edges of the pond.
What is one way to deter heron?
Lack of plants, overfeeding fish, leaving debris in the pond.
What are some great ways to create algae?
The cause of 90% of leaks
What is low liner?
Equipment that releases copper ions into the water.
What is an IonGen?
A pond plant whose roots are submerged and the foliage is in the air.
What is a marginal?
A white moldy type stuff on fish
What is I don't know? We don't give fish advice.
(Ich)
We need to know the gallons of water in a pond to
What is
surface area for beneficial bacteria to colonize on.
What is 3/4" gravel?
(or bioballs)
Piece of equipment that needs to be backwashed on cleanouts and maintenance vistis.
What is a pressure filter?
Piece of equipment that will kill or damage floating plants and string algae.
What is an IonGen?