I wouldn't have that stuff anywhere near my pond and find it amusing where we humans consider ourselves answerable only to ourselves. Did nature get it so wrong that we have to constantly 'fix' it's mistakes?
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In recent years there have been many invasive, non native plants introduced into ponds and lakes and in many cases the growth can be so dense that oxygen in the water will be dangerously over 100% during the day and starved at night. This is one reason you nearly always find dead fish floating in the water at daybreak. This is/has been debated for years
I wouldn't have that stuff anywhere near my pond and find it amusing where we humans consider ourselves answerable only to ourselves. Did nature get it so wrong that we have to constantly 'fix' it's mistakes?
I understand the sentiment, the history of unintended consequences has some bad examples. But I think writing off all attempts to ‘fix’ things is going too far. Let’s not forget that humans are natural too, as is our extraordinary capability alter our conditions.
Over oxygenated water expressed as a percentage. If you imagine perfect water conditions have 100% dissolved oxygen as the standard then over, or under can be written as, for example, 95% (lower) or 110% (higher).
@Fishy65 and I made our ponds together, and I suppose that as we’ve got the balance and positioning right and don’t get blanket weed we can say we don’t want to use additives. I don't want anything to inhibit any growth in mine, it’s a wildlife pond, I followed instructions from a person that has written books on the subject and builds wildlife pond for nature reserves, the oxygenating weed is shelter and food for tadpoles, I can choose when the plants need thinning out. If you have an ornamental pond, pretty, water features, fish, then that’s ok, I like mine as it is. I even used my liner upside down because I prefer the brown side up than the black. i still don’t understand why it’s best to build your pond in full sun and then use an inhibitor.
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I apologise if my post is seen as advertising, it was not intentional but our web site address had been used and reading through some of the posts I thought it would be helpful.
i have just looked to see if I could edit out our brand name to just say blue dye or grey dye but I can’t see how
In recent years there have been many invasive, non native plants introduced into ponds and lakes and in many cases the growth can be so dense that oxygen in the water will be dangerously over 100% during the day and starved at night. This is one reason you nearly always find dead fish floating in the water at daybreak. This is/has been debated for years
Im not familiar with the chemistry here, but that would sound possible. Unless you’ve got o2 bubbling out maybe?
I don't want anything to inhibit any growth in mine, it’s a wildlife pond, I followed instructions from a person that has written books on the subject and builds wildlife pond for nature reserves, the oxygenating weed is shelter and food for tadpoles, I can choose when the plants need thinning out.
If you have an ornamental pond, pretty, water features, fish, then that’s ok, I like mine as it is. I even used my liner upside down because I prefer the brown side up than the black.
i still don’t understand why it’s best to build your pond in full sun and then use an inhibitor.