Hey I just came across your channel looking for aquarium vids. I assumed it was one of those hobby farm channels with a million subscribers so I was surprised to see how small the channel is. I really enjoyed the videos you've put out in the last year and I hope you upload more
Wish I could help ! The fish have a problem all came from the same place ? If so , ask them if they have had the same problem with their fish . Make sure you keep your hands sanitized . Good luck !
I ordered large mouth bass cross between tiger bass and large mouth they came in about 6" pretty nice fish grew fast very aggressive. Hatchery delivered them at bass pro on their route pretty cheap way to go alantic stocking I think they was the company.
Hopefully not the same but I keep aquariums and there’s a couple of pretty contagious diseases that can cause this. There’s medications for this but I have no idea how to does a pond.
I don't believe so. There may be a few, but I'm not very rocky. This spring, I added a few rock piles, so I'll restock this summer and see if I can get the numbers up.
@@ryanhoelke Are you located in Canada? I am in new england and you are literally doing the things I dream of doing one day so I love following along on your projects and can't wait to see more
I would advise you to learn more about water hardness called GH and KH, and to measure your water hardness levels and the PH with a drop test, not the strips. Because your pond shows all the signs of water hardness problems. Snow and ice is soft water, it lacks minerals. And that can cause that your water hardness levels are becoming too low, and when your water hardness levels are too low it can create a PH crash in a single night, it means that your water becomes too acidic in a single night, and fish will get sick or even die. GH is general hardness and it should be between 8 and 12. KH is bicarbonate hardness and ideally it should be 8. But do not just add GH and KH plus before you learned about it. Because if you do it wrong it can make matters worse. When the PH is too low it will also cause algae growth. Because algae do not care too much about PH. Other plants won't grow because with the wrong PH most beneficial plants are not able to take up the nutrients in the water. First raise the GH with one point per 3 days until it is 12. This will also raise the KH a bit. After the GH is at level measure both but then do nothing for at least two weeks. Only after those two weeks measure the KH again and if the KH is still below 8 after adding the GH then add KH plus, but not more as one point per 3 days, and follow the instructions from the product that you buy exactly. And never ever add GH and KH plus at the same time, or within two weeks from each other. Once both levels are good, wait for 2 weeks and then you can add Mearl for the long term GH balance because that works slower but longer. And two weeks after that you can put cleaned sea shells in your filter for the KH balance, it does nothing until the PH drops below 7. When the PH drops below 7 it means that there are a lot of hydrogen ions in the water, and those are acidic. The sea shells will only dissolve as a result of the acid in the water and release bicarbonate which will neutralize the acid until the PH is neutral or at 7 again. Measure the GH and KH every month, especially when you have a lot of snow and ice. And remove as much mud and muck as possible. When you clean a pond filter always use pond water to clean the filter. Leave some dirt inside the filter. And try to save as much of the water as possible so that you can throw it back in the pond without the dirt. Again, learn about the importance of GH and KH !!! And how to adres it. Follow the instructions from the products that you buy exactly!!! It will solve the algae issue and the dying fish issue !!! Only aerate during the hours that it is dark !!! It is very unlikely that you have an oxygen issue because you live in a cold climate and cold water has much more oxygen. A waterfall would probably produce plenty enough oxygen for you pond. The most likely culprit for your issues is water hardness. Do not aerate too much because it will cause the KH to drop too low !!! Again, learn about water hardness. And keep in mind that you learn from people who live in the northern hemisphere who experience rain and/or a lot of snow. People in dry areas do not have these issues, or at least not at the same magnitude. If you did the tests, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask me. If I can I will answer your questions. 👍
Hey I just came across your channel looking for aquarium vids. I assumed it was one of those hobby farm channels with a million subscribers so I was surprised to see how small the channel is. I really enjoyed the videos you've put out in the last year and I hope you upload more
I really appreciate that. Thanks a bunch. Glad you liked them. Working on more this summer.
And start check8ng and keeping records of DO, PH and other water quality
Yes thanks, just did a pH test. It's high.
Wish I could help ! The fish have a problem all came from the same place ? If so , ask them if they have had the same problem with their fish . Make sure you keep your hands sanitized . Good luck !
I ordered large mouth bass cross between tiger bass and large mouth they came in about 6" pretty nice fish grew fast very aggressive. Hatchery delivered them at bass pro on their route pretty cheap way to go alantic stocking I think they was the company.
Thanks Dan, I dont know if they can handle the cold? I'm not sure. I'm in Canada?
have you considered adding ozone to the air pump?
No, I haven't, but I'll look into it. Thanks
Hopefully not the same but I keep aquariums and there’s a couple of pretty contagious diseases that can cause this. There’s medications for this but I have no idea how to does a pond.
I'll look into it. Thanks.
Did the crawfish ever establish in your pond?
I don't believe so. There may be a few, but I'm not very rocky. This spring, I added a few rock piles, so I'll restock this summer and see if I can get the numbers up.
@@ryanhoelke Are you located in Canada? I am in new england and you are literally doing the things I dream of doing one day so I love following along on your projects and can't wait to see more
@Coolwhip899 I am. Thanks for following along. Small channel, so I'm never really sure if anyone watches or cares, ha. Thanks for the nice words.
Get your water tested at a pool store if ones around
Thanks, I'll see if the local pool shops will do that for me.
If it would be in an aquarium, I'd say it looks like ick.
Well, not exactly like a filtered indoor aquarium, ha. But I try to have clear water. It's gone a bit darker this last couple weeks.
How many acres is your pond? You can use goggle earth to trace the edge and it will tell you
It's smaller than maybe it looks on film. I'd say it's only a 1/4 acre.
I would advise you to learn more about water hardness called GH and KH, and to measure your water hardness levels and the PH with a drop test, not the strips. Because your pond shows all the signs of water hardness problems. Snow and ice is soft water, it lacks minerals. And that can cause that your water hardness levels are becoming too low, and when your water hardness levels are too low it can create a PH crash in a single night, it means that your water becomes too acidic in a single night, and fish will get sick or even die. GH is general hardness and it should be between 8 and 12. KH is bicarbonate hardness and ideally it should be 8. But do not just add GH and KH plus before you learned about it. Because if you do it wrong it can make matters worse.
When the PH is too low it will also cause algae growth. Because algae do not care too much about PH. Other plants won't grow because with the wrong PH most beneficial plants are not able to take up the nutrients in the water.
First raise the GH with one point per 3 days until it is 12. This will also raise the KH a bit. After the GH is at level measure both but then do nothing for at least two weeks. Only after those two weeks measure the KH again and if the KH is still below 8 after adding the GH then add KH plus, but not more as one point per 3 days, and follow the instructions from the product that you buy exactly. And never ever add GH and KH plus at the same time, or within two weeks from each other. Once both levels are good, wait for 2 weeks and then you can add Mearl for the long term GH balance because that works slower but longer. And two weeks after that you can put cleaned sea shells in your filter for the KH balance, it does nothing until the PH drops below 7. When the PH drops below 7 it means that there are a lot of hydrogen ions in the water, and those are acidic. The sea shells will only dissolve as a result of the acid in the water and release bicarbonate which will neutralize the acid until the PH is neutral or at 7 again. Measure the GH and KH every month, especially when you have a lot of snow and ice. And remove as much mud and muck as possible. When you clean a pond filter always use pond water to clean the filter. Leave some dirt inside the filter. And try to save as much of the water as possible so that you can throw it back in the pond without the dirt.
Again, learn about the importance of GH and KH !!! And how to adres it. Follow the instructions from the products that you buy exactly!!!
It will solve the algae issue and the dying fish issue !!!
Only aerate during the hours that it is dark !!! It is very unlikely that you have an oxygen issue because you live in a cold climate and cold water has much more oxygen. A waterfall would probably produce plenty enough oxygen for you pond. The most likely culprit for your issues is water hardness.
Do not aerate too much because it will cause the KH to drop too low !!!
Again, learn about water hardness. And keep in mind that you learn from people who live in the northern hemisphere who experience rain and/or a lot of snow. People in dry areas do not have these issues, or at least not at the same magnitude.
If you did the tests, and if you have any questions, feel free to ask me. If I can I will answer your questions. 👍
P.S. Your water hardness can also be too high !!
Ask on pondboss forum
Good idea, I will do that. Thanks.
I'd look into getting some professional testing or knowledge. Too much going on and something is up. Sorry.