Accidental poisoning
If your pond seems to be out of balance or if your animals show worrying behaviour or die, this could be a result of poisoning, even if the water tests aren’t indicating the wrong water levels.
Here is an outline of possible poisonings and remedial measures. It is essential that you react as quickly as possible!
As a general rule metals do not belong in the pond water! A lot of metals have the property to release free metal ions (charged particles) to the water, which have toxic effects on invertebrates, fish and microorganisms. The more acidic the water (pH value below 7), the higher the percentage of dissolved metal ions in the water. An extreme situation occurs with (acid) rain, when the rainwater collects in roof gutters and is reused: The low pH value of the rain water dissolves large quantities of copper ions out of the mostly copper-bearing gutters, which then lead to symptoms of poisoning. Titanium zinc is mostly used for rain gutters. This material has a service life of several decades and yet has the merit of being relatively cheap. Roof gutters made of copper are relatively expensive when compared to other materials, but they do provide a very long service life.
Care needs to be taken when multiple materials are used on the same building. Aluminium gutters are long-lasting but expensive. To be brief: A rainwater drainage system using metal gutters can lead to problems. Either you avoid this kind of water supply or you use a very effective water conditioner! The water conditioner JBL BiotoPond results in the binding (chelation) of metal ions. A water change is still necessary if you discern any poisoning symptoms. Be careful when using tap water. Metal pipes mean that lead, copper or zinc may be present in tap water ( JBL PROAQUATEST Cu Bakır testi ). It is, therefore, absolutely necessary to use a good water conditioner ( JBL BiotoPond ) when carrying out a water change!
Yararlı bakteriler havuz suyunuzda ve havuzun dibinde biriken kirleri azaltır. Amonyum NH4) ve amonyak (NH3) proteinden üretilir. Her ikisi de nitrite (NO2) ve daha sonra nitrata (NO3) işlemden geçirilir. Amonyum ayrıca balıklarınızın solungaçlarından da solunur. Bu bozucu bakteriler, daha büyük temizleme işlemlerinden sonra veya antibakteriyel ilaçların kullanılmasından sonra yeni havuzlardan zarar görebilir ve bu da sudaki amonyum içeriğinin yükselmesine neden olur. Sağlıklı, iyi kurulmuş ve verimli havuzlarda neredeyse hiç 0.1 mg / l'nin üzerindeki amonyum değerlerini ölçemezsiniz. Amonyumun kendisi zehirli değildir, ancak kimyasal bir denge reaksiyonu kendisini zehirli amonyağa dönüştürmesine neden olur. Bu yeni oluşturulan amonyağın yüzdesi pH değerlerinde 7,0'dan itibaren artar. Balıklarınız zehirlenme belirtileri gösterir göstermez (su yüzeyinde nefes nefese, geriye ve ileriye doğru dart, sarım vb.), Amonyum içeriğini ölçün! Çözüm (ilk olarak), amonyak konsantrasyonunu seyreltmek ve zehirli amonyağı tekrar zehirli olmayan amonyuma dönüştürmek için pH değerini hafifçe azaltmak için kapsamlı bir su değişikliğidir. Ve (ikinci olarak) JBL BactoPond Böylece amonyum / amonyak işleyebilirler.
Nitrit (NO2), amonyumdan normal biyolojik bozunma işleminde oluşur ve nitrata (NO3) işlenir. Bu nitrojen ayrışması (nitrifikasyon) sırasında havuz suyu çok fazla oksijen tüketir. Bu nedenle havuz suyu için iyi bir oksijen zenginleştirmesi sadece balıklar için önemli değildir. Gerekli oksijen olmadan havuz bakterileriniz işlerini düzgün bir şekilde yapamazlar.
From 0.3 mg/l nitrite is toxic for fish and from about 0.5 mg/l it is usually deadly. This is because nitrite prevents the transport of oxygen by haemoglobin. It has the same shape as oxygen and blocks the docking of the oxygen to the red blood cells (similar to the lock-and-key principle). An increased nitrite value ( JBL PROAQUATEST NO2 Nitrit testi ) an increased nitrite value in your pond water is an extreme alarm signal that there is something wrong in your pond! The nitrite value should ALWAYS be below the detection limit! It’s important you then immediately find out why your bacteria didn’t process the nitrite to harmless nitrate. Possible causes: If your pond is still quite new (max. 3 weeks old), nitrite can accumulate because your beneficial bacteria have yet to develop. Remedy: With JBL FilterStart Pond ve JBL BactoPond you can help your pond and accelerate the running-in process enormously.
Further ways to destroy the beneficial bacteria in the pond
If you have added salt to your pond (why? This does more harm than good), your bacteria won’t like that at all. Bacteria can’t get used to fluctuating salinity. If you insist on adding salt, you will have to restart the bacterial fauna AFTER the adding of salt with JBL FilterStart Pond ve JBL BactoPond .
Neither do your bacteria like you adding antibacterial medicines to your pond because the medicines can’t differentiate between beneficial cleansing bacteria and pathogenic bacteria. Also in this case a bacterial reactivation with JBL FilterStart Pond ve JBL BactoPond önemle tavsiye edilir.
