dr-solo.TakeThisOut@wi.rr.xx.com Wrote:
> white powdery mildew is columnaris, a bacteria.
> it sounds like something has been dumped into the pond, like slaked
> lime, or maybe
> somebody tossed in a lump of plaster of paris, or a plaster of paris
> statue, or maybe
> marble chips around it and it rained and leached it into the pond. or
> some kind of
> fresh concrete statue or bricks under pots. or ????
> Ingrid
>
> KMJ KMJ.2fc6wu.TakeThisOut@news.fishkeepingbanter.com wrote:
> -
> Thank for the advice and the pointer to the Puregold website.
> Unfortunately I got to him too late and he died as well as 2 more fish
> in the pond. It's been a steep learning curve but I'm really getting
> into it now. I tested the PH in the pond water and it was around 9.
> I've managed to get it down to around 7.2 over the last few days and
> the other fish seem OK so far except a few have what looks like a
> white
> powdery mildew. Now I've got to figure out what this is fungus or
> bacteria and what made the 7 year old pond become so alkaline.
>
> Cheers KMJ-
>
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> Zone 5 next to Lake Michigan
white powdery mildew is columnaris, a bacteria.
it sounds like something has been dumped into the pond, like slaked
lime, or maybe
somebody tossed in a lump of plaster of paris, or a plaster of paris
statue, or maybe
marble chips around it and it rained and leached it into the pond. or
some kind of
fresh concrete statue or bricks under pots. or ????
Ingrid
Thanks for that Ingrid. That explains a lot. That's why the bucket
load of fungicide I put in the pond did nothing. The pond had a big
clean out a couple of months ago and I use a couple of brick to raise
the statue. They are out now. This probably stressed the fish making
them more suceptable to the disease. I've got the PH down to around 7
and I'm testing it every day to check for any change.
The puregold site said the treatment for columnairs is potassium
permanganate in the water but I'm a little unsure about the exact
method of use. Is it a crystal that is mixed with water to form a
solution? What is the ratio for the solution? Do I take the fish out
and treat them in a hospital tank or do I put it in the pond which is
1600 litres. Does it then have to be remove from the water after the
treatment by using hydrogen peroxide and what ratio? Will it kill the
plants snails and mussles? It also said don't use potassium
permanganate if the PH is too high. What is the safe level.
Thanks again,
Kim
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KMJ
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