dirt in pond

External Since: Feb 22, 2004 Posts: 6

Question - and sorry for sounding clueless. That's because when it comes to
fish, I am.
However - I am wondering whether dirt that has escaped from my potted
aqautic plants onto the sand floor of the pond, can be harmful to the fish,
and can it raise nitrite levels? I don't have a clue how the dirt got out,
the fish must have done it somehow. Originally I potted the plants in
potting mix and then covered the top with 1/2 inch of sand before immersing.
Now there seem to be bits of dirt everywhere.

Thanks all
Nicola

External Since: Jun 12, 2004 Posts: 69

"Nicola B" <nicolabaartse.TakeThisOut@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:403d9c58@duster.adelaide.on.net...
> I was told by the people who sold me the aquatic plants, that there should
> be river sand at the bottom of the tub/pond. They also told me regular
> potting mix would be fine to pot the plants in. I read elsewhere to top
the
> soil with sand to stop the soil getting into the water which is why I did
> that. So, I have about an inch of sand on the floor of the pond. Then the
3
> little pots with plants in them - soil for the roots and topped with sand.
> Nicola

Regular potting soil? I would have thought it was too light weight for pond
use. Usually one uses regular garden dirt as it floats less, and a *little*
harder for the fish to dig up. ]

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