Tetra Pond Fish Food

Tetra Pond Fish Food

Tetra Pond Fish Food

When opening a pond, you will have to remove any debris from the water that has been sitting there since last autumn. Fallen leaves and other plant material cause ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates to build up. This negatively affects water quality, and the health of fish.

Inevitably, some, if not most of the water must be removed to clean up the debris.

Conditioning

When adding new water from the hose, a water conditioner must be used. Water conditioners remove chlorine and chloramines from the water, which can feed algae and be poisonous to fish.

Chloramines, a relatively new addition to municipal water supplies, will not dissipate, even if the water has been left to sit. If hose water is left untreated, the chloramine in it will add harmful ammonia to the pond, which makes using a water conditioner imperative.