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Remember ALWAYS but ALWAYS take a water sample
Before deciding what your water problem is, it is absolutely essential that you take a sample of water from your pond or lake into a clear glass and hold it up to the light - if you just look at the body of water you will never get the true picture.
If it’s green or cloudy you either have excessive single cell algae or excessive suspended solids and need Hydra Crystal.
If the water looks green in the pond /lake but is crystal clear or very slightly cloudy in the glass you have excessive nutrients and need Bio Aquatic Bacteria Boost.
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Green Water / Cloudy Water |
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Blanket Weed / String Algae |
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Water looks green in pond / lake, but glass water sample is either crystal clear or very slightly cloudy
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Bio Aquatic Bacteria Boost |
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Fish colors dull and washed out
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Ammonia levels high
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Using tap water - treat for chlorine and chloramines
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Water pH too low, insufficient carbonate hardness or general hardness |
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| Phosphate levels high |
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Suspended particles in water - filter system not catching small particles |
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| Excessive silt build-up, anaerobic bacteria in silt sludge |
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Filter system or water lack sufficient natural bacteria to break down excessive nutrients in the water |
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Water soluble dyes |
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Large amounts of foam |
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