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Top Reasons I Like My AquaScape Pond
As I think of things, I will add them to this list. The first thing, right off, was the sound. How soothing!
The Most Important Page In The Site
Doc Johnson's web "blog"
Here I will share my day to day experiences with my newly installed 11 x 16 Aquascape pond.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can read the answers to some of the questions on alot of people's minds.
Before You Dig Your Pond
If I could, could we please spend a minute discussing a few things BEFORE you cut ground for the pond? I think these items might be helpful. Precautions, caveats, and important thoughts.
PondInstallers.com
One of the ways to get a pond "on par" with the one they built for me is to choose a certified installer. You should be aware, anyone can install and Aquascape pond. But the company holds their certified installers ACCOUNTABLE. Go certified!
Aquascapes "Hot Topics"
Maybe we should say "Heated" because these are the areas where people get "hot" philosophically...No system is perfect.
Aquascape Tips and Tricks
Pointers shared by installers, company experts, tech support over at ADI, and more.
Myth Buster
"If you feed your fish too much, they will burst. " >NOT< Here's the place to explode ponding myths. Good people with bad ideas. Don't let them interfere with your success.
AquaScapeDesigns.com
Visit the home page of AquascapeDesigns in Batavia Illinois.
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Hydrogen Sulfide
 You can have hydrogen sulfide production in older potted plants, around the roots, which is a contributing reason for why "plant people" advise division of root balls every year.
Hydrogen Sulfide gas is a gas produced in an-aerobic pockets under water. These may occur anywhere there is deep sand or sediment, or in a sump with thick mulm. The key elements in Hydrogen Sulfide elaboration by hazardous anaerobic bacteria are still water, deprivation of oxygen in deep media, and time. Lots of time.
Ponds with more than a few inches of gravel on the bottom will develop noxious gases including methane, Hydrogen sulfide and toxic levels of Carbon Dioxide.
Without Oxygen, some bacteria can respire by using Sulfur, and this creates Hydrogen Sulfide, H2S that is very, very toxic to fish. HACH Chemical has a test for this, (1-800-227-4224) but this should be suspected in any case of fish loss where:
* 1) There are no parasites, proven by microscopy,
* 2) There are no real Ammonia or Nitrite derangements
* 3) The signs are respiratory and
* 4) The history has some reference to a stalled filter or the stirring of deep, stagnant gravel or media.
* The smell is one of rotting eggs. Losses may be great and they will continue after the H2S is long gone.
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