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Keeper™
Liquid Pond Treatment
All purpose water conditioner for ponds and water gardens.
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Keeping your
aquarium, pond or lake healthy requires som added nutrients and beneficial elements
to allow the healthy balance to be maintained in the water. A healthy balance
in any eco-system requires a bit of assistance from time to time and this is when
adding a full spectrum pond condioner can help reverse the damaging effects that
can cause green waters, fish kills, algae or actual odors in aquariums and ponds
and lakes.
We
have tested many so-called "all-encompasing" pond treatments but have
found many lacking in performance. The Pond Keeper Liquid is one of the most satisfying
and comprehensive pond, lake and aquarium water conditioners on the market that
we have tested in the last 15 years.
People have asked us if they should
be adding chlorine to a fish pond, of they should pour bleach into the waterfall
to kill algae, the old wives tales abound when it comes to maintaining a healthy
pond but the reason we like to use Pond Keeper is that it does what it says and
in a very cost effective way! I'm like many of you who are looking for a cheap
or homemade algae killer for my pond...well I've gone to New Mexico and back and
havn't found the product that compares to this PK Liquid water conditioner.
Of
course we have all encountered such products that claim to be "water polishers"
or "water conditioners" or "water wonders" but so much of
this is marketing. In our testing we have shown that the PK (Pond Keeper) Liquids
and Dry Mixtures are performing to high degrees.
The results of regular
usage of the product means you gain complete water conditioning of your fish ponds,
water gardens and aquariums.
Pond Keeper All-In-One Water Conditioner
does what would normally take several products to accomplish. Many pond owners
have heard of products like AmQuel Plus, BactaPur N-3000 and BactaPUR XLG or Pond
Balance or Gard N' Gro, or the new kid on the block those Pond Care Packs that
seem to be getting a heavy push by internet marketers. Some of these are excellent
products and some are just repacked mixtures with different names. Our panel of
pond owners find it is easier to add one comprehensive pond cleansing liquid than
to mix, activate and broadcast separate mixtures every week. Simplicty is the
key with the PK liquids and the results are proven. Adding
the recommended dosages of Pond Keeper Liquid, available in 1 gallon, 5 gallons
or the practical 55 gallon drum for large lakes and ponds will combat a series
of typical pond problems in fish tanks, water gardens, pond and large lakes..
TYPICAL
APPLICATION RATES
Aquariums and fish dwelling
water habitats -
Add 1 Cup PK per 500 Gallons of Aquarium Size
Apply 1 teaspoon per 10 gallons of water before new water is
added.
Koi ponds/ Water Gardens/ Small Ponds - 1
Gallon PK treats 10,000 Gallons Pond Water
16 fluid ounces per 960 gallons of water before new water is
added.
Larger Ponds -
5
Gallon PK treats 100,000 Gallons Pond Water
Apply 1 gallon per 7,680 gallons of water before new water
is added.
55
Gallon PK treats 2,000,000 Gallons Pond Water
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1.
Pond Keeper™ Liquid Removes chlorine and destroys chloramines
Chlorine
and ponds.The experimental use of chlorine began in the 1890's to combat water-borne
diseases such as cholera and typhoid. It quickly gained widespread acceptance
because of its low cost and high efficiency in killing just about everything hazardous
in water. The problem with chlorine is that it is a known toxin and the implications
of drinking this toxin over the long-term (i.e. your lifetime) is highly uncertain.
Chlorine disinfection of water works by the formation of Hypochlorous and Hydrochloric
acid. It is an extremely reactive substance and may also chemically bond with
other substances in water, depending on the conditions to form further toxins.
For example, it is known that chlorine reacts with naturally occurring phenols
in water (which are naturally produced by plant life in water) to form Chlorophenols
which are highly toxic to all aquatic life.
Chloramines and ponds Chloramines
Make Tap Water Safer for People but not for Fish. Most of the tap water, coming
from local water districts and running out of most people's faucets in the U.S.,
contains chloramines. In fact most tap water has contained chloramines for several
years, so chloramines are not really new. Chloramines are a chemical combination
of chlorine and ammonia. Before chloramines were used, most tap water contained
chlorine, which killed most of the pathogens in the water and made tap water “safe
to drink”. Without question killing pathogens in tap water by adding chlorine
or chloramine improves the safety of the tap water for most of the people most
of the time. But the chlorine apparently reacts with organic matter in the water
to form chlorinated-hydrocarbons, which are thought to cause cancer, and epidemiological
evidence confirmed higher cancer rates in people in areas with chlorine in their
tap water. Chloramines safer, so chlorine was replaced by chloramines in tap water.
Chlorine is relatively easy to neutralize, but chloramines are not. So chloramines
have posed a greater threat to fish.
2.
Pond Keeper™ Detoxifies heavy metals
Water
added to ponds may contain ferrous bicarbonate, detected by a brown precipitate
that forms when neutral or alkaline water is aerated. Besides being mildly irritating
to the fish, ferrous bicarbonate stains equipment and causes water to become cloudy.
E.D.T.A. (Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acidic Acid) can be used to chelate out any heavy
metals such as iron or copper from the water. To make a stock solution with EDTA,
use 1 teaspoon and mix it with 4 ounces of distilled water. Shake well. Then use
2 drops of this stock solution per gallon of pond water. EDTA will lower your
pH, so care should be used when adding it to the pond. We suggest taking a pail
of water out of the pond, check the pH and then add 2 drops of EDTA per gallon
of pail water. Mix the water well and then test the pH once again. The maximum
amount per day that the pH may be dropped is 0.2, any more can pH shock the fish,
make the fish stressed and cause a disease outbreak in the pond.
3.
Pond Keeper™ Adds
essential electrolytes
Adding essential electrolytes can
help provide all the essential elements fish need to stay healthy and vibrant.
Can also help to reduce algae blooms when combined with bacteria, aeration and
proper pond design.
4.
Pond Keeper™ Replaces skin
slime coat
The product, when added as prescribed, acts as
a liquid bandage, to protect and heal damaged fish tissue. Goldfish and koi secrete
a mucoprotein protective slime coating that covers the scales and skin. This slime
coat acts as a defense against invasion by bacterial, parasitic and fungal pathogens.
Essential electrolytes necessary for osmoregulation are lost through breaks that
may occur in the skin and slime coat, causing dangerous stress. Open wounds and
abrasions caused by handling, netting, and breeding behavior are readily attacked
by disease organisms, resulting in further stress and disease but using PK Liquid
forms a synthetic slime coating on the skin of fish, replacing the natural slime
coat and easing stress.
5. Reduces fish stress
Our
fish are often are babies! We take care of themand nurture them. Reducing stres
is key to maintaining a healthy fish population in any sized pond wether it is
500 gallomns or 5000 gallons! Swim my little buddies...and Prosper!
6.
Pond
Keeper™ Removes
ammonia and nitrites
If pond water ammonia is not
dealt with in your pond, it can prove deadly for your fish. Even slightly elevated
levels of ammonia will distress your fish because it leaves them open to infection
and disease. Unhealthy levels of ammonia are caused by fish overpopulation and
excess detritus, which acn becomprised of fish waste decaying plants. High ammonia
levels must be treated immediately to safeguard the life of your pond. If your
high ammonia levels remain untreated, nitrites will form in the water.
Nitrites
are especially toxic for fish. While the beneficial bacteria and enzymes residing
in the pond water will eventually turn these nitrites into benign nitrates, it
is often not in time to save the pond's fish. Consequently, nitrites must be dealt
with - but dealing with the ammonia is first and foremost to guard against a nitrite
problem. Nitrates are a form of nitrogen; they are not harmful to fish and are
basically food for your pond's plants. In other words, they are good things. But,
an excess of nitrates cannot always be safely absorbed by the pond’s plant life.
In such cases, an over-abundance of nitrates can lead to methane gas production,
blanket weed, algae, high acid content in the water, etc.
7.
Pond
Keeper™Maintains
alkalinity
Alkalinity, often referred to as "carbonate hardness,"
or German carbonate hardness, is the measure of carbonate and bicarbonate concentrations
in your aquarium water. Alkalinity is a measure of the ability of a solution to
neutralize acid without changing the pH. It both controls and maintains water
pH. Carbonate hardness is measured in degrees (dKH), parts per million of calcium
carbonate (ppm CaCo3), or milligrams per liter (mg/L). Alkalinity is not the same
as pH because water does not have to be strongly basic (high pH) to have high
alkalinity. Alkalinity is related to the amount of dissolved calcium, magnesium,
and other compounds in the water and as such, alkalinity tends to be higher in
"harder" water. Alkalinity is naturally decreased over time through bacterial
action which produces acidic compounds that combine with and reduce the alkalinity
components. In an established pond, the ideal Alkalinity measurement should be
around 100 ppm. Readings from 50 to 200 are acceptable.
Pond Keeper™
All-In-One Water Conditioner is not a medication, chemotherapeutic agent or
economic poison. If it was we wouldn't touch it with a ten foot fishing pole!
It should only be applied with regular water changes or when new water is added
to maximize the dechlorinator benefits.
This special formulation is highly
compatible with most other water conditioners and antibiotics, along with most
mixtures of beneficial bacteria. It is not compatible with strong oxidizing agents
and should not be used with unchelated copper medication as it will inactivate
the free copper so copper sulphate is contra-indicated.
APPLICATION RATES
Aquariums and fish dwelling
water habitats
Apply 1 teaspoon per 10 gallons of water
before new water is added.
Koi ponds/ Water Gardens/ Small Ponds
16 fluid ounces per 960 gallons of water before new water is
added.
Larger Ponds
Apply 1 gallon per 7,680
gallons of water before new water is added.
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