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Old 12-04-2005   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ryan S.
Joe,

I'm wondering if that is b/c the Koi you help unpack are packed much tighter than what hobbiest typically recieve from dealers. I test the water and make the decision based on that. Those little dip tests are not extremely accurate but give you enough guidance. If there is any significant amount of ammonia I would not mix any pond water with bag water. For example my momo tosai came in at 0-.25ammonia, 6.8PH, ~300KH, ~300GH. Were mixed with pond water at 7.6ph, 180kh, 50gh.

Yeah that is true they are a bit tighter but not by much but also have more travel time.

Have you ever tested the ammonia after you mix both?

Joe
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