my fish's died

[koi4life]

i made a new filter house dont know whats wrong filter wroking great and my mom woke me up and half of my fishes are dead good ones too ones i got when they were only 2 incs big i dont know what killed them maybe cause of the filter pads i used???

[dubtaco]

Little more info? What did you use for the filter, did you clean it first, was the glue dried, so many questions but not enough information....

[koi4life]

Quote: Originally Posted by dubtaco Little more info? What did you use for the filter, did you clean it first, was the glue dried, so many questions but not enough information....

i bought filters for ac ducts and the slicon dried and everything and my dad just told me that the filters i used had chemicals on them ill get the brand name go to RP Sites the brand is called coolpad

[CarolinaGirl]

sorry about your loss. I have to ask though....why didn't you just use filter pads made for ponds instead of a product that clearly says it is treated with chemicals?

[bardies]

Sometimes the learning curve is tough. I dont want to think about how many fish I've killed along the way. Any loss is hard, though. Hang in there and try to learn as much as you can from this.

Kim

[dick benbow]

go-men-na-sigh Unfortunately some lessons are more costly than others.

Please take your time that you need to catch the wind after it's knocked out of you.....But please don't let this incident defeat you....get right back on the horse that threw you and ride like the wind. If I had a dime for everything I went thru in the last 30 years ( I'm still not exempt!) I could buy us both a pretty fancy meal!

[aquitori]

Quote: Originally Posted by koi4life i bought filters for ac ducts and the slicon dried and everything and my dad just told me that the filters i used had chemicals on them ill get the brand name go to RP Sites the brand is called coolpad

I would stick to "water" filter mats than "air" filter...There are many alternatives to filtration...

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by koi4life i bought filters for ac ducts and the slicon dried and everything and my dad just told me that the filters i used had chemicals on them ill get the brand name go to RP Sites the brand is called coolpad

I am sorry for your loss as well but I have to ask, why would you buy anything from another industry, especially heating and sheet metal, to use on your Koi pond? Was it cost?

[koi4life]

Quote: Originally Posted by CarolinaGirl sorry about your loss. I have to ask though....why didn't you just use filter pads made for ponds instead of a product that clearly says it is treated with chemicals?

i didnt know i was in a rush to buy it cause where i live there are like no places that carry what i need and my mom is pissed with me useing her credit card =P but i still have some left the ones that are alive are the ones i got free from my boss and the ones that died i bought with my own money ill get more now atleast i know what not to do thanxs for the advice everyone

[koi4life]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell Peters I am sorry for your loss as well but I have to ask, why would you buy anything from another industry, especially heating and sheet metal, to use on your Koi pond? Was it cost?

well it was pretty cheap but i dont know where i can find filter pads where i live and i thought they were safe i learned the hard way