water from the koi pond?

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Originally Posted by madeline

And tap water should be checked before using. A simple, quick and cheap ph test kit is available at most nurseries and is highly recommended. My water tests consistantly above 9.0 and would be a plant killer if it wasn't amended. The same goes for rain water. Not often but sometimes it can be highly acidic, especially if forest fire smoke fed the storm clouds. It's always good to periodically check the water supply.

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ABOVE 9.0????

i have one thing to say... i have had training to do stream surveys and the water has to be at the right PH level for fish to live... other then contaminates... i would say the fish pond water would be fine... (the stream PH level is right around 7... witch is pretty good for fish to live{but then again, i don't know jack shit about growing, and i was just looking around for some pointers} just my 2 cents)