Ammonia Test in Water of Fish Pond

Ammonia in a Fish Pond is one of the biggest problems faced by fish farmers and Ammonia Test in Water of Fish Pond is very important. In fish farming it is important to understand the amount of ammonia in the water of fish pond and to control the amount of ammonia in the water. Increasing the amount of ammonia in the water is likely to kill the fish and it will badly happen the fish farmers.

Ammonia test three things are important to discuss.

1) How ammonia is formed in the waters of the fish pond.
2) How to control ammonia in the water of fish pond.
3) How to check the amount of ammonia in the water of fish pond.

How ammonia is formed in the waters of the fish pond.

The main source of ammonia in the fish pond is the excretion of fish in the pond. When the fish are fed, the rest of the fish feed is dumped in the bottom of the pond. Also if the leaves and other contaminants enter the pond, it decomposes and convert to ammonia.

How to control ammonia in the water of fish pond.

Ammonia controlling is very difficult process of Fish farmers. Fish Farming is the job have to do with almost care. Never over feed to fish, Just feed with a measured feed only and give only five minutes of feed what fishes can eat.

Submersible pump or other filtration system should be used of at the proper time when the waste accumulates in the bottom of the pond.
Or ammonia levels can be controlled by providing the right amount of water in the fish pond. Never change water more than half at the time. Changing the whole water can cause the fish to die.

In addition, ammonia can be controlled by Modern High density fish farming Method

1. Aquaponics Fish Farming also Known as Recirculating Aqua Culture

   

2. Biofloc  Fish farming

   

3. Nualgi promote the Alga formation in the Fish Pond

   

How to check the amount of ammonia in the water of fish pond.

For Test the amount of Ammonia in a fish Pond Different companies Ammonia Test Kits Available in the Market. The Ammonia Test Kit is available in the market to check for ammonia levels in water. We use the farm’s ammonia test kit called API. It can also be purchased in online Amazon . You can also purchase the link found in the following description. Buy API Test Kit

How To Test by API Test Kit

Take 5 ml water from the Fish pond. This API Ammonia Test Kit have 2 Bottle of Liquid. Use 8 drops test liquid  from the first bottle and eight drops from the second bottle. Then shake well and wait for five minutes for get the Exact result.

Let us compare the color chart in the test kit. The volume of ammonia in this water is 0 .25. Zero ammonia is an excellent source of ammonia and until 1 Fishes can over come . But On top of that, you should look for ways to reduce ammonia levels immediately.