Pond problem

[spencer0t]

I recently made a pond in my backyard south Florida had mosquito fish,mollies die since putting them in tested the water will put in a picture but the hardness is very low what do I do to bring it up

 

[kendragon]

What kind of pond? Concrete, liner, plastic,.......

 

[spencer0t]

What kind of pond? Concrete, liner, plastic,.......

Liner it also has a papyrus plant in for nitrate cycle

 

[kendragon]

How many gallons, kind of filter, and algae growth?

 

[spencer0t]

How many gallons, kind of filter, and algae growth?

700-800 gallons waterfall filter not much algae but it’s slimy

 

[spencer0t]

Also will be cutting excess liner off and put stones around it also rocks on the bottom I was told to put limestone it to get the hardness up

 

[kendragon]

Sounds like you already understand that your liner pond is lacking minerals. Concrete ponds don't have this problem.
This being a new pond, there may be other factors and perhaps it is just not cycled yet.

 

[spencer0t]

Sounds like you already understand that your liner pond is lacking minerals. Concrete ponds don't have this problem.
This being a new pond, there may be other factors and perhaps it is just not cycled yet.

I did put in the minnows and mollies in a little early just wanted them to produce for predators coming in but I’m not sure I don’t want to spend money and have them floating by morning I heard limestone helps with hardness and it being Florida there’s a lot of it so I might try limestone

 

[davemal]

sea shells can help with hardness, also don't mollies like a bit of aquarium salt added to the water ? Or is that an old thing

 

[spencer0t]

sea shells can help with hardness, also don't mollies like a bit of aquarium salt added to the water ? Or is that an old thing

Not sure had 6 mollies just to produce for future predators but all have died now just mosquito fish in it