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Re: runoff from peanut field killing my bream?
[Re: BamaFan64]
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10/19/14 06:52 AM
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Could be that the big rains are causing the pond to turn over.
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Re: runoff from peanut field killing my bream?
[Re: BIG-AL]
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10/19/14 06:56 AM
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probably big rain causing an overturn. read this article http://fishing.about.com/od/fishfacts/a/fishkills.htm Overturns can lead to oxygen depletion fish kills. During summer, water in a pond will become stratified (form layers), with warmer water in the upper level and the colder water near the pond bottom. This stratification is particularly severe in ponds with dense growths of blue-green or “scum” algae on the surface. The colder water may become oxygen-deficient due to interaction with certain elements in the pond bottom and lack of photosynthesis by phytoplankton at greater depths.
An overturning or mixing of this colder, oxygen-deficient water may occur after a heavy rainfall. If the rainfall is of sufficient quantity, it produces a mixing of the pond water as the cold rainwater sinks to the pond bottom. It displaces the oxygen-poor water, which mixes with the water in the upper levels of the pond. The result is a fish kill due to insufficient oxygen in the water.
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Re: runoff from peanut field killing my bream?
[Re: Skinny]
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10/19/14 07:47 AM
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probably big rain causing an overturn. read this article http://fishing.about.com/od/fishfacts/a/fishkills.htm Overturns can lead to oxygen depletion fish kills. During summer, water in a pond will become stratified (form layers), with warmer water in the upper level and the colder water near the pond bottom. This stratification is particularly severe in ponds with dense growths of blue-green or “scum” algae on the surface. The colder water may become oxygen-deficient due to interaction with certain elements in the pond bottom and lack of photosynthesis by phytoplankton at greater depths.
An overturning or mixing of this colder, oxygen-deficient water may occur after a heavy rainfall. If the rainfall is of sufficient quantity, it produces a mixing of the pond water as the cold rainwater sinks to the pond bottom. It displaces the oxygen-poor water, which mixes with the water in the upper levels of the pond. The result is a fish kill due to insufficient oxygen in the water. This is very common, and what my money is on.
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Re: runoff from peanut field killing my bream?
[Re: frezznh2o]
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10/19/14 08:15 AM
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No not peanuts, and not this time of year around harvest time. Now how about top soil run off that will choke a pond out bad.
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Re: runoff from peanut field killing my bream?
[Re: frezznh2o]
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10/19/14 08:55 AM
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The big catfish operations out near Uniontown have devices in their ponds or circulating engineering that prevent the water from becoming stratified in the late Summer because its really easy to happen after big rain events.
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Re: runoff from peanut field killing my bream?
[Re: frezznh2o]
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10/19/14 01:05 PM
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If the fish are swimming to the top and staying there then it seems you have a low dissolved oxygen problem. Get a do meter and check it I'd start there, if that's it let me know and I'll try to help
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Re: runoff from peanut field killing my bream?
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10/19/14 01:06 PM
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Just seen all the dissolved o2 replies, guess I should read into the thread more... carry on
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Re: runoff from peanut field killing my bream?
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10/19/14 05:16 PM
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If it is low oxygen due to turnover, you can minimize this with an overflow drain that siphons the water off the bottom of the pond. Read the link below. About 3/4 the way through the article is a section called water control structures. There is a diagram showing a siphoning overflow. You basically put a bigger pipe over the drain pipe so that any water that goes to the overflow has to come up from the bottom of the pond. http://msucares.com/wildfish/fisheries/farmpond/building/construction.html
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