I had a customer come to me and tell me that her children played a prank on their neighbors and poured Dawn in their neighbor's pond, not realizing they had koi fish in the pond. It killed all 29 of the fish. My question is doesn't Dawn have chemicals and how would you get that out of the filter box and off the liner?
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A fish pond, turtle pond or aquarium that runs on a pump and filter all works the same. They will need to take their pump apart and change the charcoal, filter mater, and decominatiate the pump. Pet stores sell a product to do this with. The pond needs to be drained and scrubbed out. After filling the pond again, they will need to use a product in the water and let the pond sit for 24 to 48 hours.
I have 3 120 liter aquariums in my home. Once I had a parasite that attacked my fish. I had to decontaminate my bowl, change all the pump material and buy new gravel.
I would drain the pond (possibly even use a shop wet vac) and clean the pond and liner, and rinse well. It will need a new filter and the tubing and pump will need to be cleaned as well.
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