There was, however, one remaining problem. With respect to those who have published tables like the one above, they were designed for ponds and aquaria of all types, not just for koi ponds. Koi would not be feeding at 5oC and would be dead at 0oC, so the top two rows of values are of little use to koi keepers. Also, since the recommended range of pH for koi is 7.0 to 8.5, the other columns of pH values are not relevant either. Only the highlighted area is strictly relevant to koi ponds and quarantine tanks. Because these tables cover a wider range, they can only give limited values in the area that koi keepers would like to see.
For example, look up the maximum acceptable value for total ammonia for a typical koi pond where the pH is 7.3 and the temperature is 18oC. Those two values of pH and temperature do not appear in the table so you have to choose the nearest. You have to choose between 7.5, 5, 2.3 or 1.6, which one would you choose?
The actual maximum allowable value is 2.99. (Call it 3.0 and no-one will split hairs).
As is repeated in the main article - with due respect to the authors of the other general ammonia tables, I have gone back to the original research and recalculated a new table that gives the maximum acceptable value of total ammonia that can exist in a koi pond.
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