I think I have one of these. My LFS sold me a pretty shubunkin a couple years ago. It grows faster than the goldfish/comets/shubunkin it shares a small pond with, it has a long flowing tail and barbels. Body size is about 6" (hard to get it to hold still next to a ruler g). Colors...

We moved from Outlook Express to Thunderbird because of the number of viruses designed for it. Sadly, Thindrbird seems not to have newsgroup filters. Does anyone know it there is a way to set an NG filter in Thundrbird? Jim

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Today I have started building my second pond. old pond was 5`*2`*2` New pond is going to be 8`*6`*4` Anyways, I`m doing a homemade filter consisting of settlement tank, foam and plant filter boxes but I need a pump. I have a relative who works at hozelock who can get me a good discount. I`m...

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I was going to install a pond of approx. 6' by 10' with a section that was around 3' deep. I'm considering scaling that back to be just a so called "bird pond" that is around 3' by 4' feet and only 6" deep. I want the sights and sounds of moving water but not a lot of maintenance. I'm going to...

The top 2 metres of my land are clay. Can this be used to create a large pond without a liner? I have 4 acres of unused farmalnd in Scotland (very wet, very exposed) and would like to use the land for something more attractive. All ideas are welcome. Thanks, Floyd -- http://www.smellyhound.com

My Koi appear to be spawning. I've never noticed this behavior before as they were probably too young. I found clear small balls floating on the top of the pond in clumps. I removed them the second time I saw them to a separate container (the first time I left them and they appeared to be eaten)....

If you are looking for help with your pond, please rest assured that there are rec.ponders here to help you. The newsgroup is currently filled with spam and attacks from the internet. If you have a killfile you can eventually filter it out. Unfortunately reading on google you can not. But it is...

I was VERY surprised 2 days ago, when I saw a large purple flower on my iris I bought at lowe's like 2 weeks ao, from everyone;s suggestions here. And yesterday, it's already bloomed! Best $5 I've spent on the pond yet. -- Gareee's Homepage:

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PLEASE let's get back to pond stuff. Kill file everyone and anyone who cross posts or is interested in anyone who cross posts. PLEASE!!! This is a really sad situation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or.......... join another ng and have fun! your choice. ;-} All the best,

I need to buy a new pump, between 1000 and 2000 gph and I live in the Toronto Area (Canada). These are some that I have looked at, I need some opions from...

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I'm working on a leak in my pond (finally). I understand that volclay may be used to plug the hole. Advice? Source? Problems? Thanks. Pete

I have this book for sale on eBay. Cheap and in great condition. It's a nice intro to how to set up a koi pond. Hopefully someone else will find it as useful as I did. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4546227531&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

my fish seem to have white warts on there fins i haven't netted any to see what they look like any ideas group

We bought a 165 gal pond from Lowe's to upgrade from our 90 gallon pond. I didn't realize at the time we have a "drainage lip" on one side that goes down about two inches. This feature will not allow us to fill our pond close to the rim. What Id like to do is somehow put some liner or...

Hi all, I've updated my website with new pictures and info. If you got a second check out http://www.wildlifereserve.org Sam

Is anyone else out there losing a lot of water to evaporation? I have lost about 6-7 inches since Sunday. We've had no rain and it is dry here in Colorado Springs, but 6-7 inches? Just wondering. Thanks, W. Dale Wilmdale Pond - http://home.pcisys.net/~muaddib