I pulled the iris up to clean them up a bit. They were covered in leaves and debris. Next weekend they're getting split and repotted. They are overgrowing their baskets. My lillies have not yet spring. The Pickeral Rush seems to be coming up from the depths. The Water Celery is growing like...

Only people looking for free servers nowadays are spammer and cyberstalkers. Most decents ISP will blocklist them because of it. You have one particular user that is so bad she got canned even by many NSP on this list. She goes by Cracklin' and she post from AOIE or Shared-secrets.com When Her HOT...

Well, I just bought a new house that came with 2 koi ponds. We have one in the backyard that has a waterfall feature. The pond is approx. 2835 gallons (21x12x1.5x7.5). The waterfall starts about 5-6 feet above the surface of the water. There is a path leading down about 15 or so feet on a hillside...

Have a few lillys, one in particular that is growing like a weed. Seems like every day its sent a new leaf up, and not it has a bloom about 2 inches below th water surface......Its name is Charles Choise, deep dark red center, fading to light pink and white on th outer edges, small leaves approx 3...

"Otto Pylot" wrote in message ... We installed our pond last July. 1200 gallons, 10x12x2, with a vigouous 4' waterfall meandering down a 6' stream. Lots of rocks with lots of places for fish to hide. Decent plant...

" wrote in message ... George wrote: Is this BS talk really necessary on this newsgroup?. no not really, but since Carol AKA real mckoi AKA cracklin' is a regular of rec.ponds, and she...

Home Depot got some pond plants in for cheap so I thought I'd give them a try. I don't trust the info on the tags, though. How deep water do I need over the pot surface of... Iris ensata - Japanese Iris. The white one says 2-5", while the the purple one says 5-10" Pontederia cordata - Pickerel...

I was looking for a System that will change 10% of the water daily. Is there a automatic one available? I could build one but how do you drain at the same time as filling? I I have a 1/4 inch tubing that opens with a timed valve how do I drain it though. I have no over flow. And what about one for...

hey all i have a completely drained out my pond to start over fresh. right now its just a black liner in a hole ! I wanted to know if theres is specifically anything i should do from this point on besides just adding water. should i layer it with rocks? maybe just the edges with rocks? put the...

Is there a micron/polishing filter for ponds? I had one for my aquarium but I would not think it would work for a pond. I had a magnum 350 for my 55 gallon and it did clear the water quick but the filter had to be changed weekly and very expensive. So can I polish my 300 gallon pond? And Ideas?...

Does anyone know a good source for replacement pad for Tetra Boi filters?

HI, I just got some low votage (24v dc) lighting for my pond. The instructions say that the connections for the lights to the 24v supply cable must be made out of the water. This makes it virtually impossible for me to set them up as I want to. Does anyone knbow if this is essential? Will the...

I am confused on weather a Watercress plant floats or is potted . Can anybody fill me in on this. I want to buy some at the grocery store and then allow it to grow roots but then I am not sure if it can just float or be tied down or potted or what ???

I've asked a few questions, thanks for the answers. Pond is finally moving along. There are some ugly pictures here of where we are right now. Perhaps the plumbing/fitlers will all be finished in the next week or so and we can put water in. http://www.injection-moldings.com/EBPAGE/pond/ Images...

That were originally in the enclosure.....Removed most of the larger koi up to 24 inches or so, and a heap of commets in the 10 to 12 inch size range........still need to remove a bunch more, but figured i stressed them enough with a net today so I'll givem em a break. The koi seemed to have all...

what are safe temperatures to introduce plants and fish into the pond? i have been overwintering my hardy lillies and goldfish inside. they are used to 20=B0C water. right at sunset the water is 15=B0C. in the morning the temperatures drop to 12.5=B0C can i put them in or should i...

I heard of a drip water filler. They allow small amounts of water in to the pond/aquarium. And drain some out at the same time. I need more in on this item. Do they work? Thank you

http://www.thenyscene.com/pond/2.htm thats my pond pics as of today.. i JUST filled it up after a nice cleaning and built a biofilter! anyone have any suggestions? John

Its been two weeks since I treated my pond with the Baraclear-80 that is supposed to lock up the phosphates making the nitrogen unavailable to algae. Since that time, the ponds water has changed from a green tint, to a light tea color, with visibility improving on an almost daily basis.......even...

I think Carol want ARJW removed, because threads started by a JW are highly succesful, while threads started by her, end up in failure 100% She is also very angry, that she has been dumped by may NSP's and ISP'due to her behaviour and conduct... while me.. I still have the same ISP for the last...