Anybody still here??? I and finally see down a couple of feet! YEA!! :-) . Just about done plumbing for the external pumps. Will post the pics when I get them done. Sure is nice to REALLY be able to see the fish! Have a great Saturday all! W. Dale

I have had one of the premoulded ponds for approx 3 years now. It is part of the day in the sun and part in the shade. It has some edging pavers round the top and runs through an ordinary filter. It has always suffered from quite a high PH, but this year it is exceptional, so much so that some of...

Hi all, I'm in Columbus Ohio and have been reading quite a bit about ponds. I just dug and filled my first pond...it's about 600 gallons I'm guessing. I'm still debating some things and hope you can help: 1. It's in shade for the most part but does get some sun through the trees in the AM. With...

Just thought I would post the address for Canadian folks of a company that sells tarps/liner. It is poly ethylene liner and comes in a variety of thickness' and starts at .16 per sq.foot. I have had this time of liner for many many years as when I started ponding it was the only type...

alt.garden.pond.chat is the only pond group I can find my news server, so I'm going to xpost this to alt.garden.pond.chat and my usual "home" group rec.aquaria.freshwater.goldfish hoping to get some good advice from both places... Our lovely new home has a 5 x 8 nook in the back that just begs for...

We just bought a house with a pond, never used by the previous owners. We're thinking of going with a solar pump. We're in southern California, so the solar shouldn't be a problem, anyone know about the pump? Thanks Hugh

Hi, I am new here and new to News Groups so please be patient haha. I have been ponding for about 16 yrs now. We have two ponds. The upper one is about 10x8x2 feet and is for plants, frogs and tadpoles, it leads into a bog which then leads into a stream and it leads into our larger pond 18'x14'x5'...

Hi! I'm new to this group, so I don't really know what to expect. The main reason I'm writing is I have what may seem like a really dumb question. I have an outside pond, the generic WalMart variety that's aobut 60 gallons. It has live plants, waterfall, the obligitory spitting frog, 10...

Has any one got one of the new Oasis I-tronic banket weed control thing, as interested to see if they work befor shelling out the cash!! Many thanks Jon

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Hi All. We have been offered a 2' (approx) Sturgeon as it's outgrown current owners pond - We have plenty of room in our pond about 8' x 5' (approx) currently with 6 x 8" - 10" koi, a couple of small tench and a couple of small rudd + assorted "tiddles" mostly rudd offspring I would guess. Anyway,...

How to stop the herons fishing. What about a scarecrow. I have just made one today, (it looks a bit like the wife) and I am waiting to see what happens. Wish me luck. Tom..... Well here I am , over a week later and it seems to have worked so far. I am going to build a new one so that i can move...

Hi, My bilogocal filter seems to soon fill up with a greeny brown muddy sludge. Should I clean it or will cleaning it destroy the bacteria I'm trying to encourage?

My pond is about 1200gal or should I say two ponds that are connected. Only the bottom pond has fish, six gold fish and three Koi. I recently noticed one of my gold fish turning from its usual gold orange color to yellow. It is turning yellow from its head to its top fin on its spine. Also it...

My pond is about 1200gal or should I say two ponds that are connected. Only the bottom pond has fish, six gold fish and three Koi. I recently noticed one of my gold fish turning from its usual gold orange color to yellow. It is turning yellow from its head to its top fin on its spine. Also it...

Hi all, Has anyone ever heard of algae growing on a fish? I've put three pictures on my webspace of one of my Golden Orfs with just this problem down both sides of the fish, and the fins. Any assistance in getting rid of this or at least controlling it would be much...

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...

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...

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From one gardener to another. I found a really good deal on some seeds and I am sharing the good fortune. I have an assortment of vegetable and flower seeds. You can choose from 10 packs of flower seeds or 10 packs of vegetable seeds. The vegetable seeds include: Kale, Mustard, Collards, Yellow...