Anyone out there using an aquadyne bead filter? Do you like it? I'm thinking about upgrading to a 1.1b model (with blower) Mike

Soon I will be transfering my koi to a new and larger pond. They seem healthy right now, but since I'm going to have to capture them and put them into a small container to adjust them to the water in the new pond I was considering using this as a chance to give them a salt bath too. I was...

My 1200 gph pump is flipping the breaker. AAARRGGGHHHH! It's a thermally protected Beckett. How is water getting to the "juice?" I don't suppose they can be fixed - anyone? I had to scramble to hook up a 500 gph just to keep the water moving. :-( -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... ~~~ ...

Hello, I recently moved into a new place that includes a large pond on the property (I'd say it is approximately 15 ft by 25 ft and deep), and there are maybe a couple hundred goldfish in there. I have been feeding the goldfish flake food twice a day, and they seem to be doing fine. I have not...

From the ESPN/bassmaster website Weirdest catch Veteran Ohio pro Joe Thomas vividly remembers accidentally hooking a blue heron. "I was fishing boat docks in Old Hickory Lake with a jerkbait, and I made a long cast," Thomas recalled. "Just as I made the cast, the heron flew out from behind a...

I finally saw the koi come to the surface today!!! The goldfish have been visible for sometime but the koi have been hiding. Also saw the first frog of the season. The water celery has started to show growth - I guess the cleaning of the veggie filter will start soon ;-) Happy Ponding Season...

hi, we're building a pond this year out of gunite and plan to keep koi in it. are there issues we should be aware of with respect to toxicity (or anything harmful)? we plan to paint the pond black and have several water plants. thanks

This past weekend I did my spring pond cleaning. As usual i found the few dragonfly larva, a few snails. Found a colony of daphnia hanging out in a pot, which got me to thinking. Has anyone seen planeria in their pond? I know my pond probably has a few, i've looked for them, but never found any. -S

I have a Lilly from last season. It is 2.5 foot under water, and still has one leaf left from previous growth. I pruned the rest away after they deteriorated last late autumn Is it a wise move to remove this last pad, which hovers around 1 foot below the surface, in order to encourage the...

First thanks to al that gave me great ideas previously. I tried the ultrasound and scarecrow water squirter but Raccoons just ignored them after a few days. I have a 200 gallon preform and The netting material for birds the raccoons eat it and still eat the fish. I guess its either plexiglass with...

"I would sum up my fear about the future in one word: boring. And that's my one fear: that everything has happened; nothing exciting or new or interesting is ever going to happen again... the future is just going to be a vast, conforming suburb of the soul." - J. G....

She is a spammer and a stalker, are you allowing her to use your server for illegal activities? She changes her header in violation of TOS. She use remailer galore.. chalk another server for a lawsuit. HOT dumped her to avoid one. Aioe wrote: Reel McKoi wrote:

looky from mike's newservers Teresa Terrimen wrote: You must really miss all that good sex you had with your daughter Revis. It's making you crazier than you already were. ## That wouldn't surprise me considering the hateful remarks Jabriol made in the past concerning women his own...

Can I use Oatey All purpose PVC cement for 1.5" flex pvc hose for my pond or do I need to find cement specifically for flex pvc? Thanks, Mike

The boys were up and feeding on Thursday - all 18 of them. It's the first spring we've had a pond, and it was wonderful ! John Victoria BC

Hidehi, I hope this is good timing and folks waters are waking up enough to think about a little plant swapping ;) In a few weeks I should have spares of water hyacinth and water lettuce, parrots feather hopefully I can trade them for any of the following aquatics: marsh marigold, mare's tail,...

This winter was so strange (no snow and warm most of the winter and then snow storm on top of snow storm). I neglected putting in my airstone to keep my pond open when it was so warm and then the first storm hit with so much snow it was impossible to do anything at all. So for the entire month of...

I'm planning a new pond and stream and have the following problem figuring out how to clean out the gunk carried away from the bottom drain. In short, it's going to be 5' underground where I can't just open a valve and drain it off. The distance from the bottom drain to a bio filter at the head...

We inherited a 600 gallon pond with waterfall and 12 small koi when we bought our house. We've also got 16 month old twins. We're planning to fill in the pond with rock and keep the water feature until the boys are much older - then maybe we'll try fish again. Our local pond store suggested...

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