Does any one have a way to keep their water feature full with out doing it by hand? I was thinking there must be something out there that can be tied into a water supply that would open and shut off when a the water level reaches a set level. I would like to put something like that on my front...

What changes or additions are you thinking about next year? If I win the lotto...... No, real changes. (Not make-believe changes to go with your make-believe anti-spam e-mail addresses. ;o) ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

Hi, I am a bit confused, are Koi and Goldfish the same thing? I understand that they are both carp, but could I breed a goldfish with a koi? Thanx.

"test" wrote: test Oh man, I¹m not ready. I haven't studied or anything. San Diego Joe 4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.

Can some one please tell me the age Koi have to reach in order to bread? As soon as they're big enough to fill the frying pan. :)

My Job promotion and new baby has really occupied my time. But be rest assured I have not ignored my pond. All Koi are fine and doing great. No problems whatsoever (Probably just jinxed myself now) My family and I are doing well too. Has BV been behaving himself? How is the shareholder's pond...

Hi I have 12 inch (25cm)orange and black healthy Koi for adoption to a good home. I live in Ottawa Ontario.

Finally, sunshine this afternoon. What a mess all that rain made. I've been doing a constant water change in my pond for about four days now LOL. San Diego Joe 4,000 - 5,000 Gallons. Goldfish, a RES named Colombo and an Oscar.

Our pump went out after 7 years. Time to find a replacement. Our system holds 3900 gal. The main pond 2900. The pump is submerged on the bottom and pushes through a 1.5 inch line. Recommendations? Operating cost and reliability are central in our choice. Jim

You see I have this one koi fish that is swimming on its side in circles........it keeps goping round and round, and every now and then it jumps up and thrashes about the surface..........and if you got this far, you have aso been been hooked by your kill files to stop reading crap froom certain...

While I can't take credit for this I do think its pretty good. Not many people think about this, but the humble water pump that costs maybe 2 to 5 hundred dollars is in reality a little marvel of engineering. You install it and set it running and in many cases forget about it until something...

Hi... has anybody had success in keeping raccoons from attacking their ponds? Raccoons have ate of my 50 or so fish in the pond down to 10. The pond is shallow, 2 feet at the deepest (but very long). Animal control has provided me a humongous trap, but I can only keep it for so long and also have...

Has anyone tried one of these for a water garden? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=9630&N=62728+113357 Just wondering whether it holds up well and is as attractive as it looks in the picture. It looks perfect to set by the front door with a dwarf lily or lotus and...

I will reply to any and all posts made and if they were cross posted , too bad, I am not going to the trouble to undo where you clowns decide to post to, so if it generates more unwanted crap in here so be it....Take you complaints up with the initiator of the post! As long as any coments are made...

Hi, I'm getting an 8'x8'x20-24" pond and am trying to decide if a pump/filter is a must have. I checked the rec.ponds faq but am not sure how much difference the volume/temperature makes. I'd like the pond to have some amphibians (we see plenty of Pacific Tree frogs in the garden) and possibly...

Sing along with me, kids! "Don't Fence Me In"! This is how we reclaim the newsgroup. One post at a time. This group was here before -- and it will be here "after" -- Anne Lurie !

This used to be such a nice room to visit. After 9/11 things got nasty when I responded to another post saying I thought it criminal to invade another country that had nothing to do with 9/11, with no proof that they were a threat to us. I would have thought things would have gone back to how...

An interesting article re-published on IHMP for your viewing pleasure, http://www.iheartmypond.com/topic.asp?article=99736. -- BV Webporgmaster of iheartmypond.com Check out the IHMP forums, ihmp.net/phpbb I'll be leaning on the bus stop post.

Please help. We have a pond, about 3 x 4 x 4 (feet). We've had it for about 5 years and everything was great. It contains about 40 goldfish but recently they have begun dying. The dead ones are small and appear to be a silvery \gold type colour. We don't do anything to the pond other than feed the...

well I tried the salt treatment you all suggested, and this morning find last night's upside-down dead fish is splashing around complaining about being in a tiny bucket :-))))) so thanks everyone how soon should I put him back in the pond? anything else needs to be done? thanks again jon