Hi all I am from Denmark got 6 degrees in the pond today. I got at problem , today I saw some frogs down the bottom of the pond, and I know from last winter that they will properly die in the winter. This spring I found several dead frogs down the bottom of the pond. Last winter I only kept an...

Hi everyone Happy Holidays I am still around just not monitoring recponds as much, getting ready to move to my new pond my pond web site has moved, please update fuerjefe.com is no longer a valid web site I have moved to

Is there any reference to the American vole on the web. They are very small (about one ounce) and native to the northwestern part of North America. Does anyone have any in their pond? Does anyone know anything first hand about them?

Hey all, I though you might be interested in this. I contacted the author of the Heron Attack videos, and have received permission to reproduce his content. I have an english translation, and mirrors of his videos on iheartmypond.com. Check it...

When should I stop feeding my Gold fish? Everytime I walk past the pond, they surface and watch me, expecting food. At this time of year there can be very few flies, grubs etc for them to eat. I live in suburban London. The average air temp is around 10 to 12 deg C Nick

A poster on the iheartmypond.com forums, http://www.iheartmypond.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=20, was asking about pond installers in MD. Does anyone have any experience with installation companies that they could recommend? BV.

Greetings all, i have a 2500 gallon backyard pond here on Long Island, New york. It is starting to get around freezing here now. When should i disconnect my submersible pump and dump out the biofilter, etc...? Is it too soon? Have a Laguna WG 10,000 pump and a Laguna 4500 pond filter. Also...

Trying to increase the flow from the filter back tot he pond. Increased return pipe by 1/4" diameter. The filter is a canister type tetra PF3. Currently the disarge pipe in about 8-10" below the water surface. Can this slow the flow rate?

Hello, I am going to construct a 3000 gal pond in my back yard and have a question about construction in/on a high water table location. I have filled in my back yard which is on a sloping hill towards a marsh. One side of the proposed pond area is approximately 4 ft. deep (2 ft. above water...

I have been looking for a good fertilizer tablet and have seen many different formulations. Does anyone have any recommendation or preferences? I also saw one that claimed to last for the whole growing season. I wondered if any one here has tried one like that. I am in zone 6 and have lotus,...

Hi all, Wondering if anyone has any good info, site or other regarding the specifics of the different koi types? ie: breeding, sizes, hardyness, popularity, sellability, etc. Next spring I intend on stocking with koi and since their are so many species out there I figured on researching which...

Here I go again...No pond yeat...building one in spring... When designing a pond...should I calculate how low to lower the water for the winter so that the ice does not damage the skimmer. Example: top of pond water to match skimmer for summer use...during winter lower water to clear skimmer and...

Hi all- I have a few questions about babies. All of my fish, cept two were small when I got them (this season), including tiny feeders. So I was surprised when earlier this summer I started seeing babies. I have about 15 of various sizes. The 'two' were some chunky Shubunkins that were 5-6...

I just recently built a 2000 gallon pond with concrete over liner. The pond has not been filled with water yet. However, the whole pond is lifted a few inches due to recent rain. Actually I am not sure if the pond is lifted or the soil on the side collapsed. If it is lifted by the water, I don't...

Greetings all, i have a 2500 gallon backyard pond here on Long Island, New york. It is starting to get around freezing here now. When should i disconnect my submersible pump and dump out the biofilter, etc...? Is it too soon? Have a Laguna WG 10,000 pump and a Laguna 4500 pond filter. Also...

Early this morning one of our fantail goldfish was entangled in some string algae. When I fished him out of the pond, I thought he was dead until he twitched a little in the net. I put him back in the pond and tried to push him around a little to get water to flow through his gills, but he wasn't...

We use a Tetra PF3 cannister type filter with a 1100gph pump. The water inside the cannister is stays very high. The local fish store tells me that the water in the cannister shouldn't be so high. Anyone else use this filter?

I noticed that my bubbler is struggling to bubble as it gets colder. I imagine it will fail, when the real cold gets here. I've seen a few of you talk about keeping your bubbler inside, but then the condensation builds up in the long airline. My bubbler only has about 16" of airline attached to it....

We have just completed our first pond. Its is about 5200 gallons and we are in illinois. No fish (koi) or plants have been added since we just completed it and the temps are chilly here now. I have decided to let it freeze over for this season since its so late in the year. The external pump and...

I wonder how that would work over here. The first pond needs to be a winner instead of a stinker. Jim -- ____________________________________________ See our pond at: home.bellsouth.net\p\pwp-jameshurley Ask me about Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $120+ per child) at: jogathon.net