Any opinions on de-icers? Which ones are good ones? Features that are must haves? I see the Thermo-Pond De-Icer a lot http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=8557&N=62728+113087 . Anyone have that one and a review of it? Thanks much, Lydia

Hi all - I think we still have a way to go before we get to the no feed time, but I am unsure when (if?) you should start feeding wheat germ, in preparation for inactivity? Thanxx Bill

All right, all you people in the SE, with all your hurricanes - we, in the PNW, are pleased to announce one of our many volcanoes, Mt. St. Helen's, is now producing lava! http://tinyurl.com/43yn3 You can see the volcano here ~ http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/ kathy - who remembers Spirit...

Sorry for last time,something went whrong with the cam. Today,saterday it will be okay. http://home.wanadoo.nl/luwie/koi/ Click on CAM in the menu on the left Greetz Theo

I've got an Oase Filtoclear 800 for my small (400 gallon) pond. It has a lever to backwash the filter and send the dirty water out a different tube. I'm to turn the lever, then pull on a handle that apparently compresses the foam elements in the filter, helping to clean the filter. The question: ...

Temps are supposed to be in the low 70's for the next week or so, and tomorrow night, its supposed to drop down into the low 60's, and the next night its supposed to get to the low 40's...............duh! Oh well all good things must end sooner or later..........probably take quite awhile for pond...

I just put up a page of the start of my pond overhauls with a few details of what's involved. I'd be delighted for any suggestions! http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/e/x/exk7/NewerPondPage/TIP.html Ruth Kazez

I've heard about 'Island Planters' (that make pots float in a pond) invented by Dick Shuck. Anyone have an opinion or comment? Also, where to buy... Regards, Paul

500 Gallon Liner Pond is finally looking beautiful. Fish, clams, frogs, turtles...got a great thing going....water clear..... Now losing Water like crazy! Lost 3 inches in 4 hours! Cannot find a leak to save my life. Waterfall was made with liner covering the whole thing....I have a feeling...

You should sell all the electronics and get rich. I was a juror in a federal drug trial and all they had was open cellphones on crackfreaks. They testified that they put up a pole camera on a utility pole but had to take it down when all the crack addicts started climbing the pole to steal the pole...

I just had a frog take up residence in my above ground pond. I already have a turtle in there which does not bother the fish (inc the babies). Will the frog do any harm ?

somebody on rec.ponds please cross post that clip of the heron reaching thru wires to nail a fish. Ingrid Anything should be sufficient. If the birds can see it then generally they will stay away. Even some fishing line across the pond in a crisscross pattern should...

I`m testing my baby cam ,would you take a look and give some advice? Thanks Luwie http://home.wanadoo.nl/luwie/koi/cam.htm

Hi, I'm a new pond owner. About 2 weeks ago I bought 6 goldfishes and the first day they seemed to be fine, but after that they always been in hiding. 3 days ago I bought 5 more goldfishes and pretty much the same thing happened, at first they were very active but the next day they went to hiding...

I believe that a home made pond vacuum was shown here about month ago. It used a submerged pump a bag for collecting the debris. Now that I have an extra pump I'd like to see how that was created to do the same. -- ---------------------------------------------------- This mailbox protected from...

Hi pond experts... I have a leak.... it isn't a big one, nor is it small. I have a pond with surface area about 20 sq feet. I am losing about an 1-2" over 4-6 hours. I have fish (a total of 10: 8 gf, 2 Koi, 15 rosy reds) with total volume about 500 gallons -- all the fish are small (under...

I have just purchased a filter it's a pond genie 48000 with 2x25w uv lights in the lid, the place I got it from the dealer told me to place an air line and stone in the box to help disperse the gasses, my question is Should I do this as it means drilling a hole into the top of the lid to pass the...

Woke up this morning and it looked like my pond was bombarded with chuncks of styrofoam. From previous times, I knew exactly what happened.....O2 stavation and a fish kill. The last 5 days have been very dull and overcast, and the last three have been especailly hot. Down to the pond I went,...

I just installed a copper gate valve and remembered I'd read here that copper is a no-no in ponds because it can kill the fish. What's the opinion he will one short length of copper (actually, it's brass, that has copper in it) cause problems in my 400 gallon pond? I wanted a PVC valve, but it...

Hi, I seen conflicting info regarding what to do with your pump/filter in the winter.... one source said to turn off the pump when the fish stop feeding and let the water temp stratify thus keeping a 4oC layer (in U.K.) at the bottom rather than ciurculating the water with the pump & chilling it...