Roark did a bit on water and winter in response to a question and it makes a pretty interesting read. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From: Roark7 Subject: Bubbling bottoms and super cooling Date: 1997/10/31 David Swarbrick wrote: Bubblers are recommended for...

WH have been in the waterfall, they were green and are now yellowing, not dying, just "look" hungry. How does one "feed" pond plants. Figure the ones in the pond (that are very happy) are getting enough nitrogen, but that the WH since they are in waterfall, after the filters are not...

I just went out to check on my fish for the first time in a while. The goldfish seem to have white spots all over them, the fantails look like they have been through a paper shredder! I have one koi with a yellowish bump on it's side, almost looks crusty, with the scales sticking out. What can I...

Thank you to everyone who offered advice this year as I put together my first pond. Yep, plans for the next one are on the drawing board! Here's some of the stuff I learned: The planting method for anacharis is irrelevent if the goldfish eat it within 24 hours of planting. Given a choice...

I have no intent, but was just wondering if anyone has, http://www.algae-solution.com/. BV,.

I live in the upper section of zone 9, and freezes and cold weather usually is not a problem, however I am not willing to take any chances on all the aquatic plants we have bought this year and have a freak freeze etc wipe em out. So I need to make plans to house some of them so I have starter...

While cruising ebay I found an auction for PVC Ribbon Media . Its nothing more than curls of PVC pipe. I have a heap of this stuff in various lengths and diameters laying around, and it usually gets thrown ouot, now it may be something to consider if I decide to make a huge bio type filter. Does...

Finally got a flower out of my Waterlily in UK ! It's pink, but i can't up the pics 'til tomorrow :-( Peter

Seems pretty darn cheap for 20 feet of cord, transformer, 5 different color lens and light assembly with 20watt halaogen bulb with starting bids of $9.00 to abaout $12.00 on them. Drastic difference in cost between Egg lites, Alpines and Laguna under water lights. Best price I found on under water...

I have about 20 extra Goldfish and Koi in my pond that i would like to get rid of.They are mostly 4 to 5 inch Koi and Goldfish.If you are close to Scranton ,Pa. and want some, contact me and if we can catch them they are free.Rick Rick Yerke 101 William St PO Box...

I'm still trying to get my still water kiddie pool going, but I cant keep the fish alive. I have been using small rosey reds or feeder comets 2 or 3 of each. The comets frequently die over the first night. One of the roseys made it a week. Lethargy and hiding is the only symptom I have seen. ...

I was given 3 tiny water lettuce about a month ago.Without the beverage I used the BV planting method and put them in my full sun pond. They are multiplying at a ridiculous rate but even the mother plants are not more than an inch or so tall. Any suggestions to get them to grow up and...

I'm using activated carbon to help clear up some brown water. Did a 15-20% water change, added a carbon filter pad and a quart container of carbon. Put the carbon to two separate homemade stocking bags. One on top of filter where water trickles over it and the other directly in the pond. The pond...

Fish had been doing fine (2 sarasa comets, 2 shubunkin, 3 koi), all about 4 inches and healthy looking (at least to my eyes). They were eating like little piggies, practically out of my hand,until about three days ago. Now they seem very shy, swimming very quickly to hide under the plants from...

Does anyone here use the Rubbermaid trough filter shown on the Skippystuff web site?? I built a filter out of a 55 gallon barrel last year but I am not happy with the results and was thinking about starting over and building one of these but wanted feedback from others who have used this...

I thought they had all abandoned me. Last year, new pond, gadzillion toad tadpoles while my back was turned. This year, nada. Then a few days ago I found a green tree frog (the very first I've seen on my property in 10 years) near the stock tank pond, and moved it (carefully) over to the...

Hi Folks, Been doing a lot of reading lately on the concrete vs. 45-mil liner issue when setting up a fish pond. I'd like to ask the question in a slightly different way: Assume that money is no object (for the moment, at least; I'm sure I'll come to my senses soon...) Also, assume that I don't...

get to the rec.ponds list to ask for more advice (AppJumper) wrote: I'll try to make this as short a story as possible. Years ago my father dug a hole in his backyard because it was always wet there, so he thought maybe it would be like a little pond. Over the years is was...

So I decided to top off my pond ( I do that occasionally. ) I knew that, in the future, I would have to make provisions for rain and runoff, etc. I figured I have time since it is summer and all ( still very hot around here! So I turned on the supply. Then my attention turned to my little boy. ...

Actually, some web sources indicate unbelievably long life spans, with the caveat that these may not be true... so the "Unknown but very pretty white" lotus that produced a couple of big seed pods may produce some progeny, starting in late winter... In the words of an old Vaudeville punchline,...