*Ponder tastes 105 year-old beer* 'The first thing I noticed was the very strong smell of barley straw, and hops' July 12, 2004 - A rec. ponder who recovered a 105-year-old bottle of beer from a the bottom of his pond didn't realize it might be worth $1,600 before he went ahead and drank it. The...

Small Matter - I think I have mastered the BV method for planting WH. Now I need some minor advice on detaching the tubes that develope from the mother to the new plant. I have been just pinching it off from both ends. The new plant often tends to list a bit as apparently the tube was...

Our first pond is a raised patio job www.katzsisters.com , and I'm wondering how to light it ? Most of the pool lights have "indoor" transformers, when I'd prefer an outdoor version. Also because the pond is so small, I'd obviously prefer something to match. Any suggestions ? Peter

The liner I traded for a beer has been sitting in the yard doing nothing, so we decided to sink it. We started digging a couple weeks back and found that getting the hole perfect for the rigid liner was difficult. So we filled it partially with water to check level and to let it "sit in" a bit. I...

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Koi Flatulence Captured in Photo Jeff Daro, reporter rec. Ponders Gazette July. 17, 2004 — For the first time, rec. ponders have both witnessed and photographed a Koi gas bubble, suggesting that flatulence is just as common for pond inhabitants as it is for humans and many other terrestrial...

Can anyone suggest a good pond pump powerful enough to suck up the usual rubbish from the bottom and run a waterfall for a pond 12ftx12ftx3ft and a good filtration system that isn't going to cost the earth in electricity bills.

We live in AZ. We have a 15,000 gallon gunite pool we would like to convert into a pond. We are not necessarily interested in special fish, but more in getting rid of the pool while retaining the structure so the next owners could redo, with money and work, into a pool again. We would also like...

Is it better that the water flow through a UV alge light fast, or slow?

I have my 1200 gallon pond up and running for two months now. Everything is falling into place. The water cleared up very nicely, after I increased my Bio-filter with some lava rock. (Some advice I got from another group) It is now crystal clear and I can see the bottom and my three small Koi...

I've been lurking and reading for a little over a month now. My husband, Randy and I decided over Memorial Day weekend to put in a pond -- we just kinda jumped in a did it! It's small, just a 60 gallon pre-formed liner, but we like it. My dad had the brilliant idea to put fish in it without...

Is there a pond club in West Virginia, preferrably in the Potomac Highlands? My pond is still leaking (worse than before) around the skimmer. And I know it is where the liner is attached to the skimmer. If there is a pond club maybe I can pay someone to reattach the liner properly. At this...

Hi guys and gals. Well, the power went off here two days ago during a ferocius storm which knocked out power to 100,000 homes and businesses in the Louisville area. My power just came on just a while ago today. I was beginning to have real concerns about my fish. When the power went off, of...

This one is literelly "near" my backyard: http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/3538276/detail.html BV.

Just wanted to post that I have redone my pond and have posted the new pictures at the website below. We have done away with the original waterfall and 22' stream, which here in Florida was just one vast string algae attractor and added a waterfall at the edge of the original pond. We finally...

Hi everyone, I finally finished my pond on Sunday (my first one ever) its stats are as follows :- 1000 litres (approx 220 UK gals) preformed pond Aquamax 3500 pump Hozelock Bioforce 1100 filter Waterfall

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I need to clean my filter and clean the bottom of my pond. After many beers I came up with a plan. I would like to know if this would work or do I need more beer to come up with another plan. 1.) I plan on filling a laundry bag with my bio material (scrubbies, hair curlers, bowling balls...

I am in the beginning stages of building my pond. Please take a look of what I have so far and let me know what you think. Any and all suggestions welcome, i.e. pump size location and type, filters, plants, thanks. I have books and video's, now I'd like to tap into this recource,...

I would take the surviving two back to the pet store asap. Or call a vet and ask if you have a turtle rehabber in your area and turn them over to the rehabber. Then I would do a lot of research before trying this again. Turtles need extensive filtering to be kept inside along with heat lamps and...