My Koi guys have been devouring Navel oranges and seedless watermelon for the last month. They suck the rhine clean. They also love Cheerios. Yesterday I asked my grandson if he would like a bowl of Cheerios, he said "Nana I don't eat fish food". LOL

had a pondless waterfall installed last fall. I love it, except that it does have a leak and I suspect a large one. Loose several inches of water a day and will empty out completely in course of about a week. Have done all the trouble shooting and I "think" it must be in the bottom of the liner...

Hi All: DH went home last night to a split filter pouring water everywhere. (Rubbermaid garbage can - pretty thin) Not fully understanding things like veggie filters he did his best to rectify the situation. First he turned off the pump - very good. Next - bacause the water level was down a six...

I just took all of the water celery and water mint out of my pond. Everything is containerized so it was not problem. They were sending out runners with roots that would take root in all the neighboring pots. They may have been responsible for cleaning up my pond in the spring when I was fighting...

LAst night my neighbor was topping off his 7700 gallon pond and he accidently left the water on overnight he lost about 25 of his 50 fish. I dumped in some water prep this morning but I wonder if there is something else I can do to save the remining fish. The whole pond is new water now.Please help.

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I've read about bright yellow 'Lemon Comet' goldfish. Does anybody here have one or know a source to get one? I think a different colour like that would be an interesting addition to my pond. Cam

So, what does it take to have a pond like this http://kizthiz.com/puddle.jpg PS - nice pond BTW. What I mean is, can you have Koi in this kind of environment, or do you need to supplement it with filtration and aeration? I guess it is a broad question... Sorry. Just trying to decide of this

Someone told me recently they thought the longer flowing tail and side fins on a comet, were often indicative of the sex of the comet. I mean comparing comets to comets, not commons or other goldfish - some finnage seems to be larger some than others. Is this true or more a matter of...

hello everybody! new water added to ponds seems to be the cause of much green water right? can one age the water, in a wheelbarrow or rubbermaid tub for example, and then add it to the pond? will that put off the green water enhancing property of added water? thanks for all answers to my...

Periodically I have seen these small granule like things on some of my lily pads. The look someone took some fine granulated dark brown sugar and spinkled it on some of the pads. A portion seems to also be whiter, but I have no idea if the granuales are going from brown to white or vice...

This is the second year that I have a pond and I have managed to control blooms of suspended red algae by adding a proper mech/bio filter. My water is clear and has been since the snow has disappeared. My problem now is that I'm getting a plethora of string algae in the sunny spots of the pond. ...

Looking for simple instruction for a homemade biofilter for a 2000 gallon pond. Thanks

Hi. I'm going to be moving soon and I need to build a pond for my fish in the new location. I'm looking for easy setup, low maintenance--just want my fishies to be happy and healthy. Suggestions? Thanks to all of you for being such a wonderful group. I learn so much from you!!

for those that haven't seen it.. here's a few pics of me pond (as it stands) http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lostin1999/album?.tok=phgYCaBBIqixWLPm&.dir=/8a86&.src=ph now having read on here of Veggie filters etc ive been having an idea... along the back of the pond (where the fence is) I...

Hello All from a first time postee, I am making my first foray into ponding. I'm familiar with the products and techniques, but have never actually used them. To practice, I've bought a large Rubbermaid type storage bin from Wal-Mart which I intend to disguise well and stock with literally one...

HI I need a pump that can pump water from my small pond (about 100gal) over a distance or approx 5 metres to a UV clarifyer. The pond is a garden feature pond built raised above the ground (about 2ft high) the pump will be situated about 5 metres away at ground level and the hose will be routed...

Hi Pepe, At 120 ft by 40 ft by average of 4 ft deep my best recommendation is to get this book: EARTH PONDS SOURCEBOOK The pond owner's manual and resource guide by Tim Matson It has just been updated (so I bought it ;-)

Still trying to get a pond going. The water here is extremely hard and the pond looks like the travertine pools out west with pretty blue water. After a day or so, the water clears and a thin gray residue settles out. Question is, can fish live in that? I know that water softeners use salt pellets...

I posted this one before, but I'll try again. My Lillies and Water Hyacinths seem to be deteriorating from the inside out. Looks like they're burning up. PH seems to be about 8, KH 300+, Total Hardness 75 or so. Nitrates and Nitrites are nil. Plants did very well last year, WH took over the pond....