Regarding aeration of water: http://www.goldfishvet.com/faqs/floomingforaeration.html ~ jan (Do you know where your water quality is?)

Lowes didn't have river rock so DS brought home marble chips, which is white and pretty, for the veggie filter. Is it OK to use marble in the veggie filter or is it bad. Someplace I read it will lower make the water too alkaline? I feel fairly sure that the rocks won't stay pretty and white for...

I've gotten great help from here, though lately I'm more of an occasional lurker (until something goes wrong, of course). When I repotted my Blue Beauty, a chunk of what turned out to be root came off. I tossed it in the shallow part of the pond and it ended up sprouting. I don't have room for...

Hi. I have a 4,000 gallon koi pond with UV, skimmer, biofilter, veggie filter, and waterfall. it's probably 50% covered by lilies, hyacinth, and parrot feathers, and it's in its fourth year. The plants are all blooming more than I've ever seen before, and my water parameters are the best...

Jan, I noticed that you mentioned you had a "decoy" fish to scare off the herons, and I was wondering what you (or anyone else that has one) thought of its effectiveness. They showed me one in the pet store and I burst out laughing when I saw how big it was! I guess the idea is that the...

Some of my lilies are deterioating badly. They are curling upwards at the edges, even when emerging, drying out and browning/graying (or vice versa). I have recently fertilized but still have been unable to find Potash. The pond gets full afternoon sun (area 8b) and a portion of them, but far...

Now I gotta pull them down and check all the wiring! Must be a short somewhere. The things I do to entertain the kids!!

Can anyone give me some advise on how to care for pond plants, about dead heading andwhen, proprogating, and what do I do when the winter comes, do I remove plants from pond and marginals or leave them in. any advise would be...

We've discussed snails on and off over the years. Some of us have strong opinions about them. I rather liked them. Notice the past tense... Due to a number of factors, the biggest being my inability to be prepared (I will turn in my all Girl Guide badges) I lost all my koi this winter. So I'll go...

I have a farm pond about 75 feet in diameter. I had largemouth bass and bluegills in it till this past winter. There was a major die-off and I have not seen any fish this season. I am assuming that the water is fouled with low oxygen at the bottom (8 ft) and the fish died off there when there...

Anybody have any miracle fixes for a pre-formed pond crack? I tried a little of that expanding foam but when it expanded it enlarged the crack just below it. GRRR. It's high up on the edge so the pond is not emptying but the water level is staying down about 3 in. or so. The pond is one of...

Do you mean just plain ol ordinary Iris, like is in my garden? Or is there something else that I don't know about? :) Kate

I have a gold fish pond with over a dozen large goldfish. Today I added a small koi (he is smaller than most of the goldfish). He seems to be making a pest out of himself, mouthing at the other fishes sides, getting in their way. I had a few Koi a long time ago and I don't remember this behaviour....

Hi all, Approx. 750 gallon (US) pond with plain old pet store goldfish that have been in the pond around four years, at least the original generation, and a waterfall about 1-1/2 feet high that drops into the back of the pond. I have noticed lately that the goldfish will "queue up" like buses in...

Saw them little suckers in my filters! Where the water is certainly moving! What gives??

If you are using pvc pipe, then you can get a union, which is a two piece device that glues to both sides of the pipe where you want it and unscrews in the middle. If you are using tubing, then you should be able to get tubing to pvc adapters, that would allow you to use the union. Aquatic...

Besides Helen Nash's books, what other books do rec.ponders like for pondkeeping with fish? Specifically which books do you think give really good fish keeping information? And which books do you like for the overall ponder with goldfish and which books are good for people who get bitten by the koi...

"But the greatest menace to our civilization today is the conflict between giant organized systems of self-righteousness - each system only too delighted to find that the other is wicked - each only too glad that the sins give it the pretext for still deeper hatred and animosity." -...

Kitty Litter destroys String Algae (Help) Would you be kind enough to tell me how much you used and how often you added it? My pond is about 1800 to 2000 gallons, with 20 lg shebunkins and goldfish. I have a sm. ( 50 gal.) veggie filter at the top of the falls. It is filled with lettuce and...

Hello. I've been searching high and low for some plans for a slate indoor waterfall. I could probably hack something together myself, but I want it to be nice. ;) The idea came from watching some show on HGTV called Design on a Dime (http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/shows_dod)..the episode was...