Lately, as I've been sitting looking at my pond, I've noticed a lot of little, itsy bitsy, teeny weenie, particles floating by. Many times I'm sure I've seen the same particle twice in an hour. So I'm thinking perhaps some form of mechanical filtration will help - like a vortex filter or some...

Hi Everyone: Can anyone identify the plant shown in the photos at this link? The flower makes me think of Pickerel weed but the leaves are different. Thanks in advance. Heather http://community.webshots.com/album/156581553ehUHxG

For weeks we have been hearing toads all around the yard, but have seen none in the yard or the pond. Yesterday my wife went to dump the lid of the kids sandbox which is always full of water, and she saw something move. We checked it out, and we found about 100 tad/toadpoles, not sure which....

So, I'm new to ponds and would love some suggestions for a new pump. I'm about to fill a 300 gallon pond that has a waterfall with a 5' head. Can anyone suggest the right filter for this situation, and maybe where to get it? I want to submerge the pump in the pond and pump the water up to the...

http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lostin1999/rearrange?.dir=/8a86 as I say the pond is a work in progress, but ive taken pictures at each stage (think there's more somewhere) so until I can get someone to/learn how to make me up a web page(or 3) this is best I can do for now! Lost

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I assembled a Koi pond for the store and all my pond customers think it's great, and many want to build one too (to overwinter in the garage, or to build into their deck or for their basement). I got tired of photocopying sketches so I put the plans on my web site, and I'm posting to share the...

Hi All, Got a pond of about 2000gal. Deepest spot is 4'10" about 3 feet around. I will have ice covering the pond for approximately 3 months in the winter. Do I have to have an opening in the ice for gases to escape? Should I heat the bottom of the pond or the surface? I don't intend to run...

Does anyone know the manufacturer's part # for the Bioforce 500 replacement bulb (5w) ? Ponds2Go has a good price on these, but they don't ship to Canada. So I'd like to try to find the "non pond" price.

Just wondering if rec.ponds ever does a roll call every now and then? Just to see where everyone is from and what other interests and hobbies they may have?

1640 GPH 85 watt submersible See he http://www.azponds.com/subpumps.htm This is the pump plus a bell fountainhead and a 3-tier jet fountainhead. The link lists both the pump and the 'Powerjet' box with the fountainheads. Same pump, but the wattage listed under the powerjet is incorrect -...

My pond has a leak and I have to refill it every day. Is this bad for the Koi? Thanks Mike

Iris Repotted or This Thread Revisited A couple of years ago we had a discussion about iris, rock versus soil to plant them in. I know we highly recommend rock especially in a veggie filter. So today I repotted my experiments. 1 was in rock, BIG rock, 3 were in soil. Hate to tell you this guys,...

im working on a water fall, id like to construct it out of cement.. what should i be doing and what kind of cements should i be working with. let me know! thanx!

I have a pond which I wish to make larger. the extension will be a shallower area. the original pond has four sides I wish to lower one of these to join with the extension, I think I will be able to do this and then I am hoping to be able to fit a new liner in the extension area and over lap it. I...

Any one have a lead on free pond fish? Two of my Koi disappeared the other night, I think it was a Coon. Would like some more but cant afford it at this time. thanks.

Hi, I must sell my small pond liner, pump, and fountain. I am asking $80, for all. You can see photos at http://www3.telus.net/public/ctbuss/. The liner is the hard plastic type, and is in fine shape. The pump is fairly small, but suited to the size of pond. I have use the flow adjustment to "turn...

Hi Nedra, I have one that I can read news groups from, but cant post, and another I can post from, but cant read. So I have to respond with a new post. I should take the time to learn whats wrong with my settings. Anyway, yes Kelly was from Texas, I don't remember her last name. Sometimes there...

I have a 250 gal pond. 50 gal in the upper and 200 in the lower. My pump is a 600 gal/hr pump with a bell fountain and the rest going to a small water fall in the upper tank. It is 3 years old. I have 3 goldfish around 3-4", and probably 10 very small fish around 3/4" in the lower pond along with...

go home ,get pickup, tools to disconect, head back in morning. disconects ok, nephew wants more coffee (drug him out of bed), tank heavy,hook truck to tank, pull it out where we can get to it, ok,what to do now, hay can i borrow your loader. With some help and the loader its on the truck, sinched...