In the last month, I've found two of my goldfish in my outdoor pond dead. The water chemistry is fine except for the hardness being too low. I added a bunch of dolomite lime almost a month ago after the first fish died, and the hardness is improving, although the pH today was still on the low...

Will a 20 gal tub be large enough for a lotus tubor with one leaf, and one growing point? The diameter at the base of the pot is about 16". How deep should I make the clay? Thanks, Heather

Say a pump is advertised as able to deliver 1000 gal/hour at say a height of 6". I would guess that it means 6" above the surface of the water rather than the bottom where the pump sits. Is this true? Doesn't seem to make sense any other way. Dave http://members.tripod.com/~VideoDave

Hi Folks, Just an open invitation to all who are interested in attending our Annual Water lIly Festival in the Dayton, Ohio area this coming weekend June 19 & 20. Lots of lilies to see, prizes to be won, seminars to hear! Take a look at www.greenvista.com for more info or call...

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I bought a N. pygmaea Rubra that has 3 buds. The photos I've seen of this plant are bright red, but my flowers are pinkish violet. Is it really Rubra? please see the pics at http://www.photoisland.com/servlet/GuestLogin?USERNAME=tpchai password = pond

My lilies were doing well many leaves and flowers. Now the some leaves are dying. They have before but were replaced by new leaves. Now they are dying suddenly. The fish seem OK and the water is clear -- Ron

I installed my pond last summer/fall and I didn't have any frogs last year whatsoever. This year I have taken at least a dozen frogs out of there and I keep getting more in there. I noticed some eggs on one of the plants and I took the plant out and cleaned it before returning it to the pond a...

I have a concrete fountain with a frog which "spits" water to cascade down several concrete "leaves." Water tends to dribble around the bottom of each "leaf" instead of streaming down to the next lower leaf. Water flow looks good -- any more and it would overflow. My wife has tried putting...

Anyone know where to get polyethylene beads for a filter from in the UK? Preferably somewhere near North Yorkshire. Expanded polystyrene ones are easy to get (bean bag refills) but I suspect they are too buoyant to clean easily. I've also been looking at water butts to put them in but they all...

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Help needed in ideas to attach a liner to a vertical concrete wall?

My wife and I went away for a week, only to come home and find my fish hiding on the bottom of the pond, between pots, etc. I suspected a heron was on the prow, but had no proof until my wife saw him fly away a couple of days later. It doesn't look like "Mr Heron" was able to snag any fish but I...

Just added this years pictures. Look under Spring 2004. Enjoy!!!! Patty http://community.webshots.com/user/pbrown321

I saw chipmunk(s) around my pond today. his is highly unusual to see chipmunks or squirrels here inour yard. (this is strange out here, even though we are in farm country, have a lot of woods on over 16 acres, I rarely see these critters, I saw more in the suburbs back yard!) soooooo what damage...

i live in florida and it had been raining this past week. each night, as i head to bed, i would hear these annoying loud cries. i came out to investigate and saw frogs near my pond. tiny yellowish ones. i think there are more, and the noise is really freaking annoying and loud. my question...

and no one up but me, the dog and the cat. What to do?!? Don't worry, it is safely tucked away in the garage where it will wait it's turn! ( Don't ask how! )

Help needed in attaching a pond liner to a vertical concrete wall please?

Hi, Can anyone recommend a sealer (and where to get it) for a new concrete lined pond. I want to keep fish so it needs to be safe for them! tia, Sky

Hi I been lurking here for several years but this is the first time my question hansen't been answered by just reading the posts. I plan on going to the dollar store to buy various kinds of bio media. I want to put this in mesh bags of some sort to make it easier to clean. Will the red mesh bags...