Hi, Been awhile since I've posted (not even sure this will make it as I've send several messages that I just don't see). I have some varigated sweet flag that is now hanging over the egde of its pot and putting out new growth from the area spanning the pot rim. What do I do with it, cut it, let...

Can anyone recommend a good 12v air pump, preferably in the UK, that draws around 4 watts? It needs to be safe outdoors, but will be in a nice plastic box to protect it from the elements.

This is truly amazing! Be sure to click on NEXT PAGE at the bottom of each page...there are four pages. Adults and children will find this very interesting. Enjoy!!! This lady found a humming bird nest and got pictures all the way from the egg to leaving the nest. Took 24 days from birth to...

I am thinking about adding another filter to my pond. I have a Tetra PF-3. The PRF 1500-2500 models are pressurized and they say you can back flush em. Does the backflush work well? It looks like a pretty big canister filter and those are a pain to break open and clean out all the time. I remember...

A short while ago there was a request for info on building veggie filters. I found an interesting page that only exists in google's cache. The URL...

Does anyone know how to build one of the pondless waterfalls or know where I can get plans for one? I have only seen pictures at various web sites. Also is there a good site that tells how to make a waterfall with a pond, I am just looking at my options.

What do y'all use to move your pH up? Down? I am at a bit high, and want to try and bring it down a bit. I am beginning to wonder if my high pH is helping my algae soup. BV.

What can I put in a 250 gallon Veggie filter that will not eat the roots off of every plant. I have Water Hyacinth, Hornswort, Iris, Pickerel Rush,Lotus and Lilies

(yes I know some of you don't believe in them...........vbg......... so ignore) do any of you KNOW where there is info on how you can tell if the UV filter is working? mine is in its 2nd season, has been running a month & the water is still nasty green. I am sure it worked OK last year ( at...

My wife and I have two dogs that we love dearly. We just bought a house that has a pond. Unfortunately, there's a leak in it and the pump is burnt out so it's been sitting there growing mosquitos for some time now. Our dogs got in it the other day and decided that the liner tasted pretty good. ...

Looking for some advice. The S.O. is bug-ophobic. I personally do not mind bugs... I have carpenter bees and Black Widows that live on the property and I do not make efforts to get rid of them... But, the S.O. wants to get some bug control going because of her fears. She had Terminix in her...

ponds....honestly ponds.....you people deeply confuse me, deeply indeed

Is there a single web site that discusses all the various chemical issues? My head is spinning from reading here about ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, Ph, Kh, Muriate of Potash, Sulphate of Potash, Alkalinity, clay, kitty litter, blah blah blah. The best source I've seen so far was presented in...

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I'm enlarging my pond, going from about 6' x 6' x 3' to something like 10' x 15'. I thought I go 5' deep this time but now I'm wondering if 7 or 8 feet is "too deep". Does anyone have a pond this deep or deeper and do you regret it? Digging will be more of a chore but you only have to do it once...

I have a large chunk torn out of the side of my pond (dog went nuts?) that I need to patch. The liner is 45-mil butyl rubber, and I have plenty of material for a patch. But what's the concensus on patching cements or tapes, and what's the best way to accomplish it? I was looking at The Pondshop,...

Would it be safe to pull lilypads, grasses etc from wild ponds or could that introduce diseases etc?

My veggie filter overflows with plants, so does my ponds! Too many, and I will be pruning soon...so ordered the wife when she saw a rat in the plants today. The plants I have excess of includes: Pennywort by the truck load Water Lily Taro. Everywhere I look there is one

I have a 1Hp "Moneysaver" pump, the one with the 1-phase to 3-phase converter that is variable that I am no longer using. I liked it, but we are no longer using the heavy filtration system that it drove. I needed the High pressure and high volume it could deliver. I am in BOYDS MD. LOCALS ONLY...

Hi, I just finished my new pond in the spring. EPDM liner, 12 x 10 x 4'6". I added plants which are doing well and my kids wanted some fish. I want to put Koi in the pond. I did some reading and realized that 0.1% salt in the pond was the first thing to do since my PH was fine.