This morning I looked out the back door and 10 feet away stood a Blue Heron. Originally could only find one fish.....now I see two. Had six before his visit......hoping more show up. I've since ran out to Lowes and Home Depot.....found a net at Home Depot for $6.90. Hard lesson to learn, NET IT....

I have been lurking for many months now beginning last summer and going thru the snow and ice of the winter and now the springtime. When spring was coming on I could feel the excitement and impatience in the posts and read where some even started a bit too soon. I LOVE IT! Due to the many "cool"...

I cleaned up my website and posted some pics of Shareholders pond, and the local inhabitants. I've also been taking semi weekly pics of the VF (who's idea was this? Ingrid? Nedra?) so others can see how it changes over time. Enjoy... www.darofamily.com/jeff and then click on Photo album.

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Recently I lost two fish from my above ground pond. About the same time, several ducks were seen around neighborhood swimming pools. Can't say for sure that the ducks had breakfast on my fish, but what would be the best way to keep them away from my pond? Thanks for your help.

Recap of last post: 100 foot long backyard stream, 5800 gph Sequence pump, Savio Skimmer, need to know what type of fish to get that would do well in a shallow stream. It is about 3-4 feet wide and 12 " deep at center only, shallow edges. Fairly good current near the skimmer. Results: I went and...

I should have clarified my original post. The wife thinks the algae bloom came from the kitty litter cloud. While I'm inclined to agree. I think its also due to the hanging basket at the edge of my POND! (can you tell I hate it?) btw...she said no to the "Pond Cam" idea for my website :-( ...

Update :-) After two weeks eldest son is out of the hospital after suffering his fifth collapsed lung. Still has more surgery ahead of him but for now we are so happy to have him home, to actually all be home at the same time. Water gardening labradors are keeping a close eye on him. Lady Bullfrog...

After reading many ways to try and keep Water Hyacinth over winter I tried the following: 1. Placed a plant in a quart jar in a sunny window. Kept water topped up. 2. Placed a plant in a floating tub under grow lights from 7am to 11pm. 3. Placed a plant in a net bag and sunk to the bottom of...

Question....Does Carbon mattting really work for removeing toxins etc from the water?? Doesn't it only work for a short period of time before it absorbing qualitys subside?? The same with charcoal?? Thanks MIKE

Oh yes, I think I'm rich now, nobody ever thought that Atlantis was in my pond.An archaelogical sensation ! I recommend to check your ponds, too, there could be hidden treasures, sunken islands or old pirate ships hidden inside, too !

When I went to clean my skimmer box I noticed a large number of small wriggly black larvae attached to the pump intake. It is a slotted piece of PVC pipe. I am using a Sequence 5800, a 5800 GPH pump. I see them both at the intake area and attached to the strainer in the priming pot. Some hold! Do...

Hello, I am just building our first pond and in keeping with the rest of our yard, I want to incorporate the natural elements that already exist. We live in a very rocky area and have found the perfect place for the pond. At the end of the pond site we have already dug, there are two very...

Hi - my neighbor has a 1 acre stock pond that get's covered in Algae all summer long. I've heard that throwing cut up Sheetrock help dissapate it. He's all for it but neither of us know what damage we might do. There are currently no fish in it but a lot of frogs and turtles. Thanks, Jeff

We have box turtles all over around here, I have several goldfish and "shiners". If one of these box turtles shows up in the pond, would it be a problem? Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me.

Hi, The things that I do for my two ponds works for me...has for over 10 years. I have been involved with aquariums since 1971. Sometimes on a large scale(fish room and breeding many common and rare killifish etc...) I have always kept things simple with them including my ponds. I...

Houston held its anuual art-car parade on Saturday. It was on television, but I don't know how many years they've been doing that. The parade has been going on for five to ten years. Anyway, one of the entries was a car with a teeny pond on the hood. It had a little raised berm kind of...

hey everyone. i have been constantly researching and working on my new outdoor pond. its 13x13 round and about 16-18 inches deep. There is no natural shade to my pond, so im adding lots of lilly pads and other plants to help that. ok, as of right now... the pond is a green/brown color and doesnt...

hello, we're looking to refurb our pond with something like the fluid art system. a few questions: 1) how do you calculate the size of the liner you will need? 2) we've read that the filtration system should be at or below the pond level. we plan to do a bottom drain and go 4ft deep. does...

Sunday I traded a bottle of beer for a rigid pond liner. Location TBD, but I think it will be up by the deck in a dead area that we don't use at all except to pile junk. I wish I were joking about this, but I am not. BV. www.iheartmypond.com