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Hello all, Year two here with my little 6x4 pond, and there is a layer of mud, leaves and assorted goo in the bottom of the pond. Can I stick a wet/dry vac hose in the bottom of the pond then turn the vac on and suck up the muck? I figured if I raised the hose out of the pond before I turned off...

I have a 4 year old 550 gal watergarden. 1200 gph pump in a skimmer. All summer long last year I had green water (until Oct.) I had lots of floaters and o2-aters. I have 13 goldfish which I do not feed. A landscaper suggested I get a larger pump and a larger diameter hose to the waterfall. ...

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DH called Tuesday and told me he had gone to a wg nursery near his store, and found a plant he wanted to get me for Mother's Day. He said he couldn't remember the name of the water lily they had, but it was a special shipment that was almost gone. He was so impressed by this lily. He said "I didn't...

Hello Porgers :) Wheeeee!!!! I'm so excited, after lurking here for the last year or so I am finally getting ready to start digging my wee pond. YAY. Please be patient with me as over the next few weeks I will probably be a prolific poster asking for all your expert advice :) If any of you can...

I am planning a gravel bog addition to my koi pond. I was told about a filter from Aquascape called the "Snorkel", which is made for this purpose. Supposedly, you just sink a sump in the clean out once a year or so, and there is no need for washing the gravel. Here is a link for a similar...

I have a 20,000 gallon pond (17'x47'x2'-4') with just minnows, no Koi. I put my filter plants directly in the pond rather than in a special veggie filter. My pond is spring fed, so I need fairly aggressive filter plants. The pond has stone wall sides (old swimming pool) but I have greenhouse...

Late last week, I noticed some growth sticking up through the gravel in the same pot as the Obedient Plant I have. It has doubled in size since. Earlier this week, I noticed another sprout on the other side of the plant. I called the store that I ordered the plant from, and they suggested that I...

hey all am new to the pond game. filter's been cycling for 28 days now. added 3 comets a day after spiking the filter (bioforce 1000 with a supreme 950 pump) with "ooze" from one of my fresh water tanks. added 2 more comets 2 weeks ago. all is rockin' along fine 'til today. found one of the...

is there any rocks or stones that I should not put in my pond? Is there a problem coins in the water? Thanks Steve

This is the first time I have seen the bottom of my pond when it was not empty. Maybe the Savio Skimmer, Jiffy filter, and Veggie filter which is no more than a settling chamber right now are actually going to work this year. :0)

I have several babies in my mixed pond (koi and goldfish). They were born last summer and the bigger ones are over 3 inches, closer to 4. They are still mostly black (goldfish, I'm told, though several look more like koi). Some have begun to develop light and dark patterns on the scales and...

Is there any way to get teh fish to come to the surface while feeding them? The thing is I'm not sure if he's eating the food since I've only seen him one time while I was feeding him.

two of your Koi ????? like this http://a.1asphost.com/fredfrog/orfe%20small.jpg is columnaris or aeromonas with a fungal overgrowth. treat with PP every other day 3 times, add peroxide on last day. now...... if your pond is loaded with leaves this isnt going to work. fill 100 gallon holding tank...

About 6 weeks ago I restocked the pond with some young Koi (~2" mixed colour mostly but two 4" ghosts as well). I appreciate that fish usally take a while to become acclimatised to a new home but they have been constantly hiding, mostly grouped together underneatha patch where the liner overhangs....

I bought some plants at PetSmart and can't figure out how to plant them... Real simple, they are all in the plastic carton already but I don't know which way is up. One end has a removable lid and the other has a oval opening... I would think the oval opening would go up... Thanks

The link should take you to pictures of my soon to be Veggie Filter. The pond is a work in progress, so it is still rough around the edges. The water is still a little cool 40 -50 deg F. I am thinking of putting pea gravel in the bottom of the veggie filter this year and planting lotus seed and...

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I bought a relatively inexpensive siphon that's for aquariums, the Ultra Gravel Vac. Unfortunately, I must be doing something wrong because it barely siphons. The picture displays putting the siphon at an angle and apparently the siphon's tube must be lower than the aquarium--the latter which...