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Tulle is used in dressmaking. Check http://www.teuscherboston.com/images/wed05.jpg to see what it looks like. We've used it for two years and it seemed to work satisfactorily. We have a few inches of black sludge on the bottom of the filter and are told that there should be only sand and not...

I built a 22x22 ft pond last year, putting pump in this spring. There are a few small goldfish already in it, 5-6 inches. There is a layer of green algea on the bottom. Do I need to vacumn this all up before adding the pump? How much organic matter is ok? I will need about 80 feet of tubing to...

I want to switch from using pea gravel to a better medium in my bio filter (made out of a plastic milk crate with cut to size furnace filter surrounding the inside-the pea gravel was inside and my pump was in the middle of the pea gravel). I cannot believe how much bio balls are....seems pretty...

I went out to the pond this morning, and all nine fish were fighting/thrashing around in the roots of some plant that I have growing near the pond. The plants are rooted in the rocks, and they have grown long roots into the pond. Some of the fish were working so hard to get into the pile that they...

Is there a lotus recommended for partial shade? In my case this would be full sun for 3 - 4 hours and bright or dappled shade the rest of the day. Will Lotus grow in 70 F water? That's about the warmest our pond gets. Thanks in Advance, Heather

Please help. I have had major issues with my pond. I thought i fixed it by replacing a check valve that had a fish caught in it. But now once i am able to prime the pump it turns off and loses its prime after 1-3 hours.. I then have to fill the pump with water, shut off all lines to build pressure...

The water level in my new pond is much lower than it was. It is happening so fast that it must be a leak. Can someone telll me how to find it? Thanks a bunch. Pixi

For some reason my computer and/or aol has decided to block me from rec.ponds via parental controls, even though parental controls is not set for blocking. Who knows if I can get this fixed, or if I have the time to get it fixed... anyway, I signed on with google and will read stuff here. Not as...

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Dose anyone know where I can buy native fish to stock a wildlife pond as I don't want to take them from the wild ?

Hello. The temperature of my 350 gallon pond has been over 50 degrees for about 10 days now. I just installed a new pump and filter with UV. The water is clearing up well. Now, all seven fish survived and they really seem hungry. They all grew over the winter. Two questions to those that know...

I cannot find that particular site right now, but I am almost sure that I read somewhere that when removing plants to a kiddie pool (salting the pond) they should be treated with formalin. Does this sound right? If so what does this do? If this is correct I'm sure the dosage was expressed...

Hi: I bought my wife an outdoor wall fountain and the pump that came with it is intermittent and unpredictable. Sometimes it stops working, other times it's too strong & the stream splashes all over. I suspect that at least part of the problem is that pieces of leaves etc can get caught in it,...

I just watched a HGTV show where they built a firepit in the middle of a pool/pond. It was run by gas, and the entore circular area had flames. I'm wondering if there's a online source for building/buying something like this. My idea, if to use a circular kid's pool, painted black with Krylon...

Does anyone know how or have experience with adding a waterfall to an already exisiting pool? My issue lies in how to do the plumbing so that the water can spill into the pool and getting the pool water to the waterfall. I know I must use a fountain pump, but would like some more advice. Thank...

Toads of course! In the pond tonight! I should have strings of eggs by morning!

I would like to know if it is wise to use a cypress mulch around a pond to cover up the dirt in the planting beds. Has anyone done this and do the wood ships fly around, get in the pond, and cause problems. I really have dry claylike soil and it is not pretty when it is dry. Are there...

Hi I bought some melafix for my pond from Lancashire Homes and Gardens In Accrington UK, and after using it for a week i just happened to notice that the EXP date was: 02 03 !!!!!! This means its over a year out of date right ? What could this do to my pond ? I dont have the receipt or proof...

I have installed about a 75' stream in my backyard that is circulated with a Sequence 1000-5800 pump. It is fairly shallow, about 12" - 16" in the center channel area, 3 feet wide. I have a skimmer on one end. I figure I am moving about 4000-4500 GPH after head/pipe losses so the flow is quite...