Saturday night, the wife, the kids and I went to her parents for dinner. Big hunka beef, a bottle of red. It was a great night. The next morning I was suffering. Apprently I consumed most of the wine. So we wandered back to the pond so I could finish up the cleanup, having drained it a bit the...

Hi all. This is my first time posting here, and I have a couple of specific questions which I'll ask in separate posts . . . I had fish die from (according to my local pond outfit) "mouth rot" (see my next post). After researching online, I learned that treating the pond with salt is one of a...

I have a question. I have a water fall for my pond does that reoxgenate the water?? Should I have more air directely into the pond? Its approximately a 4' X 8' oval shaped pond about 3 feet deep in center. Just removed the muck and now waiting for the water to become less green. Using a UV...

Can anyone help, I need a detailed plan for a natural rock waterfall That I would like to build on the edge of my pond. I have no idea how to start it, I know I need a sump for the water but its how to lay the liner and hide it and have the water run through the last two layers of rocks. Any...

Can someone go over the basics on spawning please? I always understood it that the lady lays the eggs, and the man fertilizes the eggs externally. If so, then why do the males beat the females up? What am I missing? -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com

Does anyone know how deep you should put cattails in your pond? I use to keep them on a milk crate about 12 in under the water, then last year I moved it to the edge. Now the pot sits about 3/4 into the water. I would like to drpo it all the way to the bottom of the pond but not sure if it would...

I figger we're all geeks about large masses of water and filters, so it'd be OK to ask you guys... Last year we got one of those inflatable 15 foot Wallmart pools. I chuckled about it at first, until I realized they are perfect. Set up in the summer, take down in the fall. Shallow enough for my 3...

Hi all. This is my first time posting here, and I have a couple of specific questions which I'll ask in separate posts . . . I had fish die from (according to my local pond outfit) "mouth rot" (see my next post). After researching online, I learned that treating the pond with salt is one of a...

Last year, you may recall that I had damsel fly nymphs in an aquarium in the house. Not on purpose. A few weeks ago, my wife reported seeing something swimming in the same tank, which was odd because that tank had nothing but snails and duckweed in it. I watched it for a bit, and sure enough 3-4...

I went back to Shareholders Pond this morning, and 2-3 goldies were chasing another goldie up and back, up and back, up and back. Me thinks them fishes are getting ready to do the deed. -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com

We finally got the pumps in the ponds and each is now running into their veggie filters. They are not connected together yet. I wanted to get the koi pond clear before I connect the goldfish pond. We're not making any changes to the pond this year. Just going to sit back and enjoy it. It was...

How should i release my fry into my pond. i release the water temp change would be pretty big from my indoo aquarium to the ponds. should i place them in a large bowl of there normal water so the tem change takes longer? or shall i do that and try to make the tank water a bit cooler fiors by...

As discussed in an earlier post, I went ahead and moved my egg crate mattress pad to a different 'box', with plumbing. It serves as both mechanical and bio filter and is fed by a filter which is primarily bio. I noticed when I moved the material, there were a small number of blood worms in the...

Last night i went out to the pond where i had a drop light and under it was sitting the season's first toad. 2 weeks tops and they should be singing and doing their thing. :) :) :) :) :) Pond is clear to the bottom. Lots of plants, no mechanical anything.

I installed a pond a few years ago, installed by an acquarium shop. The problem is that it used a typical acquariam filter. It never really keeps the water clear even thoug i have a UV steralizer and a fair amt of pond plants. My question- Can I simply buy bio balls or other bio material and put...

Need help... I have a backyard concrete pond that i want to get rid of. The pond is about 6 ft long, 4 ft wide, and 4 ft deep. The intention is to fill it full of concrete. Any suggestions, type of cement, reinforcement, game plan, etc.? Any and all help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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This morning, I saw another bird having a drink in the container water garden. I've decided to go ahead and monitor ammonia levels each week. Being new at this, can anyone tell me at what levels ammonia levels in pond water would be unfit for drinking by anything, particularly birds? Sure, birds...

Currently I have goldfish in my pond and I was wondering other than Koi what species of fish will live well with the goldfish??? Mike