Help! We're considering purchasing a new home about a mile away. I currently have an 1,100 pond with 3 large (20"+) Koi and assorted goldfish. I don't want to leave them behind but I don't have the time to build a new pond before we move. I need some creative ways to keep the fish alive until a...

My friend has a small pet shop, including fish store, in the near north suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. She says she has been getting quite a few inquirys, asking for help with pond maintenance, new pumps, build a new pond, etc. Does anyone know of a pond contractor or similar business...

Needed to top up the pond, my area uses Chloramine, so I have to use dechlorinator. The bottle said to add 1 capful for every 20 gallons of water, but how many gallons did I need to add, and how to calculate it, and how do I add the stuff? Dump it into the pond before adding the water? Could that...

I was sitting by the pond and heard a frog, had to go in search. I found him in the cattails. I guess Spring has sprung in NJ. -- Bonnie NJ

Thanks to the spring algae bloom, my little pond is pea soup. Can't even see the fish - they're staying down, though the last two days have been warm (low 60s.) Alan -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Please use address alanhmin.net to reply via...

pmwebdesigns wrote: No actually it was great! Thank you very much. You wouldn't believe some of the smart comments I got from another forum. The pond I have now is 5x11 3½ ft deep. I'm expanding next month to 15x15 4ft deep. I want to do this pond right so I don't have to mess with it...

I am in zone 7 (Fort Worth) and I had some little black snails that didn't make it through the winter. Does anyone have some they could send me that wont eat plants but will eat algae? I could pay postage.

Gnats, everywhere, swarming in little clusters. They don't bite or anything, and generally mind their own business. Does this indicate any problem? If I want them to become deceased, is there a safe way to do it around the pond?

Strings of eggs just appeared in our pond this morning. We have Koi and goldfish. We've had a number of tadpoles, but these are definitely not toad/frogs. Can anyone identify these eggs? http://www.lutzfamily.net/temp/eggs1.jpg Thanks,

I'm going to need something as a holding tank for my fish probably for 4 days while I complete their home. I was wondering if I could use this kids swimming pool. The Koi aren't real big yet. Just a couple yrs...

Bead filters are the easiest filters to clean, which is what makes them popular. There are better filters, but none that you can clean in a tux, like the bead filters. I started out with just a skimmer with a bottom drain feeding into the front of it and a bubble bead filter for my larger pond. ...

Had first raccoon visit of the year here in Rode Island. Heard dog barking around 2 am go to let her out and she goes nuts, so out I go in undies (18 degrees brrrrrr) and what do I find thebiggest raccoon with hand in pond swiping away hoping he grabs something. No fear of the dog barking or me...

Can anyone recommend a biofilter or good plans to make your own Thanks Todd

Adding air to the filter is just plain GOOD. It will help agitate the beads; it helps to keep them clean; it feeds oxygen to the biobugs; it adds oxygen to the return water. Biobugs that are exposed to higher oxygen content grow faster and do their work better; fish that have more oxygen grow...

Depends on what you want to do. They are both very effective at doing different things. Kinda like asking 'Which is better, a sedan or a pickup truck'. A bottom drain will keep the bottom clean if installed right. Won't do a thing for crap in the water column, leaves, grass trimmings etc until it...

At what temp do you all bring your plants up from the bottom? I can look in and see some of my plants have already started to pop up. The temp this week is running in the 50s in day time and 40s to high 30s at night. Should I put them up? http://community.webtv.net/rebeljoe/POND

I've noticed that some of you use kitty litter (descented kind?) for pond planting. Does the kitty liter absorb the water and stay settled in the pot or does it try to float away like some of the dry potting soils that I have tried? Any suggestions is appreciated.

Now that winter is over and the algie is in full bloom .. so it seems. I was wondering about resalting. Our pond was put in in July of last year. We had added salt to start, now is it time to resalt and how much? Our pond is 1500 gallons. Do I broadcast it or put it throught the...

With winter in west-central Ohio on the wane, I am nearly ready to begin getting the pond back up and running. This will be the second full year for the pond. It is approximately 1800 gal with a 200 gal. bio-filter. That bio-filter has approx. 50 bags of lava rock. Last summer a young man at...

I have a 80W Aqua UV light for sale, it is good for 4000 gal. pond. $295. in excellent condition.