The "Latest and Greatest" in the bead type media is something called Kaldnes. To get the maximum out of it, you need to install hefty airstones, manifolds, or the type of air hose used in sewage treatment plants to "roil" the media with air. It becomes self-stripping, self-renewing, and adds a...

Again, i just wanted to thank everyone for their great advice. I am hoping to finish my pond this weekend and fill it up! I had aquariums as a kid for a long time, so I am expecting some of the initial goldfish may not make it, but this will be my first water home with city water. I have been...

We are just now starting to plan our pond and are looking at the preformed liners like you can get at Home Depot and Lowes, versus the flexible liner by the roll. We want to put in a pond with a smaller upper pond that flows via a short "creek" to a large lower pond. What are the differences...

Hi all, I've hunted around the web for hours, but to no avail. I have moved into my new place,which has a pretty sizeable pond (about 3ft x 6ft and about 2ft deep) which I keep goldfish and a few carp. Yesterday, my Wife noticed that one of the carp is rather more sluggish than the rest and...

I saw the Beckett Waterfall Foam Sealant at HomeDepot. Does anyone know the following? - what color is the foam? - Is it easy to apply the foam between the steps in the waterfall? - Is the foam visible? Does it look awkward between the stones and concrete along the waterfall? Any experience is...

Not sure, but I thought bead filters were sealed and operated under pressure - if so I dont think you can Gale :~) Looking for a howto turn my two 55 gal. drum into bead filters ?

Mike Patterson Just wandering, hows the "burning water" experiment coming? We've been having some warmer weather up here in Pennsylvania. So I 've had some time to start cleaning up outside and working on the new pond. The grounds still too wet and frozen to start digging, so I decided to work on...

After doing pond chores this morning I sat down to watch some HGTV between ponding and quilting. There was some show on about a botanical gardens. They were talking about when the place was built. They wanted a reflecting pond so they dug a hole and filled it with water. Only the water wouldn't...

Any harm in these critters? With spring breaking out all over, they're all over the pond.

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Hi as I live in Scotland and the weather is never great,can anybody tell me when my fish arelikely to spawn,would like to rescue some of the eggs before they all get eaten. Are the eggs easy to spot as I am fairly new to this and have no idea what I should be looking for. Thanks for any help given.

In the "you don't have a diffuser on your bottom drain, you moron?" thread I admited to committing this horrible crime. So I have always been planning on going for a swim after I build the diffuser so I can install it. I got to thinking it may be easier to drain a few feet of water out of the...

I have just turned my pumps and UV filter back on about 2 weeks ago. The water already looks clean, but what to do about all the string algae. Most of it is attached to upper level rocks, not much on the bottom. Any good brushes to use. Help Cindy

Hi. I'm in Connecticut and have been longingly looking at my pond through the windows for months now. On the warmer days I'd see the fish swimming around, and then there was that spell that the ice was so thick I thought spring would never come! I don't know why, but the water seems...

Hello again everyone! I was here back in August planning to build my first pond. I received some great advice from several people here, and was well on my way to becoming a pond expert ;-) Currently I am planning on a goldfish/water garden avenue, as koi seem to require much more. Then however,...

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I have been outside doing some gardening today. While planting some plants by the pond something caught my eye. I saw something gold at the bottom of the pond and thought initially it was a leaf but yet it was too gold. So I got the pond skimmer and stirred the water and by George it was one (of...

"SweetNSasC" wrote in message ... Oh yeah so you want me to keep repeating things like a broken record because those exact words weren't in one particular post. Is this an example of your manipulation skills??? Can't...

Hi all, Time to wake up the good bugs with limozyme/koizyme! I've already lost 8 Koi this season! We had a sudden warm spell (90 degrees), and one by one they croaked! -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is