Hi Everyone, This year I wanted to put a dock on my pond for my paddle boat. I was going to buy one of those prefab ones but then I thought, where's the fun at! Does anyone know even where I should begin? It would have to be at least 12' long and 3-4' wide.

Anyone have experience with this filter? I'm very disappointed with it. The dealer told me it was the only thing they used on all their clear, beautiful ponds and I got one and a lot larger pump. Not only is it leaking, my pond was clearer when I was just using a Pondmaster AND I actually had...

. Approaching my first spring (pond went 'live' last September) -- I put in some water lettuce and hyacinth in September. The water lettuce is all gone - don't know where it went. The Hyacinth is all shriveled up, but bobbing around here and there. Should I throw it out and replace it, or will...

Hello everybody. I'm a new ponder. I finished my pond in late september, but by the time ph settled down and stopped jumping all over the place it was too cold to add fish (my indoor koi and i are anxioulsy waiting for spring). The current pond residents are 3 crawdads and whatever water bugs that...

I've done the web search and it looks like everybody read the same book regarding this plant, but didn't tell me what I wanted to know. What is the temperature that the plant will survive in a dormant state to recover when the water warms again? -- - Charles - -does not play well with others

Hi all I have a chance to save about 78 + fish but need to get them shipped from west palm FL to RI . I am looking for someone who will pack and ship these fish . Anyone who can help out there please.

Ok I have decided to "improve" my website and clean it up in preperation for the ponds to be built in -04-05 so I need all of you to help let me know what should be kept, what should be deleted, any changes to improve the site etc please email me direct so we dont clog this group too...

This is probably a better question for alt.fishtanks, but I figure I know you people better, and I live it here... I am thinking of experimenting with a DIY filter for my 55gallon tank. I figure working on small designs may yeild some fun project for the pond. Anyway, does anyone care to discuss...

No more splatters: tunnel of love for Swedish frogs STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Love-hungry frogs in a southwestern Swedish town risk their lives daily crossing a busy road to reach their mating pond, but concerned officials are now building a special tunnel for them, media reported. All this and...

I need to have some fish shipped from private pond in Fl. to RI anyone have any ideas. Person I am buying them from said she talked to pet store and they told her had to have oxygen to ship them . Cant they just get bagged and put in Styrofoam cooler and sent overnight?

There must be something I'm missing on my pump--the hose keeps blowing off the place where it's attached to the pump from the force of the water--is there something I can buy to make the fit tighter? Kirsten (with numb hands from sticking in almost frozen pond to try to fix this problem!)

In trying to recreate some of my lost links, I found these for froggy fiends .. . . http://www.nwf.org/frogwatchUSA/frogs_state.cfm Click on your state and all the froggies that are known to "haunt" your local will come up, complete with "calls". It was great fun listening to all the calls and...

Hi All, As a fairly new ponder (first winter) I have wondered all winter long (Texas winter mind you) if I'm even supposed to be running the pump and fountain during this season. Thanks.

Once upon a time last year you posted a link to a site that had a "flow chart" to identify pond critters . . . it was something like "is it smooth or segmented"? "3 segments or 5" etc., etc., etc. It finally narrowed down the culprit. Very cool site. Well, as you have probably guessed, I lost...

Free Goldfish. If I can not give them away... they will be thrown away, I guess. Hundreds of them......... U can save a fish! Come and get them. Just moved in last November. Goldfish are mixed with Koi and I have only had 1 death since we moved in. I'm re-doing a 10,000 gal pond and want only my...

I just replumbed my entire house with copper, and I have some left over. I am thinking about building a DIY filter for my aquarium, just for fun. Any thoughts on the safety of using copper in an aquaria environment? I figure it safe for us to drink, it should be safe in the tank or pond for...

Thanks folks for the replies....Reason for the original post was for ref. of dead fish in some ponds last summer where the users swore the dunks killed their fish, but when I checked the outlying facts, i.e., neighbor spraying trees w/Malathion, or blowing grass clippings into pond after applying...

OK, winter topic...discussed over and over every year...if you can't take redundancy, go away...otherwise let's discuss. My aquarium has a variety of fish, which makes it fun to watch. I wanna to the same with my Koi/GF pond. What other varieties of fish are good for a pond, and of those types...

Anyone have any luck disguising the mound that has the waterfall? I want mine to look like there is a natural hill back there. Plan on putting shrubs behind and stretched out so hopefully I can make the mound look like it is part of a ridge. In short, I want it to look like the waterfall belongs...

I just repotted some Water Iris and Purple Pickerel Weed and the leftovers are free to locals willing to pick them up. I live in southern CA in north Orange County near Long Beach and Lakewood. The Water Iris is a small variety, 18" or so in height, with blue flowers.