Well, I'm soooo frustrated. After weeks of only one or two messages a day, and many missing messages in threads, I discovered our local newsgroup server seems to be hiccuping, or in the past few days, not even breathing. Out of 661 threads posted recently, I've received only about ~240 messages....

I saw in Home Depot a chemical for coating slate / stone walkways. Didn't pay enough attentoin to the brand. I like (as most people do) the colors that pop when I wash the sidewalk. How do these coatings work out, and will it make them more slippery of be hard on my koi pond (the slat is hung over...

just got a new batch of 3-4" koi , and they are in a 75 gal.indoor aquarium tank. all water parameters are just 'ducky' salt is at 1.7 , I am going to raise it up a notch or 2. now. most of them are swimming along quite fine, but there are 3 of them that are 'mostly' sitting/laying on the bottom...

I'm planning to build a lighthouse to cover my 45 gallon biofilter, has anyone ever come across the plans to build one.? -- The Courages

Got a quote on finishing my pond. The fellow wants $5,280.00. He must have been looking at how many feet in a mile. I told him to forget it as I a have all of the equipment. The hole is dug and most of the waterfall is dug out. So I will continue myself with the help of a 13 year old boy. ...

i have a old well or something in basement which pumps 5 gals every 15 min into my pond which then overflows into second then flows into a stream next to house will this cause any problems.? in essence i have a natural pond style.

The other day I pumped out about 4 - 6 inches of water from my pond and then refilled it. I did the same thing the next day. I wanted to get some fresh water in my pond and figured that was a better way than just overflowing the pond, which is what I did in the past. What I want to know is: how...

We've started digging! Pictures are posted here http://home.comcast.net/~lyddie/picture.htm as we progress. There are only 2 pictures there so far under the "creating our water garden" section and it's just an unfinished hole so nothing too interesting yet :). But we have liner and we're hoping...

has anyone dealt with heron and have you had any luck???

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share information on a product that I stumbled across and has so far solved my algae problem. I found it while doing a search on Google, after doing most of the helpful suggestions I have read elsewhere and I still had water problems. The product is called warm...

Can Lotus plants be planted too deep? Can I plant at bottom of 4 foot deep pond?

Lots of folks in S. FL seem to like designing ponds with filtering systems similar to aquarium undergravel filters. They run pvc tubes with small holes connected to there pumps, which then transfer the water to canister type filters. The pvc piping is covered with a layer of gravel. I have seen...

I had half filled the huge lugged home plastic pool with some pond water and some tap with declor. I put the plants in there. The first (tamed) fish, swam into the bucket, the second (young one i decided to keep for some insane reason) was easy to catch. But the large female....i would like to find...

I'm considering adding a small waterfall to my pond. My yard has a natural slope, so it shouldn't be too hard...the pre-fab fiberglass ones seem easiest, but are they hard to attach rocks to cover the black color? Also, how does it impact one's utility bill to add a small waterfall, since you have...

Hi, I've just put up plans on a site for a low budget external pre-filter for small to medium ponds, particularly aimed at amateur or novice pond owners in the UK, although the principles are generally applicable anywhere. Find it at http://www.collinswebb.plus.com/otherstuff/ Constructive...

Bampa wrote: Could it possibly work? Doesn't sound like it to me. dissolving copper in the water is an effective treatment for algae. There are easier (cheaper) ways to put copper ions in the water. Does have potential poison problems to the inhabitants of the pond.

hey, i have a small, probably simple to answer problem. Its been raining cats and dogs here and the liner of my pond seems to be floating up, should i have add rocks to the bottom of my pond. i believe its all water coming in from the ground underneath the liner...any ideas?

We just spent all summer building a 10,000 gallon pond which is 5' deep (3' underground, 2' above). We can't decide between a $30 floating de-icer and a $1,000 propane heater. If the cost to run the propane heater is cheaper than the electricity cost for the floater, we'll go for the propane...

We are planning to build a new waterfall on our 1600 gallon pond using flagstone and we are looking for some tips as to what types of mortar are safe for fish,plants etc, also would like any help in what type of construction anyone has used when working with flagstone. Thanks in advance -- The...

I've seen two approaches: A. Put down underlayment, liner - then fill the pond to settle the liner. Drain the pond, then put in the rocks, gravel, etc. B. Put down underlayment, liner, rocks and gravel - before filling the pond for the first time. Is plan B okay?