Ready to do plumbing. Does anyone here use the uniseals? What are the pros and cons? Joann

I was so excited. Been ponding 3rd year now and this year decided to try lotus. It is a dwarf variety not expensive. It finally sent up a bud and took forever to open. It was a tight partially open 1st day 2nd day it was just beautiful to look then on the 3rd day strong winds blew it right...

Any good links for info. on what to do with lotus plants over winter in zone 5 pond? I have a 2000 gallon 4 foot deep pond. Thanks.

I have a pond that is about 5000+ gallons now. Where should mechanical filtration be added ? I have a 2" line coming out the side of the pond into a 4 foot tall pump trap. From there it goes to the pump and up to a skippy filter. I am thinking of reticulated foam on the inside of the skippy...

The screen on my new skimmer isn't small enough and my pump keeps getting clogged (Mag-Drive 3600). Anybody know a way to keep smaller stuff from going through the skimmer basket? Can I put some kind of screen on it? I don't want to limit it too much or the basket will get clogged with...

Wow, just been reading the posts. Peas? Really? Can you? I just give mine (goldfish) commercially bought food, as I figured it would be nutritionally balanced. But I like the idea of giving some variety. What can I feed them? Tracey

So ... Better to put Water Hyacinth or Water Lettuce in the BioFalls or in the pond itself? Since it's so late in the season I had a bear of a time finding even Water Lettuce, but found five plants that look healthy. I've put them into the BioFalls for the time being (keeps them out of the...

First off I live in Central Minnesota in Zone 4A. I have pond that now holds 5000 gallons minimum and gets full sun during the summer. It has a surface diameter of 20' and is 26" deep. The pump currently flows 1800 GPH+. I used a five gallon bucket but at that rate it is a little hard to time....

I've had my PVC pond liner for about 7 years (dug it myself :-) it's about 300 gallons and it suddenly sprang a leak. I bought some patch material and it didn't work (I assume it has more than one leak). When I was patching I noticed that it looked like it was about to crack in a few more areas...

I was just thinking about one or two things & was wondering what happens to the oxygen levels in the pond over the winter if all the filtration/circulation is switched off. I know the fish go very quiet & hang out down the bottom but surely the water down there gets pretty oxygen depleted? As I...

Well I got down to dads place today, He lives in Salem, about an hour south of my place in Portland, Or. The new pond is a bit larger than the 100 gallon Preform he bought on sale at Walmart a few weeks back. Damned fool, he put in a 14'Lx8'Wx28"D by himself , at 73 years of age!!! Of course he...

john barsell wrote: I propose to build a stock watering pond in an existing drainage channel. (California) Are any Federal permits required and if so by which agency? John, Your best bet would be to check with what we here in Texas call your "county agent"; they're associated with the state...

Hi: Can anyone please tell me whether you have to "skin" the peas before you feed them to the fish. I usually do and find it's a pain as I have quite a few goldfish and find it takes too much time to get enough of them skinned. Just thought it would be so much easier to just throw them into the...

I got a dreaded green algae bloom during the recent very hot sunny days. Yes, I know I need more planets, etc. but I actually want to see some water and stuff as well, i.e., full coverage is not necessarily exactly what I want. I also want the water clear fast and don't want to wait, haven't seen...

Well folks, It has not been a really great Labor Day weekend so far, but few around where I live are complaining. Since Friday morning about 0600 until this morning Monday, Sept 1, we have garnered about 6 inches of very much needed rain. Fish are doing great. I have had very good growth this...

I am building a house and would like to build a swimmig pond and I'm looking for some advice/ resources for basic design of this. The house is in SE Asia in hot and humid climate and the approximate size will be 8mts x 4mts. What sort of depth and many other basic questions need answering.

A while back I posted because my goldfish were dying in droves (lost 10 over the space of 3 months). Got loads of great advice from on here, and now with a decent filter, we no longer have the ammonia problem, and the fish seem really happy and are feeding twice a day (I only give them what they...

Do you feed your babies anything special? Mine are growing and just eating algae or whatever.

Thanks for the homework, Greg! We are in your debt. It is interesting to hear that there is a difference in the processing. I am also interested to see that there was no statement that the roofing material would hurt the fish...altho he did say it would take several years for the leaching...

watching the pond last night (with the lights on in the pond) it was fascinating watching these fish swim around.... and there was the BIG Pl*co (which is over 10") swimming on its back,, sucking at the water slurping in the floating fish food. (awww he was soooo cute ...I hope we can catch him...