We have several ball cocks installed on the plumbing around our pond. They have become quite hard to turn in order to shut down the water line. Does anyone have any suggestions on some kind of a device or something, to make them easier to turn? Thanks. Kathy

i have never put a pleco in a pond. i have a 100 gallon aquarium and i had several gldfish in it and a pleco to ostensibly keep the glass free of algae. the first thing that happened was that it didn't eat algae. #2 was that it attached itself to the side of one of my goldfish and rasped off...

Hi Group: I'm trying to locate an old friend and fellow ponder who hails from Maple Shade, NJ. I believe her name is Kathy and her and I swapped some plants and fish around this time three years ago. She also was a very good friend during a rather difficult time in my personal life and I would...

I'm new to ponds and could really use some suggestions as to the best way to prepare my ponds for winter. It does freeze here, but I've no idea if it's enough to freeze 2 - 2½ ft. ponds solid. (I don't think so, but not sure). If any of you are from the Bend area (Central Oregon's high desert)...

What is the recommendation for plant pond plants? I am going to use the "standard" plastic basket type planters, but somebody told me that I should line it with landscaping fabric in order to keep the roots under control. Is this a good idea? For Lilies? For cattails? Other Plants? TIA

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"BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... 1. More filtration or 2. Addition of filtering plants like water hyacinth or water lettuce. The algae is thriving because of the high amount of nutrients. Killing...

I am trying to track down some BZT for my pond - everytime I see it mentioned here it sounds good - please could you let me know which BZT product you use to help clear the pond bottom Not sure which one of these I should be getting: BZT Waste digester BZT Aqua 4U or BZT Aquaculture (still...

Looking for a good on-line source for "select" quality young koi (3-4") to grow out over winter indoors and move into pond next spring. Looking to purchase approx. 12. Any suggestions?

Newbee ponder here.... I was wondering if it's overkill to try to keep the bottom of the pond free of debrie and stuff that might settle there. The max depth is around 2.5 feet. Should I get out the old shopvac and start cleaning? Bob

"VRB300" wrote in message ... After losing a few fish early in the year it is now evident that the water lettuce in one of my gardens is the same size it was in June when introduced. The anacharis has barely grown and the...

Hi, I recently bought a 1923 bungalow in Atlanta, and I inherited a small pond (about 4 feet across, maybe 2-3 feet deep) with one fish. To me he appears to be a large goldfish, not a koi--is there any easy way to differentiate? He's all orange. The owner that sold me the house said that he...

Actually, I meant to say, how do I get rid of the brown color. The water is pretty clear, just a little brown.

A great blue heron is after my koi! My pond has straight sides and ranges in depth from 2 feet to 3 1/2 feet. He's been by pond but not in it so far and I've chased him away. Any suggestions to keep this feathered pond raider from eating my koi? Help fast please!!!

I've written for suggestions before, and have tried them all...but, I STILL have a nasty, green pond. I had clear water for 1 week since spring. I'm really discouraged and do not know what to do. I had that "floating" algae for over a month, that has stopped, but I still can't see my fish. ...

Will the "family" please advice me on how to get rid of the yellowjackets nesting around the fish pond.

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Checked the pond yesterday morning and saw the fountain knocked over and some plants on the edge of the pond. I thought it might have been a cat but later in evening my mom called me at work and said that my uncle who lives across the street found a hurt raccoon on his deck. I was wondering why I...

I am digging ... it is going slowly.... how long do I have for the pond to process before going into winter. I'm zone 7a. Does irt matter? Joann

The plants came yesterday and they were plunked into the pond! On a side note....I've never smelled anything more disgusting especially something that was intentionally delivered to me, I now know what the bowls of hell smell like:) I can still smell it here at work. Dave