nope no problems but i could use the larger size. Sue Walsh wrote: Michael Shaffer Has anybody used this new pump yet? I think I might get one to replace my 36. Michael,

Within the next week or so, I expect to be ready to fill our new pond. We have a well, and the water is rusty unless it goes through a water softner. I don't think there's enough salt from the softner to hurt the fish (although I'm not sure), but I wonder if there is reason to be concerned with the...

Well I admit that I have been a lurker for over a year now. I have learned a great deal from all of the folks here and have finally (after reading the post that contained the Webshots link) gotten brave enough to post some pictures. We had a small pond at our old house - probably around 500...

I don't know if there are any ideas at http://www.kissingfrogs.tv/morepond.html that will be of actual help to you, but it's a fascinating description of a rather incredible glass brick pond (actually glass brick around a pond structure). Anne Lurie Raleigh, NC "joe" wrote in...

Will small koi grow quicker if brought indoors over winter and kept in indoor pond rather than leaving outside in a zone 5 pond?

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I found some polypropylene strapping tape at http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-375 and it's about 27 cents per square foot, figuring both sides, ignoring shipping. I've heard it mentioned here and people were happy with it. Long ago on a pond tour I saw someone using...

Thank you for the nice chuckle... D Kat P.S. My billions of mosquito fish babies have been becoming noticeable fewer in number. I have 3 butterfly koi, a fair number of offspring from my original "feeder" (and one of the original) gold fish, some number of frogs.... I assume they are playing a...

Well my 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,003 rosey reds are down to about 2,000 after my baby bass found out that they were good eating. One bass nearly beached himself sucking them down. In one area I saw two baby bass (about 5 inches long) swim past me and a group of bluegill spawning....

"Megan" wrote in : take a look at http://www.geocities.com/bickal2000/pond.htm

No need to complicate things.Sponge filter is excellent. My is 18" square for 800 gallons of water.Pump to filter back down to water fall.That is all there is to it.Cost less then $20.00 to built.

I went back to the pond this evening and was checking out the action. The VF is nearly void of plants as I am working on it this weekend. In one of the clear spots, I found what I think are frog eggs. What should I do? Pix at: http://www.darofamily.com/jeff/easyurl/pondphotos.htm Click on August...

I have posted some pictures of my pond on my personal web site at http://www3.sympatico.ca/b1wmah56 I would appreciate comments on improvements, things I've done wrong, etc. TIA ANO

Does anyone know a type of sponge that can be bought in 12" wide x 16" deep x 12" thick pieces. I am looking for the stuff used in aquariums by companies like Fluval. I am looking for mechanical filtration to put in my stream. I looked at polyfill batting but I don't think you can clean it.

Finding peace in the water garden Life: Gardening with water can bring an added element to an outdoor setting. From birdbaths and small fountains to waterfalls, ponds and streams, water can give extra sparkle to any yard. It also helps create a peaceful...

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This morning I found one of my shebunkins doing something strange. It is about six inches long including long tail. It stays in one end of my small preformed pond with it's head down. Every now and then it races around and then comes back and does the head down routine. I suspect I will lose him....

I saw an advert for this in Private Eye magazine and thought it might be of interest. http://www.floatron.co.uk John.

Lydia wrote: 1) Does remnant carpet or carpet padding work ok for cushioning the liner? You can buy padding that is not too expensive and won't rot away. 2) Can I put old carpet for cushion on the bottom too or is that only for the sides and I must use sand on the bottom? I just used...

OK, so if you have been following the SHP VF fiasco, you know that I built a wall to break the VF up into two halves so that I could build the water level up and hide more liner. That worked but too well. I have lost about 6-8 inches of water each day that it has been up. So, k30a, you got...