Hi - Still pondering about my waterfall. (1) Anyone with experience making fake rocks? I've got a book or two, is it as easy as they make it sound? (2) I've read about chicken wire and concrete approach, and the expanding foam approach. Any comments? (3) Doing ANYTHING involving chicken wire...

my pond was just becoming, clear enough to see the bottom, still a green tint, but could see down several feet. I had a 'kit' of sludge digester,ultra clear etc.. so I used some of it, since I already paid for it(found out about bzt afterward). the pond has since turned very cloudy, been 2 days......

I have passed a new milestone in my pondigy. My neighbor's kid was a Bio major for a few years, and quite the aquarium specialist. He has some of the most amazing aquariums I have ever seen. He put a pond in his parents yard last year, and this year, his mechanical filter has not been able to...

Plecostomus. It is a tropical catfish that some people put in the ponds to eat algae off the side of the pond. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "disnynutt" wrote in message ... what is a pleco?

"K30a" wrote in message ... I can't find the site I posted yesterday, I can't even find the message I posted it on. And, oh my gosh!!! Searching for 'fox' and any variation of waste product brings up the most ...

I am sure this has been talked to death, but I don't recall , in my few months here, that this came up. I just dug up some older issues of 'koiworld' and read a few articles, on feeding. one said you MUST soak feed given to koi(either sticks or the round stuff) for 10 minutes, since their...

I would like to know how many koi rec.ponder's are really stocking in their ponds. I have seen the recommended stock postings, yet I wonder what is really being done by the average pond enthusiast. Preface, As of right now I have an approximate 1500 gallon pond with 5 Koi, 2 comets, 3 feeder...

Welcome back, BV! Sorry about the visitor to your pond. You have a Mrs. Perry D. Slocum !! It is magnificent .... Isn't the aroma intoxicating? Congratulations ... and thanks a million for posting....

in the hottest temperature - 108. Listed in the newspaper today as the hottest temperature at Hanford Washington - this is the Dept. of Energy reservation that borders our town (where DH works). Kindof makes you proud! k30a

I saw a 'stranger' in my pond tonight.. a fish about 1 inch long!!! weird. it was a grayish/brown. of course , I guess it could have hitchhiked along any plant etc... I just wish my pond was clear enough to take a pic! we were experimenting with pond lights.decided to try putting those...

After 18 years the wife says the above ground pool has to go to make way for a pond. So where do I start? I'm looking at something that will be about 20' wide by 3-4' deep. So I'm looking for info on how, what and where. The pond will be located on a north facing slope with sun about 3/4 of the...

This morning I noticed a mass of eggs along the top of one of my lilly pads. Not sure if they're fish, frog, etc. Any help appreciated. The eggs are black or dark grey in color and all are in a clear gel. I'd guess there are maybe 200 eggs total. Pond is about 500 gallon and has 2 goldfish...

I have a small 400 gallon pond, and saw a red eared slider (I think) - just a standard water turtle - and was wondering how it would fair in my pond. They had theres with a floating log that it could get up on. How would this do with my koi and larger goldfish? Oh, pond...

I am very very tempted to put a pond in my backyard for a variety of reasons. As I have been looking around for kits for this project, I have pretty much established that I want to go with a flexible liner rather than a hard shell type pond. However, here is my concern: You can go to Home Depot...

I have several questions. 1. I have heard mention that I can "google up" past posts. How would I do this? 2. I have tree roots coming thru my liner. The pond doesn't seem to be losing water. Is it safe to wait for fall cleanup to repair this, or should I go ahead and drain and fix? The area...

Disclaimer: I am anal retentive and like to box, categorize and organize stuff. I want to put together a "Pond Kit". I am picturing a small toolbox, with stuff like a test kit, medicines, etc. Any thoughts? BV.

I have a fairly new sand filter that was to be used for a pool. Installed a pond instead. The sand medium is too fine to use as a pond filter. It cloggs very fast. Can anyone tell me or direct me as to what medium could be used? Thanks

OOH! The joy of trying to catch the little buggers without reeking havoc on the pond. Congrats. http://community.webshots.com/user/hankpage1 "Barbara2245" wrote in message ... Today I did a water change, filter rinse and...

Does anyone have any records for foam jet fountain heights? Also, I'm looking at the Cal Pump 1600P to use with a foam jet fountain and was wondering if it was a good choice or not? I can't seem to tell when a pump is designed more for a waterfall or for...

do you have suggestions WHERE to find a good/cheap/low$$shipping for a dissolved oxygen test kit??