Forum: General
February 6th 12, 05:18 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Views: 3,978
RE Sliders ..
"~ jan" wrote ...
AJames wrote:
what could they be eating?
dragonfly and mayfly nymphs .. water boatmen and other beetles ..
maybe even snails..
IIRC they eat lots of different...
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Forum: General
October 24th 11, 10:49 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Views: 3,286
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Forum: General
October 14th 11, 11:44 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,393
liner
"Dude69" wrote
just wondered why is it my pond liner has started to come loose & float
up in the water,it seems to be like an air pocket is under neath it &
its been down a month or so,ive...
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Forum: General
October 14th 11, 08:57 AM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,341
Matala - is it durable?
PlainBill wote ...
I'm looking for a more durable material for my pond filter. I've
recently upgraded to a 60 gallon barrel. On the previous filter I
used a 19" floor buffer pad as a solids...
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Forum: General
August 16th 11, 11:14 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,351
Goldfish Dead after Hail Storm
"Ken Kose" wrote ...
"Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Ken Kose" wrote
Had a freak hail storm on Saturday in Chicago. There was about a1/2
inch of hail (1/4in size) on my deck. The size of the...
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Forum: General
August 16th 11, 05:29 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,351
Goldfish Dead after Hail Storm
"Ken Kose" wrote
Had a freak hail storm on Saturday in Chicago. There was about a1/2
inch of hail (1/4in size) on my deck. The size of the pond is
10'x4'x3'D. I lost 7 goldfish (about 7" in...
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Forum: General
July 25th 11, 11:14 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,712
Puzzled and Upset.
"Twixt" wrote
Can someone please advise i have large-ish pond in our garden it
contains pond plants is about 5-1/2ft deep in the deepest part and
stepped at one end.I am no expert in pond...
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Forum: General
July 9th 11, 11:12 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,403
Using dechlorinator when topping up
"~ jan" wrote
"Bob Hobden" wrote:
"yorkshirespambo" wrote ..
When I top my pond up how much dechlorinator should I use. I top up
from
the tap and our water is...
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Forum: General
June 1st 11, 05:38 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,403
Using dechlorinator when topping up
"yorkshirespambo" wrote ..
When I top my pond up how much dechlorinator should I use. I top up from
the tap and our water is chlorinated. Do I use sufficient to
de-chlorinate the full...
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Forum: General
May 30th 11, 10:55 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,271
Flat Bottomed Urns
"AJP" wrote
Does anyone know where I can buy a pre-drilled flat bottomed urn .
Currently, the pipe from my filter goes into the urn, to be poured into
my formal pond (9' x6'). ...
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Forum: General
May 15th 11, 03:22 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,051
Springtime Pond Start-Up (article) & BZT
Ingrid wrote
no need for anything with a veggie filter. I use a wet vacuum to remove
the mulm
from the filter once a year and spread it on my flower gardens.
Yes, I also use a 0.75hp...
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Forum: General
May 13th 11, 11:27 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,051
Springtime Pond Start-Up (article) & BZT
"Bruce Rich" wrote ...
about his product BZT.
I have used a product marketed at gardeners as "Garden Yoghurt" . It's
basically a mixture of various bacteria you growth like yoghurt in a heated...
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Forum: General
May 13th 11, 11:12 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,354
Newbie advice please
"ZeroZero" wrote
Just designing my first pond. My plan is to build a largish pond using
the Atlantis Pacific rigid pond liner 1400. From the research I have
done there seems to be three...
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Forum: General
April 25th 11, 10:52 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,553
Repairing butyl rubber pond liner
"Owdboggy" wrote
We have just had to clear out the wild life pond as there was actually
so little room in it for water as the Bog bean and something else had
grown so much they had filled the pond...
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Forum: General
April 23rd 11, 11:05 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,317
Pond and Filter- please help
"zad2110" wrote
Hi,
I am fairly new to ponds and fish keeping. My step father and I built
our pond two summers ago and last summer it started leaking and we were
unable to find the leak. This...
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Forum: General
March 24th 11, 08:54 AM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,271
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Forum: General
March 12th 11, 11:26 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,022
Need help in koi breeding
"Dxbuae" wrote...
Koi fish breeding, need help?
I want to ask about koi fish breeding.
I always face the same problem when I do breed my koi fishes.
I use the method of isolating a female fish...
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Forum: General
February 26th 11, 05:45 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 0
Views: 3,649
New to ponds!
??? wrote ...
go to rec.ponds.moderated. this group is dead due to trolls.
Why? Just use your Spam Filter/ Delete button/ blocked senders list or
subscribe through a good news service like the...
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