Wait to start feeding until you are sure the temperature is going to remain
above 50 degrees. Start with very small amounts of food and watch the
ammonia and nitrites, as the filter will start to work as it starts to be
fed. As the ammonia levels drop, increase the food to satisfy the fish and
increase the growth of the filter.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"O3raledale" wrote in message
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Bonnie and Carol and all,
Thanks for the info. So the bio-bugs need 50 deg. or higher to survive.
So I suppose that I should also hold off feeding my goldfish untill then
too,
correct? Would it be ok to just run the pump to get the falls and stream
running now (the air pump with bubblers are currently running) and I'll
just
put the lava rocks in when the weather is 50 deg. and/or over. Should I
use
last years rocks or use new ones?
Thanks,
-Pat