Greetings from a newbie!

On 7/5/04 2:50 PM, in article
, "~ jan JJsPond.us"
wrote:

Great little pond start into the Porg collective.
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The Borg said:
"We are _Borg_ resistant is futile, you will be assimilated."
The Porg say:
"We are Porg, resistant IS futile, you will be pond-elated."

P - Pond, O - Oriented, R - Recreational, G - Group
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10 gallons/goldfish is the standard aquarium rule, but to be on the safe
side ponders usually recommend 20 gallons outside. What it really comes
down to though is, how big is your filter? As RTB mentioned pond chemistry,
in a small amount of water with a high fish load, the chemistry can go
south very fast. I'd recommend 10% water change outs once a week and a
water flow rate of 250 gph, as one would do on a large aquarium.

Would you like to know about test kits? ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
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We have a 210 GPH pump but we don't actually have a filter. I did place a
soft foam block over the intake and I clean it weekly -- it picks up a lot
of stuff. The water just goes up to the waterfall and back in. Pretty
elementary, I know.

Do I need a skippy filter or something? I thought I was good with the plants
and doing the water changes once a month. If I have to do an actual filter,
I think we should do one that would be adequate to filter like 500-600
gallons because we are already planning to add another 500 gallon pond.

And how about those test kits? What do I need?

Thanks for your help!

Angie