Convert large natural pond

QuestionI gave a large natural pond, approxamately 50x100 with average 2 depth. It has two large Cypress trees and a few fairly large turtles. I would like to add some plants and fish. I live in coastal &nbs

automatic waterfall refiller

QuestionHi Robyn, Im building an indoor waterfall/pond. Do you know if theres any device that will automatically refill the water to a constant level as it evaporates? Ive looked on several fountain and

Keeping plants alive

QuestionI have a 275 gallon plastic liner pond. I have 2 koi fish and probably 10 or 12 small goldfish. I used well water to fill up the pond. I check my pond every week for nitrite, nitrate, and p

small indoor pond

QuestionI am a 2nd grade school teacher and I would like to use a small plastic inflatable swimming pool as a pond in my classroom. Id like to have a small fountain spouting up at the center, and I guess maybe

frogs in pond and snakes

QuestionHello, this is a little bit of a long winded question: I put in a pond last year and had 7 large goldfish that multiplied into about 40, I had 5 frogs, and within a couple of weeks I noticed I was down

snails and koi

QuestionMY PARENTS JUST LEFT FOR A VACATION, AND ARE LEAVING THE POND DUTIES TO ME. THE POND IS 500 GALLONS AND HAS A FLITRATION SYSTEM AND PUMP AND WATER FALL FOR CIRCULATING THE WATER. THE HAVE MANY DIFFERENT TYPE

Turtles & Koi Do they mix?

QuestionI have an older (and shallower) pond with 18 Koi. We added some turtles (red sliders) last fall. Now it seems that we have more injuries to our fish. Maybe they are getting bitten? Do Koi

dying pond fish

QuestionHi. I had 5 large goldfish and one larger koi all of which Ive had for a few years since they were babies. For the last 5 days Ive found one goldfish dead each day, and now only have the koi left

why aer my fish dying

QuestionI HAVE HAD FISH IN MY POND FOR 2YEARS WITH NO PROBLAMS I USE A BIOLOGICAL FILTER AND TREAT THE WATER. 3WEEKS AGO WE BOUGHT 7 KOI AND THEY HAVE ALL DIED WHAT ARE WE DOING WRONG? AnswerHow big is the pond? &n

Birds dying in koi pond

QuestionWould surrounding the pond with flat rock keep them from slipping in when standing on the side? Or how about putting a larger bird statue nearby to scare them off? Possibly more water plants to m

water gardening and muddy water

QuestionHi-- I just started a water garden in a 20 gallon plastic container and have planted two harder water lilies in it. After completing the task, I noticed that the water becomes cloudy with dirt particl

700Gal POND

Questionwe set up a 700 gallong horse trough for a pond..its been running for over a week..running a pondmaster 1500 filter system. ..put some Big goldfish in(from a local Fish store)..so far there living OK..few h

Constructing a natural looking waterfall

QuestionI am in the beginning stages of planning a water feature for our back yard, the actual building will begin next spring. I am looking at an in-ground pond of 3-4 ft deep, and aprox 12 by 15 feet.

indoor aquatics

QuestionI dont know anything about aquatic plants, but I would love to have a wide planter in my house with some lilly pads and maybe a few other things. Would that be reasonable? Maybe near a window? Do the planter

Koi and goldfish trying to jump out of pond

QuestionRecently had to rebuilt pond due to leak, put fish(koi & goldfish) back in with declor and fish have been trying to jump out of pond. Lost 1 koi and have now put net over pond. HELP AnswerHow bi

Water lily blooms

QuestionI have asmall, whiskey barrel size, above ground pond in SE New Mexico. We have very hot summers. I bought hardy water lilies thinking that they would survive our mild winters without having to bring them in

New Pond Owners, Same Old Pond

QuestionWe recently moved into a new house, and a pond was already in existence. Apparently the pond had been kept for years and had many plants and fish living happily. The house had been empty over the

Small red worms in filter

QuestionI built a 700 gallon pond with waterfall and made a bio-filter. In the bio-filter I have lava rocks and foam material that I cut into 4x4x3. I have found small red worms in the filter each time t

Agae

QuestionI have alot of flowing agae in my pond. Just this year I have already cleaned it 4 times. The pond is 700 gallons large, has aquatic plants in containers (but the roots of the plants are coming o

tadpoles eating pond plants

QuestionI have a small water feature, about 8 kidney shaped, 14 deep. Frogs breed in it, and the tadpoles eat every plant I have put in it (down to the stem). Personally, I much prefer the plants to the