Creating a balanced pond ecosystem

QuestionHello - We live in coastal Massachusetts and we just placed a 175 gallon pond in the wooded section of our property so that it will be ready to come to life by the spring. The pond is one of those pref

pond liners

QuestionIs there any available brush on pond liners? I know rubber mat like liners are the norm and readly available but for my situaution I need a brush on waterproof liner. I was thinking fiberglass

existing pond

QuestionIN NEW PALTZ N.Y MY SISTER HAS A POND THAT IS ALWAYS CLOUDED. I TRIED WATER PLANTS AND ALGAE CLEAR BUT HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. IT HAS AN UNDERGROUND SPRING AND RUN OFF. WHAT CAN WE DO? AnswerIs the clou

Goldfish died within 10 minutes

QuestionHi Robyn, I had 2 goldfish in a fairly long tank.One was a Black Moor and the other was a comet. Ive had them for about 5 months.Yesterday I did a water change, moved them into a bowl of water which had be

What to do with fish from pond that is empty

QuestionI went out to my pond today to find it almost empty of water. I was able to get about 10 fish out including my 2 larger koi. My problem is what to do with the fish until I can figure out what is

GOLDEN ORFS DIEING

QuestionOver the last weeks 2 of my Golden Orfs have died. Although I had my pump off through the winter they seemed OK. Then I noticed they stayed in the shallow part of the pond. I started the pump running 3 days

Several - right now water maintenance

QuestionLeigh - I am on overwelm. I have an Aquascape Ecosystem built in 2003. So for so good. We cleaned it out this spring ourselves. I am doing research on how to keep the water clear and algae free. Heres my sum

Pond Filtration & water clarity

QuestionI have a 2,500 gal commercially constructed pond and have experienced problems with string alge and some water clarity problems, at times. I use an upflow design combination, filter and waterfall and c

why are my fish dying

QuestionHello, I have had a pond for about ten years. We even moved and took our fish with us and lost one fish in the move. All of my fish were very old and last summer we had a herring get alot of my fish. &

I have a small pond with a...

QuestionI have a small pond with a water fall (the pond is 5x8x3deep, with a small water fall chamber above it. The water is fairly clear (not crystal though)and at the waterfall and around the edges a whitish

Are bricks safe for fish?

QuestionDear Brigitte, Hi, Could you please tell me are bricks or cinderblocks safe for fish? I wanted to raise some of my potted plants in my pond and I was wondering what would be sa

WATER LILLYS

QuestionHi I have a small fish pond (135 gal.) and have two water lilly plants that have not had a flower in five years, they are in 2gal. pots . What is the proper care and what kind of dirt do I use if I bu

Leaking pond

QuestionMy husband and I have a large, natural pond. It was constructed about 5 years ago in a low, wet area. No liner, no concrete. It recently started leaking, which may be associated with blasti

building water fountain

QuestionDear Leigh: Could you give me some tips on how to build a small water fountain in a half/barrel?. We have a half barrel that we are thinking about putting a small fountain with rocks in it

fish in hot weather

QuestionI have a small pond that I would like to put a few goldfish in. The pond is about 55 gallons. My pond gets no shade except from the plants in the pond. I live in El Paso, TX and the sun will be v

Pond vacuums

QuestionI would like to vacuum my koi pond. What is the best vacuum for the money? I do not want to spend over a $100. So any suggestions you have would be appreciated. Alos what do you know

koi pond vacuums

QuestionBrigitte, is it safe to use D-Solve in my pond with the koi fish? It sounds like a good product and I have that green slimy stuff hanging from my waterfall and attaching to rocks. If you have a b

baby toads

Questionwe have baby toads hatched out and on the lily pads they can not get out of the pond as the sides are too high. Should i be taking them out and putting them in the garden or leaving them in the pond?

pond foam/suds

Questioni have had a goldfish pond now for 6 years and have had very little problems but the last few days after a filter cleaning, the top of the water was 80% covered with bubbles/foam/suds(which slowly go away bu

dying fish in pond

Questionhello,kinda sad right now.heres the problem.we brought a 90 gallon pond kit.we had the 9 fishes up until today they all die the togher.they were mostly all koi fish a few goldfish well my husband was p