pond filter stopping up over night even though water is crystal clear???

Question------------------------The filter will of course have some debris in it when i take it out, but my experience with aquariums for years has shown me that it isnt nearly enough to be stopping it up...The pump

Winter Water Garden Care

QuestionHi Leigh, We have a small water garden of about 1200 gals. We live in S. Central KY and the winter temp. seldom hits 0 degrees, usually about the coldest is in the teens. Anyway, last winter we

Building large ponds

QuestionI want to build a large pond for my koy and fishing. The pond will be about 150 in diameter and about 8 deep, so I dont want to use a liner if I dont have to. I have 3 deep top soil and then sand. Can you he

Simple shallow pond for animal

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - I am looking to buy or build a simple shallow pond for my dogs to walk through or lay in when they get hot in the back yard. The dogs have access to

something growing and its alive

Questioni had put in a garden pond and i love it. i have koi and tadpoles in it. i found a few snails in it how did they get there? were they on the plants i purchased? also i have these thing grow

sinking pond

QuestionWe have a small pre-formed pond that worked fine, but one end has sunk into the ground around 6. I dont want to dig it up and start over -- I think the easiest solution is to build a small cement curb

Algaside ????

QuestionYou say to put algaside in the ponds to keep the algee away.. It doesnt bother the fish.But, it keeps killing my wonderful plants..! So, how do I do it without harming anything ??? &

Water for Plants

QuestionWhat is the most drinking water Plant or flower or so..? Ill tell you why but dont laugh.. I have a water leak on my back yard and its under ground and its making a small lake there so I was thinking about

soothing sound of water

Question------------------------- So, are you saying that a 25 gallon/hour solar pump would work with such a small reflection pool? If so, I really wouldnt care to search for one wihtout a pump. Sue Followu

pond water/muddy

QuestionOur pond water is clear, meaning we can see the bottom and the fish, but it is always muddy or like a merky tea-color. Is there anything we can do to clean it up? We have lots of floaters, fish, and we also

outdoor ceramic tiles

QuestionHi, We have a shadow box fence that we put a leaf man head on it and made it into a water feature. We have alot of splash on the fence. I was wandering if we could take a peice of backer board and attach it

pumping water

QuestionHope you can help me with this one. There is a shallow lake behind my house. from the lake to my front yard is about 200 feet. from the lake to the front is a grade of about45 degrees. i would

Pond Parasites

QuestionHello Leigh- I have just recently started a pond. I have lily and water hyacinths in there. I have a mixture between goldfish and koi. We have only had about 2 months. First we started out with the goldfish

Hig PH/Water quality

QuestionThank you for offering your expertise. I have a 17ft. by 24ft. pond that contains fish, frogs, and plants. It is three yrs. old but I put in a new pump and waterfall earlier this summer and I hav

water plants; botany

QuestionHow do water plants survive underwater? Like, how does respiration take place and why dont they rot like non aquatic plants would submerged?  

ponds and gardening

Questioni have a pond medium size and a waterfall but i would like to add slates to my pond to cover the black plastic and to create something real looking i just moved into a house were the yard is noth

Fountain doesnt go high enough

QuestionHi, We recently built a fountain in our yard. It is about 3 by 4 and only about 5 inches deep. It is a disappearing fountain. The first pump we bought was 40gph and stated that it had a he

I have a pond, about 700 gallons,...

QuestionI have a pond, about 700 gallons, run a pump to a cascade(24-hours)+ another pump for UV filter(not 24-hours). I have several koi and about 30 goldfish of diff. kind. The fish are thriving and multiplying, b

Pond Help!

QuestionHello there. I am having a problem with the water fall in my pond. There seems to be a white foam on the top of the water around the area of where the water fall pours down. I was just curious as

too many snails!

QuestionHi, Robyn and thanks for your time. Our pond in SW Florida has been full for about 3 months. I bought 6 ramshorn snails to keep the algae down before I got all the submerged plants in and a dozen feeder gupp