pondfish disease

Questionhelo leigh i wonder if you can tell me what is wrong with my pond fish a couple of weeks ago some of our fish seemed to have white spot and they died these are mainly gold fish a couple of koi and green tenc

pond pump & filter

Question Dear Sir: I have a 750 gal pond. I want to pump water to a filter hidden in the corner of my deck six feet above the pond, then back to a water fall. Can you recommend a pump? Also I want

pond in a wetland

Questionis it possible to construct a pond in a wetland? I want to construct a drainage system that empties into the pond with some sort of overflow drainage control AnswerI am sure it is possible. There is a lot t

Run-off Water Contamination

QuestionHi, I have a closed, two pond system on the slope of a hill. The upper pond is about 25x12x3.5 and is connected to the lower pond (25x15x4) with a brook. I have a skimmer in the lower pond and a filter in th

pond rust

QuestionWe filled our 6000 gal pond with well water. It was very clear for a day, then had a yellow cloudy color to it. A pond person told us it was the rust and had us add Iron Out to it. That cleared it up for a c

cloudy greenish pond water

Questioni have had a pond for 14 months...have a biofilter..suddenly again ( happened last year at this time too).the water has turned kind of greenish...any suggestions...have tried clarifier 2x have water lillies

Noisy Pump

QuestionI have a Koi pond that was built for me by a local contractor who had little experiance with Koi ponds. The design includes a waterfall. The pump he used is driven by a 3/4 HP 220V motor which makes a lot of

Koi, plants etc

QuestionIm putting in a pond this summer, with a waterfall. 15 long by 8 wide. I do live in Michigan. I plan on keeping the pond from freezing over during the cold months. How deep does a pond have to be

Water Falls & Barley

QuestionWe have a small pond 5 x 8, 18 deep with a sufficient pump system. We attempted a waterfall last year but lost much water through cracks and crevices and currently were just pumping the water a few inc

Landscaping

QuestionI understand if this is not your area of expertise but there are no experts in the category of landscaping. I would like to re-make a bed near the pool in my backyard. I had a landscaper give me

Bird bath fountain pump help!!

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - I have a bird bath and bought a new fountain pump for it. Im having trouble with my bird bath. I add the water then i connect the fountain pump and all goe

goldfish in small outdoor pond

QuestionI live in central SC. REcently purchased a vinyl pond(75 gal.) & filter outfit which is supposed to be efficient for up to 1000 gal. We filled it(city water) and let it sit for several weeks when

I just recently started having...

QuestionI just recently started having goldfish as pets and am not quite sure what is happening with one of my goldfish that I just got. I am not sure whether my goldfish is breeding or whether it is sick. At first

making a garden pond from a spring

QuestionOK sounds interesting and worth a try. Now how about after the digging? How do I harrness the water and get it to a pond? ------------------------- Followup To Question - We have a wet place in the lawn f

Water Garden Construction - novice

QuestionLeigh, In our old home the formal gardens had substantial stonework and we uncovered a 30stone watercourse cascading into a 4 x 8 (3deep) concrete lined pond - all filled with debris. I repaired the c

building a pond

QuestionHi, Ive got a 18x15 area off to the side of the yard that I am thinking about turning into a fountain and pond. I would like to make it a solar run pump if at all possible. It is just a dirt area that was fo

leaking fiberglass container

QuestionI have a small fountain with a fiberglass container. It now leaks somewhere on the bottom but I have not been able to identify the exact spot. What can I use to seal the leak? Much thanks. AnswerThe best th

Rebuilding a pond

QuestionWe have a pond in the yard that is naturally fed, and drains out thru a pipe that was probably added 50 + years ago. When the water is right to the top of the pipe it flows into it nicely and I can se it goi

pond water and fish

QuestionThanks Robyn! I do have a mechanical filter that pumps through to a bio filter and out a waterfall. I did not notice any gasping, but because I did not know what else to do while researching, I did add two a

covering ponds

Questionhi i have another question about my pond how and what do you cover the pond with so animals or children dont get in it and destroy the pond ,do you use like a net or fine chicken wire.i want some thing