Turtles in pond?

QuestionI just put in a 1000 gallon pond and will be adding some comets, frogs and plants. I would like to know if there is any type of turtle that could go in with these other inhabitants? Thank you Moe Ans

Pump pumps out water overnight

QuestionHello, I have 2 ponds, one large and one small (the plastic ones from home depot), sitting next to each other and have had them for about 3 years now. I have a pump with a bell shaped fountain running

water trouble

Question------------------------- Followup To Question - I have 2 large Kio inside for the winter. This is their 3rd season inside but my first trouble of this nature. They are appx. 12 inches long and healthy un

first pond...90gal

Questionhello again,thanks for the answers to the filter questions i had.My next concern is,. instaed of putting plants in a pot, can i put a couple inches of play sand then gravel in the bottum of the pond and let

back yard pond

Questioni am a professional photographer to enhance some of my photographs, i had a little pond dug in the back of our place. i have had it about 8 years. it has some sort or green stuff growing in it. &

salamanders in Koi pond

QuestionI live in central PA. I have a 1 year old, 150 gallon garden pond that has about 12 Koi and goldfish (3 to 4 long) My farm pond has many salamanders in it. Are there any problems with putting 15 or 20

water garden

QuestionI recently (5 days ago) put in a small plastic water garden app. 3 feet by 5 feet approximitly 3 or so feet deep. the kit came with a pump and filter which I am running 24/7. the problem is that

get rid of water

QuestionHi! I hope you can help us. We know this may not be your expertise but we looked under irigation and there was no one there. We have a small yard and we are the loweet property in our neighborhood. &

Pond algea

QuestionI purchased a small (125 gl.) pre-fab pond kit about 4 years ago. We enjoy it and planned to expand it into other larger ponds but have become flustrated with algea growth. We have 5 goldfish that are about

setting up pond

QuestionHi again... do I need to put any chemicals in?? Also Im in Michigan, is it too early to put fish in, its running in the low 60s here. thanks again gwen Followup To Question - Hi Leigh, Ive got

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