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testuser01 — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:02:40 GMT

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Cold to Temperate climate pond AQUACULTURE

dsilver7 — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:04:55 GMT

looking for sources of
PLANTS, CRAYFISH, TREES, FISH, & MUSSELS
useful in pond aquaculture in cold to temperate climates:

lookin

Ducks

ROTCMOM2009 — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:00:21 GMT

Recently I have noticed a couple ducks found their way into our subdivision. They sit outside my privacy fence and am afraid they will eventially figure out I have a small pond and swimming pool in my back yard. Is there any way to keep them fro

Fall in the pond/ predators

richdeer3 — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:39:07 GMT

Hi guys, It's been a busy summer and now we are expecting frost tonight!! Just covered the pond with the leaf net and brought in the tender houseplants.

Monday night was our pond club meeting and I thought I'd pass on some of the tips from Jamie

Pond Water Clarity Issues

ROTCMOM2009 — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:27:19 GMT

This is the start of Spring again and this year I hope I have a clear pond after alot of changes made to the landscaping and pumps since last year.

Since it has been raining alot, the pond seems to be somewhat hard to see the bottom, not really clou

filter

robspond — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:44:12 GMT

need a good filter with built in UV light for a small pond ( 1200 gals. )

phosban reacter

showmenow — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:33:23 GMT

I am going purchase a two little fishes phosban reactor what size pump should I buy with it?

Submersible UV Clarifier

ROTCMOM2009 — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:34:30 GMT

I just purchased a Pondmaster 10watt submersible UV Clarifier and it says it can be uses in or outside the pond. Has anyone ever used one of these before? If so, does it really matter which way I install it, in or out? Also this may sound stupid but

red spongy substance on sump pump

robospa — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:14:31 GMT

while cleaning my sump pump I noticed a half oval shaped, red spongy substance growing under the return hose. It is about 11/2 inches long by 1/2 inch wide. I would send a picture, but i can't figure how to send it. I have no fish in the sump, but

Cypress Tree and pond problem

fazgood — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:00:26 GMT

I noticed a problem with the pond today and I am trying to get to the bottom of it before it causes a major fish-kill. The pond i

Pond Problems.. help!

Dawson9a — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:43:56 GMT

I inherited a fairly large pond (29' x 18' or so) when I bought my home about 2 years ago. I've been through a lot of issues already with it and am still learning about things on the fly. Water clairity, pumps, pipes, etc. The set up that I have is: I hav

U.V. light to kill the green

justmike — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:03:31 GMT

I have a small(75 approx) outdoor pond with 4 small goldfish that I can barely see 'cause of algae. Do I really need a filter in front of the U.V. unit for this small a setup? Also, is there a problem with a pump being too powerful for the size of the U.V

Wanted to start a pond

cr8signs — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:54:20 GMT

My husband has a piece rubber, I am assuming it is somekind of roofing material, or landscaping rubber material, would this work for a liner?

DYI skimmer?

nay,kid — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:52:55 GMT

Does anybody know anything about a DIY skimmer? I'd love to save myself some money and build one myself.

Swordtails and platies for Miami pond?

Louie — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:46:54 GMT

Hello

I was thinking of swordtails and/or platies for an outdoor pond in Miami. Its to warm for koi plus 'pond" is only 220 gallons (home depot large pond)

My problem is chilly days

Help!

mishhelle — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:39:03 GMT

So my mom got me a small turtle today but i dont know whta type it is or how to care for it!

here it is

[IMG]http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a182/PRECii0SA/IMG_2452.jpg[/IMG]

thanks!!

New article on Spring pond care

richdeer3 — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:12:05 GMT

Koi and goldfish are becoming more active but don't rush into feeding them until the water temp is at least 55 degrees. Doing a good clean out in the Spring will make the whole season go smoother. Failing to remove the gunk from the winter give algae head