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Garden Pond Forums. Newbies to Garden Ponds. swan mussels. Thread starter stevo; Start date May 5, 2011; S. stevo. Joined May 5, 2011 Messages 21 Reaction score 0 Location uk. May 5, 2011 #1 hi guys quick question ,my wife in her infinite wisdom came home with 3 swan mussels which she was told will help the water quality in the …

Aug 6, 2013 · Rinse the plants well and dip in water with sodium thiosulfate to remove the hypochlorite before putting the plants into the pond. Potassium permanganate is just as effective at disinfecting, but much more safe for the plants. Potassium permanganate at 6 to 12 ppm for 10 to 20 minutes is effective and safe for plants. Country. Apr 29, 2012. #4. Lindsay. So if the pump is a submersible one just sitting on the bottom of the pond you can just attach a hose to it and drain all the water out that way. Then you could just muck out the gunk w/ a plastic shovel or some kind of scooper. Rinse and drain some more.Aug 2, 2021 · Placing the bait in a small enclosure with a wasp size entrance close to the wasps nests would cut out collateral damage. You would never believe the small size of holes they can squeeze through. We use #8 hardware cloth to contain them 1/8 inch. And chew through anything they want to get through, well not concrete. Oct 9, 2023 · 1. Hardiness Zone. 5a. Country. Oct 9, 2023. #2. You are going to have to trace back from the power or the hose/water output. Some setups have pumps in a vault or skimmer, often hidden by rocks. Looks like you have a sump pump in the picture, if it is in the pond, that should uncover it. Newb here. Question for the group: I'm also planning on building a duck pond (4 lighweight ducks) and have pump design/option questions. I have a 350 gallon pre-form and plan on creating the following system to deal with the ginormous amount of muck buildup that would occur with ducks: Pond -->30 gallon swirl filter --> 35 gallon biofilter (free floating K1 media) ---> hydroponic bed #1 (55 ...Hardiness Zone. 9b. Country. Sep 14, 2020. #1. I am having some concerns on the wood for the bottom of my BOG. I was going to use pressure treated plywood 3/4" thick. It would be rested over the pond, sitting on a few 4x4's to give it a little height and more support. I am worried about the chemicals from the treated wood leach into the water.Reaction score. 2,192. Location. North East Ohio-Zone 5. Country. Jun 22, 2015. #2. Some folks here will tell you they top off their ponds all the time without using dechlor and don't have issues, personally I wouldn't chance it. You really should use dechlor every time you do a water change or top off your pond.When I bought my house last year it came with a small garden pond well-stocked (in fact probably a bit overstocked) with fish - some quite large carp, goldfish, one or two koi. It has a series of small upper ponds and the water circulates in that way. We had the pond cleaned last summer and have...

8a. Jul 30, 2012. #2. Bare Bottom. If you still want rock bottom I suggest looking at waterbugs web page and see how he mortars the rock in place so there are no voids. I spent the day removing Koi poo and much today. 4 - 5 gallon buckets worth. My pond is 6 months old, 50 fish from babies to four or five that are close to two feet.This is the forum to talk about building your own garden pond equipment from scratch. Forums. New posts Search forums. Showcase. New items Latest reviews Search showcase. Media. New media New comments Search media. ... Garden Pond Forums. About Us. The friendliest pond forum on the net! No matter your level of …The friendliest pond forum on the net! No matter your level of experience with ponds, there is lots to learn and enjoy here. More about us; Terms and rules; Privacy policy; Help A Garden pond forum is an online platform where pond enthusiasts can connect, seek advice, and share experiences about building and maintaining garden ponds. It provides a space for individuals to ask questions, discuss various topics related to pond construction, fish care, water plants, and troubleshoot common issues.Garden Pond Forums. About Us. The friendliest pond forum on the net! No matter your level of experience with ponds, there is lots to learn and enjoy here. More about us;Garden Pond Forums. Newbies to Garden Ponds. Possible noisy pump. Thread starter Boothy; Start date Sep 20, 2014; B. Boothy. Joined Sep 19, 2014 Messages 4 Reaction score 2. Sep 20, 2014 #1 Hello guys, When we bought our house I inherited an existing pond with a couple of fish in it, it had a rather large ...

Because I have lost so many goldfish, and everything seems normal with the water, 2 days ago while I was at the pet store for something else, I got 30 "large" feeder goldfish and put them in the pond. When I put the fish out of the bag in the pond, 2 came out dead right to begin with. Yesterday morning, I found 2 floaters, and today I found 1.Jun 12, 2011 · Garden Pond Forums. About Us. The friendliest pond forum on the net! No matter your level of experience with ponds, there is lots to learn and enjoy here. More about us; Gimnaziul 'Paraskiewa Wiszniowska' is a school building in Moldova located on Strada Teilor. Gimnaziul 'Paraskiewa Wiszniowska' is situated nearby to Vișniovca.Jun 18, 2023. Replies. 13. Views. 328. Jul 14, 2023. GBBUDD. If you are new to garden ponds and have any questions from setup to stocking this is your place to ask questions.Discuss pond showcase entries in the forum, you'll need to create a "showcase" to automatically create a thread in here. Forums. New posts Search forums. ... Garden Pond Forums. About Us. The friendliest pond forum on the net! No matter your level of experience with ponds, there is lots to learn and enjoy here.21. Dec 26, 2018. re-house fish from decommissioning. 5. Aug 14, 2016. Hi guys, I'm new here and I'm sorry if I am posting this in the wrong forum. My sister has recently moved into a house in which there are 2 large ponds in the garden. The ponds are made of concrete and are quite deep. The problem is she will be looking after 2 small …

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6b. Country. Apr 26, 2011. #2. I had logs (made for aquariums) in a aquarium and the water went bad, got a brown color, ph went crazy. Make sure it is an old log. There are problems with them leaking sap. Some really change the ph of your pond. Maybe you can find one that has been washed by a lake or stream in your area.Apr 25, 2017. #4. Normally I would advise just sealing the concrete, but if I am seeing what I think that I am seeing in a couple of the photos, it appears that this concrete is disintegrating and is rapidly losing its structural integrity. So I will have to agree with the others. Replace the liner.Garden Pond Forums. Pond Construction & Equipment. Natural Swimming Pond Help Please. Thread starter bigring; Start date Jun 12, 2017; 1; 2; Next. 1 of 2 Go to page. Go. Next Last. bigring. Joined Jun 12, 2017 Messages 21 Reaction score 7 Country. Jun 12, 2017 #1 Hi, long time listener, first time caller . . . I've come to this forum many …Jul 29, 2011. #1. Hello, I manage two concrete ponds. I've installed a plant filter in one that keeps the water crystal clear and healthy for everything living in there, but every time I try on the other one the plants fail to thrive and the water turns brown and ends up smelling like sewage. I've tested all the standard things that my basic ...Garden Pond Forums. Garden Pond Talk. Snails for pond? Thread starter frank125; Start date Jul 17, 2011; 1; 2; Next. 1 of 2 Go to page. Go. Next Last. F. frank125. Joined Jun 19, 2011 Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Location Shelton, CT. Jul 17, 2011 #1 I 'm thinking of getting a few trapdoor snails for the pond. Is it a good idea or …

This is the forum to talk about building your own garden pond equipment from scratch. Forums. New posts Search forums. Showcase. New items Latest reviews Search showcase. Media. New media New comments Search media. ... Garden Pond Forums. About Us. The friendliest pond forum on the net! No matter your level of experience with ponds, there is ...Jul 31, 2022 · Aug 2, 2022. #6. pond Jeb said: This is a follow up to a thread posted in March 2011 by metal mickey. I, like him, am experiencing alot of floating algae that turns to jelly when netted out. Every day I collect it and can accumulate a bucket full in a week. The water is gin clear, but this infestation looks awful. Mar 23, 2012 · The larger pond was built 16ish years ago and is solid concrete with a 4inch drain at the bottom and the smaller was built sometime before I was born and is a lined pond, there is a 4inch hole between each pond, the fish used to fit through, now only the smaller fish can, we have alot of other visitors to the smaller pond, frogs, toads, newt ... Garden Pond Forums. Garden Pond Talk. Pond vacuum?? Thread starter Hummingbird2; Start date Jun 14, 2019; 1; 2; Next. 1 of 2 Go to page. Go. Next Last. H. Hummingbird2. Joined Apr 16, 2018 Messages 17 Reaction score 4 Location Ohio Hardiness Zone 6a Country. Jun 14, 2019 #1 Hey all! So the previous owners of my …125. May 25, 2023. j.w. Inherited a pond / bath tub in my front garden 3 10 inch koi and 2 gold fish its shocking i know sk this week end i having a 3m x 2m x1m pond dug out. Dashwin. Jul 20, 2021.Examples of aquatic plants include the water lily, Victorian water lily, frog-bit, floating heart, pondweed, water-shield, yellow pond-lily, cape-pondweed and water-chestnut. Aquatic plants have a thin cuticle because most hydrophytes have ...Crayfish mate in the early spring and females carry the fertilized, developing eggs inside their bodies for 4 to 6 weeks. These developing eggs are then transferred to the outside of the female’s body and glued via an adhesive called “glair” to the female’s tail. The eggs then hatch by the end of spring.Garden Pond Forums. Pond Construction & Equipment . Pond Expansion. Thread starter sterobbo99; Start date Jul 28, 2021; S. sterobbo99. Joined Sep 22, 2018 Messages 11 ...I am new to this forum, and new to the hobby of pond building. My wife and I have been talking about building a pond for a couple of years. We have a gulley in a spot that will make a great start so I don't have to dig out so much dirt. I will need to bring in a load or three of sandrock...Oct 5, 2017. #8. Well let me make your day. 1.0 ppm is too high for a pond as is 0.5 ppm. These levels will support quite heavy algae blooms. Federal Criteria for Phosphorous level limits are. Streams/rivers 0.1 ppm. Streams entering lakes 0.05 ppm. Lakes and reservoirs 0.025 ppm. M.

Crayfish mate in the early spring and females carry the fertilized, developing eggs inside their bodies for 4 to 6 weeks. These developing eggs are then transferred to the outside of the female’s body and glued via an adhesive called “glair” to the female’s tail. The eggs then hatch by the end of spring.

Garden Pond Forums. Garden Pond Talk. Rats. Thread starter Manky Badger; Start date Sep 19, 2009; M. Manky Badger. Joined Sep 19, 2009 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 Location Ashford Kent UK. Sep 19, 2009 #1 Apologies if this is a topic that has been done to death in the past - I'm new here (please be ...Zone 5-6. Mar 20, 2013. #1. I currently use a shop vac to do my spring clean of the pond. It works, but it could be better. What I don’t like is that if you don’t pull the vac hose out before it fills up, the ball will kick in and stop suction and any water / muck in the hose will rush out back into the pond. If this happens you instantly ...Oct 24, 2023 · Articles on keeping sturgeons garden ponds, their essential requirements, how to feed them and keep them healthy. Pondlife. A collection of articles about all things aquatic, garden ponds, wildlife gardens, fish, aquatic wildlife, insects, amphibians and pond plants. mChat. lauriemay • Mon Oct 16, 2023 3:59 pm. Ponds & Aquatic Plants. This forum is meant to cover the design, construction and maintenance of ponds, as well as the subject of aquatic plants in general--how to grow them, recommendations for selections, sources for plants, etc. Latest.A Garden pond forum is an online platform where pond enthusiasts can connect, seek advice, and share experiences about building and maintaining garden ponds. It provides a space for individuals to ask questions, discuss various topics …Garden Pond Forums. Pond Construction & Equipment. Tips to redoing a pond. Thread starter tbendl; Start date Nov 6, 2015; 1; 2; Next. 1 of 2 Go to page. Go. Next Last. tbendl T. Joined Jul 14, 2014 Messages 4,393 Reaction score 4,220 Location Gulf Coast-Mississippi 8b Showcase(s): 1. Nov 6, 2015 #1 I have seen a bunch of posts of …Right now it’s probably 70% that, and 30% rainwater. I noticed within a day or two that there was a lot of bubbles/scum forming on top. of the pond when the fountain ran. After about a week, I noticed a bad sewage-y smell from the pond, and a thick circle of brown scum forming overnight, directly above where the bag of barley flakes was.Jul 7, 2021 · Greetings! I have created a 1100 gallon concrete pond.It is about 30" deep. The PH is fine. The pond is in direct sun for part of the day and so since it has been SO hot here (central Cali) the water is lukewarm by afternoon. Two weeks ago we added several plants, some Lilly pads, hyacinths and... 14. Aug 20, 2015. Mystery Deaths - Awful. 63. Aug 3, 2014. Hi all I have an Affinity pond. Had one before at our old house with no issues. I can’t seem to keep fish alive for more than about 6 weeks: Tested water - all seems ok Has UV lamp in filter Any ideas please? Cheers Si.

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Garden Pond Forums. Pond Construction & Equipment. pond windows. Thread starter JonoB_uk; Start date Jul 14, 2009; J. JonoB_uk. Joined Jul 14, 2009 Messages 13 Reaction score 0 Location Peterborough, UK. Jul 14, 2009 #1 I am at the planning stage of building a formal koi pond. Nothing too big so currently plan it to be …The friendliest pond forum on the net! No matter your level of experience with ponds, there is lots to learn and enjoy here. More about us; Terms and rules; Privacy policy; Help Zone 7a. 4000 GPH pump/filter system feeding a 2~3 foot high waterfall. This is my first winter taking care of the pond and the fish. The temperature has been below freezing here for the past couple of days, (fifteen last night,) and the pond was frozen over this morning. The waterfall is still running, but the ice is about half to one inch ...Aug 24, 2011 · 21. Dec 31, 2018. New pond build - my happy part of the garden! 29. Dec 31, 2018. Need temporary housing due to Pond drying out (Texas) 17. Jul 27, 2011. hi there. i purchased a home in western nc and it has a spring fed pond. the spring originates up on a hill and flows down into a reservoir then into my pond. for the past few months, the flow ... Oct 24, 2023 · Articles on keeping sturgeons garden ponds, their essential requirements, how to feed them and keep them healthy. Pondlife. A collection of articles about all things aquatic, garden ponds, wildlife gardens, fish, aquatic wildlife, insects, amphibians and pond plants. mChat. lauriemay • Mon Oct 16, 2023 3:59 pm. This is the forum to talk about building your own garden pond equipment from scratch. Forums. New posts Search forums. Showcase. New items Latest reviews Search showcase. Media. New media New comments Search media. ... Garden Pond Forums. About Us. The friendliest pond forum on the net! No matter your level of experience with ponds, there is ...Garden Pond Forums. Garden Pond Talk. Frogs disappeared. Thread starter michaelsf90; Start date Apr 13, 2021; M. michaelsf90. Joined Aug 8, 2020 Messages 123 Reaction score 14 Country. Apr 13, 2021 #1 I cleaned my pond out about a week and half ago. Must have had 40 to 50 frogs in. Now. I see one or two large ones. ...Garden Pond Forums. Winterizing Your Pond. Zone 5 Wintering. Thread starter TK9NY; Start date Jul 26, 2016; 1; 2; Next. 1 of 2 Go to page. Go. Next Last. TK9NY. Joined Jun 18, 2016 Messages 19 Reaction score 9 Location Glens Fall, NY Hardiness Zone 5a Country. Jul 26, 2016 #1 Starting my research early - plus planning a few changes … ….

Garden Pond Forums. Garden Pond Photography. Post thread Post pictures of your garden pond here. Photo of the Month. Enter or vote on our monthly competition in here. Sub-forums: POTM Winners October 2023 Photo of the Month - Voting Time! Sep 25, 2023; Ian; 1; 2; 3 … Go to page. Go. 26 ...Jul 29, 2011. #1. Hello, I manage two concrete ponds. I've installed a plant filter in one that keeps the water crystal clear and healthy for everything living in there, but every time I try on the other one the plants fail to thrive and the water turns brown and ends up smelling like sewage. I've tested all the standard things that my basic ...Jan 24, 2014. #1. Well I hired a well known pond builder to build a 2400 gallon koi pond by converting a block planter box. This builder assured me that no building permit was required and I recall researching this and coming to the conclusion that no permit was required. Bottom line is that the pond was completed at a cost of approximately ...Reaction score. 2,192. Location. North East Ohio-Zone 5. Country. Jun 22, 2015. #2. Some folks here will tell you they top off their ponds all the time without using dechlor and don't have issues, personally I wouldn't chance it. You really should use dechlor every time you do a water change or top off your pond.Winterizing help. 2. Nov 30, 2011. New mini-ponder here. I live in IL, Zone 5B. I have a 30 gal in the ground mini-pond I put in back yard over the summer. I purchased 6 White Cloud fish. ( Apparently they were never given the "talk" about the birds and the bees and now have about 2gazillion fish teeny weeny White Clouds!)...8a. Country. Jul 2, 2014. #7. I agree with Mucky_Waters. You may have a few leeches that hitched a ride into your pond, attached to aquatic plants. As you describe, they flatten and swim freely with an undulating motion like an eel or snake, when not clinging to some surface with their suction cup mouth.A Garden pond forum is an online platform where pond enthusiasts can connect, seek advice, and share experiences about building and maintaining garden ponds. It provides a space for individuals to ask questions, discuss various topics related to pond construction, fish care, water plants, and troubleshoot common issues.The latest Tweets from Garden Pond Forum (@gardenpondforum). The internet's friendliest garden pond and koi fish communityGarden Pond Forums. Garden Pond Talk. LEVELING POND -- WATER LEVEL? Thread starter Mmathis; Start date Apr 25, 2012; 1; 2; 3; Next. 1 of 3 Go to page. Go. Next Last. Mmathis TurtleMommy. Joined Apr 28, 2011 Messages 13,813 Reaction score 7,984 Location NW Louisiana -- zone 8b Hardiness Zone 8b Country. Apr 25, 2012 …Parma, Ohio. Aug 9, 2014. #1. Hello to all. I am contemplating in building a two stage filter system with 2- 5 gallon buckets. They will be run in series of course with the first fed through top and out of the bottom into the bottom of the second bucket and then out the top on side and back to pond. I plan on using a elite 800 series out of ... Garden pond forum, [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1], [text-1-1]