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| Plants in water garden | 7/24/2008 |
Q: Can you have too many plants in your water garden that would cause your fish to die? Thank you.
A: Unless they produced too much organic matter and it decayed. A healthy environment is composed of ...
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| Green Water as usual | 7/23/2008 |
Q: I have a appox 300 gal pond w/ 4 fish total size 24 in.and live in Missiouri, day temps around 85 to ...
A: You need a biofilter, Check Aquascape Designs for it. Water plants planted with no soil in the ...
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| two tiered pond | 7/22/2008 |
Q: Sir, I am installing a 240 gal pond with a 160 gal pond 20 ft above larger pond on a hill side. ...
A: There are a few little tricks you should know before starting. I would STRONGLY recomend you ...
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| Designing a small fountain | 6/29/2008 |
Q: I'm in the process of designing a small water "feature" or fountain. It will sit in a container ...
A: I would try a pet store for pumps used in fish tanks. Unfortunately I'm not home right now and I ...
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| koi and golfish dying | 6/7/2008 |
Q: All my pond fish are dying. I had about 25 total fish. I only have 3 left. When they first ...
A: This could probably be a sign of overcrowding. There is a disease called Cottonwool Disease. I would ...
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| Water hyacinth Dying | 6/6/2008 |
Q: i just had a few questions. Today i looked at my water hyacinths and the leaves where turning ...
A: Your plants are probably infested with something called waterlily aphids. They are very destructive ...
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| strange fish and spawn | 6/5/2008 |
Q: We have a country pond just under an acre. We started with 4 koi about 6 or so years ago and they ...
A: I think that you should not worry about the fish in your pond. This is just Nature taking its ...
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| Hard water in pond | 6/5/2008 |
Q: How do I fix hard water in a pond? ANSWER: Hi Michelle, Do you have any fish in there? ---------- ...
A: Get some peat moss into a clothe bag and throw it into the pond. Take several readings until the PH ...
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| Emergancy Misquito Fish Advice Needed! | 6/3/2008 |
Q: I have been doing this experiment on ecosystems in my class. We FINALLY finished the experiment and ...
A: Your fish probably has something called black spot. Black spots are cysts of a fluke which lives on ...
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| comet suddenly died, need advice | 6/3/2008 |
Q: have a 6'x4'x2'pond with 6 comets ranging in size from 3-6 inches long. have had them about 3 ...
A: It is always good when buying new fish to keep them in quarentine for a few days. It also good to ...
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| Sudden fish die off | 5/30/2008 |
Q: I have had a water garden for about 15 years, and the pond in question for about 5 years. I have ...
A: Many plants are grown without having fish into consideration. Maybe some chemicals were applied to ...
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| Pond maintence | 5/30/2008 |
Q: I have a semi rigid 165 gallon pond liner. The pond uses well water. Currently we have 5 goldfish ...
A: The life of the uv light would depend on the maker. Check with manufacturer for more info. I prefer ...
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| Rotten Plants in my pond? | 5/30/2008 |
Q: I saw a posting regarding a problem with foam and one of the solutions was to remove any rotten ...
A: A healthy pond should not smell bad. Remove all the plants and try to remove the water as nuch as ...
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| Water hyacinth flower | 5/28/2008 |
Q: i just had a few questions about water hyacinths flowers. First are they self pollinated? I've ...
A: Water hyacinth seeds are hard to germinate. You would need proper temperature, Ph level and light. ...
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| water lilies | 5/27/2008 |
Q: We have a pond roughly 1/4 acre in size. I planted two different water lilies at the mouth of the ...
A: What do you mean by "the mouth of the pond" ? If your pond is fed by any running water, I should ...
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| Ich | 5/27/2008 |
Q: I have a garden pond about 20' by 4' and 3' deep and live in NE England- when I bought the house ...
A: The first thing to do is to remove your fish to a hospital tank. Give them a salt bath; that is, ...
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| Emergancy Misquito Fish Advice Needed! | 5/26/2008 |
Q: I have been doing this experiment on ecosystems in my class. We FINALLY finished the experiment and ...
A: Your fish is probably suffering from lack of oxygen. Decaying matter generates methane and that is ...
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| Small red worms (larvae) | 5/26/2008 |
Q: I have a small fountain. I have no plants or fish in the fountain. I am wondering what these small ...
A: It is hard for me to tell you what they are without actually seeing them. The best way to deal with ...
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| poorly fish | 4/27/2008 |
Q: I have had my pond for 3 years,it holds 2200 ltrs,has a pump,filter and uv lamp.A couple of months ...
A: Your fish may be infected by fungus. In any case, a salt bath would help. To do this, you should ...
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| green fur on my orfe | 4/23/2008 |
Q: . but i have two orfe that have got a green fur growing on there head and sides its like the algee ...
A: Your fish are probably contaminated by a fungus called Saprolegnia. This usually happens where fish ...
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| Fish are desperately ill | 4/23/2008 |
Q: Two of our fish have been moving very little, are loosing their colouring but most of all have bad ...
A: First of all the fish should be removed from the place where they have been kept and put into a ...
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| Tadpoles? | 4/21/2008 |
Q: I have recently noticed small black tadpole appearing swimmers in my small fish pond numbering in ...
A: Don't worry about them. Tadpoles would eat up all mosquito larvae from your pond. Do not be scared ...
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| Emergency advise! | 4/16/2008 |
Q: I returned from a spring break trip to find my pond almost empty from a split seam. I've ...
A: Make sure that the water you use has a good amount of oxygen. There are oxygen test kits available ...
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| Golden Orfe | 4/11/2008 |
Q: Can you tell me how long Orfe live please, we have three and they are about 14 years old. We noticed ...
A: Orfe could live to up to 25 years more or less. As the fish grow, also the level of ammonia in the ...
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| frogs and newts | 4/1/2008 |
Q: i have got some type of spawn,but im not sure wheter it is frogs spawn or newts spawn.how can i tell ...
A: Frog spawns (eggs) are more visible. Depending on the species, they would look something like ...
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| fingerline | 3/31/2008 |
Q: why some eggs doesn`t hatch and some hatch from the same parents,sometime all may not hatch.even ...
A: There could be a number of reasons. Inbreeding, contamination, water temperature, and many other ...
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| waterfall pond | 3/27/2008 |
Q: My daughter installed a small backyard pond & waterfall in Houston with no fish or plants. The ...
A: Do you know where those rocks come from? It looks like they have a high iron content. If that is ...
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| pond paint colors | 3/27/2008 |
Q: We live in the Caribbean and have built a pond that will hold about 600 gals. of water. We want to ...
A: First of all you should use a non toxic paint. It could be something like pool paint. I would ...
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| Proper construction of duck pond | 3/27/2008 |
Q: I am constructing a new pond and will be stocking it with ducks instead of fish. I am not to sure ...
A: Everything sounds fine, it looks like you have done your home work. Try looking into Aquascape ...
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| pond enlargement | 3/26/2008 |
Q: I started enlarging my pond to accomadate two large kois I received towards the end of last summer. ...
A: There is no way you could really seal the liner without removing the wrinkles. As a matter of fact, ...
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| water movement | 3/22/2008 |
Q: My 5000gl koi pond(5200g/h external pump w/waterfall, 6000g/h extrn filter) always looks stagnant ...
A: The filter, or the skimmer, should always be placed directly opposite to the waterfall. In doing ...
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| filling in a pond | 3/16/2008 |
Q: i have recently moved into a house that has 2 ponds.i am looking for any advice on how to fill them ...
A: In order to give you a better answer, I need some more information. Are they man-made ponds? How ...
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| liners | 3/15/2008 |
Q: I have just bought 2 10by10 pond liners thinking they would cover a fairly large space (I already ...
A: If you have some stones around you could either build a waterfall or a stream for your pond. Both ...
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| FILTER FOR A FINISHED KOI POND | 3/7/2008 |
Q: I have a friend who constructed a concrete pond only to find out that he needs a filter system to ...
A: There is a company called Aquascape Designs that sell something called biofalls. Check them up and ...
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| goldfish in a pond | 3/5/2008 |
Q: i keep finding 1 dead goldfish every day in my pond a was woundering wot it could be that makes them ...
A: Maybe bacteria could be attacking your fish. In any case, there is something that you could do that ...
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| Cleaning out a very large pond | 12/21/2007 |
Q: I would like to clean out a very large fresh and salt water pond.It has a lot of debris in it as ...
A: I believe that the best way to clean up your pond would be by dredging out the water and the muck at ...
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| Large Earth Pond | 11/19/2007 |
Q: I live in south Texas. We are going to dig a pond and use the dirt to build a house. I would like to ...
A: Clay lined ponds are the best, and with a good water source you've got everything to be successful ...
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| finding a leak in the system........ | 10/29/2007 |
Q: I have an 8 foot diameter pond, about 18 inches deep. A submersible pump moves the water uphill 35 ...
A: Look for cracks wherever the liner has been exposed to light. There are certain dyes that could be ...
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| green floatie things on my pond | 10/8/2007 |
Q: for the past year i have had some green stuff covering my pond's surface - it looks like tiny ...
A: Water plants usually appear due to the high nitrogen content in the water. A good way of getting rid ...
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| painting a pond | 9/30/2007 |
Q: We have moved into a home which has a huge sunroom with pond. The pond is stained we were wondring ...
A: Most of the spray paints would be toxic to fish. Before using anything, call the manufacturer and ...
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| Orange growth in a natural spring fed water fearture | 9/23/2007 |
Q: I don't know if you are the one to ask or can advise me where to seek a solution. My problem is ...
A: Depending on where you are, your spring could be receiving a lot of nitrogen from regular lawn and ...
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| hellp | 9/22/2007 |
Q: my goldfish is laying on its side allot, I've took it out of its tank (i have three goldfish) incase ...
A: Your goldfish may be constipated. Yes, they do get that. Just like humans who don't eat their ...
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| PROTECTION WHEN KOI POND PUMP FAILS | 9/20/2007 |
Q: A GOOD FRIEND RECENTLY LOST MOST OF HER KOI FISH AFTER MAINTENANCE WORKERS OVERLOADED THE POWER ...
A: You could have a secondary, independent pump system. It doesn't need to be sophisticated. The same ...
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| dying koi | 9/12/2007 |
Q: I have about 7 koi with a lot of goldfish in my 25oo gallon tank,today i changed the water and ...
A: Did the water in the barrel have the same temperature as the pond? Thermal shock could cause the ...
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| Black Moor Goldfish | 9/7/2007 |
Q: I purchased a black moor. I have only had him for 24 hours and I noticed that he sits on the bottom ...
A: Not that they rest that much, Black moors have a very poor eyesight, and because of that, they'll ...
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| Reflection pools | 9/4/2007 |
Q: I love the modern and serene look of reflection pools along with the added interest of the ...
A: Most of the pools that I design have a filtering system. People can run them at night, or whenever ...
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| Can I use synthaproof as a liner for my pond | 8/29/2007 |
Q: Have built a plant only pond of concrete blocks 21' long x 2'8 wide x 1'6 deep with a 4" concrete ...
A: I am not familiar with the material that you have mentioned. If you call the maker they would be ...
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| hot tub to koi pond | 8/18/2007 |
Q: I would like to convert my hot tub to a koi pool. Are there directions or plans for this sort of ...
A: Let me give you an example of an unaerated pond. First you calculate the surface area of a pond. ...
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| Blood worms | 8/15/2007 |
Q: From what I understand, I have blood worms in my pond. I have Koi & Shubunkins in my pond as well- ...
A: If your fish are doing well, you shouldn't worry about the bloodworms. They are actually sold ...
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| Koi Fish Beginner | 7/3/2007 |
Q: Greetings Carlo, I recently bought my first house and am interested in Building a Koi pond but have ...
A: The trees would not be so much of a problem because they don't shed a lots of needles. Of course you ...
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| fish pond | 6/25/2007 |
Q: i have disinfected it but it has made no difference the only thing i can think of is that there is ...
A: You could try to make an experiment. Put a fish from the old pond and see what happen. To reseal ...
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| building a small backyard pond | 6/13/2007 |
Q: I am in the process of building a small backyard pond. It will be about 8 feet long and about 3.5 ...
A: Yes, keep the filter at the bottom of the pond. Rocks on the sloping sides could be kept in place by ...
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| New pond construction | 6/12/2007 |
Q: I am in the planning stages of my pond and would like some advice from someone NOT trying to sell me ...
A: For a pond that is about 8'x11' to avoid too much splashing and water evaporation I would recommend ...
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| waterfall | 6/11/2007 |
Q: I am building a waterfall water feature on a large pond (1/4 acre). The top edge (the beginning of ...
A: I'm sorry, but I forgot to ask you how tall is your waterfall. I need to know the height from the ...
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| building a small backyard pond | 6/5/2007 |
Q: I am in the process of building a small backyard pond. It will be about 8 feet long and about 3.5 ...
A: Regarding the wrinkles on the liner you should try to fold them so the you would get as few as ...
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| building a small backyard pond | 5/29/2007 |
Q: I am in the process of building a small backyard pond. It will be about 8 feet long and about 3.5 ...
A: The best way to do this is to stretch the liner over the area marked for the pond. Make sure that ...
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| ph in the big(8000 gallons) pond | 5/27/2007 |
Q: How can i change ph6 to atlist ph6.5-7???? the fastest way? i always check water and always use to ...
A: Typical ponds have a pH range of 6 to 11. Any variations within that range would be considered ...
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| pond bacteria | 5/26/2007 |
Q: We live in North Central Wisconsin. In reading some of you answers you say add a good bacteria to ...
A: A healthy pond would have many types of microorganisms. You can buy many different types of bacteria ...
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| loosing water | 5/17/2007 |
Q: We put in a pond and have been trouble free for 5 years . Last year the underground pipe from the ...
A: If you have noticed the problem only after you have fixed the leak, I would suggest you going back ...
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| Pond Fish | 4/22/2007 |
Q: I built a new above ground pond (900) gallons and had it Fibre Glassed. Late last year i lost all my ...
A: I guess you should have resealed the surface. That could prevent any toxins from the fiber glass ...
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| Salt-water pond with waterfall | 11/5/2006 |
Q: My home is on a canal in the Florida Keys, and we wish to build a waterfall with stream down the ...
A: If you send me pictures of the place, I could help you to design it. There is a very good book on ...
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| Waterfall Construction | 10/27/2006 |
Q: I have some questions about waterfall construction, and I was wondering if you would be able to help ...
A: 1 It does depend on the height of the fall, the pipes diameter, pipe turns and the depth of the ...
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| common goldfish | 10/22/2006 |
Q: can common goldfish live in total shade. my new pond has no sunlight at all. is that okay? AND ...
A: Yes, goldfish can live in total shade. With proper filtration, a single goldfish could survive in as ...
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| Filter and foamy bubbles. | 10/15/2006 |
Q: 1. Filter. I'm planning to dig my own pond back of my house. The pond size 9ft(L) x 2ft (W)x 2ft(D) ...
A: Why not use an outside filter? It could be turned into a nice little waterfall, that would not only ...
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| PONDLESS WATERFALL BLACK ROCKS | 10/10/2006 |
Q: This is the first season for pondless waterfall and the rocks in the "strean" are BLACK. I also ...
A: In order to help you better I would need some more information: -Do you have any kind of filtering ...
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| adding rocks to a pond | 10/6/2006 |
Q: I am working on building a small pond in my retaining wall with a waterfall going into it. I have a ...
A: If you are using the proper liner on your pond (vinyl liner) it should not be exposed to the sun ...
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| Liner sealant | 9/4/2006 |
Q: On 6/23/06 someone asked a question about enlarging their pond and wondered how they should seal the ...
A: Aquarium sealant is made for different materials; usually glass or acrylic, and pond liners are made ...
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| Waterfall construction | 8/23/2006 |
Q: I am building a pond 8 ft by 16 ft. The landscape is sloped so the waterfall will fall nice. I have ...
A: Use the underlayment. It's always good to prevent... Carpet would decay and probably contaminate the ...
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| enlarging current pond | 6/23/2006 |
Q: I have a 10 yr old koi pond that is 15x17ft square. I am now wanting to enlarge it and build a shelf ...
A: Try Aquascape Designs, they have everything you'll need for enlarging your pond. You should buy a ...
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| foamy bubles on surface of pond | 6/8/2006 |
Q: its like white plodges of dots, can you please explane why this is accuring, thank you
A: That could be caused by bacteria growing in the water. But in order to help you better, I need you ...
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| Brown water in waterfall | 5/19/2006 |
Q: I just got my garden landscaped 6 months ago, and it includes a waterfall with 2 cascades - the ...
A: The colouring of the stones could be caused by either minerals, (specially iron) or tanin from ...
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| construction of ponds | 5/9/2006 |
Q: how thick does a concrete lining of a pond have to be? also what mix would i have to use??
A: It depends on where you are located. In New York, we usually build them with a one foot thick wall. ...
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| Pond loosing water | 5/8/2006 |
Q: My pond loosing water as much as one inch per day (pond size 7ftx7fx3ft ) . Water lost from the ...
A: Did you check for any leaks on the waterfall? Do you leave the waterfall constantly on? The longer ...
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| preformed pond material | 5/5/2006 |
Q: I bought a preformed pond at Home Depot but need to know if it is made of polyethelene. I want to ...
A: I think that those ponds are made out of PVC plastic(polyvinylchloride) Why don't you do a little ...
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| Fountain | 5/1/2006 |
Q: The fountain the question was refering to, is the Captain Cook Memorial Jet. Situated in Canberra, ...
A: Yes, There would be friction of the water against the air, that would cause the water molecules to ...
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