From the Pondlady's Pad

Time to time musings about backyard garden pond building, keeping, troubleshooting. Questions and answers from pond keepers and builders. Occasional excerpts from the pondlady's book, "A Practical Guide to Building and Maintaining your Pond."

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Choosing the right pond pump

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My pond is about 5'x 5' and its 2' deep. I want a pump that makes the water noise. Now I have a cheap solar one. Is 700 gph good...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Clear pond?

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Pond is more clear after it rains? How to keep it clear? My house was built in the 50s with a koi pond on the front patio before koi pond...
Monday, June 28, 2010

Choosing a pond pump

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Question Difference between Pond Pumps & Waterfall Pumps? I've researching pond pumps for sometime and I've finally found...
Sunday, June 27, 2010

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What are these small black insects living in my pond and eating the algae ? Scotland question.? these little black insects are living on ...
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Saturday, June 26, 2010

When to put the fish in

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Question Fish in garden ponds? When is it ok to put fish in a garden pond? The waters just gone in. Answer: If you put a dechlorinator...
Friday, June 25, 2010

Terrarium pond

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Question: I want to make a little pond in my terrarium, and my terrarium is covered all in substrate,? How can I make a little pond with...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Settling Sediment

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Question: Why did my pond water change from a murky brown color to a transparent aqua overnight? Answer: Sounds like the suspended mate...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Koi pond filtration

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Our pond is a mess! What can we do? Our koi pond is very dirty. What kind of filter can we get to keep our pond clean? It's about a 5...
Monday, June 21, 2010

Submersible Vegatation

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Question: What is the best type of plant to fully submerge in a pond? I am not going to keep fish in it, hoping for some frogs and newts ...
Saturday, June 19, 2010

Swimming ponds

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My step dad is going to remove are pond need ways to stop him.? My stepdad wants to dig out the hole pond and make it just a swimming hol...
Friday, June 18, 2010

Planting water lilies

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Question: New water lily advice? Hi, i've just purchased an 'Attraction' water lily, which has a good root stock,4 pads, on 6...
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Green slime

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Question: What is the green film on my pond and does it come from trees? Answer: If it's yellowish green and seems to be just float...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Pond landscaping

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Question: I am making a small pond in my backyard around 100-150 gallons. I want to put a tree beside it and was wondering which trees woul...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

ponds and sidewalks

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Question: How can pond liner be attached to a concrete sidewalk and house foundation? I have a nice curved sidewalk on one side and the ho...
Monday, June 14, 2010

Pond Install Cost

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Question: How much would setting up a nice 2000 gallon pond cost? One of my dreams once I get a my own house is to build a really nice, bi...
Saturday, June 12, 2010

Natural Pond Pumps

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Question: If have a large drainage area on property that is half the time a "pond"..can fill this up and recycle water ? How cos...
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Friday, June 11, 2010

String algae/blanketweed

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To get rid of string algae or blanketweed, add about 1 quart of hydrogen peroxide per 1000 gallons of water.  When the algae grows, clean o...
Thursday, June 10, 2010

Lotus, water lilies and catfish

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Question: How well will lilly pads and Lotus plants grow in a small pond that contains lots of catfish? Is it possible to grow these in a...
Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Choosing a pond pump

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Question: How do you pick a garden pond water pump? I bought a house that has a three-tiered water fall pond in the backyard. The pump tha...
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Pond Pump Stopping and Starting

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Question: My pond pump runs for 20mins then cuts out? Answer: Most pond pumps have a safety mechanism that turns them off when they ge...
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