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."

Saturday, July 31, 2010

New house, new pond

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Buying a home with a pond in the back? The home in located in South Florida and it is on 1.14acres. There is this beautiful pond with rock ...
Friday, July 30, 2010

Oily sheen on pond water

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Whats the oily like stuff on top of my pond at this time off year? when you look across the top of pond there is a sheen that looks like oi...
Thursday, July 29, 2010

Fake pond plants

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Where to buy fake plants for water garden? Answer You put these directly in the pond and they will last for a few years. http://ww...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Tiki torch fluid

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How do i get tiki torch fluid out of my pond? Answer:
Use the garden hose and float the fluid off through a low spot in the pond. If you ...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Running your pump

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How long to run pond fountain to aerate water properly? Answer: I recommend running a pump 24/7, but if you wish, you can cut down to 12...
Monday, July 26, 2010

Sizing pumps and skimmers

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Pond skimmer, wrong size pump? I had a pond built last month. I fear the pump is too powerful. The size is 6 ft by 9 ft depth from 18 in to...
Saturday, July 24, 2010

Concrete ponds?

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How to build a concrete pond? i'm planning to build a backyard fish pond and making it concrete but i do not know if that is feasible...
Friday, July 23, 2010

Duck Ponds

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How to keep a small pond looking and smelling good? I made a small pond for some ducks that I have but the ducks pooped in the pond and now...
Thursday, July 22, 2010

4 mil trash bags

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Can a 4 mil liner work for an indoor pond? I was wondering if a 4 mil liner would keep the water in or if it would need to be stacked in la...
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Pond Emergency

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Backyard pond emergency!? My neighbor has gone away for the weekend and left me in charge of his fish pond. Heard a funny noise coming from...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Frog pond

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I have a 4ft by 3ft frog pond and water won't stay in it for more the 12 hours.I want to keep it filled without using a nylon or any typ...
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Monday, July 19, 2010

Pond liners, koi pond container?

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Is there any substitute for pond-liner in building a koi pond? Where can i get a cheap container to be used as a home-made koi pond? ...
Saturday, July 17, 2010

PVC or Butyl liner?

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Which type of pond liner is best, butyl, epdm, or pvc and why? Answer Use 40 mil butyl rubber. Firestone is a good brand. Use rubber in...
Friday, July 16, 2010

Preformed v rubber liner

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What is better a preformed pond liner or just pond liner? I am building in my back garden, and can't decide what would be better prefor...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

White pond liner?

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What is the advantage or disadvantage of a white versus a black pond liner? I am considering using one or the other for 2 foot deep fish po...
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Why build a garden pond?

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Why build a garden pond? What are the benefits? What is the down side? The garden pond is the focal point of your landscape and pr...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Pond building timeline

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Do anyone have a time plan for building a pond? I want to build a pond in my garden, however the clause is that i have to have a time pla...
Monday, July 12, 2010

Electricity and the pond

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How do you get electricity to a garden pond? i am going to build a pond in my back garden, however i am not quite sure how to get electrici...
Sunday, July 11, 2010

Aquatic Plants for West Virginia

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                                                                          Swamp Lily What are some aquatic plants for a backyard pond i...
Saturday, July 10, 2010

Koi pond?

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How do I make a koi pond? Hi, I was planning on making a koi pond with the following dimensions: 8ft long by 5ft wide by 3ft deep. I was ...
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