What would be easier/cheaper for a koi pond?

Mektommy asked: Concrete, then paint it black with pool paint? Or wood, with liner?
This is for an above ground koi pond.Loan

Posted on March 11, 2010 Filed Under Garden & Landscape | 1 Comment

I have a small rock pond. some rocks were cemented together?

cody asked: I would like to know, can I paint the rocks. They are a tanish color, and I would like to paint it gray.Icy

Posted on March 1, 2010 Filed Under Garden & Landscape | 2 Comments

How large will my pond pump have to be?

InfernoDragon asked: i have a 800gal pond and plan to make a waterfall 2 1/2 ft high, 10in wide where the water overflows, and a 15in stream the waterfall goes into. how big of a pump will i need? i plan to buy a pondmaster magnetic pumpTeetwo

Posted on January 23, 2010 Filed Under Garden & Landscape | 6 Comments

How to stop frogs being ****** into the pump in the pond?

Inked Mama ? Beautiful Disaster asked: We have a draper pond pump and around this time of year frogs are constantly being ****** into it and obviously dying. We’ve tried wrapping it in firm mesh but no luck. Any other solutions?
Chicken wire is what we’ve already tried.
I will suggest the colander and aluminium screening ideas [...]

Posted on January 22, 2010 Filed Under Garden & Landscape | 5 Comments

How can I prevent my pond pump from killing frogs?

Kerry asked: I think they try to sleep in the area where the pump rests and get ****** in. I really like frogs, and if I have to tug one more mangled body out of the pump I’m going to be sick. Also, they clog the pump.
Is there some kind of protective cage I [...]

Posted on January 21, 2010 Filed Under Garden & Landscape | 6 Comments

How can I restore the flow for my koi pond waterfall pump?

Chad Carson asked: I moved into a house with a large koi pond over the summer. The waterfall used to flow quite strongly, but now the flow is very weak. Even when I run the water straight from the pump to the waste tube (bypassing the filter and waterfall), there’s not much flow. I emptied [...]

Posted on January 16, 2010 Filed Under Garden & Landscape | 2 Comments

Where can I buy pond supplies in Elizabeth,NJ?

sacca asked: I need to buy a small turtle pond and pond supplies for my small painted turtle.Penang

Posted on December 8, 2009 Filed Under Garden & Landscape | 2 Comments

how to build a gold fish pond with a waterfall feature?

twhgb asked: im wanting to build a pond with a waterfall. ive herd the pond should at least be two feet deep so in winter the pond doest freeze compleatly. i was wandering if i could find something in expensive to have as a liner. which i know for a waterfall im gonna have [...]

Posted on November 7, 2009 Filed Under Garden & Landscape | 1 Comment

how to drain a small plastic gold fish pond?

twiggy asked: It looks like a hole was dug and a plastic insert was put into the ground. At one time, it had a running water fall. I do not see a drain plug. And I can’t figure out how to drain the darn thing, so it can be cleaned and refilled with a new [...]

Posted on November 1, 2009 Filed Under Garden & Landscape | 1 Comment

Question about sustainible backyard goldfish pond?

Rosie C asked: I want to build a goldfish pond in my backyard. Is it true that no filtration or pump system is needed, because the goldfish create their own sustainible ecosystem by eating and recycling algae? Or would it be the same as keeping a koi pond?Anthony

Posted on October 8, 2009 Filed Under Garden & Landscape | 2 Comments

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