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Diy Filters. You can quite easily make a filter out of any junk you came across, I prefer a cheap barrell version. Take I full size 45 gall drum and three half barrells. Place them at the same level as the water in the pond. connect the full barrell to the bottom drain in your pond about six...

when a manufacturer quotes a head height they mean straight up and not sideways. To get the maximum that your pump denotes then place the pump somewhere that straight up water will work. I usually put the filters under the waterfall and pump from the last chamber on the filter. That ensures you...

with a liner it is very hard to see to the bottom, but if the water is crystal clear then you can. White gravell soon turns green with the algae growth. Concentrate on putting the best filtration system you can afford and if you cant then add it gradually. There will be no need for the gravell...

angels 1 others nil Well I make the angel right. The rule of thumb for filtration of ponds is to change the water at a rate of 1.5-2.5 hours per change 180 gall pond 120 gallon flow rate per hour Plus 10-15% efficiency degrade when not cleaned 180 gall pump is almost dead on. And I know my...

green water green water algae are living organizms tht feed on nitrasomonas which in turn are bacteria. take out the n-m food and the green water goes. in short leave it to do its will & It will go clear. the other option is to encourage the growth of nitrobacters You can get a bottle at your...

No problem matie, at least you got the point.No dead fish for you Regards

Sure he's a grand little man. Shouldnt be that hard to catch, But how? Regards

The Krib--- or whatever you call it? what is it anyway? I forgot to ask him Regards

A freind & client of mine has a large aquarium(So large I'm Jealous) He has an apple snail in it together with numerous other fish. He reckons That the apple snail is killing his frogs I said did you catch the snail the other night He replied Hi, Yes I did, unfortunately the kribensis killed...

Its not only overhere Limestone is allways potentially harmfull especially the layered stuff. If you dont beleive me just split one of your rocks in the pond & watch the P.h rise in the three days following. Fish become more hardy to it , Thats why willows look nice over a pond but on leafshed...

I have heard tell that koi keepers building large ponds Have to have the same initially, but that is to build a highly charged environment for colinating new ponds. If you were starting it would make a diffrence but not when the pond is established, because the natural replacement takes place(...

concrete ponds pros & cons There are advantages to the concrete pond, the first being that a liner has folds that harbour bad bacteria . The second being that a concrete pond is permenant. Build your pond of anything you like , but if it is concrete the base has to be strong & the topcoating...

In Ireland the ponds rarely freeze but the optimum temperature above & below 50 degrees faranheit is the diffrence between the fish moving about or going to the bottom & staying there. The optimum over 50 degre period is only 4-5months of the year. In order to keep the temperature up I have 2...

The standard rate of flow through U.V.filters is 66gall per hour per watt I.E. 15watt u.v. 990 gallons per hour This rule does not apply to u.v.'s with a spiralling action in the water chamber they can take more gallonage through. Calcs in imperial gall not u.s.gallons. Trust this helps.

Limestone leaching You cant totally seal limestone Even g8 pond seal wont seal the edges. Dont go there, do away with the limestone or put it round the edge of the pond. Limestone has a tendancy to expand & contract the expansion causes more lime to enter the pond & is a scource for...