Hi Anastasia,
The way you have your filter set up will do a great job of cleaning you ponds water in the short term. I’m afraid you will find that in the long term, there is a much better way to build the filter system for your pond. After you’ve had your filter running […]
Dennis, Sounds like you did a pretty good cleaning of your pond. Most people don’t realize just how much mulm and decaying matter can build up un-noticed, in, under, and around rocks and other items they have in their ponds. Any time you decide you’re going to be doing a thorough cleaning like […]
Thank you, Don. I’ll show this to Malcolm when he gets in. I’ve also sent along a few shots that will give you an idea of what I’ve got. I like the idea of rinsing the mulm out with a wand and I have just the right attachment for […]
Brenda, Does your soil have a lot of clay in it? I find that having a pond in a soil type that doesn’t drain well is one of the prime reasons pond liners will bubble up like you said yours did. It’s best not to have rocks in a koi pond, but if […]
Hi Lorraine (and Dennis). I’d like to chime in on this thread because I’m very concerned about the rock/boulder problem that you are highlighting here. We also have rocks and boulders in our pond, but they’re a necessity for us. You see, we’re just a few houses up from […]
Best remedy to remove hard water deposits is vinegar and elbow grease followed by a thorough rinsing of water.
\Steve//
So if I set my filter up to agitate the surface of the water I can reduce the amount of duck weeed I have? Does anyone know if the water surface agitation will drive my frogs insane? I actually want the duck weed gone, don’t know what I was thinking, but […]
In a message dated 6/21/2008 3:07:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Deenerz@aol.com writes:
Lana,
She did get replies as she posted the same topic a week earlier. Here is Lenny’s post.
another response by Carmen Re: [AquaticLife] bio filter
If you mean a bio-wheel DO NOT thoroughly clean […]
Hi Don,
I don’t seem to have these problems with my bubble bead, at least not to that extent. I do have an in-pond pump with a screen that does the pre-filtration which I agree is essential. That I normally just lift out of the pond every couple weeks and […]
Bead type filters are great IF you can afford them. I actually have two of them myself that I don’t use any more. They can do both mechanical and bio-filtration as Edgar states and in most cases are very good if they are maintained properly. They’re not really made to be used […]