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Question: I built a fish pond last year. The book I bought said to cut a hole in the liner under the waterfall liner, and let the waterfall liner hang over it. The waterfall liner kept floating to the top, so I cut it back, now I have a slow leak where the pump pipe…

Question: we have just moved and have inherited a small pond (1m diameter, 50 cms deep. It is filthy and the filter broken – there are no fish and it needs a complete overhaul. I know I have to get rid of the plants (the roots have gone trough the liner) and replace the liner,…

Question: Two problems: 1. How do we keep the rocks looking like rocks, without the build up of algae, etc built up on them? These river rocks sit in the bottom of the pond and on the ledge. We do have plants and two fish in the pond. The pond is a kidney shape –…

Question: i think our pond is leaking–level is down from 24 inches to about 6 inches–in winter how do we deal with this Answer: Fixing a leak in the winter time can be a pain. If you have pond fish you are either going to want to patch up where ever the leak is now…

Question: pondwater is very muddy from pans of soil and sand I put in to overwinter frogs. Will floculant and multiple filter cleanings do the job of clearing it ? Answer: A Flocculant will definitely help pull suspended particles together making them more easily caught by your filter. Cleaning your filter frequently will help clear…

Question: Winter! Is it desirable to cover a garden pond with Plexiglas or at least shelter it with allowing light into it? Don Answer: The type of winter cover to use for a garden pond depends in large part =”https://www.pondmarket.com/store/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=11″ target=”_blank”>Netting with small holes is available for this purpose at our =”color: rgb(0, 0, 153);”>If…

Question: I rebuilt my pond enlarging it to 14ft x 11ft, 3600 gal. pond with 3 levels, of 2.5ft, 4ft and 4.5ft, a skimmer, waterfall, an aerator, several variety of plants, a 3700GPH ext. pump and 150 gal. stock tank filter. It’s been operating about 2 months now. I live in Montana, where it can…

Question: I recently added a UV light to my pond after its spring cleaning. Although my water is crystal clear, I am getting what I call algea hair on my rocks and waterfall. Do I have to turn off the UV ligtht when I add bacteria? Will the UV light kill bacteria Answer: Using a…

Question: We have had our pond for about 3 weeks now. I had 3 fantails in it. This afternoon when I went to feed them only 2 were there. I know we have cats in the area but never had a problem with them coming into the fenced-in yard. Is there anything I can put…

Question: We have a 5,000 gallon pond installed in September 2007. We live in Southeast Texas with a lot of rainfall. After recent rains, the pond developed air under the liner. We removed some of the rocks along the edge in several places. Then got in the pond to try to move the air pockets…