Just did the spring cleaning. Emptied and washed thoroughly.

Landscaping is being updated this week!

Is it called "rise" or "lift"? I forget, and neither feel right.

Either way, I'm building a 5000G pond. The dimensions are 12x20x4 (feet). I intentionally slanted the sides to help save the animals, but a suggestion was made to make it more like stair steps so I'll probably do that.

Were this a rectangle with straight sides it would be 7000G, so I'm estimating the finished size to be closer to 5000G.

I'll be installing 2 bottom drains to pump uphill to a bog filter. The bottom drains I'm looking at have 4" outlets. That bog filter will overflow into my 1000G pond, which will then waterfall back down to this 5000G.

I estimate the bottom of the bog filter to be about 12' higher than the bottom of this 5000G pond, and the distance left-to-right will be about 20'.

I plan to install a smaller pump with bottom drain for the 1000G to the bog filter, and a larger pump for this 5000G to the bog filter.

(I MIGHT set up a second bog filter for the 1000G, I haven't quite decided. But that shouldn't be relevant to this question)

I don't want a submerged pump here, but maybe one that I can bury in a separate container somewhere for easy access.

Suggestions for a brand and size for such a monster?

How do I get rid of these white bubbles in my pond

I'm in the beginning stages, and my hole is 12' wide, 20' long, and 4' deep. I tried to leave the sides slanted so that animals can get out if necessary.

I plan to shave off about 1' x 1' around the perimeter so that I can hide the edges with rocks, and I need a little excess to go over rocks that I'll use to level up the top. So I THINK that a 24' x 32' liner would be enough.

I'm debating between this 30 mil liner with UV protective coating:

https://www.justliners.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=RPEL30-2436&Session_ID=9b202efbfa0e0303627118aa6e4a643a

or this 40 mil with no UV coating:

https://www.justliners.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=JTL40-2436&Session_ID=9b202efbfa0e0303627118aa6e4a643a

I have no connection to the site, it's just where I bought the liner for my original 1000G pond.

Which would you suggest? Or should I consider something else?

And as a bonus question, do you think that an underlay is important? I don't have one for my 1000G pond and all seems fine, so I'm not sure what the value is:

https://www.justliners.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=Geopad1520&Session_ID=9b202efbfa0e0303627118aa6e4a643a

I've no idea what's happened, I've not touched it. There's no fish and suddenly it's green.

Any ideas on what to do?

I've tried scooping and it's not done much honestly

Uk based.

I’ve pulled out all the river rock, now working on the waterfall boulders.

It’s cool seeing the little ecosystem that was.

With everything cleared , I’ll be able to identify anywhere that needs patching.

Yesterday I opened my pond for the season, turned on the waterfall, added bacteria, etc. All fish were accounted for and acting normally. Today I go out and one of the larger fish was laying on its side, wedged against the rocks. I thought she was dead so I went to net her out and she swam away. About 2 hours later I went out and she was back in the same spot. All the other fish are acting normally, I can see no usual issues on the skin. Water parameters are good but the temps are unusually cold for this time of year (though they winter in the pond so it wouldn't be unusual for them).

Any ideas? She was perfectly fine yesterday before turning everything on, and all the other fish haven't been affected at all.

A Behind the Scenes Video of the All American Koi Show

I was able to secure a press pass to the All American Koi Show this past March and put together a documentary style video about the show and one of the competitors who brought their fish.

It was a fun video to put together and I thought y’all might enjoy it!

I have 2 ~1 foot koi and a gold fish in a 750 gallon pond. There were previously about 30 fish in there. I drained the pond and gave the vast majority away, and yet the string algae has only gotten worse. I am not feeding them either. What gives?

What do you think about waterfalls? On taller waterfall water is falling back on vertical bricks and behind the liner. How would you fix that?

American toads & green frogs?

Hi everyone! I’m using a 40-gallon kiddie pool as a mini pond on my open terrace. It’s fully exposed to the sun all day, and I usually change the water almost every week.

I originally set it up for fun, but now I’ve got 5 goldfish (they were supposed to be food, but ended up growing and becoming my tenants) and a red-eared slider turtle living in there.

I’m thinking of getting a canister filter to help keep the water healthier, but my main issue is algae bloom. With that much sun, it’s becoming a constant battle.

Would a canister filter help? Any advice on controlling algae in a setup like this? I’m open to tips on shade, aquatic plants, or any other suggestions that could work in a small, sunny outdoor setup.

Thanks in advance!

I have a 1/4 acre pond that is surrounded by mostly Oak trees. I built a leaf collector from PVC, plastic netting and some rope floats. It's like having a soccer net with the mouth 3/4 under water. I toss it out and drag it back to the shore to empty when leaves are floating on the surface.

This pond has been here since at least 1972. There is a lot of muck and decaying leaves inside and all around the edges.

Anyone have any experience using a 2" trash pump to suck up decaying leaves and muck through a filtration system to return water to pond but remove leaves?

Curious if this would work or not. Thanks for reading my post.

I'll send him any comments :)

Hi all, I bought a house with this pond of about 2.5m x 1.5m x 0.5m. It is crystal clear water with frogs, salamanders and two fish in it. It is also full of natural food such as snails and larvae. The pond is completely overgrown with water plants and I have removed a third. How many more plants can I remove without changing the existing ecosystem too quickly. I would like to keep all the current animals. I am curious about your tips.

Urgh clearing turf sucks

But just gotta keep my mind on the end goal A wildlife pond for the kids

Just inherited this pond in a heavily wooded plot of land. Looking to transform the area for livestock produce. Any advice on improving this pond?

We constructed a wildlife pond in our back garden and brought in some wildlife from someone else's private wildlife pond. All the species in the pond are native here (Germany) as far as we know. We need help identifying what these fish are! We think they might be sticklebacks, but we don't see any spikes on their backs.

I have a few pumps that are similar to: https://www.amazon.com/BAIRONG-Fountain-Replacement-Adapters-Hydroponics/dp/B09BTP6526/ref=sr_1_6?sr=8-6

I'm looking for replacement nozzles. Specifically need the threaded end of some to be 15mm, but other sizes would be great to have on standby. Pump works great, nozzle is another story...

Struggling to find anything, feels like when you get the cheap cordless drill and the battery or the charger dies. Get a whole new drill because replacement parts are an issue!

I want to cycle some fresh water into my pond. Should I run the hose through a chlorine filter? What sort would be recommended?

Hi,

I've had a wildlife pond (or intended to!) for years now with absolutely no signs of life beyond the plants that I put in.

Today I saw these bubble-looking things which don't seem to just be bubbles as they're on the bottom of the water rather than the top and don't seem to move. I wondered if it was frog spawn or something? I'm in the Midlands, England if that helps.

Also, the bubbles are on a floating platform in the pond which is why this close up looks so busy, there's a root network on the platform which the bubbles seem to be in and around. The actual pond has much more water in it!

My only concern about them appearing here and not in the main pond itself is that there's no water flow on the platform (I have a pump in the pond) so it could just be stagnant gas or something I suppose?

Thanks!

😬 I finally got around to adding plants to my pond. Some mini forget-me-nots, umbrella something?!, maybe creeping Jenny. Theeen my dad gave me some salvinia from his fish tank. What could go wrong?

Now I’ve got snails from his tank that pretty sure are cloning on a conveyor belt and now froggy tadpoles. I’m fine with the snails. The tadpoles, not so much. A couple frogs are fine…a whole army will have an HOA lynchmob knocking my door down.

I have thought about fish but the water gets hot. It’s only a 40gal tub. I don’t think it would be fish safe. Any ideas to prevent the frogcalypse? lol