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- My goldfish pond is in North Carolina.
This is my first Winter with it. I stopped feeding the first
week of December when it got cold and the fish went to the
bottom. Now we are having a warm week. The fish seem to
want food. Should I give them some, until it gets cold again,
or, once you stop, is it better to not resume feeding until
Spring? (Added 6-15-07) —See
reply.
- Last spring/summer, we went to Sid's Greenhouse
to make our annual purchase of water hyacinths. They had
a very poor selection and at the suggestion of their staff,
waited a few weeks until they got in a new shipment. We
eventually did purchase a few sprigs which never grew or
multiplied over the summer. Usually, we have to take 1/2
of our hyacinths out of our pond to even see our Koi. Any
clue why they didn't grow last summer?
(Added 6-15-07) —See
reply.
- We live in the country and I have an old
cement livestock tank that I am using for a fish pond. The
pond is 1000 Gal, about 3 feet deep, round, and is about
½ above ground. I have had this as a pond for about
10 years.
Every winter we cover the pond with an insulated plywood
cover and put in a tank heater. Most winters we lose our
koi. The goldfish seem to survive. What can we do differently?
Should we keep our filter pump running all winter? And change
the level of the flow of water? (I have read that circulating
the water will bring the warmer water up to the top and
the colder water down) We thought about putting bales of
straw around the tank and on top of the cover. Does it need
to be kept warmer for the Koi?
I trim back the plants that I have and drop the pots to
the bottom for the winter. Do you have any experience with
this type of tank/pond and how we can manage it? I have
mainly been doing things by trial and error but have had
fun watching the pond and working with it. Are there any
specific articles to read that would be helpful for me?
(Added 6-15-07) —See
reply.
- We live in Michigan and like most, built
our pond way too small. I have three wonderful koi, each
about 7" long - they're like little kids and eat out
of my fingers - there's also 5 babies. Here's my problem,
the pond is only about 16" deep. If I remove the rocks
from the bottom I will probably get another 5". I have
been told that it would be better to leave the koi in their
existing home but am afraid that it might freeze. The pond
is about 4' x 4' - about 100+ gallons I suppose. If we install
a pond de-icer and a greenhouse type of structure over the
top and disconnect the biofilter will they be okay. Do I
also need to run some form of aeration, airstone or pump
in addition to the de-icer OR should I set up a 100 gal
horse trough and bring them into the garage which will stay
around 25-30 throughout the winter. If I do that will I
have to run filters, aeration, etc. Since this is already
September and the weather is getting cold at night, I need
to make plans now rather than later. It will break my heart
if I lose them because they froze to death when I could
have saved them by taking other steps.
Question two - I want to expand my pond - can I do it with
my fish in the existing pond and join the two via a channel
type of system and run two biofilters - one in each pond?
I want to make the new pond at least 3' deep.
(Added 6-15-07) —See
reply.
- ...We have 3 larger Cois that we have
brought home from our cottage in Northern Michigan. It is
our second year keeping them in an Auquarium in our home
over the winter, they cause a terrible odor in our home...
(Added 10-31-06) —See
reply.
- ...However, we now have a visitor that
is new to us. We have researched this little snot and found
out that we have a Little Blue Heron visiting.
(Added 9-24-06) —See
reply.
- ... Here is where
I need your help. The winters in the midwest... Do I spend
the money to heat the water? inline heater? de-icers? It's
all new to me. Or will they overwinter okay? I'm just sick
to think that they might freeze. My pond is only four feet
at the deepest part. Do I run the waterfall all winter or
will it freeze solid. It was really cold here last year.
(Added 9-17-06) —See
reply.
- ... It is in full
sun around 9 hours a day and has 7 water lilies 12 oxygenators
and 4 other plants. When we first put the pond in it had
7 koi fish and the water was clear with green rocks on the
bottom looked great, then we got 20 more koi 3 days later
the water started turning green now we can only see down
3 " MAYBE...(Added 9-17-06)
—See reply.
- I have tried to
make a filter myself but I have run into a leaking problem,
my Mom told me just buy one....but I am not sure about the
gph. My pump that I have is a cal pump PW4500 that runs
4500 gph so that mean that I need a filter that runs 4500
gph. I am confused because the bio filter that is to go
with this pump only runs 2000 gph. Does that mean that I
can use any bio filter of my choice that runs 2000 gph?
It just does not sense to me. I am having a problem with
green water and I know that bio filter will most likely
be the answer to my water problems.
(Added 9-17-06) —See
reply.
- Early this week our pond started to get
very murky, almost tea colored. Can you recommend a method
or product to use to clear it again?
(Added
9-17-06) —See
reply.
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