I have a natural pond but as water table is now so low it is virtually empty of water..............in winter it can get really full. Also I have found loads of old bricks in bottom. Would it be a good idea to remove them? Never been this low before. ANy ideas on upkeep? Should I fill with a hose? Surely not good for chlorine etc to go into pond? help please.
I inherited a small pond with my house three years ago. It is in full sun and on a slight slope.I have been using barley straw bags to keep the water clear. It is now and the fish and waterlilies are thriving. I also have a regular frog visitor. This summer it seems to be losing water more quickly than the last two, we have had little rain. Is there any way I can tell if it is a leak or just condensation?
Reply to Kathryn Brock Fill the pond and if you have a leak it will go down significantly within a day or two. Even in the hottest weather ponds do not lose inches in this time.
I have just moved into a house with a small corner pond and it is thick with pond weed. There are a few fish in it that we have seen. I am thinking about completely emptying it and starting again. Is this a good idea? Any advice would be great.
Reply to Amy My personal advice would be, yes, start again, but this is mainly because I don't believe fish have a place in garden ponds. They either eat or out-compete native wildlife. If you decide to clear it, keep some of the weed and mud slops in buckets to inoculate the new water. Good luck
We have just repaired and re-stocked our large pond.Fish went in 3 days ago, but this morning have discovered a red residue in the waterfall pans and bottom of the pond. Fish still seem ok. Can anyone tell us what this could be?
Have a super pond, KOI getting on fine and breeding well, lots of frogs, loads oxygenating weed - no blanketweed BUT water green! despite correct filtration and sunken carbon de bois (charcoal) - any idea anyone?
Pond colour varies throughout the year depending on the algal bloom of microscopic single-celled plants. Several suggestions spring to mind including inoculating with water from a pond containing Daphnia, the water flea, increasing the number of oxygenating water weeds like pondworts and...sorry but...remove the koi. Ornamental fish are often not very helpful in wildlife ponds. If the water is not too bad, just wait and see and it might change over the year as the intricate water ecology settles down. Good luck.
i replaced my pond liner last year the pond was clear last year but i have noticed a white crust forming round the edge of the liner can anbody give me some advice on how to clear it
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This summer it seems to be losing water more quickly than the last two, we have had little rain. Is there any way I can tell if it is a leak or just condensation?
Fill the pond and if you have a leak it will go down significantly within a day or two. Even in the hottest weather ponds do not lose inches in this time.
Any advice would be great.
My personal advice would be, yes, start again, but this is mainly because I don't believe fish have a place in garden ponds. They either eat or out-compete native wildlife. If you decide to clear it, keep some of the weed and mud slops in buckets to inoculate the new water. Good luck
Only a topical thought comes to mind — volcanic ash?
Pond colour varies throughout the year depending on the algal bloom of microscopic single-celled plants. Several suggestions spring to mind including inoculating with water from a pond containing Daphnia, the water flea, increasing the number of oxygenating water weeds like pondworts and...sorry but...remove the koi. Ornamental fish are often not very helpful in wildlife ponds. If the water is not too bad, just wait and see and it might change over the year as the intricate water ecology settles down. Good luck.