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  1. rainbowcharmer

    Who needs lawn?

    Awesome! Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
  2. rainbowcharmer

    Emily's Pond Build Log

    I never saw it again. So no idea. Lol. As for the anacharis I will do some research and see what I can find. Thanks! :) Sent from my iPhone using MonsterAquariaNetwork app
  3. rainbowcharmer

    Emily's Pond Build Log

    More hair algae than phytoplankton, although in the summer the water greens up quite nicely. Couldn't tell you what nitrates are at the moment. Haven't tested in ages as it's been rock solid for a long time. I don't have anacharis because it doesn't survive the winter - or so I was told. I have...
  4. rainbowcharmer

    Emily's Pond Build Log

    A few pictures from this morning of the pond.
  5. rainbowcharmer

    Pond Pumps - what do you use?

    Right, but I was looking for opinions on brands that have worked well for people. Ideally I want one that is going to last a year or more.
  6. rainbowcharmer

    Pond Pumps - what do you use?

    The models I tried were all "dirty water pumps", meant more for sump pump use than for pond use. But they pushed 3000gph, which was what I was aiming for. This one may work. I'll do some research on it. Thanks for the input!
  7. rainbowcharmer

    Pond Pumps - what do you use?

    Just bumping this back up in hopes that other ponders have some suggestions based on their experiences. Or anyone who knows a ponder and has thoughts from what they've seen or heard...
  8. rainbowcharmer

    Pond Pumps - what do you use?

    So when I built my 1500+ gallon pond a couple of years ago, it was suggested that rather than spend $300 or so on a pump specifically called a "pond pump" that I get a dirty water pump from Harbor Freight. It was $60 and had a year warranty, and it pumped the volume I needed. So that's what I...
  9. rainbowcharmer

    Emily's Pond Build Log

    I have been MIA for almost a year! Yikes! The pond is still in good shape. My only issue is that I blow through pumps like crazy. :( I don't know what the deal is there, but am gonna start another thread on that. Good news is the goldies started spawning, so I have quite a few goldfish fry as...
  10. rainbowcharmer

    boil, boil, bubble and brew

    If I had to venture a guess, I'd say that they probably aren't alive, but if it were me, I'd still wait it out and see what happens come spring.
  11. rainbowcharmer

    Pond Winterizing Questions

    Well the water temp is bouncing right now between 50-60 degrees (at the surface anyhow, where my thermometer floats). I imagine it will get in the 40's during the colder months. It hits around 50 after a cold night, and comes back up near 60 after a sunny day, so it's definitely fluctuating a...
  12. rainbowcharmer

    Pond Winterizing Questions

    I searched for winterizing and found a couple of REALLY old threads, but had additional questions to what those answered, so hopefully someone can help. :) I saw that feeding below a certain temp was discouraged because the goldies slow down so much and won't eat and it fouls the water, but...
  13. rainbowcharmer

    Emily's Pond Build Log

    Thanks. :) I need to post some of the pictures from this summer/fall that I've taken of the pond with the aquatic plants doing really well. My potted plants around the rocks didn't do as well as I would like, so I may have to re-think some of those, and many of the plants around the edge of the...
  14. rainbowcharmer

    Emily's Pond Build Log

    No, there was no pump or filter in the pond yet during that ice storm. We had just put the liner in and filled it up a few weeks prior, but done nothing beyond that when the ice storm came through. We were still in the building stage. Hadn't even laid the rocks or anything else yet. So I am not...
  15. rainbowcharmer

    Emily's Pond Build Log

    Just thought I'd do a quick update. All is well in the pond. We winterized it yesterday - took all the potted plants out, trimmed them down, and put back the ones that will be OK over the winter. I have a few irises that the nursery I bought from said to remove from the pond altogether for the...
  16. rainbowcharmer

    Pond noob seeks help.

    Seasonal pond? Or do you live in an area that doesn't freeze at all during winter? If you want it year round and you get cold weather, you have to dig down below the frost line... Not sure what kind of concrete blocks or how you intend to stack them, but water pressure will be pretty heavy...
  17. rainbowcharmer

    Emily's Pond Build Log

    Tried the Barley Straw twice so far with zero luck. :( May give it a third whirl... but so far I've been completely unimpressed by it. And I may check out the lava rock, but that sounds harder to maintain... What is your maintenance schedule like with it?
  18. rainbowcharmer

    Emily's Pond Build Log

    No potting soil used. So I doubt that's the issue. I used sphagnum moss, sand, and the aquatic soil that they sell at the store (little bits of clay). Zero potting soil for that reason. It's really about the sunlight that the pond gets - 8+ hours a day right now.
  19. rainbowcharmer

    Emily's Pond Build Log

    Hmmm. The pot scrubbies might be more economical than the $125 worth of floor scrubbing pads that I bought from the Skippy's web site. I'll have to check into that. I bought pot scrubbies for my canister filters, but just never thought about that for the pond. The 100 gal filter is so large that...
  20. rainbowcharmer

    Emily's Pond Build Log

    What? Start digging what? Anyhow, just another update - still pea soup. Anyone know how to get rid of green water in a pond?? this has been going on months now. :( I have plants, and they're still growing well. It's not full of plants and maybe that's the issue? I divided and re-potted all...
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