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Hey Adam S. ... must be getting chilly out there in Calgary huh? You could use 2-3 300W aquarium heaters, you will have to set them both higher than the temp you want tho.. been my experience that if you want the temp at say 68F each heater should be set to 74-76F - why? Because you're...

Hello everyone :) I would like to invite anyone who may be interested to our weekly pond chat at http://chatrooms.aaquaria.com/chat/. Tom's Chat is configured so you have to register before you can enter the rooms. This only takes a few seconds, you pick a nickname and password that's it -...

better late than never...;) yashinfan, sorry but that pond is just to shallow to over-winter fish, as you already know. I'm going to average a guess that the pond is maybe between 80 to 180gallons. I've been to Ottawa in the winter.. that pond is going to be solid ice no matter what you...

There are a few sites that deal with Koi and goldfish health problems... PureGold - http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/puregold/ Koivet - http://www.koivet.com/index.php FishDoc - http://www.fishdoc.co.uk/ my fav site - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Fish - several good articles pertaining...

looks like a Tancho Sanke.... is the red still on the head? if not and all the red's gone... it's a Bekko

yashinfan, explain a bit about your current pond set up(gallons/depth/how many fish/etc) and we may be able to give you some better ideas as to how to get your fish through the winter. Until then you can have a look here: http://backyardpuddle.aaquaria.com/winter.html to see how we over-winter...

email me and I will forward you the details.... next meeting is being held in Toronto on july7th

not really, some parasites maybe but not all and not bacteria... pond UV's aren't powerful enough for that. Flow rate is important through the UV - meaning dwell time ... if the water goes to fast it won't work as well. Maintenace on the unit should be done regularly - check for build up of...

We are starting a Koi club here in the Toronto area. The first meeting will be "informal" and held Sunday June 15, 2003. If you are interested please email me and I will forward you the details. Even if you aren't sure a Koi club is for you, everyone is more than welcome to attend. Kind...

the never ending topic... preditor deterants.. look here for some opinions on Herons: heron thread

...if you want a water garden with NO fish then yes aquascapes is a good system, but please oh please don't put rocks in the bottom of your pond if you are going to Keep Koi!!!!!! Pretty Please! don't get me started on the rock bottom thingy, man what a joke!

Chinese Algae Eater/Sucker Loach Nasty buggers... lol can't stand them personally;) The sooner you rehouse the goldfish the better imo. Commons can reach a rather large size - 12-15inches(I've seen some as big as 24inches - in ponds), they can grow quite quickly given the proper conditions...

-Not true at all...... what will happen as they grow is that they will foul the water in the 12gal much quicker and if left too long in that small of space thier growth may begin to stunt - while thier skeleton continues to grow the tissues don't - leading to some form of disfigurement. What...

Algae is sort of a natural process all ponds go through, man made or other wize... there are stages. "Pest" algae such as green water or String(Hair) algae can be difficult to get rid of once they take hold. Carpet algae is something to encourage - not only does it aid in filtering the water but...

Generally the common excepted rule at it's minium is 100-250gals per adult Koi(30+inches) - this is more acceptable for the average hobbiest but filter systems play a major role, they tend to be atleast 1/4 the water volume of the main pond. Those hobbiest that wish to see better developement in...

somefinnfishy.. send me your photos again... as attachments in the email and I will fix them up.. I have the same software that you have plus several others... doesn't matter if the photos are in a zip file or not I can work with them either way. Happy to help:D As for driving on ice...

What is the temperature you are keeping them at in the tank? This will determine when it would be fiesible to add them to the pond. One word of caution, adding any fish to a pond with temps ranging in the 55-68*F mark might be cause for concern - ponder's term this temp range as areomonas alley...

Lucky you...;) Tests that concern me more than anyother in keeping Koi are KH(carbonate hardness) and NitrAte build up. I would assume the later would be moot considering this pond has a constant water exchange. KH and pH should be tested regularly - and while you can't really alter these...

Ideas are good...... and should be shared. Your "fraction of the cost" comment is a bit off the mark tho - it would actually be more expensive to buy a small pond filter... because you'd need to buy an approprierate sized pump along with it and tubing and valves and so on.... where as...

If you have a small pump then you could just wash down the liner with the hose.... the pump being at the deepest part of the pond... might take a few rinses to get most of it out if there's alot... the muck left that the pump can't get out just use a small plastic shovel to remove... I'm...