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Eight Pond Building Mistakes I made

Posted on August 1, 2011 by esearing

Ok time to admit it. I’m not a professional pond installer, in case there was any doubt. I did build my koi pond myself so I saved a ton of labor costs and was able to modify my plans as … Continue reading →

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Leaks in the waterfall

Posted on August 1, 2011 by esearing

I decided to do a little investigative work to determine why I lose so much water. I pulled back the stone work on one side and found a wet spot near the base of the falls. After chiseling out a … Continue reading →

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Many filters for a pond

Posted on July 27, 2011 by esearing

Thinking continuously how to filter my pond with the goal of improving water quality I started to really look at what I have. I know I need at least 3 filters, mechanical, biological, and chemical in a closed circulating system. … Continue reading →

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Dissolved oxygen in a pond and summer heat

Posted on July 25, 2011 by esearing

I have covered the importance of aeration and the use of an air pump in a pond in previous articles (see tags below). But today I learned a bit more detail that I thought needed sharing. In light of the … Continue reading →

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July 23 Pond Conditions water temp 76*, Air temp 92* Ammonia – 0 Nitrite – .1 (nearly zero) Nitrate – 5(nearly zero) PH 8.2 water color – Greenish, not clear to bottom. Adding 2 tsp Koi clay daily to see … Continue reading →

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Ponds of Central Park New York City

Posted on July 25, 2011 by esearing

After spending the afternoon in the natural history museum we wandered through central park and discovered its meandering paths and ponds. The first pond we encountered was the rowboat pond. Tourist can rent rowboats and paddle around this pond at … Continue reading →

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Sailing the big pond

Posted on July 24, 2011 by esearing

Took a cruise last week on the Carnival Glory from New York to Hallifax and St Johns, Canada. The Atlantic was calm and we had fairly good weather. We spotted a few whales on day 2. For cruise enthusiasts the … Continue reading →

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Leaving the pond

Posted on July 15, 2011 by esearing

Soon I will be going on a week long vacation. This is the first time I have left for a week since adding fish to the pond. Since the pond still loses about 1″ a day and it is mid … Continue reading →

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Cost of water changes vs chemical additives

Posted on July 12, 2011 by esearing

Bingo, the lights are on and somebody is home!!!! I just came to major realization while chatting with my friend Chuck Jones of Wet Pets (KOI Farm in Dahlonega GA). Water changes are the only method for removing harmful bacterias … Continue reading →

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Another DIY pond owner in the UK

Posted on July 12, 2011 by esearing

While surfing the web, doing some research, I found a fellow DIY-er with a small pond who makes his own filters and has some good general advice. I can tell he is a tinkerer just like me. For folks like … Continue reading →

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