Water Gardening

Whatever you do make sure you know where the electric supply is, ensure it's properly isolated before ripping up the pond. I'd attack it with a pick axe to break it up. Bag it up and take it to the dump or hire a skip. Then fill in the holes with topsoil, or if the holes are very deep (over...

This is a rather dubious benefit, caused mainly by the shade from the duckweed. Clear, shaded water under a duckweed carpet does not support a great deal of life (some around the duckweed itself, detritivores on the bottom, not much in between). Green water shouldn't be much of a problem...

For the time being Clueless why don't you put something like an upturned dustbin lid with a bit of water in it and some small rocks in and around it...even a small pond plant then you never know Mr Frog might come and visit the little fellow

They wont be able to get in, some one has put a grille over it.But on a serious note, there doesn't seem to be any way for any wildlife to get out.Also no mention of filtration, and its a bit on the small side for the number of fish, goldfish can and do grow to over a foot long.

thank you for your inputiv a bed of sand on the hole and got under liner with my pond liner , im putting the foam board 50mm insulation around the 4 sides of pond then put liner over it ,

just found a shop not far away from me that does koi and pond stuff he operates from his house so im getting liner tomorrow :Dthanks

nice ziggynot using a bath now lol, went to b an q and bought 60 bricks and sand cement then argos and bought a childs pool its a chad valley pool its 4 foot by 4 foot and 1foot deep , just gon to set it on the concrete and build my bricks around it then put slate on top of bricks , i will...

1) Do you need water to circulate? e.g. because you have fish2) Do you want to use the water fall only for "show"?1 + 2 Get a second lower-flow pump and use it most-of-time time to circulate the water - without lifting it the 4' to the top of the waterfall.2 only - only turn it on when you...

It has both those uses, Pete. I was born a clumsy man so I've always abstained from using the pan of hot water:D I like the idea using the polystyrene box:D

Hi and welcome.First of all. Water turns green because of sunlight making micro organisms grow and multiply. These organisms happen to be green. (They are called algae) As well as needing sunshine they feed on neutriants in the water. By adding aquatic plants, the idea is they take the...

My water feature is made with a simple clay pot , I`ve just coted the inside with liquid fiber resin , basically you can buy any pot an make it water prof , the only problem is that in winter has to be empty in case of ice.

Hello John Kitching, no question is stupid, if you don't know you ask, which is what you are doing.Filter foams get clogged, so the idea really is get a bucket of pond water (doesn't have to be a bucket though, a storage box is fine) and shake and rinse (if you see what I mean) do them one...

Keep us updated, Joolz, but also keep posting as you're very welcome here.:D:happydance:

thanks ... have bookmarked it .... may come in handy sometime

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Aalina, below are views of my pond in Spring and Summer. My pond is around 3'ft to 3'ft 6"ins deep with a shelf all around except to your right of the Jug waterfall where it's a loose brick wall actually in the pond filled with garden soil on the other side. The soil is fed by the pond water...

I would suggest something else that is not porous. Anything that is, such as the you suggest will act as a wick and draw water away, not something you really want with a pond. Its hard to suggest anything without seeing it. How about posting a pic or two.Go to some where like photo bucket,...

Don't be disappointed, trapezeartist.:D Seeing 6" down into the water isn't bad considering the pond had been abandoned. The weed that was in it has been doing the job of taking the nutrients out of the water and keeping the water, if not crystal clear, clear to where you can see 6 inches...

Brilliant idea! A lid would be easier to make than a padlocked grille. You could use an old door, at least until you got round to making a better one.

Hi folks.Well it was pretty much this time last year I started my pond build. I decided to build it at the nearest point to the house. One of the reasons for this was because I have a shed (with power)there, and I'd decided to house all my filtration etc there. As for the design, I was pretty...