Newbies to Garden Ponds

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If you are new to garden ponds and have any questions from setup to stocking this is your place to ask questions.
koiguy1969
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basic water quality problems
  • koiguy1969
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Meyer Jordan
Meyer Jordan
Becky
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READ BEFORE POSTING: For queries about water quality, algae, fish problems etc
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Becky
Becky
cbay
Another Newbie Pond Build in the works
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brokensword
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Periodic fish deaths
  • pineapple
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pineapple
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Newbie to a water feature and it's issues
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Cycling my fish pond
  • Meg
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combatwombat
combatwombat
RichGuess
New Stock Tank Pond
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sissy
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What to ask contractors for mid-size pond project?
  • JeromeM
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sissy
sissy
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Bog filter big enough
  • sompa
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addy1
addy1
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New home wanted for 2 Koi carp
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Tr1951terry
Size of filter I need
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sissy
sissy
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Pressure filter seal
  • Alex.A.W
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GBBUDD
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Filter problem
  • Wolvesfan71
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addy1
addy1
Tr1951terry
Filter size needed
  • Tr1951terry
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Tr1951terry
Tr1951terry
Bossman
Cleaning pond liner
  • Bossman
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brokensword
brokensword
Jim19
Simple pump required - confused and need help!
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kant
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Pond sealing problems
  • mikeford
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Giovanni
Giovanni
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SOS Temporary Fish Pond - Guidance Required
  • TheFishAdopter
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GBBUDD
GBBUDD
YMS_1975
Ontario, Canada - Thinking of installing a small, kiddie pool pond in my backyard as a "frog pond".
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secuono
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Trying to educate myself on best pond setup has made me more confused
  • Fruit loop
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Fruit loop
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Drilling hole(s) into preformed plastic pond?
  • Tokenicole
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j.w
j.w
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Feed or dont feed
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Oldsrolet
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Tr1951terry
Pond vacuum
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Telkwa
Goldfish young still black!?
  • Telkwa
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Faebinder
Faebinder
jsam
Conversion 30,000 gal Saltwater concrete-with-liner pool to garden pond
  • jsam
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GBBUDD
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How do I hide this liner?
  • Vicki G
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GBBUDD
GBBUDD
nos870
Newbie Plant Advice
  • nos870
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Marck
Marck
Colleen_MI
Pondless waterfall
  • Colleen_MI
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brokensword
brokensword
Kurtkoinut
Moles!
  • Kurtkoinut
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brokensword
brokensword
Linda W
Do you make floats for frogs to use when the water lilies die back?
  • Linda W
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seandelevan
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First ever pond - plant question
  • Dave12345
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moby
moby
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Hairy algae
  • Scott78us
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j.w
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To rock or not to rock
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GBBUDD
GBBUDD
Londonpondtrier
Bad smell from new pond
  • Londonpondtrier
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brokensword
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Pleco fish in ponds - GOOD IDEA?
  • Mikalle1
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brokensword
brokensword
buckry
Dragonflies
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Marck
Marck
PondGirl2021
Pond fountain gone furry green
  • PondGirl2021
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PondGirl2021
PondGirl2021
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Seal liner to concrete for my waterfall
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addy1
addy1
Knight77
Pond against garden wall
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GBBUDD
GBBUDD
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Murky water!
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brokensword
brokensword
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Question About Raised Bog Maintenance
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addy1
addy1
G Massam
Cats and ponds
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G Massam
G Massam
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Modifying an existing pond
  • crataegus
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j.w
j.w
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Pond/Bog Renovation with more questions
  • Duxwig
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addy1
addy1
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Rocks carpeted with algae/sludge
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Lisak1
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Brown sludge in stream
  • SaltLakeCity
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nos870
New Pool - Pond Questions
  • nos870
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brokensword
brokensword
Brandyn
Accidentally building a 12' diameter pond
  • Brandyn
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GBBUDD
GBBUDD
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Raised pond?
  • Jenny84
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Pond liner options!
  • Martin King
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PondGirl2021
PondGirl2021
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Millions of micro bugs , what are they ?
  • Suzie123
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GBBUDD
GBBUDD
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Netting
  • heritage58
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