I just bought a house with a 90 gallon pond. It was like pea soup! I just got it cleaned and I know I need pants or it will turn green again. I have read I need marginal, oxygenating and deep water plants. My pond is just a concrete bowl. I live in Maryland, zone 7. Can anyone recommend some easy plants I can add? Thanks so much!!
I have no plants.
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Water lettuce, Hyacinth, hardy water lilies, parrots feather, 4 leaf clover, floating hearts, mini cat tails, Anacharis, and many more. Ebay has plants, and some trade back and forth here if they have extras
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Do you have any filter going? or just sitting water. How about a air stone running.
Thank you so much!!! That is just what I needed, names! My pond guy said I needed at least 6 plants but 12 would be ideal. It was going to be quite costly if I got them from him. Do you make your own baskets or do they come contained? The guy was telling me the fish will try to break them up and it will make the water murky.
Yes, I have a waterfall, filter and pump. Should I get an air stone too?
Yes, I have a waterfall, filter and pump. Should I get an air stone too?
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what part of maryland?
here is one of many websites that list plants for your ponds
http://www.justpondplants.com/floating/floating_pond_plants.htm
Make sure you get hardy plants, they will survive our winters. Tropical ones need to be planted every year or brought in side for the winter
here is one of many websites that list plants for your ponds
http://www.justpondplants.com/floating/floating_pond_plants.htm
Make sure you get hardy plants, they will survive our winters. Tropical ones need to be planted every year or brought in side for the winter
Addy you helped me once before. I am in Columbia.
Thanks for that info and link!
Thanks for that info and link!
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Well glad to help again
My pond has plants!!! Lots!! :lol:. Wow, what a difference it has made. The pond looks beautiful! I got Hyacinth, grasses, foxtail, Forget-me-nots, clover, water lillies, parrots feather, a garlic plant and an iris.
The fish actually seem happier and they have not touched their koi food. It's a little murky, which I read is to be expected. The only thing I was not expecting was the smell!! :regular_waving_emot. I hope that goes away.
The fish actually seem happier and they have not touched their koi food. It's a little murky, which I read is to be expected. The only thing I was not expecting was the smell!! :regular_waving_emot. I hope that goes away.
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Hmmmmmmmmmm, the smell? If it smells bad that could mean a problem. Maybe the filter is full of gunk and needs cleaning. Your pond should not smell bad. How does it smell?
Oh no. I thought it was the oxygenating plants. I smell sulphur. I just got the pond professionally cleaned and they put in a brand new filter.
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Sulpher, like rotting eggs smell? Could be the water coming out the hose smelling like that. Maybe it will dissipate hopefully :twisted:
When we moved into our new house the water smelled like that for awhile but now it has no smell. I think it was cuz it was a new well or something :twisted:
Maybe someone else knows more about it.
When we moved into our new house the water smelled like that for awhile but now it has no smell. I think it was cuz it was a new well or something :twisted:
Maybe someone else knows more about it.
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the smell of rotten eggs is hydrogen sulphide...this is an indicator of high volumes of anaerobic bacteria.its likely that there is an excess of fish waste, dead plant matter,etc...built up in the bottom of the pond. cleaning out the gunk from the bottom of the pond slowly with a net whereas not to stir up the excess muck and get it suspended in the water is one step you'll want to do. cleaning the filter(s) may be another. and some aeration. that said anaerobic bactreria thrives in a low to no oxygen enviroment.and the hydrogen sulphide is a byproduct of its breaking down organic matter. a few small water changes will help too...say 10% every other day..use dechlorinator.
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koiguy could it be in the well water like I explained having a new well in our home yrs ago?
If not what causes the smell from drinking water to be like that?
If not what causes the smell from drinking water to be like that?
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you know i havet even tasted well water since '78... cant offer anything there... just naming the usual suspect!
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Well anyways it wasn't very strong in our well water and went away pretty quick and now we have really good tasting water.
2 unplanned kois check your pond bottom for gunk and your filter also cuz sometimes it can build up quite fast if you have fish in there and they are not eating the food as it can rot and make a bad smell too. If that's not it then smell the water coming from your hose.............just make sure you don't snort it up your nose cuz that can cause a real zinging reaction :twisted:
2 unplanned kois check your pond bottom for gunk and your filter also cuz sometimes it can build up quite fast if you have fish in there and they are not eating the food as it can rot and make a bad smell too. If that's not it then smell the water coming from your hose.............just make sure you don't snort it up your nose cuz that can cause a real zinging reaction :twisted: