We bought this house with the pond already here. We were told they did not run the fountain often because of evaporation, there is one little bubbler running, I'm not sure if the other one is broken, or just not plugged in. Everything is run off one extension cord, there is a just a big tangle of wires and plugs under a fake rock beside the pond. We found the empty box from an Aquaponics Iongen System, which I think is in the bottom of the pond, and there are a few other mystery objects in there covered in algae as well. They said they never fed the fish because there was plenty of algae, I have only seen two fish--I think one is a koi and one is a goldfish. There are plants in each "corner", one has leaves like an iris and looks like it badly needs to be divided, one has long stalks with flowers, and the other two look like some type of grass.
When we moved in, the water level was very low and the pond was full of algae. I added water a few inches at a time every few days and pulled out a bunch of algae by twirling it around an old broomstick like cotton candy. I'm wondering if the black canister by the waterfall is a filter, there is no identifying information on it. After all the other things we've had to fix in this house, we don't have much money to spend on the pond right now but would really like to try to keep the fish alive and learn enough about ponds to be able to make some improvements on it next spring.
If I post some pictures, would someone be willing to try and help me identify the things that are there, the things I need, and the things that can wait?
When we moved in, the water level was very low and the pond was full of algae. I added water a few inches at a time every few days and pulled out a bunch of algae by twirling it around an old broomstick like cotton candy. I'm wondering if the black canister by the waterfall is a filter, there is no identifying information on it. After all the other things we've had to fix in this house, we don't have much money to spend on the pond right now but would really like to try to keep the fish alive and learn enough about ponds to be able to make some improvements on it next spring.
If I post some pictures, would someone be willing to try and help me identify the things that are there, the things I need, and the things that can wait?