https://forums.kingsnake.com/forum.php?catid=308 Welcome to The Lily Pad Welcome to kingsnake.com's forum for ponds and water gardens. Whether you have a natural pond, one you built yourself, or a small above ground water feature this is the forum to ask questions, get answers and hang out with other pond owners. Whether your pond has turtles, frogs, koi, goldfish, or just plants, ponds and water features are a great way to liven up your yard and attract wildlife. If you are a new user to this forum, please take the time to review the rules first before posting. https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2115580,2115580 Is there some type of fish I can stock in my pond in VT USA that won't eradicate the native amphibian population? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2059029,2059029 Hi Guys Wondering if anyone could help with a system i designed myself but the result in not satisfactory at all 1.8m3 pond with concrete and waterproof lining (no gravel,stones,rocks) at the bottom 2.90mm outlet pipe at the bottom leading into 75mm pipe set 1m below water surface level 3.75mm... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2059026,2059026 Greetings, I am a new member. I have a small garden hobby pond with about 200 gallons in it. I keep comets mostly and the occasional koi fish. The pond is about 7 years old now and I enjoy it very much. I have a question for the experienced folk out there. One of my comets, 5-6" and ... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2059025,2059025 Photo: http://yfrog.com/9dimg2119pondj My new Koi pond is 24 ft long and 8 feet across at its widest point. It is 4 1/2 feet deep in the middle. The pond is natural (no liner). It was built two months ago and is spring fed. Roughly 200 gallons of water runs through the spill way each day. ... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2059022,2059022 Hello everyone, this is my first post, thought I'd say hi. I'm 34, been keeping fish since I was 10. Mostly fresh and brackish, but have tried saltwater. My two favorite fishtank setups are African Rift Valley (Lakes Malawi and Tanganyika) cichlids, and IndoPacific brackish (scats, monos, puffers, k... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2059016,2059016 This looks like a good guide for most size ponds.pond construction -----some of my favs - natural ponds & swimming ponds and pics of natural ponds & swimming ponds https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2059012,2059012 some think its bad, others say its ok. anyone have some experience?-----some of my favs - natural ponds & swimming ponds and pics of natural ponds & swimming ponds https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2059004,2059004 In the process of cleaning out my koi pond for the winter I found three large frogs in the skimmer. Probably because it is black and the warmest place on a sunny day. Last spring I found several dead frogs in the pond from the winter. Am I doing these guys a favor by moving them to a green house ... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2059002,2059002 Hi I have a gold fish pond. Ive had it for around a year. I started it last year with just water in it, then added plants, and later in the year I added fish and some snails. I have goldfish in it. Which was tiny when we got them but now they are huge. Like 4-5 inches long now. Anyways, my problem i... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2059001,2059001 I plan on building a system between 2 sheds and using the bog in my pond as a filter and a visual "fence" to block out my neighbors. This would create a cubby with a seating area 2 pond's and 2 water falls. I need to know about how much lumber I should buy, how much liner, how much... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2059000,2059000 I'd like to dig the ravine in my backyard deeper so i can stock it with bluegill, largemouth bass, etc. Is this OK? Will it work it I stick a fence underwater so I can fish in there and keep the fish in, lets say a 600 ft stretch? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2058998,2058998 hi everyone. i just got new goldfish - four of them in a nice big aquarium with a filter. all died by morning. then we got 9 more, we adjusted the temperature to 72 Fahrenheit - and we even let the filter run for around 6-8 hours before putting in the fish. Already some are dying - just two hours... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2058996,2058996 I have a little small pond in the Patio. I don't know if a bird or small animal have been eating my goldfish and Koi. Every time I bought some new fishes, few day later will be gone. I put a plastic owl by the pond, but would not work. Is there anything I can try? I found a gray bird feather in t... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2058995,2058995 My family found two goldfish in a lake swimming close to shore. We found this unusual and my kids caught them and we brought them home. The are about two inches long and keep very close to one another. My question is they didn''t eat any of the small pellet food we fed them. Do I keep trying or s... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2058994,2058994 I have a chance of taking over a number of brackish water fish farm, what type of fish can I stock? https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2058992,2058992 Hello. I've been wanting to set up a pond for the last three years. The reason I haven't is I'm usually short on cash. Well I found a small 50 gallon preformed pond for 49 usd. I would really like to leave it free standing on the patio. Has anyone not buried a pond like this? I don't want to dig a h... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2058991,2058991 I live in Corpus Christi, and there is no business that builds fish ponds in my area. I hired a concrete contractor (who I have worked with in the past) who said he built his own pond. The pond is about 4 feet deep and about 4 feet wide by 5 feet long. He told me that the bottom is about 6&qu... https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2058990,2058990 in my area we have raccoons, fox, deer, owl, hawks...you name it. ive had really good luck with the scarecrow motion activated sprinkler that i got online. works very well. i'd recommend it to anyone. i got it at Aquatic Ponds.Aquatic Ponds https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2058989,2058989 i got a good price on my filter at www.aquaticponds.comLink https://forums.kingsnake.com/view.php?id=2058988,2058988 I started my 2000 gal pond last April so this is my first winter in NJ with the fish. I have the floting heater going so theres a hole in the ice and the fish seem fine. I plan on doing a major cleaning this spring and will remove the fish before I do this. I would assume that I should wait a while ...