*waves from Niagara Falls*
I agree with the others, no chemicals. If the murkiness is from muddy rocks
and it's good Ontario clay you may need to drain, clean it out and refill.
There's something about Niagara Escarpment clay that just doesn't want to
settle out of the water. DId you buy your kit at Home Depot by chance??
Hubby was telling me yesterday that they are now carrying Beckett pumps
which are very reasonably priced (4500gph waterfall pump priced at $169!!)
Now's the time to be thowing in the plants. If local nursaries don't have
their water plants out yet grab some anarcharis from local pet/aquarium
store. Mine is growing like crazy right now. It overwinters in the pond.
Iris is good in the pond as are many other plants. You'd never be able to
overwinter koi in 550 gallons, think comets and other goldies. Be prepared,
you will have algae, it's not all bad. )

Janet in sunny, warm Niagara Falls where the fish are spawning like
rabbits! P

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"The~Doofie~Man©" wrote in message
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Greetings from Ontario Canada folks.
I just bought a 550 gallon pond kit. for my mom's backyard. I went medium
sized for her so she can look after it when I move next year. Then I plan
putting my plumbing skills to work and building a 1500ish gallon pond at
our
new house.
Anyway I have everything in & working. I'm surprised I got the waterfall
feature to look so natural in so little time. I have some minor
landscaping
to do & I'm just waiting for the muckiness to be removed from the pond,
some
of the outlining rocks were a little muddy.
Anyway I know I can't get too fancy with this pond cause its a kit. (A
Beckett Kit if that helps) No UV, skimmer etc, just a pump.
I have a few questions.
Once the murkiness clears how long after can I put goldfish in. From the
various posts I read in here, I assume goldfish are far easier to maintain
than Kois. My mom or even me in the future doesn't need to be checking
this
& that every day if you know what I mean.
Do I need to add chemicals weekly to the pond for the fish to survive.
I'll be adding plants after the pond goes clear. The pond gets a lot of
sun
so I take it I need to add algaecides as well.
any help is greatly appreciated. I will try to take a pic and link it up
later this week.
Thanks for the help in advance..

P.S. If anyone needs any plumbing info, don't hesitate to ask.
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