"Joe" wrote in message
om...

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It has now been almost a week since I started running the
pump all the
time and the water level has not gone down since that
time.

What's the weather been like? Not a trivial
question. When it's windy around here, and
the wind's from the right direction, my
above-ground pond with the fountain loses more
water than the above-ground pond right next to it
with no fountain (or any filtration). Then there's
evaporation from heat (partially affected by
plant cover in your pond), low humidity, etc.

That doesn't explain why running the fountain
24/7 *appears* to make a difference. Maybe
it doesn't. I'd keep an eye on the weather
for awhile as another possible cause of your
water loss.

pond in any case. the tiny fish that the pet store called
goldfish,
but were not gold, have now turned gold.

I once mistook two goldfish fry for minnows. At
that time, the two species were in the same tank.
When the "minnows" got a bit larger and started
developing color (one's gold, the other's a
calico) I realized I had two baby goldfish on
my hands! They do start out brown.

Gail