Well, the inside of my pond is white fiberglass So far the stuff that has
started to grow on the sides and bottom are sort of pale brownish greenish
reddish and against the white it is a nice mottled appearance that I like
better than unrelieved black. The goldfish show up beautifully. I am using
both black and white containers for plants and they are ALL ugly.

My pond is new, a couple of months old, with an almost complete water change
last weekend. I guess there's no way to tell how the white inside will
look until it has had time to settle and the plants have time to grow.

I am wondering if the whiteness and all that reflected light will make the
algae bloom worse. I think the first one is starting now. I could still
see the bottom yesterday but today it's a bit hazy and just looks slimy.

Keep us posted on how the white liner works out?


"Gale Pearce" wrote in message
...
Hi Kathy - IMHO, you can't keep a liner white without pool chemicals -
algae
is going to form on the liner and rocks and any folds, nooks and crannies
etc no matter how often you scrub it. I think this is why a new pond
takes
so long to balance itself as it forms the algae on surfaces in the pond
and
the bacteria sets up on it as compared to a pond a few yrs old. Assuming
you
managed to keep the liner scrubbed white, you will likely need a UV and a
good BIO filter. Interesting....... can't wait to hear if this is possible
just my $.02 worth
Gale :~)
"Ka30P" wrote in message
...

Okay people, I've got a challenge for you!

I've been noodling around the web looking for information
about various pest deterrents and I found an interesting post.
So I emailed this nice person and we've been exchanging emails.

She found a white EPDM liner at an auction and would like to
use it in a koi pond. That's right white!

Now the idea is that the koi will show up loverly against the white and
our
challenge that I put before you is how to do that.

Now I'm thinking....
a bottom drain and skimmer, of course, and a nice long handled soft
brush
and a
commitment to maintenance.

But for the stuff that doesn't go through the bottom drain and caught in
the
skimmer and we want to keep this water crystal clear what do you all
suggest as
far as filtering, really polishing the water?

Have at it!


kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html