Tom P wrote:

Thanks for the great welcome I guess I won't be back. Why don't the users
of this group take it back?

Jeez, top-posting on your own posts...

See, we _have_ it back - I don't have a clue what you're talking about. I
saw your post and your response. Good filters are the key - as Jan says -
on ponds and newsgroups.

"Tom P" wrote in message
...
Hi everyone (except the smut peddlers) First, I have never had a pond and
know nothing. I am considering building a 500 gallon pond and need help
selecting a filter. I have decided on a uv filter and would like some
help deciding between Sunterra, Fishmate, and Cyprio. Any and all

There's no such thing as a UV filter. Please don't think for a moment that
a UV system is going to filter anything. What it does (if it works) is
kill algae. The dead algae still contributes to the organic load in your
pond. You _still_ need a real filter. Veggie filters are large, compared
to the size of the pond, but they can also be ornamental. In any case,
what a filter is doing, essentially, is capturing organic material so that
you can remove it from the pond. Unless you extract somewhat more organic
material from the pond than you actually feed to your fish, things are
going to go downhill (and if you're feeding 'zero' to the fish, you still
have to account for the various organics that arrive on the wind).

opinions would be of great help. I have just found this group and feel it
is a shame about the posters that have such a poor life style that they
have nothing better to do

Filter, filter, filter :-)
--
derek