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Hiya. I just moved into a place that has a small pond. It doesnt have a
filter, but has a pump that moves the water around. There are 2 very large goldfish and a few small koi. I have never had a pond before - what i need to know is how must i maintain this? How often do i feed the fish and how often must i switch the pump on? Thanks Tasha. |
New Pond
"Tasha" wrote in message ... Hiya. I just moved into a place that has a small pond. It doesnt have a filter, but has a pump that moves the water around. There are 2 very large goldfish and a few small koi. I have never had a pond before - what i need to know is how must i maintain this? How often do i feed the fish and how often must i switch the pump on? OK a few basics.... How many gallons is the pond? Two goldfish and a "few" koi could be disasterous depending on your gallonage. You could be over stocked, especially since you have no filtration. Which leads me to my second thought, get filtration. You need something filtering the water or these fish could be suffering. There are many types of filters but for now you at a minimum toss some plants in like water hyacinth or water lettuce. These will help remove some of the nasties while we wait for one of those bio-mechanical freaks to chime in on this thread. BV The orange VF guy. |
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"Tasha" wrote in
: do i feed the fish and how often must i switch the pump on? Welcome to the world of ponding. Although everybody here will try to help you and give you the best possible advice, it might be a good idea to try and contact the previous owner? They may be willing to give you some information on caring for the pond, or maybe some info on how it is set up. Failing that, try talking to your new neighbours they may know something. We need a little more information before we can really help you. How big is the pond? How many gallons or it's dimensions and shape including how deep? What features does it have, waterfall, stream...? What plants? if you don't know names try describing them. How many plants? Where are they, in the pond, at the edge near the surface? How big is the pump? How many gallons does it pump or the make and model (somebody here will probably know its output)? Are you sure that there is no filter. It could be hidden at the top of a waterfall. What colour is the water? How clear is the water? This information may give us an indication about filters etc. Feeding I will leave to somebody more knowledgeable. I would be inclined to leave the pump running 7/24 until we know more. Axo |
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On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:34:06 +0200, "Tasha" wrote:
Hiya. I just moved into a place that has a small pond. It doesnt have a filter, but has a pump that moves the water around. There are 2 very large goldfish and a few small koi. I have never had a pond before - what i need to know is how must i maintain this? How often do i feed the fish and how often must i switch the pump on? Oy...books have been written on this. Do a google search, then ask any unanswered questions. Good luck with the pond you walked into! Bob |
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In article , "Tasha"
writes: how often must i switch the pump on? your pump should run all the time, it helps provide oxygen to the water for the fish. as others have said, we need to know more about the pond - how long, how wide, how deep, exact (or as close as you can) number of fish and their size. the more information that you give, the better the information you'll get. Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html My Art Studio at http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html for email remove the extra extention |
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See "Greg's Goldfish & Koi Farm".It is very imformative at
http://www.geocities.com/bickal2000/pond.htm "Tasha" wrote in message ... Hiya. I just moved into a place that has a small pond. It doesnt have a filter, but has a pump that moves the water around. There are 2 very large goldfish and a few small koi. I have never had a pond before - what i need to know is how must i maintain this? How often do i feed the fish and how often must i switch the pump on? Thanks Tasha. |
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