http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/ Water garden and pond tips for pond owners]]> en-us 2007-12-01T20:55:42+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2007/1201/pond_qa_of_the_day.html Question #1:   I have heard that you can use horticulture corn meal to control algae in ponds. Have you ever tried this? I currently have an 8,000 gallon pond and fight hair algae until my plants get started, then it seems to go away. I do not like to... bfogle 2007-12-01T20:55:42+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2007/1003/todays_pond_qa_of_the_day.html Question #1: I have moved into a new home with pond containing Goldfish and Koi. Unfortunately, I can't see them although I have a pump filter and recently changed the ultra violet bulb. Any suggestions? Only a small Lily as plant life Answer #1: Most often this occurs in spring, and then clears up with a UV light. However, to be a problem in August, there is something else going on. It is either too many fish, too little filtration, or you are overfeeding them. Lilies are "specimen" plants, not really useful at removing nutrients from the water. My gut says it is the filter and might be ready for an upgrade. Go to http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/biological.shtml and http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/external-pond-filters/external-pond-filters.htm to see what would work for your pond. Pond Q&A bfogle 2007-10-03T06:39:54+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2007/1003/todays_pond_qa_of_the_day.html Question #1: Frogs laid hundreds of eggs, they hatched. 3 days later they had all disappeared. What happened? Our small comets also have disappeared. Answer #1: There are a few things that could have happened and most of these, if not all, would be a meal for some other animal. Grown frogs will eat anything that can fit into their mouths, including tadpoles and especially fish. But you could have a problem with chipmunks that are doing this. Most people don't realize these cute little critters like meat (and fish) in their diet. If the pond is shallow enough, birds (including ducks and geese), cats, and other small predators could be the culprits. Snakes should be mentioned here also, because they are great pond "emptiers" if in your area. Don't forget about fish eating the tadpoles and then the other predators eating the fish. It's the law of nature, survival of the fittest. I should recommend looking for something with not that large a mouth as the guilty party, since it didn't eat your larger comets… yet. Pond Q&A bfogle 2007-10-03T06:30:44+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2007/0830/todays_pond_qa_of_the_day.html Question #1: Carolyn, my husband and I rebuilt, for the third time, a 6'x10'x30" deep fountain area, and this time used a vinyl liner. The others were built using a small tin barrel and then a plastic one, but we wanted our fountain to spout higher and wider where we built this pond. This liner is made by Beckett, made of 20mil UV protected PVC with a 15 year warranty. This area gets very little sunlight and has fieldstone covering all of the liner above the pond and pump, right up to the water's edge. Pond Q&A bfogle 2007-08-30T09:14:13+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2007/0813/todays_pond_qa_of_the_day.html bfogle 2007-08-13T06:57:09+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2007/0730/todays_pond_qa.html Question #1, Part A: Hi Carolyn, First of all, I live in Eastern Idaho. When we moved into our new house, it had already had a pond with gold fish. However, I took on the role of taking care of the pond. First I bought it an "Attraction" Water lily, which came all the way from Tennessee. Then I bought other various plants. This year, the attraction lily came back (surprisingly after a very harsh winter) and is doing extremely well. Pond Q&A bfogle 2007-07-30T03:27:25+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2006/1227/pond_qa_12272006.html ---------------------------------------------- Today's Pond Q&A In this issue: - Fish Deaths - Aerial Pesticides Killing Fish ---------------------------------------------- Question #1> Hello Carolyn, I have a pond 3'wide and about 2 1/2' deep- all fish have died in last 2 months- noticed whitish discoloring on the skin developed then they died. Had... Pond Q&A bfogle 2006-12-27T19:22:10+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2006/1126/pond_qa_112606.html ---------------------------------------------- Today's Pond Q&A In this issue: - Chlorine Poisoning - Hail Storm Damaging Koi? ---------------------------------------------- Question #1> Hello Carolyn, My wife called earlier today. We lost all our fish last night. All floating today, about 12 adults plus some babies. (Just goldies, but some were 5-6 inches and we've... Pond Q&A bfogle 2006-11-26T19:46:35+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2006/1026/todays_pond_qa_102606.html ---------------------------------------------- Today's Pond Q&A In this issue: - Waterfalls in Winter - Dangers of Releasing Koi into Natural Waters - Keeping Water Snakes out of a Pond - How to Declorinate When Doing Water Changes ---------------------------------------------- Question #1> Hello Carolyn, This the first winter that I am having koi in... Pond Q&A bfogle 2006-10-26T12:00:00+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2006/1024/todays_pond_qa_102406_more_winterizing_tips.html ---------------------------------------------- Today's Pond Q&A In this issue: - Will Koi Overwinter Okay in a Shallow Pond? - Overwintering Pond Plants - Overwintering Tropical Lilies - Overwintering in California ---------------------------------------------- Question #1> Hello Carolyn, I live on L.I. and have a 300 gal pond approx 18"deep. Last winter all I... Pond Q&A bfogle 2006-10-24T23:45:45+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2006/1017/todays_pond_qa_101726.html ---------------------------------------------- Today's Pond Q&A In this issue: - String Algae for Winter Feeding - Best Configuration for Submersible Pumps - Winterizing in Zone 7 - Solutions to Heron Problems ---------------------------------------------- Question #1> Hello Carolyn, I have a lot of string algae, I want to get rid of it before I... Pond Q&A bfogle 2006-10-17T23:51:12+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2006/1012/todays_pond_qa_101206.html ---------------------------------------------- In this issue: - Overwintering Turtles - UPDATE! - Koi with "Open Mouth" - Pond Pump Clogging Up - Clearing Up Murky, Tea-Colored Water - Scheduling a Fall Pond Cleaning ---------------------------------------------- UPDATE FROM CAROLYN ON OVERWINTERING TURTLES: My friend that leaves his turtles out in his pond says that... Pond Q&A bfogle 2006-10-12T23:10:24+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2006/1011/todays_pond_qa_winterizing_tips.html ---------------------------------------------- Today's Pond Q&A In this issue: - Maintaining Water Quality in Winter - Overwintering Turtles - Overwintering Water Hyacinth - Overwintering Frogs ---------------------------------------------- Question #1> Hello Carolyn, I have been reading your articles religiously. I followed your suggestion to change pond water 25% weekly and apply microbe-Lift for each... Pond Q&A bfogle 2006-10-11T13:55:41+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2006/1007/water_changes_pond_slime.html ---------------------------------------------- Today's Pond Q&A In this issue: - Question about Water Changes - Pond Slime ---------------------------------------------- Question #1> Hello Carolyn, When I do the 25% water changes I always add a product to neutralize the chlorine and chloramines, but doesn't the addition of the new water kill off all the... Pond Q&A bfogle 2006-10-07T00:21:42+00:00 http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com/BLOG/archives/2006/0928/pond_winterization_koi_snacking_on_goldfish.html ---------------------------------------------- Today's Pond Q&A In this issue: - Pond Winterization - Koi Snacking on Goldfish (And We're Not Talking Crackers!) ---------------------------------------------- Question #1> Hello Carolyn, You said in one of your answers that you keep your pumps running in your pond all year long. What about in Norheast Ohio... Pond Q&A bfogle 2006-09-28T22:11:29+00:00