Water Gardening

Most aquarium shops have them or similar. They are nice because they work underneath so don't turn the water green.

I can`t say about the other two as I don`t have a pond, but I do have a 2m long aquarium and the Frogbit will devour any excess nitrates and help keep the algae down. Doesn`t need a huge amount of light to thrive. That is Amazon Frogbit I`m on about though but I guess they`ll work on the same...

AS Ever Top Tips Mission on ile have a Go at that :WINK1:

wow really nice idea , the idea is great and it can actually be improved as well , I would put a glass on the top , or plexiglass in case some heron decide to have a quick meal and it will stop the heavy frost in winter , plus a side glass to actually make it look like a fish tank........but...

Hi Dean, I dug my pond in 1993 and used sand, about 3 inches deep, two layers of carpet, and I haven't had a problem so far. Watergarden is right in saying that the weight of the water pressing down on the liner and the underlay is the problem. But if you've checked for any stones and removed...

Walter Wallcarpet, over the years I have found that there is no "wonder cure" neither is there a "100% this will work option" In more detail. Additives: Over the years there have been a whole variety of "wonder cures" and derivatives, including straw, magnets, news paper. All have been...

A mix of Ajuga and creeping jenny would look very effective around a pond. I wonder what LollyB thinks ? She seems to have dropped off.

Roots are not an issue whatsoever.I do have a length of the brown, 4" underground drainage pipe laying around and thought of using that. The perforated would possibly be better, but since my aim is to drain the hole where the pond is rather than the surrounding area, a 4" pipe would...

Finally got round to writing a part two on our pond build!

Blimey mate, you're not expecting to get it signed off today are you? I mean ... even getting someone out there with the reel of red tape this week is pretty doubtful. Then there is the fuel strike, won't be able to come out then, and if that clashes with the Easter public holidays we'll have...

Whatever you do make sure you know where the electric supply is, ensure it's properly isolated before ripping up the pond. I'd attack it with a pick axe to break it up. Bag it up and take it to the dump or hire a skip. Then fill in the holes with topsoil, or if the holes are very deep (over...

This is a rather dubious benefit, caused mainly by the shade from the duckweed. Clear, shaded water under a duckweed carpet does not support a great deal of life (some around the duckweed itself, detritivores on the bottom, not much in between). Green water shouldn't be much of a problem...

For the time being Clueless why don't you put something like an upturned dustbin lid with a bit of water in it and some small rocks in and around it...even a small pond plant then you never know Mr Frog might come and visit the little fellow

They wont be able to get in, some one has put a grille over it.But on a serious note, there doesn't seem to be any way for any wildlife to get out.Also no mention of filtration, and its a bit on the small side for the number of fish, goldfish can and do grow to over a foot long.

thank you for your inputiv a bed of sand on the hole and got under liner with my pond liner , im putting the foam board 50mm insulation around the 4 sides of pond then put liner over it ,

just found a shop not far away from me that does koi and pond stuff he operates from his house so im getting liner tomorrow :Dthanks

nice ziggynot using a bath now lol, went to b an q and bought 60 bricks and sand cement then argos and bought a childs pool its a chad valley pool its 4 foot by 4 foot and 1foot deep , just gon to set it on the concrete and build my bricks around it then put slate on top of bricks , i will...

1) Do you need water to circulate? e.g. because you have fish2) Do you want to use the water fall only for "show"?1 + 2 Get a second lower-flow pump and use it most-of-time time to circulate the water - without lifting it the 4' to the top of the waterfall.2 only - only turn it on when you...

It has both those uses, Pete. I was born a clumsy man so I've always abstained from using the pan of hot water:D I like the idea using the polystyrene box:D