PERMISSION TO CROSSPOST Bob Tatus wrote: It is with a very heavy heart that I write this and I apologize for its length. Please, PLEASE pass this around. On...
ICE campaign - "In Case of Emergency" We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of...
Hi All, On this VERY special day, in remembrance of the beginning of our great country, PLEASE take time to remember all of the men and women who have fought...
Hello all, I'm wondering if the amount of evaporation I had in the last 4 days is normal? My pond is about 10 x 30 feet (surface area). I left town early...
Dear Cheri, Over the past two years we've had a lot of evaporation as well, comparable to yours, and we also thought we had a leak. However, this summer it's...
Hi Cheri, I would definitely say you have a leak in your pond/waterfall/filter system somewhere. If the outside temps have dropped and you're water level...
I thought we had a leak once too and found it was windy and our pond spitter was blowing out of the pond and causing the small water loss. Could that be what...
my pond can drop 4" a day! 8' x 8" 3' deep. we have had no rain for 2 years temps are 110, humidity is 5% I have to dust off my lily pads once a week. O well...
Barbara, Don and Brenda, Thank you for the insightful responses, but I should have included a little more detail so you didn't have to type so much. The...
my pond can drop 4" a day! 8' x 8" 3' deep. we have had no rain for 2 years temps are 110, humidity is 5% I have to dust off my lily pads once a week. O well...
You know Cheri, we look upon the skimmer leak as God's way of telling us to add fresh water every few days. In short, it's a problem whose solution would...
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Cheri, Do you have a picture of the skimmer setup you can post? Skimmers are usually mounted so their top lip is just below the normal surface level of the...
... Dear Don, I agree with you, but we've already mapped all the more accessible possible areas of leakage and everything has come up clean and the only area...
Hello everyone, I need some advice on my setup. I have a submersible pump and a bubble bead filter. My problem is that the pump allows 1/4 inch debris which...
Hi all I am a fellow pond owner that need's to sell my fishes, and everything for the pond. I am sorry to give it but thought that some of my fellow ponders...
If you can't get to the leak to take the pieces apart could you use just use lots of black foam around the gaps? You can use the foam straw to get into small...
Hi Edgar, Is your in-pond pump one that has a prefilter on it (similar to the attached Tetra and P Series Calpump photos), or one that sucks water through an...
Edgar I have an old plastic egg crate. I have covered it in filter material (the white stuff). I placed my submersible pump inside of it. Every so often I...
I have been keeping koi for 25 years. I am now ready to build my "ideal" pond. I have tinkered for years with different filter configurations and media....
What brand and sytle of filter do you have? Matala makes a neat little perfilter that can be added to most tpyes of pumps. Let me know if you want more...
... Series Calpump photos), or one that sucks water through an inlet opening located on the bottom of the housing (similar to the attached 3900 Series Calpump...
Hi mano, Can you send me either a picture of the pump you have or let me know who makes it and what model it is? I'm pretty sure we can get something put...
Don, my in pond pump is a 1250- A Beckett. It is round with small inlets and a removable bottom. The bottom has a couple of spring loaded protrusions that...
Hi ferryfarmcub, All those questions and no first name to give the answers to. :o) With a 3 inch bottom drain, it would be better to use two of them, but...
- Thanks for the info. I totally agree on the filter setup you suggested. When I said the sub pump I should have typed submersible pump for the skimmer. I...
Hi Carlos, Is this information and picture of the pump you have? If so, is the bottom of the base that snaps off solid plastic with small slots around its...
Perhaps another member has an idea that can help us because we are at a loss. My womanfriend has a 125ish gallon rigid pond, dimensions 24 inch by 33 inch,...
Hi Frank, It sounds like you've checked about everything there is to be checked. In my opinion, I would still suspect something happened to the canister...
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