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Canna Lily.

The only way to know what running all equipment is doing to fish health is to measure temperatures 6 inches off the bottom in the deepest part of the...

All the large commercial aquariums with upflow sand filters use round tanks. Maybe round tanks have better flow and cleaning characteristics?

Here is the air manifold I built for my 275gal IBC S/G filter. It is 2" pvc with 1/4" air holes drilled all along the bottom of the pipes. I use a...

Air manifold should be something like a tic tac toe board using 2 inch pipe. Check out vegaskoi's pond, he has a pretty big s/g filter. Think he has...

Hi Craig and Wiscdude, Where do find all these beautiful Aussies? I was able to find only blue Gigantea last year. I want to expand my collection on...

That is what I thought as well!!!

The only thing I have to worry is the control box and outlets so will be under some type of cover Pool edges has a slope and water dont runoff ...

Developing Kujaku? Shiny= good lustre

I am not sure about the ginrin aspect of your question. Though I suspect it can happen, I have never seen ginrin from spawns that did not involve...

Very sorry to hear that Aquaman. I've always kept my pumps, filters, waterfall running year round. Last month I was worried about a disastrous...

How are you going to keep the equipment side from getting flooded?

How old is the fish? Females will develop eggs for spawning, growing abdominally. As coolwon stated, it could also be a tumor, but hopefully just...

The only "N" name I can think of is "Niemi's Opal" and I cannot find a pic of it. I looked in Victoria Adventure and there are not a lot of lilies...

Today's letter was the letter "M" and what a letter it is! Midnight, Moon Shadow and Mayla come to mind first, but who could forget Mangkola Ubol,...

Clay dirt after Rain ;););)

It is a "sensitive plant," named "botswanna wonder." Another vining plant that grows across the top of the water. Touch the leaves and the close up....

So sorry to hear, that's absolutely horrible. I've had some winter issues as well but think my koi are OK. I have a pool cover on the pond and...

Oh man you are so correct! I purchased a couple of Periha drop-in lights. I put them in my SC and turned them on. I didn't like the way they...

After losing all my koi that I had for many years a few years ago to cold, I’ve been keeping about 2/3rd’s of the pond covered with 4x8’ 2” thick...

what about something like this? https://www.aquascapeinc.com/products/pro-air-60-pond-aeration-kit

Zac sells those Draco rdf might as well upgrade to those no need to rinse the sieves anymore imo

Start of a tumor?

Make anchors with floats sitting 6 inches above the mud. Attach your air-stone to the float above the anchor. Place anchors in the the best...

I still don't understand it....he has been backed up in orders for several years now. He has a successful product which has received universal...

If you are looking for something a little more structural, just google " pump vault " . Several choices out there for a HDPE box that you can put...

Depending on whether you take the whole unit out of service for the winter, or just the bulb, you should also make sure to check the condition of the...

I water all my vegetables with discharge water from my koi pond filters, plus I make fertilizer out of a sealed container of decomposing herring!...

Sure, just don’t leave it on for a long time, and don’t do more than glance at it due to it being UV.

Thank you. It seems the common population/no idea'ers are saying e-coli is a danger. No more so that a bird flying over or a frog in the garden...

Glad to hear it. Ya'll had it rough over there, and I have wondered how you did.