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**** Technical Sites *****A good background on Fish disease & Parasites, & treatments - Click on "4. Management of Koi and Goldfish" (about 1/3 down the page) Stress - Its Role in Fish Disease Potassium Permanganate Treatment Turtle Trap Info on wild turtle and how to build a cheap trap. Apple Snail Net. All you could ever want to know about Apple Snails. Apple Snails. All you want to know about Snails (and a whole lot more). Skimmer Plans - Build your own pond skimmer.
Lotsa great info on pond liner construction and other stuff. Well worth a visit.
Microscopic Pond Life Pond Life - Freshwater ponds provide a home for a wide variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic plants, insects, and animals. The vast majority of pond inhabitants, however, are invisible until viewed under the microscope. Beneath the placid surface of any pond is a microscopic metropolis bustling with activity as tiny bizarre organisms pursue their lives; locomoting, eating, trying not to be eaten, excreting, and reproducing. In this collection of digital movies, observe the activities of microscopic organisms taken from a typical North Florida pond. Werner's Veggie Filter. A neat way to build a veggie filter.
Roark's Experimental Puddle - A web site dedicated to exploring koi pond technologies, chemical support methods, water quality and koi husbandry issues. A great site for the technical aspects of water quality. The Roark Files . Part of the KoiVet site (below). Very good answers on common fish problems. Not at all intimidating. Price's Fish Farm - Taking Care of Your Koi - Our Secrets to Success - A fine guide to fish diseases and parasites. FRESHWATER FISH DISEASES . Part of PetsWarehouse.com. Very good page to figure out what kind of infection your fish may have. Jungle Labs . They sell fish medicine. (800) 357-7104. I've used the "Fungus Eliminator" (at half strength)and it worked great. Was at (half)wit's end figuring I was going to have to drain the pond and let it dry out. Nothing else worked. pH "pills" made from Plaster of Paris. Highly recco'ed for acidic water. Cheap and easy to make. Back to the Technical Index
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Article describing treatment of Koi Herpes Virus. - Insert to KOI USA Magazine- March/April 2003
UPDATE ON KOI HERPES VIRUS (KHV) FOR THE KOI HOBBYIST
January 2003 by Sandra Yosha, DVM, PhD
KHV is the most deadly, economically important disease threatening koi in the United States in 2003. ....
Tried this and it works GREAT. Only I used a 25watt transformer (in stock) and a 35watt headlight ($7). Better Homes & Garden or A Little more detail - nifty terra cotta strawberry pot planter fountain. Plans so you can build it yourself. (Note- If the link changes, it was the February 20-21, 1999 (Show #19-98)) Back to the Technical Index BioFilter.Com A technical library set up for the Aquaculturalist. Way more technical than the average ponder would be interested in, though I am {grin}. A very good place. Science in the Pond Good papers on Fish Pain, Quarantine, PH, and more. Dean Earlix, Ph. D. In Pond Biology An EXCELLENT article on PH values Tech Talk Biological Control of Exotic Aquatic and Wetland Plants KOI USA questions page Environmental Organization WebDirectory - Science:Oceanography:Aquariums:Pond and Goldfish (Dusty's recco) Pond Water Chemistry - A valuable site.
A paper on Parasites. A good discussion of the necessity of salt in ponds. More on Salt including a measuring device ($15) Lately what I've been doing is whenever I run across a neat pond picture on the Net I save it to my hard disk in the Screen Saver folder. It's really easy to do. In Netscape, just point to the picture with the mouse, right click, choose Save As, navigate to the Screen Saver folder, click Okay and that's all there is to it. (Note- Save them to a temporary folder first and try them out there before putting them into your Screen Saver Folder. Many images are in a JPG compressed format PicSaver can't handle. I had to "resave" in uncompressed format to get PicSaver to display them. Email me for more details.) Now whenever my screen is idle for 3 minutes I'm treated to pond pictures. Fixated? Me? Naw.... {grin}
Rec.Ponds.Faq
The Magical Lotus Lotus planting instructions. (from Bill - billskoi@yahoo.com)
Greg's Pond De-icer
What NOT to do by John Shelley
(Dusty's recco) Koi Vet
(Dusty's recco) Talking koi encyclopedia. (Dusty's recco) Aquarium Fish Info. Links for those with aquariums and related subjects. Back to the Technical Index (Gosh Darn Moles)Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:33:57 -0400 Subject: Gosh Darn Moles Mary Beth Abordo wrote: > Dear Fellow Ponders, > > I have a mole that is digging around under the > flagstone and gravel of the patio I installed next to > my pond. Besides the mounds of dirt he is producing I > am frighten he will do something to harm the pond > and/or liner. With two cats and two dogs you'd think > we'd catch him! No luck so far. As i am wary in the > use of any toxic and fairly certain that my pets would > place a paw into the spring loaded "spike" traps I am > looking for suggests as to how to rid the patio area > of the little mole. > > thanks for any ideas! > > MB From: Elf Delivered-To: PondersBible@yahoogroups.com Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:33:57 -0400 Subject: Gosh Darn Moles Get them gone now... Believe it or not, all that damage is done by maybe a pair of moles. I think only a pair work about a 2 acre area. They can "tunnel" as fast as we can walk! So when you see one, he will be long gone by time you run get the shovel or hoe and come back. Rats and mice also use the tunnels, and cause more damage than the moles...the mice are the ones eating roots and plants. I think they have a "working relationship" with the moles. Last year I noticed all the tunnels led towards my pond liner. Those are just "surface tunnels", or "runs". The actual burrow they raise babies in, is generally "under" something. And goes down a couple of feet at least. Our "LINERS" are the perfect habitat. They have plenty of water, foodsource from bugs, and protection from heavy rains etc. To the Moles, The bugs in the flower beds around ponds is a mole restaurant...McMoles... I tried everything store bought you could buy to get rid of them. I even attempted poking water hose down them to drown them. Tried Peppermint oil soaked cottonballs, Moth balls, etc. I even sat out in the yard night after night between the magic hours of 2 a.m.to 4 a.m. and until dawn, armed with a sharp shovel, and flashlight waiting for one to poke his little Mole head up. I even had visions of stringing him up as an example, after I performed my dirty deed. But, alas... Nothing worked. They loved their paradise and wanted to stay and feast. So, I tried a "little bit of everything". So I finally took all I had heard and read about what *seemed* to work somewhat, and mixed it ALL together. I took a 5 gallon sprayer that attached to my garden hose (I used the Miracle Grow sprayer)... I then started putting in these things... MY RECIPE for MOLEBEGONE: Mix all ingredients in 5 gal. garden hose sprayer:
I then sprayed all area, appx. 30 feet OUT from the pond area. Paid attention to the places where the TUNNELS or RUNS *CROSS*... the more runs and tunnels coming to one place indicates burrow in that area. Poke hole there and SOAK it. Next day... no activity. Then the next day I saw new tunnels. But few. (They left?) A week after I sprayed... I REAPPLIED this same mixture as insurance. Within this week, I saw no sign of MOLES in the yard at all. They have not returned, and that was last season. BUT... then the Spring rains came. It had been very dry years here in GA, and I guess because the MOLES tunneled under the liner and all around an up to it, all these rains caused those empty TUNNELS & BURROWS to COLLAPSE. That is when my real problems began. My pond has caved in on all sides, and slid IN about 2 feet all around, and the top edge, "Sank" down to just below ground level. It is an A-1 mess now. This fall I will take the fish and put them out in back pond, and pull up the front pond liner... REdig it...and make a "collar" of cement blocks around the perimeter or use 4x4's...haven't decided yet. I don't care where Anyone lives... never (in my opinion only of course) place a liner down for a pond, without first making a structurally sound "surround" and base for it. Down the line only problems will arise if you don't take this added precaution. The MOLES never did "tear" my liner... but they destroyed the Pond all the same. By the way... I still do not have MOLES since the spraying...BUT: My grass has never been thicker and greener where I sprayed! And I have NO ANTS of any kind to build in this area also. And... NO Mushrooms grow in this area of yard any longer. It was either the Antibacterial soap...or what? that cause it to work??? I don't know. But I sure don't want to try and eliminate anything to see! Whatever its action was, it worked. And even with the large amount of rain this summer, it still seems to be repelling them...or at least cut off the fungus and the MOLES "food source". Oh... I still DO have MOLES in other parts of the yard that I did not treat. And ants and mushrooms. But not in the treated area of last year! It really made the grass healthy. And here in this sand and intense heat on the coast, grass does...by no means... grow "lush"... but since this concoction was added, it does now! I hope you run the little buggers off. It sure could be detrimental for your pond's STABILITY. By the way... I have also started having those big Grasshoppers that eat plants, come in droves to my yard the last couple weeks... I mixed this up again, and sprayed bushes, and now NO GRASSHOPPERS. And did not seem to hurt the plants... yet, at least. So be careful if you get it on your plants. Susie Back to the Technical Index Fire AntsFire Ant Management in the Home Lawn - Clemson University. From: mik392@hotmail.com - (Diatomaceous Earth) White Mountain . How DE works as an insecticide on insects. Supposed to be good for getting rid of (fire) ants, grasshoppers, etc. Back to the Technical Index LiliesWinterizingMany of us just use tropical lilies the same way that we use annuals such as Impatients and Petunias: to provide lots of blooms and color for one season. Occasionally, though, we find we have one tropical that we just cannot part with. It is so beautiful, that we want to make sure we can enjoy it again next year. We have found these methods to work for us when over-wintering these beauties: 1 - Lift the Lily out of the pond. Prune off all large leafs,leaving only small, new leaves. Submerge the Lily in a container of de-chlorinated water and store this container in a basement or garage (the temperature should not go below 55 degrees Fahrenheit) near a window. Add a few drops of fungicide to help keep the Lily healthy. RINSE THE LILY VERY WELL BEFORE PUTTING IT BACK INTO THE POND IN THE SPRING TO REMOVE ALL RESIDUE OF THE FUNGICIDE. 2 - Lift the Lily out of the pond and rinse it off. Find several young shoots with small new leaves attached. Break these shoots off carefully and rinse them well. Dip the shoots in diluted, liquid fungicide. Put the shoots into a plastic storage bag that contains moist (but not wet) sand. Surround the shoot completely, except for the small, new leaves. Close bag securely and store in the vegetable bin of the refrigerator. In the spring, RINSE WELL TO REMOVE ALL FUNGICIDE, and replant the Lily in a good aquatic planting mix before putting it back into the pond. Back to the Technical Index Plants as filtersThe advantages of the above list is that they absorb much of their nutrients through the leaves, thus filtering the water column. Most of these can be potted and then harvested in the late summer and sold to the local pet shops. Ceratopteris species work well, but grow so fast that they can quickly choke out a pond area. Frequent harvesting can be lucrative if you have a good pet shop willing to take the cuttings. Echinodorus species although slower growing also will compete for nutrients in the pond setting. One of the most overlooked plants is the Aponogeton bulbs. They send up terrific flowers as all of the above species do, but they can be harvested in the fall, and can be wintered in cool sand and replanted in the spring. More plants=less algae. The National Pond Society website issues the same advisory. In addition, either use the barrel filter as described on this site or use top down trickle filtration to build some sort of biological and mechanical filter. For those of you who are interested in _drastically_ increasing your knowledge and expertise in raising aquatic plants in your pond try http://www.webcityof.com/ . Click on Master Index of Freshwater Fishes, then click on Aquatic Plant Index. This site provides an alphabetical listing of reference materials as well as a very complete list of aquatic plants which could be raised in an outdoor pond. Ken Ruzek compiled this list and while the alphebetical listing provides no precise growing advice, it does point to the reference materials. For the personal library I'd suggest the Baensch Atlas volumes I, II, and III. These may be available at your local library or you may be able to request a copy to check out for a week or two. Nice winter reading. Raising "aquarium" plants in the pond is not difficult. The plants are available through the local pet shops, and while you may have to special order them, they are worth the expense. They are also available through local aquarium societies. As an example, the Minnesota Aquarium Society holds semi-annual auctions where fish. plants, and equipment are sold. In addition, the monthly meetings of these clubs allows for a wonderful opportunity to discuss your fish, algae, and plant questions. Regards, Karl R. Schoeler Federation of American Aquarium Societies Horticultural Awards Program Chair Back to the Technical Index |
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