Saturday, May 22, 2010

Creating a healthy goldfish pond


John, I have had great success since I read your article ( March 2008 St. Pete Times ) on self-sustaining ponds ! However I am starting to see a lot of organic leafy debris on the bottom of the pond building up ! Would you recommend a pond vacuum or some kind of algae – fighting product ?
BTW I used to live in Key West too

Cordially,
Diane



Hi Diane

Depending on the pond liner, you can use a rake or a kitchen colander to scoop out that debris. Do you have goldfish in there to help eat the spring algae bloom? I use my hands to pull out the excess algae from the spring bloom. Did you use the hotwater cabomba plant I wrote about? It is THE best water clarifier for Florida ponds I know of. I am glad my article helped you out! John

p.s. in Denver I used the cold water aquatic plant 'Hornwort' as an EXTREMELY effective pond clarifier and oxygenator for my own pond and my landscape customers' ponds.

4 comments:

  1. John, do you stil have goldfish?

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  2. No, birds got them, getting more soon.

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  3. JOhn, I have about 12 2-3 inch goldfish. some have some koi in them, but they are just regular goldfish in my eyes. I am shutting down the tank. I come to HIllsborgouh Ave on tuesday for aq dental appointment. i wondered if you might want the fish, or trade them for some seeds or a couple hot weather starter plants. let me know.

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  4. Sure! I have some plants to swap for them you might enjoy. Just let me know when. John 813 839 0881

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