Can anyone help me ID and fix this algae in my newish pond? Located in northeast PA. Thanks! submitted by /u/WinAccomplished5528 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

The plan is to slightly deepen and wided the pond and plant native plants around/in it, but we found hundreds of tadpoles in it this spring so we've kept it full for them throughout the summer. There arent many left in there now and this goop on the side has definitely increased as the tadpoles have decreased. We are in there clearing pumps and moving them if necessary. I'm worried the water may be dangerous for us. Should I scrape the goop out, or is it good shade for the frogs and tadpoles? Is there a test kit I can order to check for water safety? submitted by /u/ColonelPeppyCocker [v ..read more

Hi Reddit. My mother has a small (2m by 2.5m) pond with a few smooth newts. She also has dozens of tiny baby newts. My issue is that she has dragonfly too. My question is this - is there anything she can introduce to the pond that will predates on the dragonfly larvae but leave the newts well alone. Any other suggestions gratefully received. Thanks in advance. submitted by /u/KelvinHolmes [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

So just over a week ago I posted my pond on the day I filled the pond with water and placed the stones. 8 days later this is where I’m at now. Of course in the middle of doing this pond I decided I wanted to also make a stone path and a bed with bark on top.. I needed the path anyway because it was getting very mucky, especially in Ireland where it rains most days. I have 6 native plants in the pond now, waiting for them to revive after their journey to my house. I used leftover turf to hide most of the liner on the right side, I’m going to let the grass on them grow wild and provide some ..read more

Let's chat! How are your ponds and wet habitats doing? Any plans for new ponds or improvements? What wildlife has been visiting your pond this week? submitted by /u/AutoModerator [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

My little 9 gallon is doing good. Lots of visitors from skunks to possums. It has been neat to watch. I am planning out a large one once the temp starts to drop below the Human melting point. Once question I do have, my area is sort of a raised platform. Maybe about 18-24 inches high or so. I am wondering folks thoughts on how far from the "edge" to start the drop into the pond? The entire pond area was built up with rocks used as a bit of retaining wall. Soil has been in place over a year now so should be settled fine. I was thinking like 15 inches in from the edge to start the excavatio ..read more

https://preview.redd.it/x61mop99sked1.jpg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e969697cd4d0d88e0898521392c3e02600342b38 should I be removing some of this duckweed? the pond is starting to smell a bit... unpleasant lol but I'm not sure if that's the duckweed's fault. submitted by /u/irminsul96 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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I'm getting quite a lot of algae in the beach section at the front of this photo - not surprising as it's in the sun a lot, shallow water, and the submerged log probably keeps the warmer water trapped a little. Just wondering if anyone had any advice? Sun largely comes from the right hand side, so I could plant taller stuff in the water by the log pile, or taller plants outside the pond that side? Or is it worth trying to put in oxygenators in the shallow beach area (uk natives only in the pond - water depth there is maybe 10, dropping to 20 past the rocks. Can plant directly into the gr ..read more

First-time wildlife ponder and Hertfordshire resident here (for non-Brits, it borders north London). As any fellow Brits can attest, we've had extraordinarily wet weather since late 2023, and in recent weeks, occasional hot, sunny days. This has seriously hindered my digging as the clay soil has mainly been either too muddy or too hard to make progress. Not to mention the myriad roots I've had to remove. But finally I'm very close to installing the underlay and liner! It measures 3.5m x 2.5m with a maximum depth of 45-50cm. The section on the left is the shallow beachy area which reaches ..read more