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Old pond

16 years ago

Well where do i start..my mother in law has moved to a new house and we have just discovered a pond hidden in the garden,it was over grown.Now she was going to fill it in because it looked really neglected but on further inspection it has about 15 fish and some frogs as well as the normal pond life.Now we have no experiance with ponds we are not sure how to go about cleaning it out,what plants we should have in it,the water is rather green,should there be a filter,what are the fish eating(they look like gold fish to me)please help..Graske...

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koijoyii
16 years ago
graske:

I hope you don't mind I took the liberty of placing a link to your thread in the discussions area of the forum. Most people use the gallery for posting pics. Didn't think you would get many responses here.

Jenny

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