Hello from Italy

[Emanuele]

Hello everybody,
i'm Emanuele from Italy, i am the proud owner of a small pond with 50 little golden fishes and a very high number of gambusia. Even if i always have fishes i am looking for some new advices to make my pond better. My purpose is to create a very relaxing place in the middle of my garden. I am trying to work to make the water transparent but i think i need help from someone with more experience than me. I hope to find the right advices in this forum

(Sorry for my bad english, i am not a native speaker so maybe i made mistakes)

 

[j.w]

And Welcome @Emanuele

 

[Mmathis]

Hello and welcome!

 

[Stephen Noble]

Welcome Emanuele! Your English is excellent. You should see me trying to speak Italian! So many times I have visited your beautiful country. Which region of Italy?
Your pond sounds nice. Please post a picture and perhaps some of us can provide some assistance. Benvenuto!

 

[poconojoe]

Welcome!
You're basically saying that your water isn't as clear as you wish.
A lot of us use a gravel bog filter with great success in clearing up our water. My water is crystal clear since I added the gravel bog. Even if your pond is very small, you can benefit from filtering with a bog that is sized correctly for your pond.
Some people with small ponds have made bog filters out of planters or stock tanks.
Filtering with a bog requires very little, if any maintenance. You don't need to clean out any filters.
So, post up some pictures so we can get a better idea of how to help you clear up your water.

 

[Emanuele]

I'm from Veneto, the region with Venice, in the North part of Italy

I have already opened a thread (with photos) in the "aquatic plants" section to talk about the problem

 

[JRS]

Welcome!

 

[addy1]

Welcome to our forum!