Good Morning Everyone, :) I'll keep this short as I'm packing for vacation. But I've finally gotten the photos of The water gardens in our area. This woman is into Botanical gardening and has over 50 ponds in her backyard including a Japanese one ontop of her house. If you're interested you can see it at my site. [url]http://www.denie.nl[/url] go to Ada Hofman Gardens. I have no idea how many acres this covers but it's absolutely beautiful. We were there last summer and plan to return this year. The info I had was in dutch and I'm still learning dutch and translation isn't the best. But my site is in English. Enjoy and have a good 4th. I'll be sitting on an island for the next 2 weeks. No cars, no kids, no noise. Just a quaint little village with one church, a few shops and several pubs. Also, all the biking or walking you can do. The island is Vlieland Island in the North Sea above the Netherlands. If you're interested in the island go to [url]http://www.vlieland.nl[/url] then to "foto's" and click on the thumbprints to see enlargements of the village. Now, I sound like a travel agent. Again, Have a safe and happy 4th of July, See you all when I get back. Denise From W. PA living in the Netherlands

I just put in a preformed pond (550 gallons). I plan on putting plants and fish, should I put something in the water like "start right" or "ammo lock"? I have a bio filter and a small water fall and a small frog fountain so there is plenty of aeration and circulation. Also, a small amount of dirt fell in when we added rocks around it. Do I need to clean it all out or wil it hurt? It does get cloudy and muddy looking if stirred up. If I need to refill it I certainly want to do it before adding plants or fish! Any advice will be greatly appreciated! Thank you and God Bless!