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Pond Maintenance
updated: Aug 16, 2012, 10:53 AM
We have a small pond with waterfall in our yard. It's not working correctly.
Does anyone know who to call to fix this?
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COMMENT 308989
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2012-08-16 11:15 AM |
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We use Santa Barbara Ponds Unlimited @ 684-8199. Have used others in the past, but SBPonds (Mike) is the most responsive and reliable.
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COMMENT 309033
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2012-08-16 12:13 PM |
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Avoid Santa Barbara Koi (Mark) - difficult to get a hold of and poor follow through.
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SHAGGY
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2012-08-16 12:16 PM |
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Zaragosa Landscapes does a nice job on Ponds and
waterfalls.
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COMMENT 309084
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2012-08-16 01:35 PM |
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craig gutshall. he's nice, reliable, and totally trustworthy. he has a mobile business called aquarium science, and i know he does ponds, too.
805-705-0226
we highly recommend him, he cares for our large aquarium every week!
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LIZTISH340
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2012-08-16 02:07 PM |
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Great response! Thank you everyone, need to get it fixed before mosquitoes take hold.
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MACPUZL
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2012-08-16 04:40 PM |
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Vector Control used to provide free mosquito fish for backyard ponds. They do the job and seem pretty hardy. There used to be an office out by the airport which would give you a bag of fish based on the volume of your pond, but it looks like they're headquartered in Summerland now.
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
2450 Lillie Avenue
Summerland, CA 93067
E-mail: mvmdistrict@mvmdistrict.org Phone: 805-969-5050
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COMMENT 309287
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2012-08-16 08:51 PM |
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Daniel Wilson of Wilson Landscape Design. He knows waterfalls and environmental design. He won two awards for drought tolerant landscape at our home. I was impressed with his crew. (805) 452-1967
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SEEDLADY
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2012-08-17 07:08 AM |
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Skeeters--for anyone with standing water anywhere in the yard, or with really damp spots as well, use "DUNKS". They are a compressed tablet of Bacillus thuringensis, a bacteria that invades the gut of mosquitos and prevents them from maturing to adults. Just crumble a tablet and toss into the water. Will NOT harm any other water creature. They are listed as an organic control. I get mine at Ace, but they are everywhere. Get a small package, as they do not last from season to season. Get them fresh every year. Most of the small pumps used on mini-ponds need cleaning every once in a while. The coarse mesh of the housing gets leaves and debris on it and makes it work too hard to suck water through. Check yours at least monthly, more often if you have lots of errant leaves etc in your yard. Keep your pool topped up--a low pool or fountain bowl will cause the pump to do the dreaded "Air Suck" and burn out prematurely. You may just need a new pump. How about posting about the repair, and the maintenance tips from the repair person? I'll bet lots of edhatters would benefit from it.
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COMMENT 310265P
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2012-08-19 10:23 PM |
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Santa Barbara Koi. They are up to date on variable speed pumps, incidentally. You can regulate these pumps for various speeds and they just shut off rather than burn out of they get full of debris. The latest thing.
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COMMENT 312932
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2012-08-26 07:41 PM |
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Got a neighbor who is handy?
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