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1.-

A blue heron has been landing at my ornamental pond. Will he hurt my fish?
2.-

Are all fish equally susceptible to brown blood disease (nitrite toxicity) problems?
3.-

Are both male and female adult mosquitoes associated with animal diseases?
4.-

Are carbon dioxide problems more likely to occur in shallow or deep fish ponds?
5.-

Are physical, chemical or biological processes more important in regulating dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations in water?
6.-

Are planktonic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) desirable in aquaculture ponds?
7.-

Are storm water catch basins or storm water retention wetlands/ponds significant breeding areas for mosquitoes that transit diseases?
8.-

Are the swarms of small flying insects I see around ponds on golf courses all mosquitoes?
9.-

Are there any commercial uses for duckweed?
10.-

Are there chemical treatments for carbon dioxide removal from intensively managed fish ponds?
11.-

Are there fish that I can place in a pond to control mosquito larvae?
12.-

Are there other insects that breed in water and mistaken for mosquitoes?
13.-

Can I get just one pump to support both the waterfall and water fountain in my ornamental pond?
14.-

Can I put a timer on the pump in my ornamental pond and just have the pump on during the day and off at night?
15.-

Can I spray a small amount of detergent on stagnant water surfaces to kill mosquito larvae?
16.-

Can I treat water within flooded depressions in my backyard for mosquitoes?
17.-

Can I use chemicals to treat water with blue-green algae in it?

18.-

Can lime products be used as chemical treatment to alleviate high carbon dioxide levels in intensively managed fish ponds and are there potential hazards associated with such treatment?
19.-

Can liming a fish pond to increase pH and total alkalinity create greater potential for ammonia toxicity?
20.-

Can over-feeding the fish in my ornamental pond result in problems?
21.-

Can salt additions to farm fish ponds to reduce incidence of brown blood disease (nitrite toxicity) have other health benefits?
22.-

Can the sudden addition of fish to a water body lead to ammonia toxicity?
23.-

Do all types of mosquitoes bite and feed on the blood of humans?
24.-

Do I leave the pump and filter on in my ornamental pond during the winter months?

25.-

Do I need a filter for my backyard ornamental pond?
26.-

Do I need to have the circulation pumps running all the time in my ornamental pond?
27.-

Do I need to leave the waterfall in my ornamental pond on all the time?
28.-

Do I need to use a net over my ornamental backyard pond?

29.-

Do I need to use special soil or pots for the plants in my ornamental pond?
30.-

Do pet fish owners need to be concerned about their water utility changing from chlorine to chloramines for drinking water disinfection?
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