List of Water Gardening & Pond Articles on this Site
Large Ponds Aerators and Bioaugmentation
I got a request for suggestions on a pond of 1 acre in size. Consideration was being given to using a redundant swimming pool as a biofilter...
the best kept secret in koi fish keeping. Before talking a little about air pumps themselves lets discuss the critical need for oxygen in water ponds in a bit of detail. We survive on this earth because we can breathe oxygen...
Pond algae blooms and why they are deadly serious
Pond algae blooms and why they are deadly serious. When shallow pond water warms up then beware of algae blooms. Before I comment read this letter received from Sharon this week. Sharon lives in USA...
Back to garden fish pond basics part 1
Back to garden fish pond basics part 1. When a person builds a pond it is to achieve the vision of crystal clear water. The vision normally includes a pond full of colourful fish and attractive aquatic plants...
Back to fish pond keeping basics part 2
Back to fish pond keeping basics part 2. 1. Avoiding Problems and Hassles. When you have finished reading this article and if you are still not sure or would like some re-assurance ask someone who can provide the information and will give you sensible advice...
How To Choose Pond Bio Filters For Clean Healthy Pond Water. Look For Alfagrog Biomedia in Filters For Fish Ponds. All fish ponds need a bio filter to allow water in which fish live to remain clean and healthy...
What really happens in a pond biofilter
What really happens in a pond biofilter? I consider this article to be one of the most important I have ever written.. Biofiltration Understand the basics well and you will never go wrong...
The dreaded blanketweed and string algae curse
The dreaded blanketweed and string algae curse. No I unfortunately do not have a simple definite solution for you. I am not going to suggest you add anything to your pond although it is probable that some concoctions do work some of the time...
Major blanketweed or string or filamentous algae problem
"Major blanketweed or string or filamentous algae problem. Robin (you might remember Robin from a previous article called "You
I am always intrigued by the koi market participants and was prompted to write these few words following a request for information from a pond keeper who had a record "crop...
I received a very interesting question from Ray Dellacroce on the Quikonnex system. Here it is. view/pondprofessor: Tony, can I use a bronze statue as a fountain in a koi pond?...
Hints on Building Your Own Waterfall using Liners and Rocks
Hints on Building Your Own Waterfall using Liners and Rocks. It is not easy to build your own waterfall using liner when slopes are involved. It is not my intention in the gazette to go into great details...
Get Your Free Focus Garden Pond Calculators by The Pond Professor. Read about them below and click relevant link to download. remember you need Microsoft Excel for them to work...
Can I help with your pond problems
Can I help with your pond problems? I do understand that many people have difficulty specifying correct equipment and even though I have tried to reduce the burden and unknowns it can still be a bit daunting...
"Well that holiday didn't seem long. I went to the Kruger National Park and discovered a very interesting fact about a "marginal
Feeding Koi and Gold Fish Take Care
Feeding Koi and Gold Fish | Take Care. During mid summer a fish can easily eat 1% of its body mass. This will reduce as water temperature falls. So the amount of food you can feed your fish can feed depends upon water temperature...
A Bit About Fish and What They Do in the Pond
A Bit About Fish and What They Do in the Pond. We watch our fish swimming around the pond all day. From year to year they get a bit bigger, plumper and more friendly. All day long they breathe and have to digest food to get bigger...
This story was submitted by Vin Quesnel from Trinidad close to Venezuela. I am a new-comer to ponds...
Hardness of your pond water and impact upon pH
Hardness of your pond water and impact upon pH. I have heard from two readers very recently who decided to make adjustments to their pond water based upon pH measurements they made...
Solving Your Pond & Water Feature Gardening Problems in South Africa.
Solving Your Water Feature Gardening Problems in South Africa. Order Direct from Factory in Pretoria. Wide range of water features, ponds and waterfalls including above ground ponds (installed in 5 minutes or less...
Save money ... buy the right fish food
How To Choose Best Koi Food and Save Money On Your Fish Food Too. Most koi food sold has an excess of ash and moisture and is too low in protein. learn about selction of good quality and ultimately low cost koi food...
Are koi vegetarians Why do women catch the biggest salmon
Why do women catch the biggest salmon? Another very interesting question came from Carol McKnight. Here it is. Mr. Roocroft, Our koi are eating the roots to our floating plants...
Water gardens links to pond keeping information
Water gardens links to pond keeping information. Important links. water gardens quick tips and tricks this water gardening tips section will be gradually enlarged so that it becomes a very valuable quick reference point on water gardening ideas and tips...
Water quality and osmosis in a koi or gold fish pond
Water quality and osmosis in a koi or gold fish pond. One of the best descriptions of the metabolism of a gold fish explaining the importance of water quality for koi was written by my friend William Kelly...
Unique DIY Book and Manual by Peter J May. I am pleased to provide this space for Peter who has helped myself and my readers so much over the years. I fully endorse this book. I first got it around 1995...
The Pond Professor Making Your Garden Pond a Pleasure
"Making Your Garden Pond a Pleasure. So You Want A Crystal Clear Garden Pond "Here
Do not use gravel on bottom of a pond
Do not use gravel on bottom of a pond. In any pond at any time there are a range of bacteria present. These bacteria are consuming waste products to survive. Some need oxygen to survive...
When does a pondkeeper become a koi keeper
When does a pondkeeper become a koi keeper? I recently wrote about a lady wanting to sell her young koi but alas could not find any buyers. This prompted me to think a bit more about koi keepers and pond keepers...
How to measure pond linerHow To Measure Liner Size To Fit Your Garden Fish Pond. Pond liner measurements must take into account depth twice and the measurement must allow for edging on both sides. Pond Liner. calculate size required...
The Difference Between Ponds and Lakes
The Difference Between Ponds and Lakes. In a natural stream or lake fish concentrations are generally low. Waste products are converted to relatively harmless nitrates by naturally occurring bacteria...
Ozone Use In South African Koi Ponds
Ozone Use In South African Koi Ponds. Ozone in Koi ponds. It's fairly new but it does work. Before I forget, please visit. www.focuskoi.co.za for details on our next lecture! Sat 17 July lunchtime...
Now is the time to think about your pond and make sure it is in perfect condition to take advantage of Spring when it comes. It has been particularly cold in my opinion and while this is good for the natural system it does pose potential problems...
I realised the other day how time is flashing by. I went to give a talk on water gardens to a gardening club in a large village a few miles from London on Wednesday last week. When I arrived at the village hall...
How to calculate the pond volume
How To calculate pond volume for any shape of garden pond. All fish ponds need a bio filter to allow water in which fish live to remain clean and healthy...
Last week we did the annual exhibition of our fibreglass water features at the UK's premier garden trade show called GLEE. The show is massive and held every year at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham...
Dedicated koi ponds for koi fish are different
Dedicated koi ponds for koi fish are different. Koi ponds and koi fish. first of all be clear what you really mean by koi ponds and their designs...
Removing a common pond pump hassle get rid of the sponge
Removing a common pond pump hassle. get rid of the sponge. Most pond pumps have a drawback. and that is the sponge on the suction side that needs cleaning frequently to make sure the pump flow rate is maintained...
Quick Garden Fish Pond Building Tips
"Quick Garden Fish Pond Building Tips. Tip1 Edging a liner pond. Take care that the liner edge is turned up after laying the edging on top of it. In this way "leaks
Pond Skimmers also called Surface Skimmers
I don't think I have ever discussed pond skimmers. A pond skimmer is designed to remove (skim) floating debris by suction and thus remove some of the potential biological debris polluting the water or making it cloudy...
Win a copy of my book The Complete Pond Solver
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Thinking of a Pond Summer Now? By running the biofilter throughout the Winter it does not need to be restarted. Your pond gets off to a great start this way...
Its summertime and garden fish pond water warms up
It's summertime and garden fish pond water warms up. Most pond fish and this certainly applies to goldfish and koi love warm water. You will have noticed that the fish swim a lot more,...
For Clear Algae Free Pond Water. Look for correct wattage and quartz tube. All fish ponds need a bio filter to allow water in which fish live to remain clean and healthy...
Plants For Natural Vegetable Pond Filters
Most of you will have heard me mention my friend in the UK. Peter J May. Peter is the source of much of my information on plant materials in particular and he is a fantastic practical landscaper of many years experience...
Warm Water and Oxygen In Ponds
Warm Water and Oxygen In Ponds. Western Europe has experienced record temperature levels and a number of people have reported gasping fish...
Choosing the right waterfall pump in practice
Choosing the right waterfall pump in practice. I received a very nice and very practical request for help from a lady called Lynn which I think may help a lot of my readers. This is the first letter....
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