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The basics of beneficial bacteria for ponds

A pond is a living body of water and needs micro-organisms and bacteria to thrive. Without bacteria certain pollutants will build up in the water. This can lead to problems with water quality,...

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Fish safe pond skimmer

Preventing fish from entering your pond skimmer can be a loosing battle.  Many species of fish originate from river environments. So they are quite happy when the find the current ripping...

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Pond filter options with 5 examples.

The most important aspect of any pond is how you're going to filter the water. In this article I’ll explore 5 options, some you can buy straight of the shelf and others are a diy...

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Is green pond water bad for fish?

No. It's quite natural for a pond to turn green. It’s natures way of dealing with excess nutrients. Fish produce ammonia when they breathe, their waste (poo) and leaves also produce...

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Pond filters- how do they work?

There are 4 methods of filtering pond water. Biological, mechanical, plants and chemical. Now i know it sounds technical, but its not! Once you understand these basics of pond filters,...

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How deep should a fish pond be?

A fish pond that will house goldfish or smaller fish doesn’t need to be as deep as a koi pond. Goldfish and smaller fish are much easier to care for than koi and their needs are easily met.

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Need help building or maintaining a pond?

Check out my youtube channel. There I share how I designed my ponds, how I built them and how I maintain them.

If you would like a handy downloadable pdf that has the formulas I use when designing a pond you can find a link to that by clicking the button below.

Or you could give me your pond dimensions and I could draw a little diagram for you (I’m a terrible drawer, so be warned). On the drawing or in an accompanying email I’ll talk about the bog filter size, the pump flow rates, skimmers or intake bays (to help reduce maintenance), any circulation jets, waterfalls ect. Then you would build it yourself.

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