Adding rocks and gravel to a pond can be a contentious issue. Many specialist koi ponds will never add rocks and gravel directly to their ponds. However the vast majority of pond owners are...
Category: Maintenance
A well designed pond with good filtration and sensible fish numbers should not require a manual water change. If you want to keep large numbers a fish in a small area you may need to conduct...
The choice is entirely yours. A pond can be built in full shade, part shade, dappled shade, full sun, morning sun, afternoon sun or anywhere between. Whether sun or shade both have advantages and...
Generally the cause of a bad smelling pond is a lack of oxygen and too much organic material at the bottom of the pond. When organic materials such as leaves sink to the bottom of your pond they...
The temperature of your fish pond is important as it will determine what type of fish you can keep. There are pond fish for any pond. From the hot and humid tropics, to ponds that freeze over in...
Pond fish can easily survive 2 weeks or more without food. Overwinter they go months without eating. If you design and keep a well balanced pond ecosystem you will never have to feed your...