Category: Problems/Solutions

One of the biggest mistakes people make when building a pond filter…is building something they can’t easily clean. At first, everything seems fine. The water looks clear.The fish are...

If you’re about to build a pond — or you already have one and it’s not quite going how you hoped — there are a handful of common mistakes that cause most of the problems I see.  The...

The Problem Most backyard ponds don’t fail because people don’t care. They fail because the filtration was never properly thought about from the start.  So if your pond...

Have you ever noticed that the dirtiest-looking ponds often seem to have the most life in them? Tadpoles everywhere.Insects buzzing around.Birds visiting.Fish cruising through the...

Fish deaths in backyard ponds can happen for a wide range of reasons.An occasional single death is often just part of life — old age, minor stress, or predation. But sudden deaths or...

One question I get asked again and again — especially from people building ponds in northern Australia — is: “How do I stop cane toads from breeding in my pond? Should I be killing them? How...