Mark Look around a bit and you’ll find a variety of pond vacuums on the market today. Most of these are used by small pond owners and they can do a good job of helping keep a pond cleaner. Since much of our focus on this site is about algae control, the question often comes up, … Read more
A question came in recently that I think is a good one. A pond owner asked, “are fish self regulating in a small pond?”. Meaning will they quit growing at a certain point or stop breeding so as not to overwhelm the pond with fish? The best answer I can give is no…and yes. Watch … Read more
Nearly everyone agrees on certain things. The world is round for instance…I’m thinking we can all agree on that. But bring up the topic of pond aeration and things get a little shaky. It’s not the fact that it’s good for a pond and for fish…no debate there. What folks may disagree on is what’s … Read more
Here’s a short video that covers the basics of quarantine, or separating any new fish you may be bringing into the pond, to keep the spread of disease and problems down. Most of this isn’t hard to do or very complicated but it can be vitally important to maintaining your fish health in your pond. … Read more
For those of you who where not able to attend the Anti-Algae Seminar on Tuesday evening, I’ve included the recording below. The download link for this MP3 audio file is below the player. Simply right click your mouse and select “save as” or “save file as” from the drop down menu and your download should … Read more
Last week’s pond start up tips and checklist generated a few additional questions from readers and more than anything else, people asked about the use of pond salt in a water garden pond. To clear up some misconceptions about the use of salt in ponds I’ll cover the topic in this week’s pond tip video. … Read more