Have you ever walked out towards your water garden and noticed a bunch of foam around where your waterfall comes into the pond? Sometimes this foam can get a little out of control and began to become unsightly. [...]
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We’ve received some calls lately about the difference between our Nature’s Blue Pond Dye & Black DyeMond Pond Dyes. What’s the best color for the pond? Is one better than the other? When would I use one of them and not the other? On one side, it comes down to color preference, but on another side it depends on the environment of your pond. [...]
Filed under: Pond & Lake, Pond Dye | Tagged: black dyemond pond dye, black pond dye, blue pond dye, nature's blue pond dye, pond dye | 7 Comments »
There nothing worse than getting attacked and annoyed by mosquitoes. It’s hard to sit back and relax by the pond when swatting at mosquitoes! Well, like most topics I write about, I always like to start with the cause of your problem first. [...]
Filed under: Mosquitoes, Pond & Lake | Tagged: controlling mosquitoes, get rid of mosquitoes, mosquito, Mosquitoes | 9 Comments »
You can ask anyone here at The Pond Guy; usually the first question we ask when someone says they have a bad algae problem is, “How many fish do you have?”, followed by, “What size water garden do you have?”. 9 out 10 times, there are way too many fish in the water garden. So why does having that many fish cause algae? Let me explain. [...]
Filed under: Algae Control, Koi & Goldfish, Water Gardens & Features | Tagged: algae, causing of algae, goldfish, koi, string algae, too many koi | 16 Comments »
Water hyacinth, especially in water gardens, are a useful tool when trying to create a balanced ecosystem. Water hyacinth are simple to use and perform many functions in a water garden such as: great for filtration, compete with algae for nutrients and provides shade and shelter. [...]
Filed under: Aquatic Plants, Water Gardens & Features | Tagged: aquatic plants, pond plants, water garden plants, water hyacinth | 23 Comments »
I think we’ve all experienced this at one time or another. We’re outside, enjoying the spring breeze and decide to go wandering around the pond to maybe spot some frogs or to feed the fish. All of sudden you go to breathe in the fresh air and you quickly realize that it’s [...]
Filed under: Aeration, Pond & Lake | Tagged: Aeration, aeration system, awful smell, odor, odor around pond, pond aeration | 12 Comments »
It’s that time of year again when the fish are playing, flowers blooming and your backyard is once again becoming your peaceful retreat, except for that green water in your water garden. Like most of us water garden owners the highlight of our yard is our water feature but what fun are fish if you can’t see and enjoythem? Here are some considerations that may help you take back your water garden. [...]
Filed under: Algae Control, Pea-Green Algae, Water Gardens & Features, Water Quality Issues | Tagged: algae, green water, green water algae, planktonic algae | 7 Comments »
I remember when I first began treating ponds the importance of being able to identify what I was treating was vital. For example, after talking with Ted we discovered that what he had in his pond wasn’t a pondweed at all , it was actually a form of algae called [...]
Filed under: Chara (Algae), Pond & Lake, Pondweeds | Tagged: algae, chara, pondweeds | 3 Comments »
I remember when I first got into water gardening not only did I not know what the heck a water garden was, but pretty much every koi or goldfish I saw in a water garden was a goldfish to me. So how do you tell the difference? Is it by size? shape? Hopefully the following will be able to help you become a basic koi and goldfish identifier! [...]
Filed under: Koi & Goldfish, Water Gardens & Features | Tagged: bekko, common, goldfish, kohaku, Koi & Goldfish, ogon, sanke, sarassa, showa, shubunkin | 8 Comments »
When I ask my service customers what their top three goals are for their pond, clear water is almost always at the top of the list. Clear water is aesthetically pleasing and is a sign that your pond is healthy and balanced. Across the board, your first step towards clean and clear water is to [...]
Filed under: Aeration, Pond & Lake, Pond Clear, Water Quality | Tagged: Aeration, airmax aeration, black water, brown water, chocolate milk water, dark water, green water, milky gray water, pea soup colored, tea colored water | 5 Comments »
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