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Do I Need To Fertilize My Plants And If I Do Will It Encourage Algae Growth? – Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

Behind the scenes your Aquatic Plants are working hard to filter nutrients from the water in your pond, provide shelter for its residents, and keep algae blooms to a minimum. While this may seem impressive to some, it is hard for most pond owner to get excited about aquatic plants unless they can do all of this work while looking good. Whoever coined the phrase “Looks aren’t everything” obviously never owned a water garden.

Do I Need To Treat My Pond Before Swimming? – Pond & Lake Q & A

With summer quickly approaching pond guys and gals everywhere are getting ready to take the plunge into their ponds to be beat the heat. Now that your water temps are on the rise it is a great time to whip your pond into shape for the swimming season to make sure you’re not stuck…

Why do people build water gardens? – Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

Maybe you’ve entertained the idea of constructing a water garden in you yard but feel you are not quite up to the task. Perhaps you are one of those people who don’t understand what all of the “hype” is about when it comes to back yard waterfalls and pricey Koi. To those of you who…

How Can I Create a Fish Habitat Without Overtaking My Pond With Weeds? – Pond & Lake Q & A

Your fish require adequate habitat to live, reproduce, and grow but who’s really keen on letting weeds overtake your entire pond to aid the cause. Fortunately there are some tricks to help control the natural habitat in your pond and even a man made alternative that can work just as effectively.

How can I control Naiad in my pond? – Pond & Lake Q & A

When faced with an outbreak of weeds in their pond some pond owners tend to rush into buying aquatic herbicides and algaecides in an attempt to clear up the pond as fast as possible. While we agree with the idea that your weeds need to disappear on the double…,

I Just Bought Some New Fish, How Should I Introduce Them To My Pond? – Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

Your newly purchased fish are typically handed over to you in an oxygenated plastic bag or container to allow adequate time to transport them to their new home. While it may be tempting to just dump them into your water garden upon your return home, you will want to make sure your pond is ready…

Why are my koi chasing each other? – Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

Just like any other pet, Koi provide pond guys and gals everywhere with entertainment and companionship. So now your new found finned friends are chasing each other around and being rather aggressive towards each other. This violent activity may seem disturbing to us but for your Koi it is actually a natural process.

Do I really need to feed my fish? – Pond & Lake Q & A

Come And Get It! Those of us pond guys and gals that own large farm ponds have been feeding our fish for ages. Over the years some of us have pondered, “Do I really have to feed my fish?” and “Fish” Food Versus Fish Food: There are two ways to keep your fish well fed…

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