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What Can I Do To Maintain My Pond This Season? | Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

Posted on February 3, 2012 by thepondguy

Your first season with your new pond can be an exciting and relatively hassle free endeavor, as long as you take the right precautions to maintain it properly. Lucky for you, you’ve come to the right place to learn exactly what you’ll need in order to successfully maintain your pond for the season.

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We’ve had a mild winter so far, does this affect the dormancy of my fish? | Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

Posted on January 26, 2012 by thepondguy

We may be having a mild winter, but a mild winter for humans doesn’t really mean the same for your fish. During the winter months, fish living in outdoor ponds will go “dormant,” slowing down all their systems and responses in order to conserve energy during cold temperatures.

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New Year, New Look For The Pond Guy®

Posted on January 20, 2012 by thepondguy

The Pond Guy® has been working diligently to improve the way we deliver products and information to you, our valued customers. Whether you’re shopping online or browsing through our 2012 catalog you’ll notice handy new call-outs, learning zones and color coded sections that guide you to important tips & information.

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Have A Question? The Pond Guy® Is Here To Help!

Posted on January 13, 2012 by thepondguy

Thanks to you, our loyal customers, our pond Q & A Blog continues to be a great success. Designed to be a valuable learning tool, our number one goal is and always has been to provide relevant information to help you better understand and enjoy your pond.

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Didn’t Get What You Wanted This Christmas?

Posted on December 30, 2011 by tonymolaroni

Didn’t Get What You Wanted This Christmas? Whether Santa left you hanging this year or you’re eager to put your newly acquired gift cards to good use, it’s not too late to give your pond some holiday cheer. As a thank you for another amazing year, we’ve extended our $30 off $150 promotion through January [...]

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Happy Holidays From The Pond Guy®

Posted on December 23, 2011 by tonymolaroni

Happy Holidays From The Pond Guy® Happy Holidays fellow pond owners! We are finally settling into our new building and eagerly preparing our catalog for the coming spring. A special thanks to you, our customers, for being patient during our transition. Our larger warehouse will allow us to have more product on hand and our [...]

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Will snails survive the winter in my pond? | Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

Posted on December 16, 2011 by thepondguy

While your fish and some of your aquatic plants remain safe and sound during their winter dormancy you may wonder if your snails will be as successful. Your pond snails are amazingly resilient in cold weather and will do just fine given their habitat is suitable.

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Can sidewalk salt be used to melt the ice off my pond? | Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

Posted on December 8, 2011 by thepondguy

Sidewalk salt is made for one simple purpose: to melt ice on your sidewalk. And while it theoretically could be used to melt pond ice, it’s most definitely not the right product for the job. While some sidewalk salt products are made up of pure rock salt, others contain additives like chloride – and neither substance is particularly fish- or plant-friendly. Because of the harm they can do to your aquatic environment, we strongly discourage the use of sidewalk melt products on your pond.

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My koi are moving really slowly, but scatter when I get close to the pond. Is that normal? | Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

Posted on November 30, 2011 by thepondguy

When the water gets cold, koi fish get lazy. Okay. Maybe not lazy – but they slow down considerably as their bodies conserve energy to withstand colder temperatures. But despite their natural tendency to slow down in the off season, their survival instincts remain intact. Thus, when they sense motion from the outside world, they get nervous.

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If I chose to bring my fish indoors for the winter what should I do? | Decorative Ponds & Water Gardens Q & A

Posted on November 23, 2011 by thepondguy

While we don’t really like to think about it, there are places in the U.S. that get cold enough to freeze decorative water gardens solid. As your fish do not appreciate being turned into popsicles you will probably want to bring them indoors for the winter. Since the majority of you don’t have a beautiful indoor pond just waiting to house our fish in the colder months how do you go about creating a safe environment for your fish to bunker down in?

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