How to Repot Pond Plants
Spring is the ideal time to for the water garden pond keeper to repot pond plants into slightly larger pots or baskets, renewing the pond soil and giving the roots space to grow. The water at the edge of your pond will be warming up with the increased sun levels as the days get longer and your pond plants will...
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Rising Spring Pond Water Temperature, What To Know
Spring is around the corner, the sun will get stronger and the spring pond water temperature will rise. What happens to your fish? Feeding becomes more evident as the spring pond water temperature increases. Carp and similar species have no stomach just a long intestine, when the water goes over 55 Degrees Fahrenheit, they begin to absorb more, eat more...
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How To Protect Your Pond Fish in Hot Weather
Keeping Fish Safe and Healthy in Warmer Months Depending on where you are located, at some point in the calendar year you will experience high temperatures, sometimes for a few days or a few months or even all year. Here at PondH2o we have developed helpful tips to help you protect your pond fish in hot weather combat hot weather...
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What Causes String Algae?
String Algae, Carpet Algae, Blanketweed, Pond Scum the many different manners of the dreaded green bloom. Filamentous Algae is its true name as defined by Clemson EDU, Cladophora Glomerata (String Algae) is a common one. These algae form as thread-like structures that can be floating or attached to submerged items such as the pond walls or aquatic plants. What causes...
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Here Are Some Facts and Benefits for Using EPDM Pond liner
Here Are Some Facts and Benefits for Using EPDM Pond liner. At Pond H2o, we have a bevy of pond liners you can purchase to keep your water garden pristine and healthy. Today, however, we will be specifically assessing the effectiveness of EPDM pond liner, an option that offers both high quality and flexibility. It provides versatility [caption id="attachment_22066" align="aligncenter" width="720"]...
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5 Reasons to Aerate Your Water Garden Pond
One of the more foundational elements of maintaining a clean pond is consistent aeration. Here are PondH2o's 5 Reasons to Aerate Your Water Garden Pond. Some products out there work from the bottom up, while others utilize the inverse strategy. Either way, the overall goal to aerate your water garden pond is to increase the dissolved oxygen levels which equates to...
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The Benefits and Drawbacks of Buying Plants for Your Pond
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Buying Plants for Your Pond Sometimes, water garden pond owners may choose an option for their pond that involves having an ecosystem bereft of plants. As a general rule of thumb, we recommend you refrain from doing this. For starters, there are many biological, utilitarian and aesthetic reasons to add plants to your pond, aside...
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Top Tips for Taking Care of a Koi Fish Pond
Our latest article on the top tips for taking care of a koi fish pond. A koi fish, is a fish that can live up to more than three decades, nishikigoi, commonly known as koi, colorful carp fish that are kept as ornamental decorative pets in a backyard pond. Indeed, their average lifespans—upwards of 25 years—are protracted in captivity, which...
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7 Tricks to Keep Your Pond Fresh and Clean
Whether you are a homeowner or environmental caretaker, keeping your pond clean with ease becomes a paramount issue for your koi fish pond or water garden. Follow our simple 7 tricks to keep you pond fresh and clean. To that end, most vigilant water garden pond owners will know that clean water will factor into a salubrious pond. On the...
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How To Build a Pond That Will Stun Your Friends
Nothing says showstopper like a pond. In design shows and home listings, water features are always spotlighted as a major attraction for any home. When you have guests over for dinner and family visiting for the holidays, they're sure to notice your lovely new addition. And the feeling of pride only gets deeper when you share with them that you...
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