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Get Your Pond Fish Ready for Spring

March 4, 2010 – 2:12 pm

Now that winter will soon be over, it is a good time to start thinking about getting your pond fish ready for spring. Whether you have closed up your pondor have kept a pond de-icer in the water during the winter, you will want to inspect your pond equipment, including the pond liner, pump, filter, tubing and fittings, before you reopen your [...]

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Closing Up Your Pond for the Winter

September 28, 2009 – 1:18 pm

If you live in a colder climate where it snows and the ground freezes, then winterizing your pond is essential.Â It is important to winterize your pond correctly to protect your fish and to salvage as much plant life as possible.Â By taking the following measures in the fall, your pond will be prepared for [...]

How to Take Care of Your Pond in the Fall

September 2, 2009 – 12:00 am

Your pond and pond fish will need special care in the fall to help them both stay healthy and thrive, especially if you live in a colder climate. By taking care of your pond and pond fish in the fall, you can extend the life of your pond and make spring clean up much easier. [...]

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Mosquito Control and Prevention for Ponds

July 6, 2009 – 12:00 am

Mosquitoes are an annoying insect that are capable of transmitting the West Nile Virus and easily breed in pools of water. A pond can quickly become a breeding ground for mosquitoes to flourish if precautionary measures are not taken. In order to avoid having a breeding ground for mosquitoes, it is important for pond owners [...]

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Simple Calculation of your Backyard Pond’s Volume

May 26, 2009 – 12:00 am

Purchasing the proper size filter for your pond requires knowledge of your pond’s volume.

Calculating your pond’s water volume can be a daunting task to many pond owners. By using a simple calculation and conversion, most ponds’ volume can be easily estimated. Every cubic foot of space in a pond is occupied by 7.5 gallons of [...]

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The ‘Greener’ Side of Ponds – Seven Environmental Benefits of Owning a Pond

March 25, 2009 – 12:00 am

Most homeowners create a pond to add beauty to their yards or to increase their home’s living space by adding an outdoor living room around the water garden. Ponds create a solace from the world and a haven for prized Koi and other wildlife. However, few realize the countless environmental benefits to maintaining a pond [...]

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Barley Straw Pellets by Ecological Labs

February 19, 2009 – 12:00 am

Attention all pond keepers – A Major Scientific Breakthrough!
Faster & Better / Less Mess & Cost / Easier to Apply than Bales, pillows OR pads

Microbe-Lift Barley Straw Pellets+ is an environmentally responsible and cost-effective pond conditioner. It is a natural and organic way to a healthy pond environment. Barley straw and selected natural peats [...]

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More on Pond Winterization – the November Checklist

October 30, 2008 – 12:00 am

The Pond Owner November Checklist

Skim your pond weekly to remove leaves and plant matter
Switch to a spring/fall formulated fish food
Dose pond water regularly with Laguna Bio Booster while the leaves are falling*
Remove, clean and store pond equipment
Disconnect waterfall
Install a Pond Heater, De-icer or Aeration Kit
Prepare your pond plants for the winter
Prepare your pond fish [...]

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Pond Worries for Late Fall and Winter – Use Pond Netting?

October 28, 2008 – 12:00 am

There is nothing quite like a beautiful fall day when the world is engulfed in the earthy colors of changing, falling leaves. It invigorates your soul and offers a chance to contemplate the grandeur of our great nation and our world.
But those same leaves can cause havoc to your pond if you leave the “falling” [...]

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Special Autumn Pond Care – September & October

September 4, 2008 – 12:00 am

I love Labor day, but when Labor day arrives, I realize that the “closing of my pond” is just around the corner.
Or more accurately .. just around the Indian Summer. (We normally get an Indian summer here in Michigan)
Labor Day has come and gone.
Special autumn pond care is necessary when the plants and fish begin [...]

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