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Planning your new pond.
You’ve decided that you want a garden pond or a koi pond. What are your options? First of all, you must realize that a pond can either be a garden/ goldfish pond (primarily for plants with a few small fish) or a koi pond (primarily for Japanese fancy carp with few plants). This decision ...
Green Algae!!!!
Good Algae consists of the fine brownish green algae (~1/4” in size or less) that you find growing on the pond bottom, edges, rocks, etc… It is a place where beneficial bacteria colonize ...
“THE POND CYCLE”--WHAT IS BIOLOGICAL FILTRATION?
Understanding Biological Filtration is THE most important piece of knowledge in being able to successfully keep fish. Biological Filtration refers to the process whereby organic matter containing nitrogen is broken down and converted into less and less toxic forms of ...
FORMULAS AND CONVERSIONS FOR EASY PLANNING
Here are a few simple formulas and conversions that may help you in planning your water garden and selecting proper equipment. Formulas are approximate figures only. ...
Fish Care
Prepare the Pond Water:
1) Make sure that you have removed chlorine and chloramines. ...
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