How to Choose Aquatic Plants for Your Garden Pond

Unless your a seriously dedicated koi pond keeper (who wants nothing else but water, oxygen and koi in the pond) you will probably want to have some plants in your garden pond. How do you choose which ones will suit your pond?Well there are 4 basic types: Marginal plants, bog plants, deep water waterlilies […]

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How to Choose a Biofilter for Your Fish Pond

Every fish pond needs a biofilter to purify the water in which the fish live and thrive.The fish in a pond eat and metabolize the proteins in the food and then excrete nitrogen chemicals (ammonia) which if allowed to build up in the water will ultimately poison the fish. It is therefore necessary to install […]

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