Overflowing pond filters is not an unusual situation and is generally the result of a restriction in the outlet pipe. I got this email recently which shows what can happen. By the way it is always a good idea to place a filter on a slope so that if the worst does happen at least […]
I get some interesting emails and here’s one of them…
Tony, first of all, Thank You for your emails. I enjoy reading them, having dug a pond in October, planted sticks (plants with no foliage!) and can now see the first green , red and pink shoots appearing.
I have question for you. […]
Algfagrog is what we call a pond filter biomedium… bacteria grow on the surface and these bacteria in turn purify the pond water keeping fish healthy in a pond environment. I got this email from one of my newsletter readers and it has a general appeal so I’m publishing it here.Hi AnthonyAs a new subscriber, […]
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 […]
Every fish pond needs a pump which in most cases will be submersed within the pond (called a submersible pump).The pump is used to circulate water through an installed biofilter so that the pond water contaminated by fish waste products can be purified. The pump circulates pond water which contains dissolved oxygen required by the […]
