Alfagrog and Biofilters for Fish and Duck Ponds

Published by waterinthehome
Mar 04
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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, […]

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A Water Garden Can Be A Wild Place

Published by waterinthehome
Feb 15
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Take a read of this email I received this morning from a visitor to my water gardening website … a spine-chilling tale of a frog and a fish.
“I went into the garden today and a frog had attached itself to the face of a Koi with it’s ‘hands’ (pushed up to the elbows) embedded into […]

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Kill Pond Algae: How To Select an UVC for Your Fish Pond

Published by waterinthehome
Dec 22
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The reason garden ponds go green and/or murky is because microscopic algae is suspended in the pond water. These algae come to the water surface to absorb light necessary for photosynthesis. The fish in the pond don’t mind the murkiness but the pond owner does.There are in general two ways to get rid of […]

Filed under: algae, clear ponds, koi, uv, viresco