Trout in a Garden Pond

On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 1:36 AM, Jarad gregston  wrote:
Hi there, my name is Jarad and I’ve been entertaining the idea of building a pond on my land. I live in the north west central part of ohio in the country and have some land that I could fit a decent size pond on. […]

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Pond Filters Overflows Can Be Disastrous

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 […]

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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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How to Select the Right Pump for Your Fish Pond

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 […]

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