Testing your water quality on a regular basis is the only way to know how healthy your pond water is. Just because your water is clear, doesn’t mean it is safe for your fish. The most important parameters to test for are ammonia, nitrite, alkalinity and pH,
Testing your water quality on a regular basis is the only way to know how healthy your pond water is. Just because your water is clear, doesn’t mean it is safe for your fish. The most important parameters to test for are ammonia, nitrite, alkalinity and pH,
Performing regular, parial water changes is a great way to maintain optimal water quality. Changing 10%-15% of the pond water every week or 2, helps to flush out nitrates, tannins and other waste products while replenishing essential minerals.
Koi make wonderful pets for larger ponds. Because they can often grow up to 24” / 60 cm long (or even larger), they are not well suited to small ponds. Ideally, your pond should be a minimum of 48” / 122 cm deep to adequately house koi.
Pond Flocculants help to clear cloudy water by clumping small particles together so they can be trapped by your filter.
Frog and toad tadpoles are wonderful additions to ponds. Not only is it fun to watch them develop from tadpole to frog or toad, but they also consume copious amounts of algae