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Never switch off your pond pump for more than about 60 minutes if you keep fish - the biofilter is starved of oxygen. For this reason two smaller pond pumps are often a better choice than a single larger pond pump.

The main reason for a biofilter in a pond is NOT to filter the solids out of the water. It is to purify the water by removing offending chemicals. These chemicals are actually produced by the fish themselves by virtue of their normal breathing, eating and toilet behaviour. Biofilters need a continuous supply of oxygen sourced from that dissolved in circulating pond water.

At higher temperatures oxygen concentration in water falls. In high summer this can create serious problems if there is a lot of green algae in the pond.

Do not buy fish food with more than 10% ash in it unless you know why. Read the label. If no label BE CAREFUL of quality.

Gold fish food or koi food bought in stick form is normally money wasted and offers no real benefit to the fish. It is the analysis of the food that is important not the physical shape. Gold fish food or koi food in stick form was developed before pellets could float - this is the reason gold fish food or koi food sticks were invented.

• When a person builds a pond it is to achieve the vision of crystal

• Fish ponds and winter ... Koi keepers know that fish will still

• UV light water filters, UV lamp changes & pond algae control.

• The maximum flow through a normal gravity (box type) biofilter is

• Vegetable BioFilters ... Aquatic Plants For Gold Fish and Koi P

• Getting your pond ready for spring and that burst of life .... Y

• Pond pumps and "blocked pipes" ... If your pipe from the pond pump

• Plants in a pond also help to reduce nitrate levels ... the nitrates

• If you want to ensure your pond always stays crystal clear then

• Once upon a time all ponds were concrete. Today unless you wish

• A waterfall adds oxygen to a pond by creating a large surface area

• If you want to save money and reduce dramatically the risk of po

• Pond pumps operate most efficiently with no pipe attached. This

• A tip from Patricia in Ireland. She has a large pond with no fish

• Not got a biological filter? Then all the microbial activity that

• Testing pond water. This is straight forward and is done by using

• Winter and garden ponds. Floating plants like Water Lettuce (Pis

• If you want to save money and reduce dramatically the risk of po

• When a person builds a pond it is to achieve the vision of cryst

• A pond's ability to hold koi should not merely be regarded as a

• Fish food understanding what's important ... ALWAYS, ALWAYS look

• Springtime pondkeeping ... If you are contemplating a major clear

• Lighting in and around ponds creates a brand new dimension and a

• The pond filter as winter approaches ... if you have not looked

• A pond's ability to hold koi should not merely be regarded as a

• Save when you buy koi food or fish food. Check your koi fish fo

• Biofilters and bacteria starters ... Some manufacturers claim th

• Measuring pond volume using science .. this is worth pointing ou

• Winter and garden ponds. Floating plants like Water Lettuce (Pis

• Many gold fish are born black and not gold ... they seem to appe

• Water gardening and winter ... Take a leaf from the Japanese app

• Pump head is measured from the pond surface - not the bottom of

• Fish health ... One of the most important things in keeping your

• Not got a biological filter? Then all the microbial activity tha

• Oygenators, pond plants ... All plants that live happily under w

• Filamentous algae and blanket weed. Attached filamentous algae c

• Measuring pond volume in USA .... Burt Ballou pointed out that i

• Measuring pond volume in USA .... Burt Ballou pointed out that i

• UV light water filters, UV lamp changes & pond algae control.

• Algae influence the water quality of the pond mainly by affectin

• When a person builds a pond it is to achieve the vision of cryst

• Must the UV be placed before the biofilter? In theory it does no

• Pond building materials ... Specially formulated flexible plast

• Fish ponds and winter ... Koi keepers know that fish will still

• Pumps ... most small submersible pumps have impellors designed t

• Pond and garden lighting ... A very unique and effective garden

• Koi and breeding fish in ponds ... Two key factors that stimul

• Water gardening and winter ... Take a leaf from the Japanese app

• Pumps and maintenance ... more and more modern pumps are being s

• When a person builds a pond it is to achieve the vision of cryst

Never switch off your pond pump for more than about 60 minutes

Make sure the delivery pipe from the pond pump is not kinked

Must the UV be placed before the biofilter?

A waterfall adds oxygen to a pond by creating a large surface area

Submersible pond pumps can operate against a closed valve

It is a good idea to pump out about 10% of your pond water

Lighting in and around ponds creates a brand new dimension

Sick and tired of looking at debris on the bottom of your pond?

Do not feed more food than what you fish can eat

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