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1. If you are sick and tired of looking at debris on the bottom of your pond then consider buying an electrically operated vacuum cleaner. Just make sure that it is safe for pond use. OASE make the one that is best known.
2. For people who do not like to get their hand too mucky when cleaning out a pond there are specially made long length gloves extending right to the shoulder. If the water is a little too cold then the fishermen amongst you could easily use those waders to enter the water if cleaning has to be done.
3. If you pond is losing water then do a quick check by shutting down the pump. If the level stops falling then the leak is outside the pond itself. If the level continues to fall then obviously the leak is inside the pond itself.

4. 1. Many people use salt in their ponds. I do not recommend it but the reason is to help prevent bacterial diseases. It is important not to overdose and if the intent is to remove infection from individual fish then rather place the fish in another small temporary pond loaded with salt for a few minutes. Use about 2 lbs per 20 US gallons of pond water as a general treatment. As a short term soaking to treat individual fish use about 3 times as much salt as above.

   2. Adding pond start bacterial mixtures can do no harm especially at this time of year. I am not too sure they do any good although some people swear by them.

   3. Any pond pump with a guarantee of less than 2 years is probably not suited to most pond environments. Short term guarantees indicate lack of product confidence in difficult environments such as ponds. For safety sake use pumps with the longest possible cable and avoid joining wires if you can. It is always best to wire a pump directly into the earth leakage system of the house rather than depend upon a plug and socket. If you do join wires outdoors use waterproof cable connectors.

   4. Many gold fish are born black and not gold ... they seem to appear from nowhere when they are about 1 inch long. In fact they have been hiding from the larger fish who would have eaten them along with many others that did not survive hatching from the ova. Because they are
      black they can be difficult for us to see. Gradually they start turning gold until they do become little goldfish - what a delight they are too. All your own work at that.

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

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

• The best biofilter medium by far for conventional box-type biofi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Normal centrifugal pumps can operate against a closed valve with

• Pond pumps preparation for winter .... Remove any submersible pu

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

• A biofilter is absolutely essential if you want to keep fish in

• Looking for a pond? If you want a stable pool environment then c

• UV light for green murky water control ... The most effective me

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

• Make access to your biofilter easy. If there is a risk of it ove

• Too much algae in pond .... Beware algae blooms in ponds. Let's

• Make access to your biofilter easy. If there is a risk of it ove

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

• Oxygen in ponds ... Aeration of ponds ... Aeration of pond water

• Winter and garden ponds. Tender marginals need to be removed who

• A biofilter is absolutely essential if you want to keep fish in

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

• Use garden pond bottom waste on the compost heap. This organic m

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

• To determine an approximate average depth of your gold fish or k

• Winter water gardening ... Clear the surface. Light to the water

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

• Pond pump don't stop for more than about 60 minutes because,if y

• Ponds in winter ... Something very strange happens to water at 4

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

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

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

• A pond is not just a hole in the ground you casually dig one day

• Pond fish food sticks ... Today fish food sticks are available i

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

• Pond pump don't stop for more than about 60 minutes because,if y

• Brushes in biofilters. Ask yourself why do you use brushes? Do y

• Spring marginal plant favourites ... The Marsh Marigolds (Caltha

• Pond fish food sticks ... Today fish food sticks are available i

• Biofilters need lots and lots of oxygen ... This might sound str

• To correct pH problems in a pond use dilute solutions of vinegar

• Do not buy fish food with more than 10% ash in it unless you kno

• Too much algae in pond .... Beware algae blooms in ponds. Let's

• Oxygen in ponds ... On occasions fish in ponds with no fountains

• Autumn pond preparation for winter ... Remove fallen leaves. Net

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

• Winter and garden ponds. Tender marginals need to be removed who

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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