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Garden ponds
Pumps for ponds
1. Do you need a pump for a garden pond?
2. Types of pumps for garden ponds
3. Submersible pumps for garden ponds
4. External pumps for garden ponds
5. Dual-use pumps for garden ponds
6. Garden pond pump maintenance
7. Flow rates/cost calculations for garden pond pumps
Filters to clean pond water
1. Why filters are essential for some ponds
2. Types of pond filter
3. Mechanical filters keep pond pumps working
4. Biological filters keep pond fish healthy
5. Biological filters for goldfish ponds
6. Biological filters for Koi ponds
7. Maintaining pond filters
8. Natural ponds - optional filters
9. Alternative and additional pond filters
10. Pond filter choice & set-up - top tips
Pondwater quality test kits
1. Why test pondwater quality?
2. Types of pondwater quality tests
3. Pros & cons of types of tests for pondwater quality.
4. What pondwater quality parameters can you test for?
5. How to choose a pondwater quality test kit
6. Maintenance of pondwater quality test kits
7. Pondwater testing top tips
Ultraviolet light to control green pond water
1. The problem of Koi and green pondwater
2. Algae-removing ultraviolet units for garden ponds
3. UV & blanket weed in garden ponds
4. UV & green pond water
5. UV units for garden ponds
6. Maintenance of UV units for garden ponds
7. UV unit for garden ponds - choosing/using tips
Air pumps for fish ponds
1. Why aerate a fish pond with an aerator?
2. Running an air pump for a fish pond
3. Which air pump for a fish pond?
4. Fishpond air pump maintenance
5. Fishpond air pumps - buying & using top tips
Venturis for aerating fish ponds
1. What is a pond venturi?
2. Why have a venturi in a fish pond?
3. Venturis - the best aeration device for fish ponds
4. Run venturi all year in your fish pond
6. DIY or off the shelf venturi for your fish pond?
7. Fish pond venturi monitoring and maintenance
8. Fish pond venturi top tips
Water purifiers for Koi ponds
1. Should fishpond keepers treat tap water?
2. Tap water suitable for humans and fish?
3. Conditioners & chlorine in tapwater for fish
4. Purifiers to remove toxins from water for fishponds
5. Which purifier to treat tap water for fishponds?
6. Chloramine problems in tapwater for fish ponds
7. The problem of pure water in fish ponds
8. Maintaining tapwater purifiers for fish ponds
9. Tapwater purifier for fishponds - choose/use tips
Vacuums for cleaning fish ponds
1. Why vacuum your fish pond?
2. Hand-pumped vacs for fish ponds
3. Powered vacs for fish ponds
4. Pond vac maintenance
5. Pond vac - buying/using top tips
Surface skimmers for fish ponds
1. Why deal with floating debris on a garden pond?
2. Surface skimming options for fish ponds.
3. Skimming fish ponds - top tips
Protein skimmers (foam fractionators) for fish ponds
1. Foam and scum problems in Koi ponds
2. What causes foam and scum in fish ponds?
3. How to keep fishpond foam at bay
4. Can protein skimmers control fishpond foam?
5. Why buy a protein skimmer (foam fractionator)?
6. Maintenance of a protein skimmer (foam fractionator)
8. Protein skimmer (foam fractionator) - tips
Heating fish ponds
1. To heat or not to heat an outdoor fish pond?
2. How warm to keep an outdoor fish pond?
3. Keep up the heat in an outdoor fish pond
4. How to heat outdoor fish pond water
5. Costs of heating an outdoor fish pond
6. What heating equipment is available for a fish pond?
7. Maintenance of fish pond heating equipment
8. Outdoor fish pond heaters - top tips for choosing
Installing a pre-formed pond liner
1. Advantage of pre-formed pond liners
2. Types of pre-formed pond liners
3. Plant shelves in pre-formed pond liners
4. Size of pre-formed pond liners
5. A pre-formed pond liner suitable for fish
6. Preparation for installing a pre-formed pond liner
7. Siting a pre-formed pond liner, and marking out
8. Hole digging/preparation for a pre-formed pond liner
9. Positioning a pre-formed pond liner in the ground
10. Backfill a pre-formed pond liner in the ground
11. Positioning a pre-formed liner for a raised pond
12. Add waterfalls/services to pre-formed pond liners
13. Edging a pre-formed pond liner
Puddled clay ponds
1. Puddled clay - a traditional pond lining
2. Pros and cons of puddled clay ponds
3. Is your site suitable for a puddled clay pond?
4. Can you use your soil to make a puddled clay pond?
5. How much clay is in your soil?
6. Buying clay
7. Planning for a clay-lined pond
8. How to create a puddled clay pond
9. Choosing plants for a puddled clay pond
10. Maintaining a puddled clay pond
