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Sick fish in Winter

There are several common illnesses that can kill fish during the winter- Temperatures – when the water is below 35˚F for a period [...]

I’ve often heard, and have said myself, that you can’t have too much filtration. I believed that. However, the size of your filter [...]

Leaving your pond and koi in the summer generally means you will have someone else watch the pond while you are gone. Even [...]

Winter is never just “OMG, it’s freezing out!!” Winter always has its warm days, too. Those days, you will see fish coming to [...]

Barley straw products offer Natural Chemical Maturation in a pond. When a pond’s ecosystem is mature and balanced, the water is generally clear [...]

From now on, this is a difficult time to treat your pond. The “big guns” (such as Microbe-Lift/BSDT) cannot be used in the [...]

We don’t have to worry because MICROBE-LIFT has it all covered for pond people! As the season begins to change, nights get longer, [...]

September is the ideal time to begin preparing for the safety of your fish to over-winter. Here are some of the stress factors [...]

Feeding: especially in small or shallow ponds, be sure to watch the temperature of the water. At 80°F, revert to the spring Wheat [...]

ALGAE: THE GOOD, BAD AND UGLY by Carolyn Weise, Ecological Labs, Inc. There are at least 40 different types/species in your pond at [...]