THERE’S A LEAK!
When your pond has a leak, the first thing to do is walk around the perimeter, barefooted. If you find no wet spots, [...]
USING ALGAWAY 5.4
First, let’s get rid of some MYTHS: It is not an oxygen robber- This comes from using AlgAway 5.4 for the first time [...]
WHY DO I NEED TO DO (PARTIAL) WATER CHANGES?
Your pond is a magnet. It pulls in all the dust and dirt from the air. Have you ever watched sunlight coming through [...]
HOW TO FEED YOUR FISH – By Carolyn Weise
If you try to get every single mouth filled, the answer is simply “wrong”. The larger and older a koi grows, the less [...]
WHEN TO START FEEDING by Carolyn Weise
Koi can be compared to Pavlov’s dogs. They quickly learn that by coming to the side of the pond with open mouths, they [...]
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 [...]
OVER-FILTERING YOUR POND? by Carolyn Weise
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 [...]
TAKING WINTER VACATIONS
Leaving your pond and koi in the summer generally means you will have someone else watch the pond while you are gone. Even [...]
WINTER FREEZE AND THAWS
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 PRODUCTS
Barley straw products offer Natural Chemical Maturation in a pond. When a pond’s ecosystem is mature and balanced, the water is generally clear [...]