By Erin Porter, Hardscape Materials Inc. In the early days of COVID-19 and before life changed dramatically, I was treated to a trip to North Carolina for a seminar on water quality and fish health, which included a visit to a koi farm and dedicated retail pond store. It was a great trip and very […]
Homemade inground pool uses natural filtering, not chlorine. from r/DesignPorn
Atlantic’s Water Treatments are the perfect aid to make ponds and water features easier and less costly to maintain. Our dry and liquid biological conditioners, BioMax and BioMax+, contain beneficial bacteria to improve and balance a pond’s ecosystem. ReClaim Sludge Removing tablets remove the buildup of dead algae, decomposing leaves and fish waste on the […]
While grazing on Reddit, I found a great user video of koi being attracted to the beautiful waterfall. Take a look: After a long day of swimming, my koi like to take a nice shower. from r/ponds
Most owners want ponds to be as big as possible, but budget constraints don’t always allow for it. However, as pond owners become bigger fans, many want to expand on their original pond design. So how do you go about expanding your current pond? Well, our recent winner of the Contractor’s Corner quarterly award, Lloyd […]
While all of us love critters and wildlife, in general, we have to keep pond predators like herons away from our beloved koi and goldfish. This video from Foisy Aquatics provides 10 methods to keep herons away from your pond, and this issue can be a great reason to connect with customers and discuss […]
By Michael Guista, Fountain Mountain Aeration is essential for fish and general pond health. If fish don’t get enough oxygen, they will die. But even if you don’t have fish, without aeration, ponds create stratified layers, and the bottom layer is depleted of oxygen.Ponds can also become shallower over time from a buildup of muck from […]
As August begins, it’s time to start thinking about a lot of things — scheduling the final builds of the pond season, making that last push to exceed your bottom-line goals and — perhaps most importantly — gathering photos of your best builds of 2019 for submission to this year’s Water Artisans of the Year […]
In this video, Marc, The Pond Advisor from Any Pond Ltd. shows us some of the best flowering plants for waterfall features. A couple of years ago Marc showed us some ideas around a Japanese Variegata Water Iris and now we have some ideas for waterfalls. In this video, Mark shows us how he adds […]
Our quarterly award for the sponsored Contractor’s Corner section goes to John Bruder, Fairview Water Gardens, and his contribution to Six Mile, South Carolina. The Contractor’s Corner award winner receives $250 worth of Pondliner products. Every community needs an oasis and below are some of the details of the pond build: We had a location […]