I was taught early on as a pond professional not to put sand on the bottom of a pond, and I’ve always just accepted it as best practice in the pond-construction industry. After all, I have heard quite a fewMore…
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Tech Tip | How To Calculate Waterfall Flow
>> This is a sidebar to Demi Fortuna’s main feature, “A Pump and Plumbing Pond Primer” What if you wanted to know the flow of an existing waterfall, perhaps because you want to recreate the same effect? You can measureMore…
Flow, Friction and Total Dynamic Head: A Pump and Plumbing Primer for Ponds
When I was asked to revisit the subject of pump hydraulics, I was honored — and a little intimidated. I immediately wondered how I could make this article in some way more interesting than the mathematics involved. Let’s face itMore…
Pond Construction | Three Generations Team up for Intricate Koi Pond Build
A little over a year ago, I was in Englewood, Florida, a beautiful town right around the corner from Venice Beach and world-famous Siesta Key. It was my second trip in just a few months, as I helped my parentsMore…
New Pond, Aquaponics Build for School During Pandemic
The year 2019 was just amazing from a business viewpoint. The economy was a business owner’s dream. Jobs were coming in faster than we could keep up with, and everything was good. As 2019 ended and a new decade began,More…
Garden State Koi Hosts Second Annual Pond Camp
Imagine 120 pond contractors in the mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania, facing cold, crisp autumn days and even chillier nights, with a goal of building three water features over two days. This was the scene at the 2020 Garden State KoiMore…
New Method to Build Backyard Beach Ponds with Sand, Koi & Crystal Clear Water
A pond building company in Las Vegas, Nevada, Stonewall Creek, announced the launch of a new method they invented to build koi ponds with sand and crystal clear water the best way possible. This method has been changing the wayMore…
Building Concrete Ponds with the Pond Pirate
As a Pond Pirate, I enjoy creating ponds that look larger than life, even when they are small. Considering the subtropical climate we have in South Florida, I can’t help but put a tropical stamp of approval on each ofMore…
Reduce Pond Maintenance with Two – Pump Systems
After being a business owner in the pond industry for more than 10 years, you respect the hard work and relationships you have formed with longtime customers. You also learn that your personal time and weekends are also very important.More…
How Big Should You Build? Listen to Your Customer.
When it comes to ponds, few questions are more common and complicated to answer than “How big should you build?” The potential answers to this daunting question can be endless, depending on what, who, why, where and how. How youMore…