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The Science Behind Natural Swimming Pool Filtration

There’s been an explosion of interest in natural swimming ponds over the last couple of years, fueled by concerns about the health risks of chemical disinfectants. Monitoring of chemical-free ponds over the last 50-plus years, particularly in Europe, shows Natural Swimming Ponds typically meet recreational water standards without needing chlorine or other disinfectants when systems […]
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EasyPro to Showcase Pit Viper Wetland Filtration System at Koi Fest 2026

EasyPro Pond Products will be exhibiting at Koi Fest 2026, Aug. 21-22, at Fitz’s Fish Ponds in Milford, New Jersey. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with the EasyPro team and learn about the company’s latest products and filtration solutions, including the recently introduced Pit Viper Wetland Filtration System. Designed to provide high-capacity biological […]
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Sorcery in the Secret Garden: How to Create Magic in the Landscape

Let’s focus on hocus pocus. In recent years, even those who possess no magical powers have become familiar with some aspect of the wizarding world. Muggles everywhere recognize the name Potter. Some are even well acquainted with wizarding schools such as Hogwarts and the curriculum they offer. While courses such as “Spells and Charms” and […]
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Weather the Winter Without Fishcicles

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While mammals have a plethora of techniques for surviving single-digit temperatures, fish, frogs and turtles are stuck with just two: changing their eating habits and moving to a new part of your pond. In this important article, Justin Lorson offers information and tips to help your pond pets survive the winter months. Take close notes and they’ll thank you when the ice thaws!

Pond or Pool: The fierce and divisive swim pond debate

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To swim or not to swim? To say that the question has sparked lively discussion would be a gross understatement; indeed, there may be no more divisive debate in the history of ponding! Here, POND Trade editor Peter Celauro interviews the experts to uncover the truth about swim ponds and natural swimming pools. (Warning: their answers may surprise you!)

It’s Toadally a Frog!

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To many pond owners, frogs and toads are about as different as creeks and cricks. In reality, these two amphibians vary greatly in diet, anatomy and habitat. If you’d like to know a bit more about the noisy, four-legged hoppers in your pond, read Benjamin Timmermans’ comprehensive overview and see these fascinating creatures in a whole new light!

The Water Treatment Plant in your Backyard

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Imagine a pond of immense beauty with beautiful plants, plenty of wildlife — and very little hard work involved! Sounds like a wonderful but unrealistic fantasy, doesn’t it? According to the experts at Ecological Laboratories, Inc., gorgeous and low-maintenance ponds are well within reach for even the busiest people. The secrets, they say, can be found in sophisticated wastewater treatment plants!

How to Build an Elephant

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When Jason Lenox arrived in Galena, Ill. to scope out a potential project site, he didn’t know what to expect. One look at the massive farm property, though, and he knew one thing for sure: this would be no ordinary backyard pond! In part one of a two-part series, the owner of Ponds Inc. outlines the meticulous planning necessary to pull off a large-scale pond installation.

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Tax Implications of Disposing of Business Property

It is no surprise that many pond professionals fail to understand the tax ramifications of disposing of business property. Under our current rules, which are often confusing and complex, there are numerous ways to dispose of business assets: selling them, scrapping them, exchanging them for another business asset, or even giving them away, just to […]
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The Retail Rush

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 […]
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