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Pond Business | How to Take the Sting Out of Cancelled Contracts

By Michael Stone, Markup & Profit
Published on August 21, 2015 in Business Trends, Pond Content, Sales and Marketing 0

If a client cancels a contract with you, how do you handle it? Cancellations happen even to the best of salespeople. Clients have all kinds of reasons to cancel an agreement, and you need to be prepared for that eventuality.More…

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Fractal Plumbing for Pond Circulation Management

By Kent Wallace, Living Water Solutions
Published on July 2, 2015 in Best Practices, Pond Content, Pond Tech, Water Quality 0

Filtration, circulation, depth and dissolved oxygen content are the major factors that set a pond with fish in it apart from other water features. While these are all important, they cannot function properly without the connectivity created by the plumbingMore…

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The view toward the wetland filter waterfalls.

Do You Know What’s In Your Water?

A fresh start for fresh water

By Mike Gannon, Owner, Full Service Aquatics
Published on July 1, 2015 in Pond Content, Pond Tech, Water Quality 2

When we finally turned to the last page of my proposal, I figured the gig was up. It was now time to talk money, and this number would surely get me thrown out of the house. I’ve been dismissed fromMore…

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Swim Ponds Provide Good, Clean Fun

By David Duensing, Aquatic Construction Services
Published on June 30, 2015 in Industry Trends, Pond Content, Pond Tech, Water Quality 2

What are your early memories of having fun in the water? Playing in the creek in your hometown park; fishing in the farm pond at a family reunion; swimming at a lake during a family vacation? For me, I grewMore…

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Clear Up the Water by Starting from Scratch

By Andrew Roberts, Industrial Test Systems
Published on June 30, 2015 in Pond Content, Pond Tech, Water Quality 0

What’s in your water? Is it safe? Do you know? In most instances, a pond owner will fill up his pond with water that is readily accessible and cost-effective. The two typical types of water available are either municipal waterMore…

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Take the Sting out of Customer-Canceled Contracts

By Michael Stone, Markup & Profit
Published on June 30, 2015 in Business Trends, Pond Content 0

If a client cancels a contract with you, how do you handle it? Cancellations happen even to the best of salespeople. Clients have all kinds of reasons to cancel an agreement, and you need to be prepared for that eventuality.More…

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Efficiently Aerate Ponds of All Sizes

By Ken Rust, Louisiana Pond Mgmt.
Published on June 29, 2015 in Pond Content, Pond Tech, Water Quality 1

Larger ponds benefit in several ways from aeration, which is not only about oxygen levels, but mixing and gas exchange. When aerating larger ponds, there are several approaches and different tools to use based on the pond’s use and theMore…

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Are Dead Zones Killing Your Fish?

By Jamie Beyer, Contributing Writer
Published on June 29, 2015 in Fish, Koi, Goldfish, Pond Content, POND LIFE 2

What makes water gardens and fish ponds look beautiful and inviting? That’s easy: clear water and healthy fish and plants, combined with good design, all 
integrated into an attractive landscape! While the question is easy to answer, creating such anMore…

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Planting a Bog Filter

By Anita Nelson, Nelson Water Gardens
Published on June 28, 2015 in Aquatic Plants, POND LIFE, Pond Tech, Uncategorized, Water Quality 19

Planting a Bog Filter? You don’t have to limit yourself to the plants listed below; these are just guidelines. Experiment and have fun! We’ve grown everything from cacti (yes, cactus!) to annuals to vegetables in our bogs! Most plants seemMore…

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Bog Gravel Filtration: Water Cleaned by Mother Nature

By Anita Nelson, Nelson Water Gardens
Published on June 28, 2015 in Aquatic Plants, Pond Content, POND LIFE, Pond Tech, Water Quality 111

I have always been intrigued by the idea of turning waste into a resource, and that is exactly what a bog gravel filter does for you. It turns fish and plant waste into fertilizer (plant food). This plant food isMore…

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