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The Benefits of a Water Garden or Pond
Why do people like to have a water garden or a pond in their backyard? The answer is quite simple. Water gardens and ponds provide a nice tranquil [...]

If you have a backyard koi pond, you may know that excessive growth of algae is very unhealthy for your pond. Algae in moderation is good for a pond, but when it becomes over abundant, it can cause severe water quality problems. Algae consumes oxygen at night to continue its life cycle, so when there [...]

Want To Build A Koi Pond?-12 Tips You Need To Know
By Dirk Bristol
You have always dreamed of having an”oasis” in your back yard. A beautiful koi pond can be that “oasis”, and the envy of the neighborhood. Building a koi pond seems like a large undertaking, which can be intimidating. Here are 12 Tips you [...]

Koi fish keeping is a lot of fun and is a tremendously rewarding hobby. As with all things Koi, bigger the size of the pond the better would the environment for Koi. This means you also needs a higher capacity filteration system.

Koi Keeping Basics - What You Need To Learn Before You Begin With Koi
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Before You Make Any Serious Mistakes With Your Fish Koi PondBy Jessica Arons

When you’re new to Koi, it’s easy to get over-enthusiastic about getting started with building the fish Koi pond. That is, until you find out how much money it’s going to cost you.
Yes, Koi keeping is a hobby that could raise cause for [...]

Aquatic plants can benefit your pond greatly. First of all, the roots of the water lilies and marginal plants act as a natural filtration system for your pond. In this post I will try to answer the following questions:
In this post I will try to answer the following questions:

1. How aquatic plants benefit your pond and fish by providing a self regulating ecosystem?
2. What are the types of aquatic plants you can use?
3. How to select your plants?
4. How to plant your aquatic plants?
5. Maintaining and overwintering your aquatic plants?