I would like to take this time to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I hope you come back and visit my site again in 2012, as I plan on adding more information for you about backyard ponds. Take care and see you in 2012. All the best to you. Bob
Jul
08
Plenty Of Backyard Pond Plants
It’s the time of year that you should start having plenty of floating pond plants. The benefits of plenty of plants is as follows:
- They help keep oxygen in your water. Warmer water makes it harder for your pond to hold oxygen. Plants help shade the water and keep it cooler.
- Pond plants also aid in the natural filtration of your water and keep oxygen at healthy levels.
- They look nice. Having plenty of pond plants helps keeping your pond looking good.
- Your fish will like it. The plants will help give your fish some protective coverage and a place to hide from large birds such as Herons.
You should try and have at least 50-75 percent coverage of your pond for optimal results. Some pond plants to consider are Water Hyacinths and Water Lettuce. They float nicely and reproduce very fast. Talk to you later, Bob
May
26
Backyard Pond Water
I just want to take a quick moment and talk about your backyard pond water. I think anyone who has a pond knows that as it warms up your pond water turns green. This is perfectly normal, however, no one wants to have green pond water. It just doesn’t look very good and you can’t see anything in your pond.
This is a picture of a Pondmaster-UV 20 Ultraviolet Sterilizer/Clarifier.
Algae is the problem that causes your water to turn green. The way to combat the problem is with a UV Sterilizer/Clarifier. By simply placing one in-line between your pond filter and water pump you will clear your pond water up in a matter of a few days to a couple weeks depending on how bad it is.
How it works is as the water passes through the clarifier, the UV light inside of it hits the algae with the UV which kills it, thus clearing up your pond water. It won’t be long that you’ll be able to see the bottom of your pond again. Talk to you later, Bob