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How Big is My Pond?

How Big is My Pond?

Guesses and wrong calculations are often more than 100 gallons off! A hundred gallons can mean the difference between a healthy dose or an overdose of medication and, in turn, the difference between life and death of pond inhabitants.
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Overwintering Your Pond

Overwintering Your Pond

Throughout the summer, debris in various forms builds up in your pond. The sources of this debris could be falling leaves, decaying plants, fish waste, and algae. This organic matter greatly reduces water quality and increases stress to both your pond fish and pond plants during the long winter months.
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Spring Pond Start-Up

Spring Pond Start-Up

When Spring starts to bring in the warmer weather, this is time to get outside and begin enjoying the water gardening season. Your pond has been dormant all winter and needs a little care to make it beautiful. Follow these ten simple steps to prepare your pond for success.
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How to Chose the Right Pond Pump

How to Chose the Right Pond Pump

There are many factors to consider when choosing a pond pump. The size of the pond or water feature, whether there are fish present, desired effect, and budget are just a few.
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Basic Pond Fish Needs

Basic Pond Fish Needs

It is best to think of pond fish in the same way that one would think of fish in an aquarium. Both are in a synthetic environment that is on a closed circuit, meaning the same water is simply recycled within a designated area.
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Preventing Anchor Worms on Your Pond Fish

Preventing Anchor Worms on Your Pond Fish

Anchor worms to fish are much like ticks to dogs, they embed themselves and feed! despite its name, it is not a worm, but a large, parasitic crustacean of the Lernaea species. Although this parasite can infect any fish, pond fish are most susceptible.
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Maintaining Your Pond Plants

Maintaining Your Pond Plants

Towards the end of spring, it is the time for some easy pond plant maintenance. Whether you are adding new plants into your pond or just need to re-pot existing plants, Zamzows has all of your pond plant needs.
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What U.V. Sterilizers can do For Your Pond

What U.V. Sterilizers can do For Your Pond

Ponds are one of the most creative ways to add distinction and diversity to your landscape. Ponds can also be a huge headache once the warmer weather arrives and the algae start to take over.
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Controlling Pond Fish Predators

Controlling Pond Fish Predators

You have designed and set up your pond and stocked it with Koi and other pond fish. One of the first problems you will encounter is how to control nuisance wildlife or birds from eating your fish and destroying your pond.
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Choosing the proper depth for your pond

Choosing the proper depth for your pond

One very important aspect in constructing a pond is water depth. Here are a few simple suggestions depending on the type of pond you plan to build.
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