Pond Beneficial Bacteria is a great thing to use in your pond all year round.
There are different kinds of Beneficial Bacteria for your pond.
Beneficial Bacteria can be found in a liquid form and dry granular form.
There is Beneficial Bacteria to use in your pond with warm weather and there is Beneficial Bacteria to use in cool weather.
With the Fall time here upon us, now is a great time to be using the Cool Weather Beneficial Bacteria in your pond if you haven't been using it already.
Cool Weather Beneficial Bacteria is specially made to be used in cool temperatures.
It is effective even in the dark(ie. under ice or snow)and it helps reduce the build up of leaves, fish waste, and other organic debris.
Beneficial Bacteria in your pond helps keep your fish healthy and your pond clean, too!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Water Temperature
Have you checked the temperature of your pond water lately?
The temperature of your pond water is crucial in determining what type of fish food to give to your koi and goldfish.
The needs of your koi and goldfish change with lower temperatures.
A Pond Thermometer becomes very important when water temperatures begin to decline.
The metabolism of fish is regulated by their environment.
When the water temperature cools down, the digestive system of fish slows down as well.
When water temperatures fall below 54 degrees Fahrenheit your Pond Fish should be fed Fall/Winter formulated food instead of high protein filled food that is used in the Summer months.
When the water temperature slips below 48 degrees your Pond Fish should no longer be fed at all.
A Pond Thermometer will help out season after season and let you know just what Fish Food your Koi and Goldfish need to be eating.
The temperature of your pond water is crucial in determining what type of fish food to give to your koi and goldfish.
The needs of your koi and goldfish change with lower temperatures.
A Pond Thermometer becomes very important when water temperatures begin to decline.
The metabolism of fish is regulated by their environment.
When the water temperature cools down, the digestive system of fish slows down as well.
When water temperatures fall below 54 degrees Fahrenheit your Pond Fish should be fed Fall/Winter formulated food instead of high protein filled food that is used in the Summer months.
When the water temperature slips below 48 degrees your Pond Fish should no longer be fed at all.
A Pond Thermometer will help out season after season and let you know just what Fish Food your Koi and Goldfish need to be eating.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Fall is Here
Leaves are falling from the trees and blowing into the pond.
It is important to be scooping the leaves out with a Net now before the wintertime comes.
The leaves will otherwise sink to the bottom and begin to break down creating unwanted organic debris.
Keeping up with the leaves now will make for an easier clean up in the Spring.
Using a Cover Net will help prevent leaves from getting into the pond in the first place.
Keeping up on pond maintenence now will make for a happy pond owner later.
Your Koi and Goldfish will thank you too!
It is important to be scooping the leaves out with a Net now before the wintertime comes.
The leaves will otherwise sink to the bottom and begin to break down creating unwanted organic debris.
Keeping up with the leaves now will make for an easier clean up in the Spring.
Using a Cover Net will help prevent leaves from getting into the pond in the first place.
Keeping up on pond maintenence now will make for a happy pond owner later.
Your Koi and Goldfish will thank you too!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Pond Market Fall Check List Guide for Ponds
Fall is here. What do you do to protect your Pond from the elements and the wrath that Mother Nature can bring us sometimes? Below is a great Fall Checklist Guide.
1) Prepare Pond Plants for Fall by pruning dead leaves and moving marginal plants to deeper water.
2) Pond Filter System: Clean and store if turning it off, clean and inspect for worn parts if it will be running. Protect Pressurized Filters with straw bales if necessary.
3) Cover the pond with Pond Netting to keep leaves out and protect the Pond Fish from predators.
4) Use a Pond Aerator to provide sufficient oxygen for the Fish to insure survival.
5) A Pond Heater/De-Icer will keep a hole in the ice to let harmful gases (carbon monoxide) escape.
6) Feed an easily digestible Cool Weather Food to let the Fish add to their fat reserves before the water gets too cold for them to eat (48 degrees Fahrenheit).
7) Add Beneficial Bacteria that is formulated to work in cooler water temperatures to help reduce build up of decomposing leaves and make spring start-up easier.
8) Keep a Pond Thermometer in the water to show when to feed Cool Weather Food and when to stop feeding completely.
9) Test the pH, Salt, Nitrite, Ammonia to insure the fish stay healthy.
10) Using Barley will help prevent too much stringy growth.
11) Phos–X will remove Phospahtes to help keep the water clear.
12) Use Restor to help eliminate existing stringy growth on Waterfall, Plants and rocks.
Remember, A Healthy Pond is a Happy Pond.
Friday, October 10, 2008
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new Spring Pond Supplies will start
arriving in just a few weeks!
Up to 50% OFF on items that we find
while cleaning! HURRY - these prices
are only good on in Stock inventory!
When it's gone, it's gone!
Stock up - it's definitely worth it!
Some items at or near cost!
We are installing new shelves,
so everything MUST go!
Rare Opportunity for
Exeptional Savings!
Don't miss it! When the
warehouse is empty the
Savings are gone!
Get it NOW
Cool Weather Pond Fish Food
Pond Fish are "cold blooded", which means their body cannot regulate its own temperature. Their body temperature depends on the environment they live in!
When the water they swim in gets colder their body functions slow down. This includes their ability to digest.
They also do not have stomachs! Their digestion is entirely done with their colon, which is slowed by their lower body temperature.
Feeding the wrong kind of Pond Fish Food once this happens can lead to severe digestive problems including impaction and even death of the fish (with no apparent outward signs of distress).
Cool weather Pond Fish Food contains easily digested vegetable matter (wheat germ and/or spirulina) to prevent this from happening.
When the water they swim in gets colder their body functions slow down. This includes their ability to digest.
They also do not have stomachs! Their digestion is entirely done with their colon, which is slowed by their lower body temperature.
Feeding the wrong kind of Pond Fish Food once this happens can lead to severe digestive problems including impaction and even death of the fish (with no apparent outward signs of distress).
Cool weather Pond Fish Food contains easily digested vegetable matter (wheat germ and/or spirulina) to prevent this from happening.
Seasonal Pond Tips
If you could mine your Pond.....
you would find minerals and metals!
These minerals and metals are normally found in fresh water and evaporation and consequent topping off concentrates these minerals and metals more and more.
This accumulation of minerals can be harmful to the Pond Fish!
It is best to do a partial water change in the Autumn (20 - 30%) to dilute these substances and make the Pond healthier for your Fish to survive the winter.
We have talked many times of the importance of de-chlorinating all tap water that is added to the Pond, no matter how small a quantity it is. This time of year it is helpful to use a De-Chlorinator such as "Stress Coat" which helps to increase the slime coat that protects your Pond Fish from disease and parasites during the time when they are most vulnerable: Winter!
you would find minerals and metals!
These minerals and metals are normally found in fresh water and evaporation and consequent topping off concentrates these minerals and metals more and more.
This accumulation of minerals can be harmful to the Pond Fish!
It is best to do a partial water change in the Autumn (20 - 30%) to dilute these substances and make the Pond healthier for your Fish to survive the winter.
We have talked many times of the importance of de-chlorinating all tap water that is added to the Pond, no matter how small a quantity it is. This time of year it is helpful to use a De-Chlorinator such as "Stress Coat" which helps to increase the slime coat that protects your Pond Fish from disease and parasites during the time when they are most vulnerable: Winter!
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