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In This Issue: Jan 20, 2006

|| Annual Pond Poll is Ready for You

|| 2005 Inventory Clearance - Some Great Bargains

|| Beneficial Bacteria in Winter

|| Last call to get the printed Pond Supplies Catalog Free

|| More fun Pond Stuff coming....

|| Fun (Pond) Fact

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Only 24 shopping days until....Valentines Day! Forget about flowers and candy, everybody does that! How about something that makes the Pond more romantic: Lights, Fountain Pump, or a Pond Supplies Gift Certificate: Visit PondMarket.com and be a hit this Valentines Day!

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|| The Annual Pond Poll

Every January we post the Pond Poll and let our subscribers tell us about their ponds, what they would like to see in the newsletter and on our website. Hurry over and register your wants, likes, and dislikes (results are instantly available).

|| 2005 Inventory Clearance -- Great Bargains while they last

We have cleaned out some more departments and corners: Great Bargains available on Pond Filters, Ultra Violet Clarifiers, Pond Kits, etc....BUT...these prices are only good as long as 2005 inventory lasts. The Quantities on some items are as few as three or four, so hurry.... Bargains

|| Beneficial Bacteria in Winter

Many ponds in colder climates are dormant now with pumps and filters disconnected. Several subscribers have send emails asking what they could do about the pond becoming somewhat stagnant. One of the alternatives is to use a good cold weather beneficial bacteria product to help keep the pond working until warmer weather lets us put some movement back into our garden pond.

We have a couple of products that are favorites to use for this purpose:

-- Microbe-Lift Autumn/Winter prep for a bacteria specially formulated to work in colder water temperatures and

-- Aqua One is a good, all-around beneficial bacteria product that works in almost any temperature.

Like so many of us, we envy our subscribers in the southern 1/3 of the US right now because we cannot enjoy our ponds as much right now as you folks in the south can...but we can do our utmost to keep the pond healthy so it comes back to life in record time and as healthy as possible.

Anytime a pond starts to smell even just a little bit it is a sign that things are not well. This circumstance should be avoided at all cost and remedied at once if it occurs. http://snipurl.com/PondWaterTreatments

Remember that our new Pond Blog gets updated several times a week with pond advice, news, hints, tips, etc.... Check it out: Pond Blog

|| Last call for a printed Pond Supplies Catalog at NO COST

Each January we give our newsletter subscribers the chance to order a free printed color Catalog of Pond Supplies. The catalogs usually cost $ 1.99, but for a very limited time are free to subscribers. Time is almost up! Hurry and reserve your free copy now: Free Catalog

|| More fun Pond Stuff coming....

We are hard at work, as we are every winter, to bring you new and exiting stuff this year: We already re-wrote all of our free pond e-books and published some fun pond themed puzzles for your entertainment, but we have a few more suprises up our sleeve! Watch for the next edition of this newsletter in about two weeks for more new and exciting things...

|| Fun (Pond) Fact:

Why are really red Koi so hard to find? U.S. water conditions are usually not very helpful: Our water tends to be somewhat alkaline, which produces good black coloring but makes the reds tend toward orange. Like this newsletter? Please pass it on to family and friends who may also enjoy it! Family or friends have a pond or thinking of building one? This newsletter may be just what they have been looking for!

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