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November 9th, 2007
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New "How to" Videos...Fish Nutrition for Winter...Waterfall Building...Fun (Pond) Fact

New Pond "How to" Videos: "Winterization" & "Indoor Water Features"

 Low temperature Pond Fish Food

Last Minute Fish Nutrition before Winter

It is a challenge to make sure the fish go into the winter months with the best possible chance of survival. The importance of good nutrition cannot be overlooked considering they will not eat for several months and must live on nutrients and fat stored in their bodies. A good way to add excellent nutrients (and add them fast) in a way that can still be digested already cooled water is Microbe-Lift Fruits and Greens.

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How to build a Waterfall.......

Arranging the rocks is, of course, a matter of preference...but there are some guidelines and tricks to make the water flow nicely and evenly and in the volume desired for the best effect. Here are the two most important tips:

1) Use a waterfall pump sized to produce 100 gallons per hour at the top of the waterfall (where the water actually starts to spill over the rocks) per inch of width you would like covered by water.

2) Avoid the typical effect of a firehose where the water shoots out of the pipe by using a waterfall spillway sized to the width of the waterfall.

 Building a waterfall

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 Water Hyacinths for Garden Ponds

Fun (Pond) Fact...is a tip this time: Use the Water Hyacinth you would normally discard this time of year as a mulch around plants in your Garden that need protection from the winter weather!

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