Water Gardens & Ponds
Pond Fountain Maintenance: A Care Guide
A pond fountain that sputters, drops its spray height, or runs hot is almost always telling you the same thing: the intake…
Water Gardens & Ponds
Few features transform a garden like the still surface of a pond. This section covers everything from compact container ponds on a patio to full koi ponds and lotus pools — the plant that gives Urban Lotus its name. Whether you want the calm of moving water, a home for fish and frogs, or a blooming display of water lilies, you’ll find practical, tested guidance here.Start with our complete walkthrough on how to build a backyard pond, then dig into the gear and care that keep it healthy — pumps and circulation, liners and construction, planting, fish, and the perennial battle against green water.Popular guides in this category:How to build a backyard pondThe best pond pumpsThe best pond linersHow to get rid of pond algae
Water Gardens & Ponds
How to Introduce Koi to a New Pond: Quarantine & Acclimation
The fastest way to kill expensive koi is to float the bag, dump them straight into a brand-new pond, and hope for…
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Why Is My Pond Pump Not Working? A Troubleshooting Checklist
When a pond pump quits, the cause is usually one of a short list of ordinary problems, and you can work through…
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Solar Pond Fountains: A Complete Buyer’s & Setup Guide
A solar pond fountain runs a small water pump off a photovoltaic panel, giving you the sound and sparkle of moving water…
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How to Build a DIY Pond Filter: Parts, Sizing & Step-by-Step
A homemade pond filter built from a food-grade barrel or a stack of plastic tubs will clear a koi or goldfish pond…
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How to Overwinter Pond Fish: A Complete Cold-Weather Guide
Healthy koi and goldfish overwinter outdoors in most of the United States as long as the pond is deep enough to keep…
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How to Acclimate New Fish to a Pond (Step by Step)
The most expensive mistake in pond keeping is dumping a new fish straight from its bag into the pond. The water in…
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Pond Water Testing: What to Test & How to Read Results
You cannot manage what you cannot measure, and in a pond the most dangerous problems — ammonia and nitrite poisoning — are…
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How to Lower (or Raise) Pond pH Safely
Before you reach for a bottle of pH-down, understand this: the most common cause of “bad” pond pH is not the pH…
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How to Build a Wildlife Pond: Step-by-Step DIY Guide
A wildlife pond is the single most effective thing you can add to a yard to boost biodiversity. Unlike an ornamental koi…