Pond Maintenance: The Role of Bacteria Products in Your Pond Most indigenous microorganisms (bacteria) found in your pond fail to breakdown and remove difficult to degrade organic matter. These same bacteria may also be less efficient at reducing higher than normal levels of nutrients like phosphorous and nitrate. When selecting [...]
Garden Pond Construction: Rock Fountains This carved rock fountain would look beautiful in a garden with shade so the moss will continue to grow. The fountain rock is 59"long x 33"wide and 12" high and we estimate it weighs between 1000 and 1200 pounds. A pump is included to make [...]
Why Checking Your Submersible Pond Pump Oil Matters As spring approaches in Upstate New York and you begin preparing your pond for the warmer months, it’s important to remember the health of your pond’s equipment. One important task that should not be overlooked is checking the oil levels in [...]
I took this picture after the ice just disappeared on this pond. Why is there so much live green algae? The most likely cause is the release of nutrients from the organic sediments on the bottom of this pond, no surface waters run into it. Along the edge there are [...]
After the basin frame is constructed and leveled, position the two pieces of 30mil liner. The larger piece is for the basin and the other piece is for the return raceway. It is helpful to dig a shallow channel from the basin frame to the pond edge before placing the [...]
If you have a flat level location next to your pond for placing a Country Pond Filter you may avoid the need to excavate with equipment. We have tested a variety of common building materials that can be used to build a basin frame. treated wood 4" x 4" or [...]
The best location for a Country Pond Filter is on level ground next to your pond that is elevated enough to prevent flooding and easy to mow around if needed. Leveling the ground can be accomplished by adding material or digging down to create a flat spot slightly bigger than [...]
We recently built this fire hydrant pond for a new lavender farm. The pond measures approximately 40ft x 35ft and has a HDPE 30mil liner. A small Oase fountain was added for the entertainment of guest attending a wedding.
We created this waterfall to give the impression that it flows from the larger pond behind it. This is actually the headwaters of a 300ft stream that was constructed to cascade down a hill side and into a koi pond. The 2hp pump provides approximately 200 gallons per hour of [...]
This garden stream is a pond less feature that flows through a beautiful backyard landscape. We can build one for you.
