Autumn is upon us so its time to start thinking about preparing the pond for the colder months. Use a pond thermometer to monitor the water temperature.
Have your pond fish being chasing each other and splashing around lately? They’re probably spawning. Most of the pond fish species available in the UK can be bred.
Mechanical filtration traps particles that pass through it and clears the water. It’s the most basic form of filtration and the one that most people can actually see working as it can turn dirty water that is full of particles into clear water.
Pond pumps usually stop working because they get clogged up with dirt and need a clean. Here's a list of checks to carry out to get your pond pump working again.
The aim of any pond owner is to have clear, healthy water. Despite the filter’s job of trapping all that waste, a filter should actually be clean inside too.