Short quick tips for new or would be ponds owners!

Water garden provides relaxation environment for pond owners. They open several dimensions of beauty lots of new gardeners may never thought about. The joy pond owners’ gets from having garden are endless - which shows the reasons why most garden owners are so obsessed.

Here are a few tips to keep in mind…………

When locating your garden consider early morning sun. You must also remember that at early stage, if the exposure to sun is much then you are calling for green water trouble.

Avoid external particles falling into your pond. Leaves falling from large trees, stream of chemical and dust particles from close to the pond. They will decay, contaminate the pool and make the fish less vulnerable to disease

Don't stock your pond immediately; allow the water in your pool to rest for upto seven day most especially when the water you fill your pond with is from tap water. This will allow chlorine to settle down.

Don't be tempted to stock your pool first with fish. Do it right by stocking with submerged oxygenated plant first. This will allow the plants to have the root well immersed. However if you do it otherwise the fish will not allow the plants growth and it will be frustrating.

If you start stocking with plant it will limit growth of algae. Since the plant will provide shade for the water and the sunlight reaching the water will be limited, thus reducing the rate at which the water turns green.

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