Pond Care Advice and How-To Guides

By Tony Staples How to Find and Patch a Pond Liner Tear If your pond is losing more than an inch of water per week and evaporation doesn't explain it, you likely have a liner tear. The fastest way to...

Milky or green water in a new pond is the nitrogen cycle running its course, not a broken filter. What each color means, what to test, and when to step in for the fish.

The Short Answer: Roughly 1 Inch of Fish per 10 Gallons — But That's Just the Starting Point The old "1 inch of fish per 10 gallons" rule gives you a floor, not a ceiling. A healthy koi pond can...

Pond Filter Media Replacement Guide: What to Replace, When, and Why By Tony Staples The Short Answer Most mechanical filter media — foam pads, filter mats, and filter brushes — needs cleaning every 4–8 weeks during the active season and...

By Tony Staples The Short Answer: What Does Your Pond Need Each Season? Your pond has four distinct phases every year, and what it needs changes with water temperature more than with the calendar date. In spring, you're restarting biology...

Size pond aeration by surface acres, depth, shape, diffuser placement, tubing runs, fish load, power access, and pond audit details.

Size a pond pump by gallons, waterfall width, head height, plumbing, filtration, fish load, and when to ask for pond audit help.

Compare UV clarifiers and pond filters for green water, fish waste, debris, pump flow, sunlight, and filtration upgrade decisions.

Compare pond filtration options by pond volume, fish load, pump flow, UV needs, maintenance access, and EasyPro filter paths.