I have purchased bioballs for my grande biofalls instead of using lava rocks. What do you recommend placing on top to keep the mesh bag with the bioballs from floating to the top of the waterfall. Thank you, Marianne
Place a rock on top of the bioballs and it will hold them do…
Can we run filters all year. Live in SE Virginia. If not, should bio balls be cleaned?
Clean the filter and biofalls in the spring. You can run your…
We are having to fill our pond on a daily basis and are beginning to think there may be a leak in the pipes. Is there a way to check the pipes for leaks without digging up the yard and pond?
Check out our Pond Tips/Troubleshooting Leaks.
We recently rebuilt our old pond to enlarge the size and fix some leaks. Unfortunately, after all of our hard labor, the pond continues to leak near the skimmer box (it’s an old school 2005 skimmer box for the micropond kit). I thought the problem was with the pump because I was losing all of my water in the skimmer box over night. When I removed the pump over night I still found wet soil outside of the skimmer box. Any suggestions for problem solving? We just purchased a check valve and I’m not sure where to attach it. Thanks for your help.
When a skimmer box has been installed over 5 years, it is sealed…
Is it a good practice to do a full cleanout of my koi pond (approximately 1,00 gallons) every spring? I was planning to do the following: Move koi to a temporary holding area; drain the pond; pressure wash the gravel/rocks; clean the pump and reattach; add filters and bioball; fill pond; add detoxifier and bacteria; move koi back to the pond.
Yes, with small water gardens with fish, it may be necessary…
I cannot seem to control a string algae problem. I add beneficial bacteria weekly and use your algaecide product, but I’m having no luck. Is this a Ph in the water problem and is there a way to prevent this algae rather than treat it after it appears? Right now I’m forced to powerwash everything every couple weeks.
String algae problems mean you have too many nutrients in the…
We recently had an Aquascape professionally installed pond. We aquired some fish, and were wondering if the water needs to be tested weekly even though we are adding the beneficial bacteria weekly.
No, the water should be fine. Testing is only required if you…
I had string algae in my new pond. I have an iongen and after I cleaned out the algae I increased the iongen from 1 to 3. The string algae is back. I will remove the string algae the best I can but how do I know how much to increase the iongen? From what I read we need more plants. We had a water lily and other plants planted when the water feature was installed. The water lily did not do well, only three lily pads. I thought there would be many, many more. What do you suggest?
Check your probe and make sure it is intact. Replace if needed.…
What does the ion gen 2 probe look like when it needs to be replaced? I can’t find any pics or videos.
You have to remove the probe and look at it. If there is excess…