I am a professional landscaper. love your website and am new at water scapes. I have a 300gal pond and am wondering if you can add too much beneficial bacteria and too much barley? I have a mini barley bale and using barley liquid weekly. Also just starting using the eco-carbon as my pond was tea colored. I am also using the bacteria weekly as well as the s.a.p every two weeks. Is that too much?? I also don’t have any plants or fish but would like to start small with the lettuce and Hyacinth till i get things figured out??

Have you read our Pond Tips? To have a completely balance pond,…

Is there any significant difference between the G1 and G2 iongen other than looks? I have a 10,000 gal pond using two aquascape waterfall filters, an aquascape uv light and also a ultima II biological filter. Would the iongen create any problem for the biological filter? Thanks for the help.

Yes, the G2 is much improved. It’s easier to use and has many…

How do I calculate how may tons of rock I need to buy for my pond?

Use the following link to read the article about pond calculations. https://www.aquascapes.com/planning-pond-calculations/ Lots…

I currently have a pond measuring 10′x15′,approx.1700 gallons with a pump rated for 3,000 gph.can I use my existing equipment to convert over to a “pond less” waterfall or would I need supplemental/different equipment?

To convert this pond to a pondless, you might want to make the…

My aquascape 1500 has died and we have a new aqua surge 2000. The connection on the 1500 is a 2″ discharge And the 2000 is a 1″ discharge. What part do I need to make the connection?

Since you have a 2″ check valve, you will need to purchase…

We installed a pond, appx. 20,000 gls. last year. We installed the Ion-Gen filter with the pond. The customer wants to know about the replacement duration for the probes. I told him the indicator light should indicate when they need replacing. Any other information I can share with him?

There are two videos about the IonGen on our site. Look for the…

I have an Aquascapes water feature that has an algae problem. It is just green water and build up on rocks. There is no floating algae. Which algaecide should I use to control this green water and have clearer water?

There are two kinds of algae; green water and string algae. Your…