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We have been in the Water Garden business for over 15
years. What started off as a hobby has turned into a great
business for us. We enjoy helping people get their ponds
right and avoid making the mistakes we have made. Our
goal is for you to have a clean, healthy pond that you can
relax by and not have to work in all the time trying to keep
it clean. We listen to our customers trials and errors also
and learn from them. We get e-mails and phone calls from
across the country asking for advice. We do not try to
push certain products or certain ways of doing things, we
just tell you our opinion and try to save you money by
helping you do it right the first time. We have truly been
blessed to have met some wonderful people whether in
person, through email or by phone and a few of them
were nice enough to send some kind words back our way.
Thought we'd share them with you. Thanks everyone for
allowing us to have fun and help others.
years. What started off as a hobby has turned into a great
business for us. We enjoy helping people get their ponds
right and avoid making the mistakes we have made. Our
goal is for you to have a clean, healthy pond that you can
relax by and not have to work in all the time trying to keep
it clean. We listen to our customers trials and errors also
and learn from them. We get e-mails and phone calls from
across the country asking for advice. We do not try to
push certain products or certain ways of doing things, we
just tell you our opinion and try to save you money by
helping you do it right the first time. We have truly been
blessed to have met some wonderful people whether in
person, through email or by phone and a few of them
were nice enough to send some kind words back our way.
Thought we'd share them with you. Thanks everyone for
allowing us to have fun and help others.
"We just wanted to say thank
you for your help with ordering
the filter and UV light for our
pond. We have had it up and
running about 6-7 weeks and
cannot believe the difference!
Thanks again for taking the time
to help us select exactly what
we needed." North Carolina
you for your help with ordering
the filter and UV light for our
pond. We have had it up and
running about 6-7 weeks and
cannot believe the difference!
Thanks again for taking the time
to help us select exactly what
we needed." North Carolina
"We love the new filtering
system and it was so worth the
money. Thank you John for all
your help and advice. I love it all,
the water is perfectly clear. So
glad we found you on the
Internet. We will continue to do
business with you. You have
been so helpful." IIlinois
system and it was so worth the
money. Thank you John for all
your help and advice. I love it all,
the water is perfectly clear. So
glad we found you on the
Internet. We will continue to do
business with you. You have
been so helpful." IIlinois
| Upcoming Events |
April 8th - 11th Florence Farmers Market, Plant and Flower Festival
April 15th - 18th Columbia Farmers Market, Plant and Flower Festival
April 29th - May 2nd Greenville Farmers Market, Plant and Flower Festival
We will be traveling to Florida the first of April to pick up fish, fish food and water
garden plants. If you are interested in a certain type of water garden plant and are
able to come to one of the Plant and Flower Festivals, just e-mail us at
justkoi@sc.rr.com the name of the plant and we will do our best to pick it up at a
cheaper price than you can find anywhere else. We will also be picking up the
Blackwater Creek 40 pound Bags of Premium Fish Food. These bags have a ziplock
opening to keep the fish food fresh. If you think about the amount of fish food you
feed your fish over the spring, summer and fall, this is a great way to save you
money. You can get 40 pounds of the BEST FISH FOOD available for only
$79.95.($2.00 a pound). This is a pick-up only price, no shipping. You can pick up
your food here or at one of the three upcoming shows. You also need to order
your 40 pound bag of food before March 31, 2010, so we will know how many to
pick up. You can go ahead and order your fish food now, so you do not forget .
Just click the order now button and we will put your name on the bag, you will save
money and your fish will be very happy.
April 15th - 18th Columbia Farmers Market, Plant and Flower Festival
April 29th - May 2nd Greenville Farmers Market, Plant and Flower Festival
We will be traveling to Florida the first of April to pick up fish, fish food and water
garden plants. If you are interested in a certain type of water garden plant and are
able to come to one of the Plant and Flower Festivals, just e-mail us at
justkoi@sc.rr.com the name of the plant and we will do our best to pick it up at a
cheaper price than you can find anywhere else. We will also be picking up the
Blackwater Creek 40 pound Bags of Premium Fish Food. These bags have a ziplock
opening to keep the fish food fresh. If you think about the amount of fish food you
feed your fish over the spring, summer and fall, this is a great way to save you
money. You can get 40 pounds of the BEST FISH FOOD available for only
$79.95.($2.00 a pound). This is a pick-up only price, no shipping. You can pick up
your food here or at one of the three upcoming shows. You also need to order
your 40 pound bag of food before March 31, 2010, so we will know how many to
pick up. You can go ahead and order your fish food now, so you do not forget .
Just click the order now button and we will put your name on the bag, you will save
money and your fish will be very happy.
Check out our top 10 Pond Problems at the bottom of this page |
TOP 10 POND PROBLEMS
There are always exceptions to the rule with Koi and Goldfish Ponds, but these
are some of the main problems we see when we go out to look at other people's
ponds and water gardens. We have listed these to help future pond builders not
make these mistakes and to help current pond owners be able to correct any
problems they might have for healthier and happier fish.
1. Green Water - Everyone should have clear water this time of year because of
the cold weather. When the weather warms up and the algae starts to bloom,
people can't see their fish unless they feed them. If your fish start to have a
problem, it is usually to late to treat them because you could not see the
problem for the green water. You can have clear water year round with a U.V.
Light, guaranteed. You should want to see your fish year round even though
they may not want to see you.......=) ( U.V. Light Link )
2. U.V. Bulb Replacement - You can turn your U.V. bulb off in the winter to save
the lamp and get a few more months out of it. The problem is most people just
change the bulb and not the rubber o-rings that seal it and keep the water out.
Once water gets in, it usually shorts out the bulb and power supply which can
cost a lot to replace. The rubber gaskets for most U.V. lights are less than
$25.00. ( U.V. Parts Link )
3. Too shallow - A shallow pond invites birds and other animals to feast on
your fish. The fish do not have anywhere to try to hide and a Heron has a lot of
patience. You can put a net over your pond, but that takes away from the
natural beauty. Try to make your pond at least 3 feet deep and even have a
deeper part if you can with steep sides.
4. Rocks in the bottom of your pond - Not sure why people do this. The algae
grows over the top of the rocks, the fish waste and other stuff gets trapped
down in the rocks and can't be filtered out. I asked a pond installer one time
why he put rocks in the bottom of the pond and he said "The customer has to
call us at least once a year to clean out their pond,....... job security". It is much
better to put in a bottom drain. If you do not have a bottom drain now, you can
easily install one without cutting your liner. A properly installed bottom drain
and you will never have to clean out your pond again. (Other Pond Needs Link)
5. Everyone who installs their first pond wishes they had made it bigger. It only
cost a little bit more to make your pond bigger the first time. It cost a lot more
to start over with a bigger pond. For instance... a U.V. Light for an 1100 gallon
pond is $207.57 and a U.V. Light for a 1600 gallon pond is $230.67, only $23.10
more. If you put in a 1100 gallon pond and want to upgrade to a bigger pond,
your 1100 gallon U.V. light is now too small and you have to purchase a bigger
U.V. light.
6. Pond Owners feed their fish way to much - We would love to sell you lots
of fish food, but the more you feed your fish the more likely problems will
develop. The more the fish eat the more waste they produce. The more wasted
food just floating around the better chance for disease. The fish food should be
gone in less than 5 minutes. If there is still food floating after 5 minutes, cut
back on the amount.
7. Dead spots in their pond. You should try to keep all the water in your pond
moving a little bit. If you have a section of your pond where the water is just
sitting there, it is not being filtered. Sometimes a plant will help, but it is better
to add another pump or figure out another way to get the water moving so it
can be filtered.
8. Deep Pond with just a skimmer - This has shown up a lot. Fish die because
they are swimming near the bottom and most of the water is being filtered at the
top with the skimmer. There really is nothing pulling the water off of the bottom
to be filtered. Adding a bottom drain or solids handling pump will help.
9. Buying fish from everywhere - We have to confess that our oldest and largest
fish came from Walmart 15 years ago. It is just that every time you buy a new
fish from somewhere else, you are taking a huge chance of exposing your other
fish to new diseases. It is kind of like sending your child off to day care for the
first time and exposing him or her to the other kids. If you get a new fish, try to
have a quarantine tank set up. I know of one guy who bought a cute little 3 inch
Koi from a pet store and every fish in his pond died except the cute little Koi.
10. Just one pump - It never fails that when you go out of town your pump
quits working and your fish have no oxygen. We highly recommend two pumps.
If one pump goes out, the other will provide oxygen until you can get it replaced.
We have one pump going to our filter and the other running through our U.V.
Light at the other end of the pond. This also helps keep the water circulating
better.
We put this together hopefully to help pond owners and their fish be happy. As
we said in the beginning, there are exceptions, these are just our thoughts.
There are always exceptions to the rule with Koi and Goldfish Ponds, but these
are some of the main problems we see when we go out to look at other people's
ponds and water gardens. We have listed these to help future pond builders not
make these mistakes and to help current pond owners be able to correct any
problems they might have for healthier and happier fish.
1. Green Water - Everyone should have clear water this time of year because of
the cold weather. When the weather warms up and the algae starts to bloom,
people can't see their fish unless they feed them. If your fish start to have a
problem, it is usually to late to treat them because you could not see the
problem for the green water. You can have clear water year round with a U.V.
Light, guaranteed. You should want to see your fish year round even though
they may not want to see you.......=) ( U.V. Light Link )
2. U.V. Bulb Replacement - You can turn your U.V. bulb off in the winter to save
the lamp and get a few more months out of it. The problem is most people just
change the bulb and not the rubber o-rings that seal it and keep the water out.
Once water gets in, it usually shorts out the bulb and power supply which can
cost a lot to replace. The rubber gaskets for most U.V. lights are less than
$25.00. ( U.V. Parts Link )
3. Too shallow - A shallow pond invites birds and other animals to feast on
your fish. The fish do not have anywhere to try to hide and a Heron has a lot of
patience. You can put a net over your pond, but that takes away from the
natural beauty. Try to make your pond at least 3 feet deep and even have a
deeper part if you can with steep sides.
4. Rocks in the bottom of your pond - Not sure why people do this. The algae
grows over the top of the rocks, the fish waste and other stuff gets trapped
down in the rocks and can't be filtered out. I asked a pond installer one time
why he put rocks in the bottom of the pond and he said "The customer has to
call us at least once a year to clean out their pond,....... job security". It is much
better to put in a bottom drain. If you do not have a bottom drain now, you can
easily install one without cutting your liner. A properly installed bottom drain
and you will never have to clean out your pond again. (Other Pond Needs Link)
5. Everyone who installs their first pond wishes they had made it bigger. It only
cost a little bit more to make your pond bigger the first time. It cost a lot more
to start over with a bigger pond. For instance... a U.V. Light for an 1100 gallon
pond is $207.57 and a U.V. Light for a 1600 gallon pond is $230.67, only $23.10
more. If you put in a 1100 gallon pond and want to upgrade to a bigger pond,
your 1100 gallon U.V. light is now too small and you have to purchase a bigger
U.V. light.
6. Pond Owners feed their fish way to much - We would love to sell you lots
of fish food, but the more you feed your fish the more likely problems will
develop. The more the fish eat the more waste they produce. The more wasted
food just floating around the better chance for disease. The fish food should be
gone in less than 5 minutes. If there is still food floating after 5 minutes, cut
back on the amount.
7. Dead spots in their pond. You should try to keep all the water in your pond
moving a little bit. If you have a section of your pond where the water is just
sitting there, it is not being filtered. Sometimes a plant will help, but it is better
to add another pump or figure out another way to get the water moving so it
can be filtered.
8. Deep Pond with just a skimmer - This has shown up a lot. Fish die because
they are swimming near the bottom and most of the water is being filtered at the
top with the skimmer. There really is nothing pulling the water off of the bottom
to be filtered. Adding a bottom drain or solids handling pump will help.
9. Buying fish from everywhere - We have to confess that our oldest and largest
fish came from Walmart 15 years ago. It is just that every time you buy a new
fish from somewhere else, you are taking a huge chance of exposing your other
fish to new diseases. It is kind of like sending your child off to day care for the
first time and exposing him or her to the other kids. If you get a new fish, try to
have a quarantine tank set up. I know of one guy who bought a cute little 3 inch
Koi from a pet store and every fish in his pond died except the cute little Koi.
10. Just one pump - It never fails that when you go out of town your pump
quits working and your fish have no oxygen. We highly recommend two pumps.
If one pump goes out, the other will provide oxygen until you can get it replaced.
We have one pump going to our filter and the other running through our U.V.
Light at the other end of the pond. This also helps keep the water circulating
better.
We put this together hopefully to help pond owners and their fish be happy. As
we said in the beginning, there are exceptions, these are just our thoughts.
Multi-Vent Underliner System
Multi-Vent Underliner System is a patented, innovative and cost
effective system designed to protect pond and lagoon liners from
damage caused by methane gas and water accumulation.
Multi-Vent is a series of perforated tubes that install under the
liner. The tubes are wrapped in a non-woven geotextile to prevent
plugging. By simply laying a strip of Multi-Vent on the ground
before installing the liner you can prevent costly future problems.
This easy to install system is effective, low cost and best of all does
not require cutting the liner.
It takes a great deal of pressure for the water or air to lift the liner.
With Multi-Vent, neither water nor air can build up pressure under
the liner. Instead it will vent through tubes to the outside of the
pond, eliminating any chance of the liner floating. Because of its
low cost, Multi-Vent is cheap insurance under any liner job!!
Multi-Vent Underliner System is a patented, innovative and cost
effective system designed to protect pond and lagoon liners from
damage caused by methane gas and water accumulation.
Multi-Vent is a series of perforated tubes that install under the
liner. The tubes are wrapped in a non-woven geotextile to prevent
plugging. By simply laying a strip of Multi-Vent on the ground
before installing the liner you can prevent costly future problems.
This easy to install system is effective, low cost and best of all does
not require cutting the liner.
It takes a great deal of pressure for the water or air to lift the liner.
With Multi-Vent, neither water nor air can build up pressure under
the liner. Instead it will vent through tubes to the outside of the
pond, eliminating any chance of the liner floating. Because of its
low cost, Multi-Vent is cheap insurance under any liner job!!
| NEW PRODUCT TO HELP PONDS WITH LINERS |
| AS ALWAYS, PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING |
| MORE INFORMATION ON THE POND LINER PAGE |