| Pumps and foggers are a useful addition to your | | | | while keeping it clean. If you have Koi fish you will |
| pond as they are both decorative and functional. | | | | need a specific pond pump but make sure the |
| Foggers mist your pond by vaporizing the water | | | | water is kept as clear as possible. Koi ponds |
| and add to the lighting effect. They are especially | | | | require extra special attention to health and |
| charming in the summer season when people tend | | | | cleaning for both fish as well as plant life. |
| to spend more time outdoors enjoying barbecue | | | | It is important to choose the right pond pump to |
| grilling over the weekend | | | | keep the water circulating so that it aerates. You |
| The kind of fogger you use depends on the | | | | can filter your pond in various ways but while |
| characteristics of your pond. They work best with | | | | some methods remove particles they do not kill |
| shallow ponds because more fog can be | | | | harmful algae while others kill algae but end up |
| generated. If you have installed low voltage lighting | | | | harming pond life. It has been found that the best |
| around your pond, then foggers really give it a | | | | method to filter and aerate is by using UV light |
| beautiful and ethereal ambiance. | | | | that can also get rid of disease causing |
| You can use foggers safely even if you have a | | | | substances. |
| fishpond since they help to keep your pond cool, | | | | You can select either a waterfall or a submersible |
| particularly late in the day and at night or on rainy | | | | pond pump depending on your budget. A waterfall |
| days. They run on electricity and come with a | | | | can be soothing but size does matter and you will |
| transformer and power cord. They simply float on | | | | need to get the right size. Pumps are measured |
| the surface at the appropriate depth. The pond | | | | according to their capacity in gallons per hour or |
| fogger head must be submerged below the | | | | minutes. So you will need a pump that can do half |
| surface of the pond in order for it to generate | | | | the ponds volume per hour. There are floating |
| the fog. It is best to get ones that work with | | | | pumps with low voltage that can be used with |
| ultrasonic waves rather than chemicals. | | | | the submersible pumps. |
| Spotlights in combination with foggers make your | | | | For ponds where a waterfall feature is already |
| pond even more attractive. You can get units | | | | present, you might want to have separate pumps |
| that have color changing LED lights that look | | | | for the waterfall and filter, particularly if it is a high |
| great. This creates the right atmosphere when | | | | waterfall. For very large ponds, gas powered |
| you have guests over for an evening cook out or | | | | pumps make sense. In terms of energy savings |
| barbecue party. | | | | solar pond pumps are ideal. |
| Pumps help to keep the algae out of your pond | | | | |