| If your garden pond has aquatic plants already | | | | algae forming which gives your pond that 'green |
| planted then they are going to help with the | | | | water' look. |
| water quality of your pond. | | | | Whilst the UV filter system is not the cheapest I |
| They will work in tandem with your regular pond | | | | do think that if your pond is your pride and joy |
| filters, when the 'good bacteria' of your pond filter | | | | you won't feel that the extra cost is too much. |
| turns the bad stuff into nitrites the plants will then | | | | Then we come to the biofilters, they contain |
| absorb the nitrites. So they are definitely a helpful | | | | bacteria that works to change any ammonia |
| addition. | | | | present in the water into nitrite chemicals. |
| The best plant for this is called Norfolk reed, | | | | If you have fish in your pond their waste is |
| there are many others which are good and you | | | | excreted as largely ammonia and this is what you |
| could also plant Water Cress. With water cress | | | | would call 'self destructive'. Your fish eat to live |
| you have to make sure it is well contained in a | | | | but what they excrete can poison them! |
| sturdy pot because it will otherwise take over. | | | | The biofilter system purifies first and foremost |
| This is quite delicious for your salads also. | | | | then it also removes particles which are what |
| When you are going to choose a filter for your | | | | makes pond water look cloudy and unclean. It |
| pond you will have a good choice. You may want | | | | could really be actually what is called clean, but it |
| a regular submersible pump which will sit under the | | | | just wouldn't look it. |
| water and this is the most economic version for | | | | It has been said that there are three essential |
| a smaller pond holding anything up to 1000 gallons | | | | pieces of equipment needed to ensure that you |
| of water. | | | | have a clean and healthy environment for fish in |
| You can get a filter called 'a skimmer' which does | | | | your pond. |
| what it's name would suggest - it skims debris | | | | Firstly a biological filter, known as a Biofilter, a UV |
| from the top of the water preventing it going to | | | | filter which clarifies the water and a good and |
| the bottom and becoming part of the unwanted | | | | reliable pump. Make sure though that it is the |
| sludge. | | | | correct pump for your pond, do not recycle a |
| There is a UV filter system which, although it | | | | swimming pool or sump pump. |
| does nothing physical to remove debris, it does | | | | As mentioned, aquatic plants also have their part |
| work well to purify the water. It can stop the | | | | to play in good pond maintenance. |