| Why should you seriously consider
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| | members or pets.
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| installing a pond & waterfall on your
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| | At night a well-designed backyard pond
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| property. Besides adding equity to your
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| | becomes a whole new adventure, especially
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| home, a properly constructed water
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| | if you have built-in lighting. The
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| feature can bring more long term joy and
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| | cascading, splashing water against the
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| pleasure than anything else money can
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| | lights create an amazing symphony of
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| buy. This article will provide guide
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| | light and sound. Dancing light reflected
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| lines for considering such an investment.
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| | on the surrounding rocks, plants, fence
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| We can't live
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| | or house becomes hypnotic and
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| without it. Water is the very source of
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| | mesmerizing. Most people only experience
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| life That is why we are so strongly
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| | this atmosphere at expensive hotels or
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| attracted to it. Maybe because we cannot
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| | resorts. Now you can own the same
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| live more than a few days without water,
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| | experience in your own back yard..
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| we want to have it close by. Most people
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| | If you are considering a water feature as
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| would like to live next to it, whether in
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| | an investment in your property, may I add
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| the form of a stream, river, lake or
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| | several words of caution. Down the road,
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| ocean.
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| | these may save you the heartache, sorrow
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| Unfortunately, there aren't enough bodies
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| | and aggravation of dirty, murky, green,
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| of water to go around for everybody, even
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| | smelly water, sick or dead fish, leaky
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| for those who can afford living near
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| | pond or waterfall, or high maintenance
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| them. The price of beach front property
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| | and energy costs.
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| reflects the fact that it is scarce and
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| | 1. Take your time.
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| in high demand. Even for those fortunate
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| | 2. Plan it out.
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| enough to own such property, there is a
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| | 3. Research the subject thoroughly.
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| major trade-off and a good share of
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| | 4. Seek out an expert in the field. A few
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| disadvantages.
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| | years of experience are important.
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| Who wouldn't like to have a water garden
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| | 5. Make sure the expert is licensed and
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| on their property, or a flower and
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| | bonded.
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| vegetable garden, or even a wonderful
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| | 6. Accept only concrete and steel rebar
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| orchard with oranges, apples, plums,
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| | construction.
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| peaches, lemons and avocado? Maybe a
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| | Never use a pond liner. Proponents of
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| corral with a horse or two. So much for
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| | pond liners will claim there is a 40 or
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| thinking about a garden with most ocean
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| | 50 year warranty on the liner. Not true!
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| front property. You're lucky if you have
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| | It's only true if you leave the pond
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| enough land to be able to walk between
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| | liner in the box. It would work only in a
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| the houses!We can now see why water
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| | perfect world - where there were no
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| gardens with waterfalls and ponds are
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| | gophers, squirrels, chipmunks, rats, tree
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| becoming so popular. If you can't take
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| | roots, sharp rocks, pebbles or other such
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| your home to the water, just bring the
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| | objects. Once you have a hole, it is
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| water to your home!Why is it so peaceful,
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| | impossible to find. Even a pin-hole will
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| yet still invigorating at the beach? Is
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| | allow 5 gallons of water per day to pass.
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| it the sight or sound of the ocean waves,
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| | 7. Do not use submersible pumps. They are
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| the smell of the salt water? You may be
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| | inefficient and expensive to operate and
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| surprised to discover that the actual
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| | are difficult to maintain. Debris
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| feelings of peace, relaxation, stress,
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| | collects in them, requiring frequent
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| and anxiety release has little to do with
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| | cleaning. Submersibles can leak oil that
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| the sight or sounds or smell of the
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| | may kill the pond inhabitants or, worse,
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| ocean. Extensive research has shown that
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| | short out and create a shock hazard.
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| moving water puts additional negative
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| | 8. Use a biological filter to help
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| ions into the air. Breathing this
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| | eliminate nitrates and nitrites from the
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| supercharged air has an extremely
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| | water. (I recommend a pressurized
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| positive effect on our body. The ocean
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| | back-flushable filter, not a gravity
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| creates the greatest quantity of negative
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| | flow.)
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| ions of all moving water.
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| | 9. Install a skimmer for removal of
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| Therefore, it has the most beneficial
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| | surface leaves and debris.
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| effects on our moods while drawing the
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| | 10. Use two anti-vortex drains on the
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| largest crowds. For the same reason,
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| | bottom of the pond for suction line to
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| waterfalls create such pleasant and
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| | prevent whirlpools and fish or turtles
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| relaxing environments. You have probably
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| | from being sucked into the drain.
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| noticed how wonderful the air smells and
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| | 11. Make sure your pond is a minimum of
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| feels just prior to, during and after a
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| | three feet deep to regulate water
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| rain storm - again negative ions.
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| | temperature in the summer months and to
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| For a fraction fo the cost of ocean or
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| | discourage herons and raccoons from
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| lake front living, almost every homeowner
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| | dining out.
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| can reap the benefits of a waterfall and
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| | 12. Build caves and ledges for turtles
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| pond in their back yard. Ranging from an
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| | and fish to hide in.
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| atmosphere of intimacy to one of
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| | 13. Install an ultraviolet light to kill
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| grandeur, it's whatever the budget can
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| | bacteria that cause smells and pathogens
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| endure. Virtually everyone can own a
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| | that kill fish and algae spores that
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| portion of the best that nature has to
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| | create green water.
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| offer. There are as many different
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| | 14. Do not use mechanical auto-fill
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| varieties, shapes and sizes of waterfalls
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| | valves; only use an electronic one like
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| as there are rocks. Consequently, with a
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| | the AquaFill System. It does not stick or
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| pond design of your choice, no two ever
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| | malfunction - thus preventing pond
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| look the same and they provide a natural
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| | overflow and dead fish from chlorine
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| individuality for each homeowner.
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| | poisoning.
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| Waterfalls can cascade into koi ponds, a
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| | 15. Use plenty of water plants in the
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| stream, swimming pool, spa or simply
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| | falls and pond. They provide extra oxygen
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| spill through a rock-covered grate into a
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| | and food for the fish and act as natural
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| subterranean catch basin, from where it
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| | filters, utilizing the nitrate nitrogen
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| gets pumped and recirculated. This type
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| | in the water.
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| of backyard pond design is great for
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| | 16. Use a high-efficiency, out-of-pond
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| someone with small children, since it
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| | pump that conserves energy. By operating
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| eliminates the need for a hazardous pond.
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| | it 24 hours a day, a high-quality
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| It's also perfect for someone with a very
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| | biofilter (such as one made by Aqua Ultra
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| small yard or for those looking for
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| | Violet) will receive a continuous flow of
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| little or no maintenance.
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| | oxygenated water, which the anaerobic
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| The soil removed in excavating a pond can
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| | bacteria require in order to live. The
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| be utilized to create a mound or berm to
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| | bacteria are essential for breaking down
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| provide elevation for a cascade. A
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| | hydrocarbons, nitrates and nitrites in
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| waterfall can pass through terraced
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| | the water.
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| retaining walls on its way down to a pond
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| | 17. Make sure you have proper drainage
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| at ground level. By passing through
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| | around the pond and waterfall so run-off
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| rather than over the top, it will give
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| | from the rain storms does not enter the
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| the impression that the waterfall always
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| | pond and contaminate it with silt,
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| existed and the retaining wall was
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| | fertilizer, pesticides, etc.
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| constructed later on either side.
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| | 18. Learn basic pond maintenance. (An
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| A backyard pond not only provides allure
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| | ounce of prevention is worth a [pond]
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| and charm to your property, it is as
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| | cure.)
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| though you own a part of the Discovery
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| | When I say "everyone should have a
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| Channel. The pond's occupants provide a
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| | waterfall," I'm not simply promoting my
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| never-ending and forever changing source
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| | life's passion. Considering how much
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| of entertainment and education. From the
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| | enjoyment a water garden and waterfall
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| antics of a pair of acrobatic turtles to
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| | can give you, dollar for dollar, cubic
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| the male crayfish, claws clashing and
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| | foot for cubic foot, hour for hour, it is
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| gnashing over the prize of a fair lady,
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| | your best buy for many long, healthy and
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| each day becomes a new chapter in the
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| | happy years to come.
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| life of your pond. Are you the type that
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| | From my experience with hundreds of pond
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| might say, "I don't ever want to own
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| | owners in San Diego, I have discovered
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| fish!" and then eventually end up with
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| | that the money spent on a well designed
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| several, even giving them all names? I've
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| | garden pond and waterfall will surely
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| seen this happen over and over again,
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| | bring you more long term pleasure and joy
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| because pond owners become personally
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| | than anything you ever purchased in your
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| attached to the inhabitants of their
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| | life.
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| water garden pond as if they were family
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| | Living is not truly living without water.
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