| Do I use liners or fibre glass? | These days you can get liners that are guaranteed for up to 25 years. You can get liners for the liners and even if you want to still use sand the cost is still at least 1/3 of the other alternative. |
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| I really want a particular plastic/fibre pond shape | Purchase the pond use it as a mould and then take it back (joke). |
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| I need more fish | Fish breed - friends fish breed - so swap them. |
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| I need more plants | Plants breed in fact most are hard to kill so read a book on propagation else swap as per fish tip above. |
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| My pond is not big enough | Ponds are never big enough tough luck. |
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| What about pumps ? | Stay away from the specific pond pumps the DIY ones have a lot better specifications and are cheaper. If you're really ambitious use a central heating pump. |
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| My pump emptied the pond | Stand your pump on a brick if you ignored the previous tip and bought a specific pond pump else get one with a floating cut off switch. |
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| I need to improve water quality | [Improve your pond's ecosystem by a Venturi aerator] Fit a Venturi aerator for very little cost |
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| My cats seem to take an unhealthy interest in the pond | Let them drink from it the refraction of light in the water gives the fish the advantage. |
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| Herons are a problem | Previously I've seen plastic herons wire arrangements I just built mine under a pergola. However the in-laws did actually breed us a plastic heron - oh dear |
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| Should I have Snails ? | Depends on if you want to keep your lilies. |
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| Should I have Lilies? | Bit of a sticky wicket this one Other people's seem to do a lot better than mine. |
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| I get a lot of pond weed | A quick look at the pond centre'll tell you what a lucrative trade pond clear stuff is. Best tip use your hands and pull it out. |
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| Should I have Clams ? | Mine have survived and as far as I can tell they don't do any damage so go on add a bit of exotica. Just give em a bit of sand to get started on |
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| Should I have Water Hyacinths ? | These are used for taking poisons out of the water so dont let one used in thuis way decay in your pond. They are prolific in breeding but must be treated as tender |
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| I don't like getting wet | Unfortunately you will occasionally have to do wet tasks such as clear the pump intake. If you keep all the filters and taps out of the water you will be drier. |
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