Planning a New Fish Pond? Having Hassles With a Pond?

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Is your water crystal clear, clean and healthy? ... believe it or not many pondkeepers put up with murky green or brown ponds which have become a bit of a nightmare rather than the beautiful relaxing and valuable addition to any garden. The simple truth is that it is difficult to find qualified and reliable advice from many pond suppliers. Consequently all sorts of mistakes are made which compound any existing problem as well as leaving the pondkeeper out of pocket. Sludge, filters and dirty ponds... Don't let anyone tell you that pond filters remove sludge. They don't. Click the link to find out why and what you can do about sludge in a pond. Biofilters purify pond water so fish don't die. Biofilters are critical to pond success. See this page for info on pond vacuums.

There is absolutely no need to have anything other than a bright sparkling pond no matter how big or small. It just requires that a few basic principles be adhered to.

Does your pond look like this?	It should look like this!
Is your pond like this? Get rid of green, murky water today	This is how water in a fish pond should look.
New High Performance & High Efficiency Pumps for 2011 Download this PDF showing all pumps, performance curves and costs. CLICK HERE	How to Save Lots of money on pond running expenses VERY IMPORTANT ARTICLE... Save THOUSANDS of Rands on your pond running costs: With rapidly increasing electricity costs from Eskom it's vital that all pond keepers understand the cost of running pond pumps. Our experience over many years tells us that most pond keepers will be paying thousands of Rand more per year in electricity costs than they should be... Read this important article telling you how much it costs to run any pump then take action to save large amounts of money immediately. Our new range of pumps (see left margin) have been introduced to ensure our customers pay the minimum possible amount for electricity while having a completely reliable, Download full size version of page opposite which shows all important information for each of the new pumps in our range including prices and cost of running each pump for a year. CLICK HERE to download specification sheet and prices shown opposite
	Fantastic Value Small Pond Kits Pontec Multiclear Sets ... All in one unit... absolutely the perfect choice for any new pond or any existing fish pond with filter and algae problems. Includes pump, filter, UV, stepped hose connector and non-kink hose Please note these are gravity filters and not pressure filters. For ponds to 2,500 litres For ponds to 4,500 litres

Read why sand filters are bad news on a pond and how to save money by getting rid of one.

See this great pond... See series of 9 images (taken by Patrick Leary) showing how he constructed his fabulous pond. The pond is made from flexible liner (avoids concrete leaking/cracking problems) with a lightweight fibreglass waterfall built in it.

Read our latest article here! Read more about Pond Filters and how to select the right one!

Always good to get feedback... even from far far away

Hello Tony aka "The Pond Professor"

Just a short e-mail to express my gratitude for all the wonderful information contained in your newsletters.
Over the last 30 years, I have been a fan of keeping fish of one type or another, aquarium and pond (I'm 35).
I thought I knew a little about how to keep fish, until I started reading your newsletters!
Your newsletter has been a major part of the success of my 8,000 litre pond, which I have recently stocked with 9 beautiful little Koi!
I have also found your recommended people, products and companies to be very helpful, I am particularly delighted with Viresco, magical powder!

Thank you very much, I have been telling all my friends!

Kindest Regards

Declan Brennan
Co. Kildare
Ireland, August 26th 2010

How to Get benefit from this Website...

This site will provide you with all the information you need to specify pond equipment correctly the first time, it will allow you to troubleshoot your own pond hassles and bring water gardening joy back into your life.
Once you've decided you may want to purchase pond equipment then visit our completely secure online shop by clicking here or by visiting shop.superpumps.co.za ...

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We recommend that you subscribe to a series of 25 articles (see left hand sidebar) that will be sent to you at regular intervals by email. You can use these articles to build up a reference system at home... should you ever meet problems with your pond.

We have also put together a Pond Primer which you can download in PDF format. This will also help you to understand the basics of fish pond keeping.

The Difference Between Success and Failure

There are 3 vital pieces of equipment required if your pond is to remain clean, sparkling clear and healthy all year round. There is then a fourth element namely aquatic plants.

The right type and size of pond pump ... pond pumps are the source of oxygen needed by all living creatures in a pond. Learn how to select the right pump here and then view the performance curves of all the Hydro pumps by clicking here.
A biofilter which has the sole function of purifying the pond water thereby preventing toxins from accumulating. These nitrogen based toxins result naturally from fish metabolic processes. Learn how to select the right biofilter here or improve the capacity of an existing biofilter using Alfagrog.
An ultra violet light or UV clarifier which has the sole purpose of clarifying the water by killing suspended algae. In this way pond water remains crystal clear. Learn how to select the right UV here. If the expense of an UV clarifier is prohibitive then a similar effect can be achieved using Viresco ... click here to learn more about Viresco.
Pond plants add colour and form to any fish pond. They also help to oxygenate the water and remove nitrates. Learn how to select pond plants here.

Building a New Pond?

If you're going to build a new pond you normally have a choice between using a flexible pond liner especially manufactured for ponds or a pre-formed fibreglass pond. Learn how to size pond liner to suit your intended pond dimensions and see a wide range of preformed ponds you can choose from here. By special request we also supply a range of above ground circular ponds. It's important to know your pond's volume ... learn how to work out the pond volume here. Choose the right pump using these performance curves.

Which job must your pump do?

Choose from the 3 main functions below ...

Your pond might have a waterfall ... the waterfall pump is the most difficult to specify correctly. It's specification depends upon how much water you want to overflow down the waterfall cascade in a given time ... a rule of thumb says 250 litres per minute (or about 60 gpm = 3600 gph per inch of cascade overflow works well).
Maybe you prefer a fountain arrangement but no waterfall or stream. By spraying or sprinkling water into fine droplets the water is able to absorb a maximum amount of oxygen from the atmosphere.
Your pond has no waterfall and no fountain ... in other words you want a pump to circulate pond water. Selection is simple and depends upon pond's volume.

Free Pond and Pump Calculators

Download a complete set of free calculators. Use these and you'll save money on all pond keeping aspects.

A note on Oase pumps... these pumps are world leading products and carry 1 - 3 years guarantee normally. However with extended insurance this can become 5 years.

Testimonial From Vernon Riggs:

"Good Morning Ken and Judy.

I would just like to thank you firstly for your very reliable delivery and also for the good quality of your merchandise you sold me. I started up the pump at last on Friday and by Sunday the water was as clear as anything. I know it will take months before all the bio goggas have invaded my pond to do their thing but I think the normal filtration and Alfagrog are doing something with the uv light already for it to be so clear.

Secondly I cannot thank you enough for giving me Colin’s information. I visited him yesterday and bought quite a lot of fish from him. His prices are really unreal and I will definitely be going back in the new year when I have returned from leave. I was really astounded to see all the fish he farms. I cannot believe that you can even keep Guppies in Earth dams like he does. Yesterday when I bought the fish he told me that they might spawn in the new dam which they did last night. They were splashing around a lot and this morning the pond looked a tad murky from all their activity. I just hope it clears by this afternoon. I also did not feed then this morning because they were still in their own world this morning when it was raining as I left at 05:20. Colin is also very busy like you said because he was bombarded by calls yesterday when we were there. He also looks the part with his straw hat he wears. If you do not see his European features you could easily mistake him foe an Oriental working on a KOI farm with a home made hat. J

Kind Regards and see you soon again when I come to purchase a net to catch them with..."

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