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KS Pond Services will cover from the smallest of pond to very large ponds. Here is examples of the smallest pond we have cleaned and the largest pond that needed tidying up. Small pond...
Over the normal winter period there is not that much you really need to do maintenance wise to your garden pond. As the last few winters have been pretty mild. Though the last week...
As the temperatures at the beginning of the year are too cold to do full service / clean out of fish ponds with fish. This is because while temperatures on a normal day are...
One question I am asked by my customers is the amount of water volume in their fish pond, so thought would create a calculator to work it out and also recommend size of UV...
This was a small pond clean, The customer had taken photos of me working, so though would share the photos, I normally try to take photos of the progress of some ponds. Though this...
This was the job yesterday, this is what happens when a pond hasn’t been cleaned in a fair few years and UV unit is not working. Filter had been cleaned only a month ago,...
Breeding fish in a garden pond, normally this is something that if you let nature take its course the fish will breed given the right conditions. The fish will normally breed in early spring...
KS Pond Services breakdown of our full pond clean and service. Depending on the size of the pond and the last time was cleaned does determine the time taken to fully clean and service...
Home – About Us – Services – Tips – Examples – Contact Here are just a few examples of a full service on different ponds, All of the photos below was taken on the...
One question I get asked by new customers is about duckweed. Duckweed (Lemna minuta) can completely cover extensive areas of your pond mainly if it is still or slow-moving water. Duckweed grow best in...
Blanket Weed is the curse of keeping a pool. If I could invent something to eliminate blanket weed without causing any other problems I would be a millionaire overnight! A little blanket weed is...
My suggestion on feeding the fish is the same as always and this is that when the weather gets warmer and you go outside on a nice day, without a coat on and you...
One of the questions I mostly get asked by my customers is the running cost of a fish pond, so thought would do some calculations of running cost per day and over a year....
For the operation of a waterfall the pump simply sucks water in and pumps it up through a hosepipe which leads to the top of a waterfall. The water then flows down the waterfall...
Stocking With Fish This is the culmination of any water gardener’s endeavor. But it should be 2 – 3 weeks after planting before you introduce the first fish. Apart from ornamentation the fish performs...
These steps are the basic installation of a fish pond / pool liner. A pool liner has the advantage of flexibility of size and shape. It’s up to you. A liner is supplied in...
These steps are the basic installation of a ready made pool. Simply dig the hole to the depth required (20″) and make the hole 3″ to 4″ wider and longer than the pool. Remove...
Water loss Fish pond water loss can be caused by all different factors below we will go through the different causes of water loss and what we can do to make your garden pool...