The Ponder's Bible, All You Need To Know To Build and Maintain Your Own Pond!!! [Paperback]

Gösta H. Lovgren (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1929741081 | ISBN-13: 978-1929741083 | Publication Date: February 1, 2000

The Ponder's Bible is the compleat guide to building and maintaining your very own pond. It has it all from digging the hole to the towering waterfall, including costs.

It is "Fun and easy to read and most importantly ... Informative."

"Just incredible. I'll bet you have no idea how inspiring it is for average ponders to read this."

"Wow! When I read your book, I though 'WOW! We could do that!... And we were right."

"... a very good job! I'm sick of reading books using language only a biologist could understand."

"A virtual treasure trove of information."

"Your simplicity in guidelines has made my pond building a pleasure."

Editorial Reviews

Review

" ... so common sense .. so 'whatever works' ...so geared toward non-chemical and cheap!" -- A reader

"... Fun ... Great informtion. Thanks so much for giving me the opportunity to dreasm a little about getting out of the city and building a small pond . One day soon ..." -- A reader

"At last, someone who understands that just paying lots of money may not get the job done!"

"The way it was written made my day. I am considering doing a pond but wasn't sure what all was involved. I couldn't believe here it is - Do this and this and this. Thank you." -- readers

About the Author

A retired commercial fisherman who knows more about water and fish than is good for any man.

Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: Carolelle Pub (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929741081
• ISBN-13: 978-1929741083
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #893,265 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Lakes & Ponds

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

61 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Down to Earth, June 21, 2001

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William Mccoy "RhythmRancher" (Fort Jones, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ponder's Bible, All You Need To Know To Build and Maintain Your Own Pond!!! (Paperback)

Finally a really down to earth book by a great guy who really loves ponds and has done it all. He gives details way beyond the typical book on ponds. Its clear that he has been experimenting with techniques for a long long time. I own about 25 pond books and this one is absolutely the best and is indispensible. I have learned more from this book than all the others combined. Get this book if you want to do it right the first time, or if you want to learn how to keep a pond healthy. You cant go wrong with this book.

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Down to earth Ponding 101, July 5, 2002

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Herbert C. McNaspy (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ponder's Bible, All You Need To Know To Build and Maintain Your Own Pond!!! (Paperback)

I had already started a small ABS plastic pond before I bought the book. The author has a much larger pond and explains everything about it. He covers it from A to Z.
I am a do it yourselfer and really enjoyed his explanations and innovative ideas.
Eventhough the construction part did not apply to my situation there is plently of other things that do apply.
The author makes no secret that he is giving you his opinion on how to do things and what he likes and doesn't like. For example, he does not like UV clarifiers and prefers to balance the ecosytem to take care of the water borne algae. He states that if the clarifier kills the algae, what elese does it kill but admits that it can kill parasites, etc. that can harm your fish.
Interesting stories of things he had done and mistakes he had made. Not techinical at all but yet it covers about everything.

29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Therre is no better sense, than common sense, March 1, 2000

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Gosta K. Lovgren "keithl168" (San Diego, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ponder's Bible, All You Need To Know To Build and Maintain Your Own Pond!!! (Paperback)

Only some one who understands ponds so intrinsically could explain the process of how to install a the fish pond and the basic system to run it in such easy to follow instructions. Many books on ponds tell you how to do something without really showing you. Not so here. Following the illustrations and the clear concise text, I put a fish pond and built the equipment to run it and I've never done anything more complicated than change the oil in my car. I can't wait to have a BBQ and show it off! The Ponders Bible saved me thousands of dollars. This is a must read for anyone thinking of putting a pond in. Even someone who already has a pond would do himself well to read this book. Salute Mr. Lovgren!