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Your Healthy Garden Pond (Interpet Handbooks)

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This is a very good book for those who already have a pond. It does not get into the design and construction of ponds, but concentrates on maintaining the pond you have. This is exactly what I was looking for. I did not need to design or construct a pond; however, I did need the knowledge to maintain an existing pond, and this book fit the bill perfectly.

It covers:
* Water quality - the nitrogen cycle and what tests you need to perform
* Filtration - types of filters, filter media, cleaning filters
* Algae and plants - types of plants and how to grow them, how to contain algae
* Fish - the different types of fish suitable for a pond and how to diagnose problems
* Pond cleaning - when and how to clean the pond
* Seasonal maintenance. - fall and winter preparations

Also this book is illustrated with many full color pictures so you can see clearly what the author is talking about.

Borrowed this book from the library but have to buy it. It's a good reference and does great explanations. Real helpful for a novice like me.

This gem of a book contains all the information a new pond owner needs to maintain a healthy, happy water feature. It's very readable, well-organized, and succinct.

I used Interpet Products available from my local garden centre and I decided to check out some of the books advertised with their products and so ordered the "Your Healthy Garden Pond".
I have read this book and found it a very useful reference,easy to read and with good illustrations. I would recommend it to anyone with a small garden pond.

We have recently installed a garden pond and coming off a position of nil knowledge, we needed a down to earth guide so that we could avoid the possibly fatal (to the fish!) pitfalls.

This is a short, concise, but very thorough guide which was able to answer the list of questions we had put together. The filtering system was a concern and there is a very extensive section on this including how to choose the right filter, when to run it and the care and maintenance of the system. Plants are another interesting topic which is well covered - I always fancied having snails in the pond as I know they eat algae. However, I quickly learned that this was a very bad idea as although they will eat algae they have a fondness for plants which is their preference!

What fish to buy, what sizes and how many is another topic which will exercise the minds of most pond keepers. Again the book was very clear with instructions that 24 inches of fish per square meter of surface area was about right, though you should allow for growth. Some fish are very compatible such as goldfish and koi. However, the catfish which my wife has been fancying proved to be another very bad idea as it appears they grow and grow and regard the other pond inhabitants as a tasty snack!

So to summarise, if you are interested in ponds, but have little knowledge this guide is going to teach you all the basics you will need. I imagine that even if your knowledge is already extensive you will still learn quite a lot here.

I really liked this book because it covered a number of issues such as fish diseases and water quality with just the right amount of depth and clarity. I believe the book is for someone who has had a pond for a few years and has begun to run into some problems with pond keeping. The detail is not so exhustive that a newer pond owner would be lost. It could also be a jumping board into deeper study for the very serious pond keeper. I recommend it.

Great information about keeping a healthy pond for our two beautiful Koi. Lots of information and beautiful pictures.