Pond Maintenance Tips and Guides

Choose a pond UV clarifier, check the flow and troubleshoot green water. Practical advice on lamps, quartz sleeves, servicing and real filter installations.

Compare koi food ingredients, seasonal recipes, pellet sizes and value, with Matt's own feeding routine and practical advice on automatic feeders.

Choose oxygenating pond plants for your UK pond. Our pond team explains hornwort, planting depth, baskets, thinning and winter care, with practical advice.

Choosing a pond pump? We explain how the height, pipework and filter affect its flow, with practical examples, running costs and real pond photographs.

Choose the right hardy water lily, measure its planting depth correctly and understand feeding, flowering problems and winter care in a UK garden pond.

Fish gasping, green water, weak flow or a falling water level? Start with practical checks, then find the detailed pond guide for the problem you have.

We install Oase ScreenMatic filters regularly. Our guide explains model sizes for koi, pump choice, installation, cleaning, sensor checks and winter care.

Practical drum-filter advice from our pond work: gravity or pump-fed layouts, Combi filters, sizing, installation, cleaning, running costs and common faults.

Choose a pond air pump, air stones and diffusers with clear advice on oxygen readings, delivery at depth, airline, servicing, backup and lake aeration kits.

Look after the pond without clearing out the habitat Most wildlife pond care is a few small jobs done when they are needed: freeing an access point, removing a heavy [...]

Plan how the water will return to the pond A pressurised pond filter lets you keep the water in a closed pipe after it has passed through the filter. That [...]

Practical advice for wary koi: calmer feeding, new fish, recent pond changes and predator protection, plus the water and health checks to make when hiding starts suddenly.

What pH, KH and GH tell you about your koi pond, how to test them properly and how to keep the water stable without chasing readings with treatments.

Hanna HI700 measures low-range ammonia-nitrogen. It is not a free-ammonia probe. What to check when ammonia or nitrite is showing If a test shows ammonia or nitrite, take it seriously [...]

Check the depth, access and waste outlet first The best pond vacuum for your garden is the one that can reach the waste, remove it reliably and send the dirty [...]

Should you extend the feeding season or heat your koi pond all winter? We explain the fish care considerations, heater choices, covers, cold weather sizing and running costs.

Before changing a pond’s pH, check the result, KH, ammonia and the water you use to top up. Here is how we would work through the problem.

One of our maintenance photographs shows why accessible dying foliage is worth dealing with before it accumulates. The amount to remove still depends on the pond and its wildlife. A [...]

We explain how to choose and look after a Nexus filter, with practical sizing advice, pump and air choices, media upgrades, cleaning and real installation photos.

Use water temperature, the food label, appetite and water tests to plan winter koi feeding. Includes Matt’s routine, heated ponds and automatic feeders.

Koi, with their vibrant colors and graceful movements, are a stunning addition to any backyard pond or water garden. However, maintaining a healthy environment for these magnificent fish requires more [...]

A garden pond from our renovation work during refilling. The lining follows the existing shape and planting areas; this is not the final water level. The preparation matters just as [...]

The screen and waste basket on one of our ScreenMatic installations. Collected debris still needs taking out of the system. Choosing a filter for your koi pond The best place [...]

Green water and long strands of blanketweed need different checks. This photograph from our pond-cleaning work shows why a green-looking pond should not be diagnosed from colour alone. Removing blanketweed [...]