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As a member (or non-member for that matter) you have access to a vast amount of information about ponds though this website. Please use the links below to get started in you quest for knowledge. As a member you also have access to other more experienced members at our monthly meetings. See “About Us” tab for information on becoming a member.

Predators

March 10, 2025

So you have slaved away at building your own custom pond. Toiling in the heat, heaving more stones and boulders than you care to remember, working out all the frustrations and unforeseen challenges. You’re to the point where you have…

Overstocked

March 10, 2025

To the right is a photo of Cliff and JoAnn’s pond. The health of the system as a whole is a direct result of their attention to supreme water quality and filtration. One of the most beautiful and well balanced…

Lotus in a Barrel

March 10, 2025

I used to be Lotus Killer Queen. I killed all my previous lotus by overfertilizing: using Tomato fertilizer spikes, Pond Tabs, and other spike type water soluble ‘crumbling’ fertilizers. (But I was following the standard directions you read all over…

Do You Want Rocks in the Bottom of your Pond?

March 10, 2025

There’s a big company from up north that goes around conducting short four or eight hour seminars on how to build a pond using their products and design.  It’s a cookie-cutter approach which makes all of the ponds look pretty…