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Aquatic Gardens
Ponds, Streams, Waterfalls
& Fountains:
Volume 1. Design & Construction
Volume 2. Maintenance, Stocking, Examples
V. 1
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V. 2
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Water Feature
Design:
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Creating a Water Garden Teeming
with Aquatic Animal Life
by Jonathan Leger
The Outdoor Garden Pond: Tips, Tricks and Reminders for Ease of
Care and Beauty by Anthony Calfo
Pond Building for a Rainy Area
by Bob Fenner
Designing Your Aquatic Garden by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Design
1, Pond Design 2,
Pond Design
3,
Water Feature Size
and Shape by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Water Feature
Size and Shape,
Siting Your
Water Effect by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Water
Feature Siting,
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Construction:
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Pond
Construction Overview by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Pond
Construction,
Pond
Building for a Rainy Area by Bob Fenner
Constructing Ponds in Sandy Soil
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Constructing
Ponds in Sandy Soils,
Excavating and Pond Construction by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Excavating
Ponds,
Water Feature Rock
Use/Making/Repair by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Rock Selection, Placement, et
al.,
Ponds, Waterfalls
& Streams: Making Them Level by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Making Water
Features Level,
Liners in Pond Construction
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Liners in Pond
Construction, Liner Pond Repairs,
Concrete and Liner Pond Construction by
Bob Fenner
Water
Feature Foundation Coatings, Emulsions, CR Paints, Thoroseal and
Much More by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Concrete
and Liner Construction, Liner
Pond Repairs,
FAQs on: Water Basin
Coatings, Thoroseal Use,
Above Ground Liner Ponds (and Holding
Tanks); by Bob Fenner,
The D.I.Y. Indoor Pond,
Building large, economical displays for aquatic life, by
Anthony Calfo
FAQs on: Above Ground Liner Ponds,
Liner Pond
Repairs,
Block and Mortar Pond Construction
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Block and Mortar Pond
Construction,
Fiberglass Pond Construction
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Fiberglass Pond
Construction, Fiberglass
Repairs,
Converting
Swimming Pools, Spas, Fountains to Ponds by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Converting Pools, Spas to Ponds,
Waterfall Construction
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Waterfall Construction,
Waterfall
Repairs,
Container Gardens, Barrels and Such
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Container Gardens,
Installation of Ready-Made, Pre-Cast (and
Carved) Fountains by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Fountain Installs,
Electricity and Electrical use Around Water
Gardens by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Electricity and Water Features,
GFI Use on Water Features by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: GFCIs and
Water Features,
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Construction
Components:
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Construction Components
for Ponds by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on:
Construction Components,
Plumbing for Ponds by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Water Feature
Plumbing,
Check-valve Use by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Check Valve
Use,
Pumps for Ponds by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Pumps for Water
Features,
Pond Aeration, Circulation
FAQs on: Pond, Lake Aeration,
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Filters/Circulation/Aeration:
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Pond Filtration
Overview by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond
Filtration,
Filters for
Biological Ponds by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Biological Pond
Filtration,
Up-flow
Filters for Biological Ponds by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Up-flow
Filtration for Biological Ponds,
In-Pond
Biological Filters by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: In-Pond
Biological Filters,
Pond
Filter Media by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Filter
Media,
Ultraviolet
Sterilizers in Pond Filtration by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Ultraviolet Filter Use on
Ponds
Pond Aeration, Circulation
FAQs on: Pond, Lake Aeration,
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Livestock Concerns:
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Selecting and Placing Pond
Livestock by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Livestock
Selection,
Summer
Tropics: A Pond Vacation for Your Aquarium Fish by Bob
Fenner,
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Fishes: Behavior,
Selection, Feeding, Breeding, Disease/Health
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Pondfish Behavior
FAQs on: Pond Fish Behavior
Pond Fish Selection
FAQs on: Pond Fish Stocking, Selection,
Trout, Ponds FAQs on: Trout Ponds,
Sturgeons and Sterlets,
Pondfish Profile by Neale Monks,
Coldwater Catfishes, Pondfish Profile
by Neale Monks,
Dojo, other
Loaches use in Ponds by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond
Dojo/Weatherfish Use,
Golden Orfe, Pondfish Profile by Neale
Monks,
Pondfish Profile:
Sticklebacks by Neale Monks,
Moving Pond Livestock
FAQs on: Moving Pond Livestock,
Pond
Livestock Acclimation by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Livestock
Acclimation,
Pond
Fish Foods, Feeding, Nutrition by Bob
Fenner,
Basic
Fish Nutrition by Pablo Tepoot
FAQs on: Koi, Pondfish Feeding,
Koi, Pond Fish Breeding
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pondfish
Breeding,
Nishikigoi, Koi, Oriental
Brocaded Carp, Cyprinus carpio FAQs on: Nishikigoi, Koi Carp,
Koi
Selection by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Koi Stocking, Selection,
Koi
Varieties by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Koi
Varieties,
Kohaku (Red and White Koi) by Bob Fenner
& FAQs,
Taisho Sanke by Bob Fenner & FAQs,
Showa Sanke by Bob Fenner &
FAQs,
Tancho by Bob Fenner & FAQs,
Bekko by Bob Fenner & FAQs,
Utsurimono by Bob Fenner & FAQs,
Koromo by Bob Fenner & FAQs,
Kin/Gin Rin by Bob Fenner & FAQs,
Asagi/Shusui by Bob Fenner & FAQs
Kawarimono by Bob Fenner & FAQs
Hikarimuji by Bob Fenner & FAQs
Hikari Utsuri by Bob Fenner &
FAQs
Hikarimoyo by Bob Fenner & FAQs
Doitsu by Bob Fenner & FAQs
Butterfly Koi & FAQs
Goldfish & Close
Relatives
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Pond
Goldfish
FAQs on: Pond
Goldfish
Goldfish Varieties
FAQs on: Goldfish
Varieties,
Pondfish
Profile: Crucian Carp (Carassius
carassius) by Neale Monks,
Koi/Pond Fish Disease by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Koi/Pondfish Disease
1, Pondfish Disease 2,
Pondfish Disease
3, Pondfish Disease 4, Pondfish Disease 5, Pondfish Disease 6,
Pondfish Disease 7,
Pondfish Disease 8,
Pondfish Disease 9,
Pondfish Disease 10, Pondfish Disease ,
Pondfish Disease , FAQs on: Pondfish
Disease: Prevention, Diagnosis, Environmental (See below), Nutrition, Genetics, Social, Pathogenic, Mysteries, Medications/Treatments, (& See
Below):
Goldfish
Health/Disease by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Goldfish Disease 1,
Goldfish Disease
2, Goldfish
Disease 3, Goldfish Disease 4,
Goldfish Disease
5, Goldfish Disease
6, Goldfish Disease
7, Goldfish Disease 8,
Goldfish Disease
9, Goldfish
Disease 10, Goldfish
Disease 11, Goldfish Disease 12,
Goldfish Disease
13, Goldfish
Disease 14, Goldfish Disease
16, Goldfish Disease 17,
Goldfish Disease
18, Goldfish
Disease 19, Goldfish Disease 20,
Goldfish Disease
21, Goldfish Health 22,
Goldfish Health
23, Goldfish Disease 24,
Goldfish Health
25, Goldfish
Disease 26, Goldfish Disease 27,
Goldfish Disease
28, Goldfish
Disease 29, Goldfish Disease 30,
Goldfish Disease 31,
Goldfish Disease
32, Goldfish
Disease 33, Goldfish Disease 34,
Goldfish Disease
35, Goldfish Health 36, Goldfish Health 37, Goldfish Health
38,
Goldfish Disease 39,
Goldfish Disease 40,
Goldfish Disease 41,
Environmental
Pond Disease
FAQs on: Pond Environmental Disease
1, Pond Environmental Disease 2,
Pond Environmental Disease
3, FAQs
on: Pond Environmental Disease:
Prevention, Diagnosis, Causes: Cumulative Stress, Predation, Low/no Oxygen, Poisoning (Chlorine, Algicides, Metals,
Pesticides...), Metabolite
Accumulation, Physical
Trauma/Damage, Electrical,
Troubleshooting/Fixing,
Pond Pests
and Predators (Fishing Birds, Snakes, Coons...) by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Pests
and Predators,
Pond Livestock Treatment System
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Livestock Treatment
System,
Emphysematosis, Gas Bubble Disease by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Gas Bubble Disease,
Hole in the Side Disease, Furunculosis by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Hole in the Side
Disease/Furunculosis, & Other Ulcerations,
Anchorworm, Fish Lice
(Crustacean Pond Parasites of Fishes) &
Pond Parasite
Disease Control with DTHP by Bob Fenner
FAQs on:
Parasite
Control with
DTHP,
Pond Fish Medications
FAQs on:
Medications/Treatments,
Malachite Green
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Malachite Green,
Salts (Marine,
Table/NaCl, Epsom): Use in Freshwater Aquariums & Ponds
by Neale Monks,
FAQs on:
Using Salts in
Freshwater 1, FW Salt Use
2,
Pond Parasite Disease Control with DTHP by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Parasite
Control with DTHP,
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Other
Animals:
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Waterfowl... Ducks,
Coots, Herons, Kingfishers... "and many more..."
FAQs on: Waterfowl,
Turtles
and Other Animals for Ponds by Bob Fenner
Turtles, Sliders,
Tortoises, the Chelonians
FAQs on: Ponds and
Turtles,
FAQs on: Turtles 1, Turtles 2, Turtle Identification,
Turtle Behavior,
Turtle
Compatibility, Turtle Selection,
Turtle Systems,
Turtle Feeding,
Turtle Disease,
Turtle Disease 2,
Turtle
Reproduction,
Red
Eared Slider Care by Gage Harford
FAQs on: Sliders, Sliders 2, Red Eared Slider
Identification, RES
Behavior, RES
Compatibility, RES
Selection, RES
Systems, RES
Feeding, RES
Disease, RES
Disease/Health 2,
RES Disease 3,
RES Health 4,
RES Health 5,
RES
Health 6, RES Health 8,
RES Health 9,
RES
Health 10, & Shell Rot,
Turtle Disease 1,
Turtle Disease 3,
Shell Rot,
Turtle Respiratory Disease,
Turtle Eye Disease,
FAQs on RES Health by Type:
Diagnosis,
Environmental,
Traumas,
Social,
Nutritional,
Growths/Tumors,
Infectious,
Parasitic,
References,
FAQs on: Sliders 1,
Sliders 2,
Red Eared
Slider Identification, RES
Behavior, RES Compatibility,
RES Selection,
RES Systems,
RES
Feeding, RES Reproduction,
RES
Reproduction,
Invertebrates and Ponds
FAQs on: Pond
Invertebrates,
Freshwater Shrimp, Crayfish,
Prawns by Bob Fenner, Forget Crawfish Pie,
Let's Make a Crawfish Tank! By Gage Harford
FAQs on: Freshwater Crustaceans, FW
Crustaceans 2, FW Crustaceans
3, FW Crustaceans
4, FW Crustacean
Identification, Freshwater
Shrimp, FW
Crabs,
Pond Snails, Bane or Boon? by Bob Fenner , Snails & Water Gardens? Do They Go
Together? by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Snails,
Pond Pests and Predators by Bob
Fenner
Tell-tale Signs of Pond
Predators; Awareness, Detection, Avoidance by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond
Pest, Predator Control, Fish-eating Birds, Turtles,
Snakes, Toads/Frogs, Insects, Leeches, Mammals...
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Plants:
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Pond Plants
and Planting by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Plants and Planting for
Ponds,
Landscaping
Around Your Pond by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Plant
Landscaping,
Some swampy plants for lazy gardeners
by Daniela Rizzo FAQs on: Swamp Plants,
Waterlilies by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Water Lilies,
Floating Plants
Pistia stratiotes, Water Lettuce
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Water Lettuce for the Outdoor
Garden,
Oxygenating
Grasses by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Oxygenating Grasses for Ponds,
Elodea/Anacharis by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: "Anacharis" Plants for
Water Gardens,
Hornwort/Coontail for Ponds by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on:
Hornworts for Pond Use,,
Parrotfeather/Myriophyllum
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Foxtail, genus Myriophyllum Plants for Water
Gardens,
Vallisnerias for Ponds by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Vallisneria Plants for the Water
Garden,
Emergent Plants for Ponds &
FAQs
Cattails/Tules/Sedges &
FAQs
Arrowheads/Sagittarias
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Sagittaria Plants for the Water
Garden,
Pond Plant
Care by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond
Plant Care,
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Maintenance; incl. Seasonal:
(See Algae Control in
Tray
Below)
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General Care of Your
Pond by
Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Care,
Frequent
Partial Water Changes for Ponds by
Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Frequent
Partial Water Changes for Ponds,
Fall
Pond Maintenance by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Fall
Maintenance,
Winter
Pond Maintenance by Bob Fenner
Your Pond in the Dead of
Winter by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Winter
Maintenance,
Open Your Pond: 10 Tips for a
Spectacular Start to the Season by Bob Fenner,
The Awakening
Pond, Spring Maintenance by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond
Spring Maintenance,
Pond
Fish Foods, Feeding, Nutrition by Bob
Fenner,
Basic
Fish Nutrition by Pablo Tepoot
FAQs on: Pond Fish Foods/Feeding/Nutrition,
Pond Pests
and Predators (Fishing Birds, Snakes, Coons, Mosquitoes,
Leeches...) by Bob Fenner
Tell-Tale Signs of Pond Predators;
Awareness, Detection, Avoidance by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Pests
and Predators,
Pond Livestock and
Service Business by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond
Livestock and Service Business,
Another Perspective on Your Pond (Underwater/dry Photography) By
J. Maxwell Smith
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Water Feature
Repairs
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Water
Feature Repairs by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Water Feature
Repairs 1, Water Feature Repairs
2, Water Feature Repairs
3, More specifically: Leaks/Leaking, Seepage, Earthen
Pond Repairs, Waterfall
Repairs, Liner Pond Repairs,
Electrical Problems, Fountain Repairs, Faux Rock Repairs,
Fiberglass
Repairs, Crack Repairs...
Water
Feature Foundation Coatings, Emulsions, CR Paints, Thoroseal and
Much More by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Water Basin
Coatings, Thoroseal Use,
Liner Basin Repair &
FAQs on: Liner Basin Repairs,
Fiberglass Repair &
FAQs on: Fiberglass Repairs,
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Water:
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Water Quality for Ponds by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Water
Chemistry,
Test
Kits and Testing for Ponds by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Testing and Test Kits for
Ponds,
Treating
Tapwater for Pond Use by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Treating Tapwater for
Ponds,
Frequent
Partial Water Changes for Ponds by
Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Frequent
Partial Water Changes for Ponds,
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Cleaning:
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Pond Acid and Bleach Washing
by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Acid and Bleach
Washing,
Fountain, Bird
Bath, Statue Cleaning by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Fountain/Statue Cleaning,
Pond
Chemical Safety by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Chemical
Safety,
Pond Filter
Cartridge Cleaning by Bob
Fenner
FAQs
on:
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Algae
& Vascular Weeds
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Pond Algae and Their
Control by Bob Fenner
Ultraviolet
Sterilizers in Pond Filtration by Bob
Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Algae,
Control, Ultraviolet Filter Use on
Ponds
Pond Aeration, Circulation
& FAQs on: Pond, Lake
Aeration,
Control of Pond Algae with Copper
Compounds by Bob Fenner
FAQs on: Pond Algae Control with
Copper,
Pond Vascular Weed Control &
FAQs on: Pond Vascular Weed Control,
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