| Each water garden pond you create while gardening | | | | add submerged plants that will help remove the |
| must be thought of as a mini-ecosystem. There are | | | | nutrients the algae uses and help filter the water. You |
| many factors that must reach equilibrium in order to | | | | can actually think of algae as a sign of how well you |
| have a healthy environment and to have a beautiful | | | | have maintained the balance within your water |
| water garden. Otherwise you may wind up killing any | | | | garden pond after the first few weeks. Too much |
| fish you include and having a sick, algae overgrown | | | | floating on top and you have a problem.Once you |
| mess that is neither attractive nor does much for | | | | begin to add fish and plants to the pond, the first rule |
| your gardening efforts.In this article we are sharing | | | | is "Don't crowd". You can always add more later on if |
| some basic water garden pond care tips that you | | | | it appears you have the room. Fish will grow and so |
| probably have seen before if you have done any | | | | will the plants. You will get a lush appearance |
| reading about water gardens. Understand these tips | | | | eventually but trying to force it right away can cause |
| go toward achieving a beautiful water garden pond | | | | diseases among your fish and perhaps even |
| by balancing your water garden plants, the fish you | | | | encourage too much algae growth.Fact is you will |
| may wish to include, the bacteria that also play an | | | | want to be sure that you do not completely cover |
| important part and other items.First off be sure to | | | | over the surface of the water garden pond even |
| dechlorinate your water that you include in the pond. | | | | later. At least one third of the water surface should |
| This is especially important if you include fish and | | | | be clear. This allows the sun to penetrate and reach |
| other creatures. Either allow the water, once your | | | | any submerged plants you have added to your pond. |
| pond is built, to sit for a few weeks or use some | | | | It also allows gases to escape and oxygen to enter |
| type of dechlorination kit to achieve your | | | | the water. This all goes toward achieving that |
| end.However you may find your city water supplies | | | | mini-ecosystem balance.Lastly, don't be in a rush to |
| have been treated with chloramine. Chloramine can | | | | get your plants and fish into the pond. It would be |
| remain in the water for months and you should use a | | | | best to give your water garden pond time to settle |
| chloramine remover. Fish can be added within 20 | | | | in and mellow. Add plants next and give them time to |
| minutes of using a chlorimine remover depending | | | | come into balance. Adding fish should best be done in |
| upon how well it is circulated through the pond. This | | | | late spring or early summer when the temperature of |
| is important if and when you may have to drain a | | | | the pond reaches 50 degrees. So much depends on |
| pond to clean it out. Don't add fish right away to a | | | | the type of fish you plan to add, the type of water |
| new pond. See more information below.You will want | | | | garden pond you have, and where you are |
| to test the pH of your pond water. Keeping it above | | | | located.Copyright 2006, Sandra Dinkins-WilsonLooking |
| 7 and in the 7 to 10 range will help keep the algae | | | | for more Water Garden articles? Discover all kinds of |
| down in the pond. Realize when your pond is just | | | | Flower Gardens at our site, Read about water, |
| starting you do need to give some time for the algae | | | | wildflower, rose, shade and butterfly gardens. Find |
| to come into balance and you may have a heavy | | | | articles about garden rooms, gardening tips, garden |
| algae bloom for the first two to six weeks. As long | | | | design, annuals, perennials, and more. |
| as the pH is as above, this should clear up. You can | | | | |