You're excited, you know you want a koi pond!  You can't wait to be able to watch your new fish swimming around and relax to the soothing sounds of your new waterfall and stream.  But you are struggling with where to put it in your yard.  This is a common question we receive, where should I put my new koi or fish pond?  

Have you ever hear the term Pondless Waterfall or even Disappearing Waterfall and thought to yourself, What in the world is that?  It sounds weird and how can you actually have a waterfall without a body of water?  The Pondless or Disappearing Waterfall is an often over looked way to add the sights, sounds and beauty of water to your space without the maintenance of an ecosystem pond.   

We all love our pond fish and koi!  They swim about together, greet you at the surface for some food, and swim gracefully creating a calm respite for us to relax.  You may have experienced going out to your pond and seeing one of your pond fish or koi not hanging out with the others and just sitting by itself in a corner with its fins clamped to it's side.   It almost seems as though it's in TIME OUT.  If you have or do experience this, it's a time to be a bit concerned for your fish friend.   

July is hot, humid, full of sunshine, and fireworks here in New Jersey.   It's also the month we mark on our calendars to perform our Mid-Summer Pond/Water Feature Visits.   July marks the middle of our ponding season and the time has come to perform some important maintenance tasks to keep our fish ponds and water features running strong for the remainder of the season.  

Your New Jersey pond professional, or maybe you, has just finished installing a new koi pond and you are so excited.  It's beautiful and you can't wait to relax with your favorite beverage and take in the sights and sounds of your new waterfall.  Your fish are happy and stunning, you're just elated!  
A few days pass, your fish pond is doing great and you go outside one day and see something horrible.  Your newly installed koi pond isn't clear any more, not even cloudy, it's GREEN!  You can't see anything and you want to cry!  That beautiful pond is now UGLY and you can't figure out what went wrong or what to do.  What just happened? 

Stepping outside to see your fish pond or water feature low on water can be a bit frightening sometimes.  It's the one thing, aside from losing our fish, that pond hobbyists and water feature owners dread- A leak in their koi pond or water feature!  
While leaks do happen, many times the water loss can be attributed to other factors and the dreaded leak is no more.  Let's dive into this a little more.  

Our fish and koi ponds, as well as any water feature, attract all kinds of wildlife.  In addition as pond owners we love to add wildlife to help bring our ponds to life and provide a beautiful ecosystem we have the pleasure of enjoying throughout the year.  One addition to our ponds that's not talked about too much are turtles.  We just happen to be frog people, but can you, or should you, put turtles in your fish/koi pond or waterfall feature?  I'm happy to report, you can! 

​But don't stop reading there.  If you want turtles, there are some steps you need to take before letting them slide into your pond or water feature.  

It's spring all the trees are blooming, tulips and daffodils have popped, and your pond or waterfall is running but your aquatic plants haven't started to grow or maybe just started to come to life.  You may be asking yourself, are my water lilies and other pond plants going to come back to life or do I need to replace them.  Ok, you assume they're not dead, but when will I see signs of life.  When are my beautiful water lilies and other pond and aquatic plants going to start to grow? 

Spring is an absolutely beautiful time of year.  The trees are leafing out and producing some stunning flower displays.   While this is quite the site, during this time trees create copious amounts of pollen and of course drop all these beautiful flowers to the ground. 

When this happens the pollen collects in our pond water and if the trees are near your pond, where are all those flower petals going to go?  You guessed it, right into your pond!  Will all of this pollen and debris really affect your pond or water feature?