For small pond owners that have fish, a biofilter is a key tool for keeping the pond cleaner, and healthier for the fish.

If you’ve looked around at filters much you know they come in all shapes, sizes, and designs and it can be hard to figure out which one of these many configurations might work best. This leads to a lot of confusion, and on top of that, getting one set up right for your pond is important.

This week’s pond tip covers a lot on biofilters, how they work, and what they can do for your pond.

As you might guess, I get a lot of questions about pond bacteria, just about every single day. So from time to time, I wanted to do a short video and share those questions (and the answers I provided back) with you. Maybe it’s some of the same questions that you might have had or wondered about.

So here they are, in order…

1. What if my fish eat the PondBiotix ME muck reduction pellets, are they safe?
2. How long will it take for my pond to clear up once I start supplementing with beneficial bacteria?
3. If you use beneficial bacteria, what’s left over after it’s done, are there any byproducts?
4. Will bacteria help keep my waterfall and streambed clear?
5. What’s the difference between PondBiotix and the BioSphere Pro?

To discover the answers to each or any of these, simply play the video below!

Green water, or planktonic algae can be a persistent problem in many small ponds and ask any small pond owner and they’ll tell you how frustrating it can be.

There are a handful of suggested treatments for green water but perhaps none of them are mentioned more than UV light. UV has a good track record on green water and it’s widely promoted as a treatment for algae. That however is a pretty broad statement and the correct and more specific description would be that it’s a good treatment for planktonic algae.

I talk with a lot of pond owners every year however that already have uv installed but they’re still running into problems. In this week’s video I cover several reasons why uv might not be working and what you can do to improve it’s performance. Or to find out if it’s right for your particular situation.

As a side note…we’ve just lowered our prices on all of our UV units (when we get a better deal we pass it on!) so if you’re having an issue with green water, check out the Aqua Ultraviolet UV Systems and find the one that’s right for your pond.