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Treating a pond with Barley Straw bales is simple and easy - all you need to do is throw them into the pond. As the barley straw breaks down and rots, it releases compounds which stop algae and blanket weed growth.

Constructing a raised pond out of railway sleepers is amazingly straightforward. Think lego, or wooden building blocks. Building a pond is very quick and simple, with very few tools needed.

Throughout recorded history it has been clearly noted that sea tides - the rise and fall of water around our shores - have something to do with the moon. Find out why - click here.

Garden ponds manufactured with GRP - Glass Reinforced Plastic - are 'temperature stable', which means they are unaffected by extreme low temperatures and largely resistant to ultraviolet light (UV) damage, unlike common rubber or PVC pond liners.

Customers often prefer to install a fibreglass pond in their garden because they don't like the folds in pond liners, and will often purchase fibreglass ponds for their smooth, easyclean, polished surface and the lifetime guarantee they offer.

With many ponds being under-filtered, PURE+ Filter Start Gel can assist with the survival of fish too, this is because the blend of different bacteria can help keep the fish alive, even during horrendous conditions.

OATA produce a good range of videos and free care sheets for coldwater, tropical freshwater and marine fish as well as for invertebrates, aquatic reptiles and plants.

To browse the full range of OATA care sheets for all species of tropical and coldwater fish, as well as guides for setting up aquariums and garden ponds please click here.

To browse the full range of OATA care sheets for all species of tropical and coldwater fish, as well as guides for setting up aquariums and garden ponds please click here.