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Fishkeepers have a legal duty of care to their pets under the Animal Welfare Act, which states the need to provide, among other things, a suitable environment and protection from pain, suffering, injury and disease.

If plants stop thriving, produce yellow spots on their leaves or stopped flowering, this could be an indication that they have outgrown their pots. Roots will often grow out of the basket.

We are all looking for ways to lower our household energy consumption. Within this PondXpert guide, we will be looking at ways to keep your pond ticking over whilst reducing your monthly energy bills.

The pH scale is the measurement of the acidity or alkalinity of water. The pH scale runs from 0 (extremely acidic) to 14 (extremely alkaline). The mid point, 7, is known as 'neutral'. pH is generally cited to one decimal place (e.g. pH 6.5, pH 7.3, etc)

Remember to perform partial water changes, vacuum the substrate and clean decorations to maintain a healthy aquatic environment!

UK Law and building regulations state that anything that is to be installed permanently outside and, in a pond, should be hard wired into the electrical circuit. This means that pumps and filters do not come with plugs fitted.

After a season of plant growth and leaf drops, ponds tend to build up a layer of sludgy detritus on the bed, and some surface muck. Pond vacuums and skimmers have long been the weapon of choice for cleaning a pond.

Water quality in your pond is very important for keeping healthy fish. We get lots of pond keepers coming to us with queries regarding water maintenance so have created this article to cover all aspects of water quality and management.

An Ultra Violet Clarifier will not really work on blanketweed as it will not pass through the pump and filter. A UVC unit is there to make the single-cell algae clump together so it can be taken out by the filter.

The main offender is the Grey Heron, an ominous predator that will often clear out a pond in a matter of minutes. They usually visit ponds at first or last light so you may not notice they have been.