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A small DIY half wine barrel patio pond with floating aquatic plants and a small water fountain.

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How to Create a Self-Sustaining Fish Pond

Learning how to create a self-sustaining fish pond is about more than just a hole filled with water. When designed correctly, it becomes a balanced ecosystem where fish, plants, bacteria, oxygen, and circulation work together naturally. The result is a pond that stays cleaner, healthier,…

Cooper FordMay 22, 2026

concrete pond leaking water through cracks before waterproof coating

Concrete Ponds How To

How To Waterproof A Concrete Pond

How to Waterproof a Concrete Pond Learning how to waterproof a concrete pond is essential for maintaining a leak-free environment. Concrete ponds are strong and long-lasting, but concrete itself is naturally porous. Over time, small cracks, surface voids, and natural moisture movement can allow water…

Cooper FordMarch 11, 2026

Applying Pond Shield epoxy to a concrete surface in temperatures above 50 degrees Fahrenheit

General Tips

Pond Shield Application Temperature

Pond Shield will cure if applied at above 50° F. Considering that, you should keep in mind that because Pond Shield has been designed thick in order to hang properly on vertical and upside-down surfaces, it can seem a lot thicker when it is cold.…

ButchJanuary 5, 2025

Concrete Ponds

Is Your Concrete Too Rough Or Too Smooth? – Fixing Concrete The Easy Way

Sometimes concrete ponds are constructed and virtually no thought is given to how the surface should be in regards to it being able to accept a waterproofing coating later. Sometimes the surface is either too smooth or too rough and needs to be corrected prior…

ButchNovember 5, 2024

Roller Applying Pond Armor Concrete Sealer Epoxy

How To

Applying a Concrete Sealer

There are many things you should keeping mind when applying a concrete sealer. Generally these can be categorized into surface preparation, sealer application and inspection. This way it is easier to follow along because you will know what phase you ought to be in regarding…

ButchOctober 19, 2024

Colorful fancy Koi fish swimming safely in a black pond coated with fish-safe Pond Shield epoxy.

General Tips

Fish Safe Epoxy

Now, you are ready to waterproof your new pond or an already existing pond with a small leak. In your search for something to seal and waterproof it, you realize that only a few of them are labeled fish safe. What does it mean to…

ButchOctober 1, 2024

General Tips

Things To Avoid When Using Fish Pond Sealer

If you have a new fish pond, have some leaks in an older pond or you are having problems maintaining the proper PH in your pond water, you may be contemplating a Do It Yourself weekend of applying fish pond sealer. There are several steps…

ButchSeptember 23, 2024

How To

How to Rough up Concrete

If you want the coating to stick to the concrete it has to be at least a little rough. If you have not acid etched the concrete yet, then you are in luck. The chances are that when you do acid etch, the calcium sulphate…

ButchAugust 25, 2024

Spray in Liner Ponds

Spray On Pond Liners – What Is A Spray On Pond Liner?

When it comes to applying a coating that will eventually waterproof your spray on pond liner, there are a small variety of materials available to choose from. There are anything from paints to epoxies to other specialized coatings, some of which can be used in…

ButchAugust 5, 2024

General Tips

How To Use Glazed Tile In Your Pond

These days, people are just not satisfied with a typical, run of the mill, boring looking pond. I have seen a wide variety of styles and designs in my time and what I have concluded is that as we progress towards the future, so does…

ButchJuly 23, 2024

Pond Maintenance Water Quality

Carbon Dioxide – Lurking Danger in Your Pond?

If you have not taken the steps necessary to add oxygen to the water in your pond, the carbon dioxide levels may be higher than you think. If they are, then the chances are that the concentrated levels of carbon dioxide in your fish’s blood…

ButchMarch 11, 2024

Pond Maintenance

Pond Maintenance 101 Keeping Your Pond Clean

Most people have poor water quality and extra algae in their water gardens for one main reason; they don't do enough regular maintenance to keep their pond from turning into a green mess. Ponds need to be treated just like aquariums, and require weekly maintenance…

ButchJanuary 31, 2024

General Tips Pond Maintenance

Applying A Pond Coating – How To Apply An Epoxy Sealer And Have a Leak Free Pond

With so much research being done at this time of year, I thought an article about the application of a pond leak coating might be an interesting topic. If you’re a professional pond installer that has used epoxies before, then you probably already know a…

ButchJanuary 28, 2024

Guest Articles

Koi Pond: Liners Vs. Professional Construction

Why is there so much talk about pond liners? Which koi pond liners are UV protected, or stronger, or last longer? I am by no means an expert on liner technology, nor have I ever used them in my 26 years of designing and building…

ButchJanuary 17, 2024

General Tips

Have You Ever Considered An Indoor Pond? 4 Things To Consider With An Indoor Pond

When you think of a koi pond, you usually imagine an outdoor pond in someone's backyard. Maybe a waterfall with a small stream leading to a bigger pool where all of the fish are kept. Lots of nice plants surrounding it, giving it a natural…

ButchJanuary 11, 2024

Macro shot of water droplets beading on a smooth, non-porous blue Pond Shield epoxy surface.

Concrete Ponds

Choosing a Concrete Sealer

There are many types of concrete pond sealers on the market today and the biggest problem for anyone looking for one is to know how to find the best product suited for the project at hand. You can search the internet and find a huge…

ButchJanuary 10, 2024

General Tips

Is Epoxy Toxic to Fish?

Is epoxy toxic to fish? That is a very valid question, is it not? There are a couple of things you need to keep in mind when trying to ensure you have aquarium safe epoxy, especially if you’re building a water feature that is going…

ButchJanuary 7, 2024

Rough exposed aggregate concrete surface before pond shield

Concrete Ponds

Rough vs. Smooth Concrete

The surface area you apply Pond Shield to when you are smoothing concrete should be smooth in order to get the full coverage of each kit. The best way to explain this is to compare a ready to coat surface to that of 60-grit sandpaper.…

ButchJanuary 2, 2024

External bead filter system installed for a concrete koi pond to provide mechanical and biological filtration.

Filtration Concrete Ponds Metal Ponds Pond Maintenance Wood Ponds

Choosing A Pond Filter – Which Pond Filter Is Right For You?

There are simply a lot of pond filter systems available on the market today. One could easily get lost in the sea of products. The best way to try and figure out which filter you need, would be to look at the different way water…

ButchDecember 29, 2023

General Tips

Sealing Your Pond – A Simple Checklist To Prepare You For The Task Ahead

The big day when you will be sealing a pond is soon to arrive. You’ll finally get your pond back into waterproof shape. You will be able to bust this job out in a day. Well hopefully you will. Best intentions and all that huh?…

ButchDecember 26, 2023

Rubber and Plastic Liners How To

Patching a Pond Liner

Ok, so you have a hole in your pond liner now. That is just what you needed, a pond liner to patch. Not to mention, the hole is probably somewhere near the bottom of the liner. And why should it not be? It is a…

ButchDecember 18, 2023

Guest Articles

Fish Safe Pond Sealant for Health and Happy Fish

A pond will not only be a beautiful addition to a garden, it can certainly be a source of tranquility and therapy; a place to retreat to from the mad rush of everyday life. Before you place any fish or plants in your pond, you…

GuestNovember 29, 2023

Wood Ponds

Wooden Pond Structure Construction Materials

When you have decided to make a wood pond structure in this instance, the next step is to research they style they are going to build so that they may further educate themselves in any of the idiosyncrasies that may revolve around their project. I…

ButchOctober 12, 2023

Guest Articles Fountains

Pond Aerators Vs Pond Fountains

Have you ever walked past an office building and noticed a pond on the property? If so, have you also noticed the pond fountains? You have probably also taken a mental note of how these Pond Fountains add a unique visual allure to the pond.…

ButchSeptember 16, 2023

How to Create a Self-Sustaining Fish Pond

How To Waterproof A Concrete Pond

Pond Shield Application Temperature

Is Your Concrete Too Rough Or Too Smooth? – Fixing Concrete The Easy Way

Applying a Concrete Sealer

Fish Safe Epoxy

Things To Avoid When Using Fish Pond Sealer

How to Rough up Concrete

Spray On Pond Liners – What Is A Spray On Pond Liner?

How To Use Glazed Tile In Your Pond

Carbon Dioxide – Lurking Danger in Your Pond?

Pond Maintenance 101 Keeping Your Pond Clean

Applying A Pond Coating – How To Apply An Epoxy Sealer And Have a Leak Free Pond

Koi Pond: Liners Vs. Professional Construction

Have You Ever Considered An Indoor Pond? 4 Things To Consider With An Indoor Pond

Choosing a Concrete Sealer

Is Epoxy Toxic to Fish?

Rough vs. Smooth Concrete

Choosing A Pond Filter – Which Pond Filter Is Right For You?

Sealing Your Pond – A Simple Checklist To Prepare You For The Task Ahead

Patching a Pond Liner

Fish Safe Pond Sealant for Health and Happy Fish

Wooden Pond Structure Construction Materials

Pond Aerators Vs Pond Fountains

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