Archive of the Category 'Pond News'

Pond Stars is On!

Thursday, September 11th, 2014

Are you watching Pond Stars? This great new series premiered on September 9th and we were delighted to see watch our friends from Aquascape, Greg Wittstock (The Boss), Ed Beaulieau (The Scientist) and Brian Helfrich (The Foreman) work their magic for a television audience.  Watch it every Tuesday at 10 pm on NatGeoWild. Click here to read […]

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Raising Koi: Facts and Myths

Wednesday, June 4th, 2014

Todd Williams shared his deep thoughts on caring for koi. Myths and half-truths. They are everywhere. Only humans can take a small nugget of truth and twist it into something entirely different. And we all like rules-of-thumb. They help us simplify a world with lots of information. But these can get out of hand. I […]

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My pump keeps tripping my GFI!

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

Unfortunately I get this question all the time. Once water has seeped through the seals and gets into the motor, the GFI will trip and shut-off the electricity. When I told our customer today that her pump was “Fried” she responded: The Customer responded: “If the pump is fried, why does it work like a […]

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Harsh Winter Fish Kill?

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

I have received more questions like this one below this year than ever before and asked Aquascape Tech for their response. Question: “I lost a lot of koi this winter because of extreme cold conditions, thought I had enough aeration and de-icers apparently not  would like alot more info on how to prepare better for […]

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Aquascape Rebate Offer!

Saturday, March 15th, 2014

        Announcing the 2014  Aquascape Consumer Mail-In Rebate Program* From March 15th – May 31, 2014, Aquascape is offering a rebate on various products.  Complete your purchase from ThePondOutlet, then fill out the rebate form and receive a gift card for $10-$50 depending on your purchase. Eligible products include: · AquaSurge® Pumps […]

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Aquascape introduces new UltraKlear UV Clarifier!

Friday, January 24th, 2014

Scott Rhodes (Aquascape’s Product Guy)  introduces the new UltraKlear UV Clarifier which will be available in Mid-March. This is quite a turn-about for Aquascape who have always preached an all-natural biological approach to keeping the pond clear. They still strongly believe in the natural approach but offer this as an alternative if all else fails […]

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New 2014 Products from Aquascape

Friday, January 17th, 2014

Scott Rhodes, Aquascape’s Product Guy, announces some of Aquascape’s exciting new products for 2014. These include a new line of LED lighting with FIVE YEAR warranties and a new line of Pressure Filters. These products are not available quite yet but should be arriving in February and will be posted onto our site as soon […]

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Spring Clean-out Tips from Aquascape!

Saturday, March 2nd, 2013

It’s almost that time again and we all wonder what steps we need to do to properly prepare our pond for the season. Below are the steps that Aquascape advises for a thorough spring clean-out of a Skimmer/BioFalls pond: Drain the pond using a Clean-out Kit Pump some of water into container to hold fish […]

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Fowl Island? The new Over-sized Floating Duckhouses!

Monday, November 12th, 2012

When we got two calls in the same week asking if we could make duck houses that were a little larger for geese or multiple families, we asked the Craftsmen at Heartwood if they could produce a taller Duckhouse with wider and higher doors. To our (and our customer’s) delight, the first Over-sized Duckhouses have rolled […]

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Hurricane Sandy Preparation Tips from Tom Smith (Garden State Koi)

Monday, October 29th, 2012

Although it is difficult to always be prepared for the things mother natures throw our way, there are a few simple steps to take to be prepared for the upcoming storm and its after effects.   Keep in mind that animals have their own survival instincts to handle these storms so we will focus on […]

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