June News from True Pump, Your Pond Store

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I honestly don't know how many other places have three seasons in a week but we definitely saw winter, spring and summer in the last seven days here in Colorado. Hopefully your water features are doing well despite the drastic weather changes!

This month's newsletter includes some tips on stopping your koi from eating your plants, a product update including a special new product announcement, a new Aquascape digital magazine and this month's Aquascape video.

Happy Pondering,

The True Pump Team

How to Keep Koi from Eating Your Pond Plants

Pond owners love their colorful koi, and they also love their pond plants. Yet many struggle to keep their koi from making a feast of their favorite waterlilies. What's a water gardener to do? Never fear, it really is possible for koi and aquatic plants to live in harmony in the same pond.

The key to the plant-eating koi dilemma is to make sure you have the correct koi-stocking density for your water garden. Put too many koi in a pond and they'll compete for everything, especially food. Your ravaged waterlilies are simply evidence of hungry koi! A good general rule of thumb for koi stocking is to have no more than one inch of fish per 10 gallons of water. So you can have 150 inches of fish in 1,500 gallons of water, which is about five koi. Remember, when buying small fish, they're going to get bigger. So choose fish based on how large they're going to grow. If you don't provide koi with enough room, you risk plant health, water clarity problems, and the fish will suffer from stressful living conditions.

Summer Seminars

Water Gardening 101

Want to learn more about your pond or water feature? Then you should plan to attend some of our upcoming FREE educational seminars. These classroom seminars will take place on the following Saturdays from 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. No sign-up or reservation required.

July 6, 2019 Pond Maintenance

August 24, 2019 Winter Prep

We being "Your Pond Store"

After our last newsletter we got this nice email from one of our customers, Nora Lasky:

"Thanks as always for the informative newsletters! After reading the newest (May) newsletter I looked at my past newsletters because I missed the earlier "how to spring clean your pond" article. Can you possibly resend me that article? Thanks! Nora Lasky (Happy True Pump customer since 2009)"

Thanks for the kind words, Nora. All of our past newsletters are archived on our web site at True Pump Newsletter Archive.

We also want to thank a new customer, Greg Brown, for his recent 5 Star Google review:

"I wanted to get a pond fountain, light kit and aerators for a recreational pond on our farm in Iowa. I contacted a web site and am still waiting for a response. When I left a voicemail with True Pump, Tim contacted me immediately and we discussed my needs. He worked with the manufacturer to configure the equipment specs. He did what he said he would do, and the equipment was delivered on time.

As a DIY'er, I was able to install the equipment myself, and the post sales support from True Pump was fantastic. In my opinion, this is a quality company, focused on the consumer, and I had a fantastic experience. I will use them again!"

We'd love to hear from each of you why True Pump is "Your Pond Store"! We sincerely appreciate everyone who has taken the time to review us on Google, Yelp and Facebook.

Product Update

Are you tired of feeding the local heron population? White Swans are very territorial and will fight off most intruders who venture into their area. A floating swan decoy is a great way to keep both herons and geese away from your water feature and your koi! Get yours today at True Pump for only $78.99!

Need more circulation in your pond? The innovative Aquascape Pond Powerhead is a great way to eliminate the stagnant areas in your water garden. No pipe or plumbing is required. Just hook it up to a low voltage transformer and place it in the water! Check out the video below to see the powerhead in action.

Eliminate Stagnant Pond Water: Aquascape Pond Powerhead

Lifestyles Magazine

Some of you may remember the original print version of the Aquascape LIfestyles magazine. It is now back in digital format and will be published quarterly. Enjoy the stunning photography and informative articles about water features that you won't find anywhere else. You can read the latest issue or subscribe at Aquascape Lifestyles.

Aquascape Video

Congratulations Greg Wittstock and Aquascape on hitting 100,000 subscribers ! And thanks to so many of you for subscribing to the Pond Guy channel!

Celebrating 100K Pond Loving YouTube Subscribers!

Calendar

Summer Hours:

Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Closed Sunday

CLOSED for Independence Day July 4

Pond Maintenance Seminar July 6, 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

"Your Pond Store"