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You will be taken directly to the ordering page
Place your order and provide the details requested.
You will receive an e mail from Digibuy with a special unique
download link.
All very simple and quick.

With this offer you do not get calculators downloaded
automatically so if you want them then you will need to send me
a seperate e-mail including the purchase reference number.

I will then send you the calculators when I return from Australia

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About Water Gardens Gazette
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Feel free to pass this Gazette as a complete document to friends you may have
whom you think would like to improve their pond keeping hobby.

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This edition includes ....................

1. Free pond calculator as promised (all calculators are
in Microsoft Excel .xls format). We continue with the theme of
pipe sizes and bring fittings into consideration this time.
The calculator is called “size your pipe”
2. A little bit closer to Springtime
3. This edition's quick tips
4. New articles: covers all kinds of topics related to water gardens
Address where all editions can be found and where you
can ask questions we will try to answer
5. Subscribe and unsubscribe information
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1. FREE POND CALCULATOR ...............

As promised when you subscribed you will be able to get a
free calculator by going to the following web address.

Free pond calculator one of a series of 12 pond calculators to collect

This edition's free calculator will identify the impact pipe
fittings have on head loss and therefore your pump specification.

New subscribers can access these previous calculators at Free pond calculators

INSTRUCTIONS TO DOWNLOAD:
All you need to do is go to the web page above and click the link. The calculator will open up in Excel automatically. Save the file to your selected folder.

You can learn about what each calculator does by visiting:

Learn about all the water garden ponds calculators here

Of course you can get all 12 calculators free in one go by
buying my book "Your Pond: Crystal Clear Water Guaranteed."
Read more about it here:
Receive all 12 FREE water garden ponds calculators when you buy my book

Free pond calculator go to this page to download the pond calculator
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2. SPRING – A LITTLE BIT CLOSER ........

Here in sunny South Africa the temperature is still close to
30 degrees centigrade every day ( about 86 degreees Fahrenheit)
and we look forward to a short autumn and short winter ... we
really are very fortunate to live in this wonderful and
challenging land of opportunity.

Of course for our readers in the Northern hemisphere there
will be a mounting and keen anticipation of Spring ... just
around the corner.

Now is the time to build that pond you have often contemplated
and never had the courage to do.

If you have a pond now is the time to make sure that the coming
year is the very best year for both you and the pond's
inhabitants. This year your pond must delight you. It must
not create a feeling of despair and hopelessness. It must be
crystal clear day in and day out. This and future Gazettes
are geared to making your pond a pleasure and not an eyesore.
Lets plan so we can enjoy.

In the sections below I have briefly highlighted the items
to be planned for and the important considerations to be
taken fully into account if you intend to build a pond. To
learn more do go to the various web sites I have constructed
which cover all aspects of water gardening. The easiest and
best way is to start at www.practical-water-gardens.com
This site will provide all the access points you need to
find what you are looking for.

The web sites consist of hundreds of pages and it can be a
chore going from one page to another. This is one of the
clear disadvantages of the web ... the inability to get
things together in one easy to access place. Don't get me
wrong the web is a remarkable and wonderful medium.
My sites receive almost 100,000 unique visitors per month
because of the rich and wide variety of content provided
totally free of charge........

If the idea of click click and more click does not appeal
to you then do consider my special offer on "Your Pond
Crystal Clear Water - Guaranteed" described above and
ONLY available through a special link in the Water Gardens Gazette.
Here is that special link again

http://www.digibuy.com/cgi-bin/order.html?Weblux+104783013961

THE NEW POND OWNER

For potential new pond owners do site your pond correctly.
The most important location for your pond is where you can enjoy
it the most and also most of the time. Other than that the
following need serious consideration:

Full sunlight for at least part of the day is necessary for the
benefit of all the plants, fish and other inhabitants. Flowering water
plants will not easily flower without sufficient sunshine

Shade in moderation will provide respite for your fish during the
heat of the day and this can be provided with plants.

Your pond will cost you money so location can also be a means of
saving money. Bear in mind you will need electricity .. how far
from the source of power will your pond be?

Avoid treed areas and especially deciduous trees whose leaves
will pollute the water in autumn. Remember also some leaves
are even poisonous to wildlife.

In cooler climates avoid exposing the pond to prevailing winds.

Site and landscape your pond to avoid surface water from rain
pouring into the pond.

Smaller ponds heat up and cool down quickly and as such the
inhabitants are exposed to significant temperature cycles.

Build the biggest pond you can afford bearing in mind
positioning limitations

A pond whose main purpose is to provide a garden highlight
need be no deeper than about 50 or 60 cm (say 2 feet).
On the other hand if growing large koi is your ambition
then a pond 6 feet deep is about right.

Keep the pond shape as simple as possible unless you buy a
preformed pond. Use plants, edging and waterfalls to
enhance appearance.

A waterfall or stream feature should be in proportion to
the pond - gurgling brooks, tinkling waterfalls are far
better than miniature Niagra Falls and also cheaper.

Here is the most important siting/location consideration again –
put the pond where you and your family can ENJOY IT MOST .........
that is why you are going to build a pond isn't it?

NEW POND EQUIPMENT

This is the best time to choose equipment properly.
The golden rule is don't rush and if you don’t not fully
understand what you are buying AND why then reconsider. Go to
www.practical-water-gardens.com   again and review the topic.
If you are still not sure email me and I will do my best to
give you totally unbiased advice.
Here's my e mail address mailto:info@pondsandpumps.co.za 

Now, the planning stage is a once off opportunity to save a
lot of money. If for no other reason than you want to save a
lot of money then buy my book - there is a complete no questions
asked guarantee that you will benefit. If you don't think you have
benefited then just ask for your money back ... simple.

You even keep the book.

The pump or pumps ( 2 pumps are often better and cheaper than 1)
is the most difficult item for most people to specify and this is
where a lot on money can be wasted ...

1. By buying the wrong pump - size and type

2. By buying a pump with unnecessarily high daily running
costs.

This is unfortunately also an area where many retailers do
not give the best advice perhaps because of ignorance or
maybe because of vested interests.

Do not rush into buying the first pump offered ... ask
important questions. Take a look at www.pond-pumps.com  for
more advice and the questions to ask.

You will need a correctly sized biofilter if you intend to
keep fish. Do not dig the hole for the pond before you have
understood why and accepted this fact. You will never have
a beautiful fish pond, hassle free unless you install a
biofilter ... on the other hand you might be one of the
very few very very lucky ones but I really doubt it.
You can even build your own biofilter cheaply.
Go to www.clean-garden-ponds.com  and take a look around

Your pond will almost certainly go green or a murky brown
in summer if you have fish, feed the fish, and have immature
and/or insufficient plants. There is only one way to prevent
this permanently and for certain. Install an ultra violet
light specified to the conditions in your pond. For more
information see www.garden-ponds-algae.com If you do not
do it in the beginning you will wish you had later ………… promise.

Spring still is a few weeks away. Do yourself a favour - dig
and delve around the above web sites, re-read the free
introductory pond keeping book you may have downloaded.
Start to feel comfortable with the principles of pond keeping.
It is not rocket science but is a little technical and is
one of the main reason why so many people enjoy water
gardening - .... for the mental stimulation offered in
seeing fish grow and multiply, watching plants thrive,
noticing insects populate and listening to frogs croak
all because you provided them with a perfect, cozy,
healthy living environment because you learned what they really wanted.

We will continue with the Spring approach and preparation theme
next time.
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QUICK TIPS QUICK TIPS QUICK TIPS QUICK TIPS
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Today's quick tips ..........

1. It is a good idea to pump out about 10% of your pond water every
month or even weekly if you have lots of fish and replenish with tap water.
The reason is that nitrate levels slowly build up and can reach a level
that is too high for the pond. The easiest way to arrange this is to place a
valve and "Y" or "T" piece into the pump line then all you need to do is
connect a temporary pipe to the valve and lead the pipe to a spot in
your garden - pond water makes for a good garden fertiliser.

2. Always spray water onto the pond surface when filling with fresh
tap water ... any chlorine in the tap water will then be reduced.

3. Pump head is measured from the pond surface - not the bottom of the pond.

4. When buying pond plants check with the retailer ...
how fast they grow and how big they will become. When small, plants can
be very misleading. Low cost plants tend to grow big - a very general
statement of course but bear it in mind.

5. Floating plants make excellent nutrient scavengers.

A list of quick tips is maintained at

http://www.practical-water-gardens.com/tiptrick.htm
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4. Expert Articles .............

In case you are not aware of the articles we publish by leading
experts in the water gardening field take a look at:
http://www.practical-water-gardens.com  where you will see the list.

I have recently published a very important article about carbon dioxide
and algae problems. If you have ever woken up one morning to see your fish
dead then MAKE SURE you read this article

A leading contributor is Peter May, one of the leading UK water gardens landscapers

He is just starting his own website and maybe you would like to see what he has to say there. This is his web address where you will find the details:
of the Perfect Pond Detective He would appreciate your visit.

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Web address where all editions can be found and where you
can ask questions we will try to answer ..............

Our water gardens gazette index page is here

We will try to answer personally but if this proves to be not
possible because of large volumes of e mail we receive we will
certainly answer in future Gazettes.

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