Pond
| 08 July 2011
Pond:
At Bath Aquatics we stock a wide range of pond supplies including: UV sterilisers, filters, pond gravel, soil, pumps, pond liners and water balancing products.
We can also help you accomodate your pond with eye-catching fish. Select from our wide range of cold water fish with the confidence of knowing that you will have the guidance of professional pond builders from start to finish. We regularly keep in stock the following fish:
Goldfish - Golden Orfe - Koi - Ramshorn Snails - Sarasa Comet - Shubunkin - Sterlet - Trench - Weatherloach.
We also keep in stock, an exciting range of oxygenating and decorative plants for ponds - featuring over 70 different species. Choose from plants that keep your ponds healthy and from others that will make them look spectacular with beautiful Lillies and Marginals!
Creating a Wildlife Pond:
Mark out the pond shape that you want using rope, hosepipe or string between sticks. You could also purchase a pre-formed liner, but be aware that you will need to enable amphibians to exit the water. This can be achieved by the use of emergent or over-hanging plants. The shape of the wildlife pond is not important, but it should have areas of water that are no more than 2-3cm deep as the greatest variety of animals live in very shallow water.
A true wildlife pond tends to periodically dry out, collect debris and can become stagnant. This is fine in thew wild, but you may not wish this in your garden. A deeper area of about a metre would help to prevent this, as water remains at a more constant temperature at this depth in both Summer and Winter. It may also be worth considering the purchase of a pump and filter to clean and circulate the water; keeping it oxygenated all year round.
Check the level of the pond using a piece of wood and a spirit level. This will prevent the liner showing and water running out.
Add the liner. It is best to use underlay, but old carpet can also be used. Remember to remove any sharp stones before adding the underlay and liner.
Keep the edges natural with overhanging turf or large stones.
Pond servicing design and building:
The owner of Bath Aquatics runs his own pond service. If you would like a pond designed and built from scratch or just a clean, then he's your man. There is no charge for a visit and a quote so feel free to pop in or give Bath Aquatics a call.
Pond Fish:
We have in stock a very large range of pond fish including Goldfish, Canary Goldfish, Shubunkins, Sarasa Comets, Orfe, Tench, Gudgeon and Koi all in various sizes.
NOW IN STOCK! We have just received a delivery of Sterlets and Sturgeon.
Pond Plants:
We have a large assortment of pond plants including many Marginals, Water Lillie's, Oxygenators and Floating Plants. We also have all of the planting equipment available in-store including fertilizers to help your plants flourish! N.B - We do not always have potted plants in stock as these sell out very quickly. If you're looking for potted plants, give us a call to reserve ahead, or to see if we can order some in for you.
Pond Equipment:
We have all of the essentials you need to keep your pond exactly how you like it including Pumps, Filters, U.V, Nets, Pond Vacuums and much, much more.
We supply pre-formed ponds, and have interlog ponds available to order - delivered direct to you!
Pond liners, underlay, pond paint, accessories and some spares are kept in-stock, but if you know what you need please ring in advance to make sure we have what you are after in-store.
We have new water-features arriving soon.
As we had a few issues getting hold of pond-heaters last winter we are ordering them in early this year to avoid this problem. Get yours now!
