If you love spending time in your backyard, you may have decided a pond was the perfect addition to the landscape. While this offers a beautiful and intriguing focal point, ponds require ongoing maintenance to continue operating properly.

To ensure your pond looks great and offers a safe, clean home for your fish and other aquatic life, use the tips found below.

Avoid Adding too Many Fish

You need to ensure your pond isn’t overpopulated. If you have too many fish, the waste they create can cause an imbalance in the quality of the water. You can reduce issues by circulating the water with pond aerators and fountains, but reducing the fish population may be required.

Don’t Use too Much Fish Food

You need to keep track of the amount of food your fish can consume in about two to three minutes. Once that amount of time has passed, …