Browsing Category
Swimming Pools & Water Fountains & Ponds : Home & Garden
Building a Deer Chaser Water Fountain
A deer chaser water fountain is a mobile sculpture found in many ornamental meditation gardens. Japanese meditation gardens incorporate the sounds and movements of water, birds, insects and plants to create layers of peaceful sensory charm. Trellis boxes, flat boulders and log or stone...
What Chemicals Do I Use to Close My Pool?
Closing your pool is an important annual task. Use a number of chemicals to treat your pool before closing it for the winter. Using these chemicals will keep your pool clean through the winter and easier to open in the spring, as well as keeping your pool in good overall condition and increasing its
Sexing Denision Barbs
Sexing Denison Barbs is not easy, nor is breeding them. This forum discussion offers a few tips to fish owners who would like to give it a shot.
How to Clean an Above-Ground Pool Filter System
A pool filter is a major investment in your above-ground pool. It is one of the most important items that you need to keep pool water clean and sparkling. It filters out all of the trash, oil and debris floating in the pool water and helps prevent algae growth. A filter can become clogged with tra
What to Consider When Buying a Pool Filter Cartridge System
People love their swimming pools. They offer save family fun. It can be used to entertain guests during summer barbecues.
What You Should Know About Swimming Pools, Ponds and Children - It Only Takes a Moment's Distraction
Perhaps the worst form of distraction is when you have children. There's the knock on the door, or the phone call.
Learn Your Many Options When It Comes to Pools
There are more varieties of pools than you might have thought. For this reason, take some time to look at your options before you make any decisions.
How to Connect a Swimming Pool Heater
Swimming pool heaters keep the water at a relaxing temperature throughout the day, allowing swimmers to enjoy the pool during times most avoid stepping in the frigid water. Once you install a heater, the water gets pushed through the swimming pool filter, into the heater --- where it's warmed --- an
How to Test High Pool Chlorine Levels Using Dilution
The chlorine level in a swimming pool should be maintained between 2 to 3 parts per million (ppm) to ensure balanced water. The chlorine level is tested at regular intervals using a swimming pool chemical test kit. Many standard test kits will not test water that has a chlorine level that is extreme
Rusted Urn, Fence and Obelisk
Garden containers and structures have been painted and "distressed" to look orange and rusted in this courtyard garden. Plants include black mondo grass and other ornamental grasses in dark browns, purples, bronzes and deep reds.
11 Tips to Get Your Yard Ready for Spring
Whether spring cleaning or general sprucing up, discover how to tackle all the areas of your outdoor living space with these easy tips.
Green Aquarium Water, How to Fix the Problem
Green water is healthy for your fish however, green water is unsightly and not desirable in a show tank, so we will show you how to eliminate it.
How to Hook Up a Salt Water Pump to an Above Ground Pool Pump
A saltwater pump, or chlorine generator, is the extra equipment needed to run a saltwater pool. Installing the chlorine generator is simple and can be done in about 20 minutes. A chlorine generator uses salt, dissolved in the water, to produce chlorine that cleans the water. Once installed, a saltwa
Summer! Time to Focus on Outdoor Swimming Pools!
Here's where all the expense and hard work of installing and maintaining an outdoor swimming pool pays off - IT"S SUMMER TIME! Desert climate dwellers can put desert landscaping projects on hold (too taxing on plants and humans to do much toiling in the sun!) and enjoy any outdoor swimming
Mel Gibson's Mediterranean-Style Mansion in Malibu for Sale
Looks like Mel Gibson is at it again. No - not fathering another child, nor getting into shenanigans after partying at a Malibu pub. The actor/director has listed another palatial property for sale. This time around: the Mediterranean-style Lilac Hill Farm in Malibu, which joins his Old Mill Farm in
Automatic Pool Cleaner - Insuring the Best
However, there are various advantages to using an automatic pool cleaner, one of the most recognized of which is the fact that you will eventually wind up saving more money than you have actually spent in the first place. The best thing about using such cleaner is that you do not need to worry about
How to Choose a Solar Pool Heater
You're wise to consider solar pool heaters. They definitely save you money in the long run being relatively free energy but their up front cost is rather staggering in some cases. In can be enough that the unit doesn't pay for itself for 5-10 years. This option is great for the environment
The Six Essential Questions You Need to Ask Yourself When Selecting a Pool
It's undeniable that a backyard swimming pool is part of the Australian dream. It's also undeniable that there are hundreds of options, from packages to providers to design that you must pick from to make this dream a reality. The fun of a swimming pool goes beyond the basic checklist of s
Methylene Blue
Methylene Blue is used in aquariums as a disinfectant, anti-fungal and anti-parasitic. It is also used to treat ammonia and nitrite poisoning.