How-To Articles

How to feed koi by water temperature and behavior: how much, how often, which food, and what every feeding asks of your filter. From Webb's Pond Techs.

Article Posted: 08/12/2026 10:57:24 AM

Green or cloudy pond water? Our Pond Techs walk the four checks that find the cause fast: UV output, filtration, flow, and organic load.

Article Posted: 08/05/2026 09:38:05 AM

Late summer is when small pond issues turn into expensive ones. Here is what to check, why it fails, and how to fix it before you lose fish or a pump.

Article Posted: 07/29/2026 09:02:27 AM

Learn why koi eat more in late summer, how heavier feeding affects filtration and water quality, and how to keep your pond clear, balanced, and healthy.

Article Posted: 07/22/2026 12:03:14 PM

Learn why pond water turns cloudy during summer and how feeding, heat, filtration, algae, debris, and water quality affect clarity. Get practical steps from Webb's Pond Techs.

Article Posted: 07/15/2026 11:31:59 AM

Learn how to feed koi for better color, steady growth, and long-term health by choosing the right food, feeding with water temperature, and protecting water quality.

Article Posted: 07/06/2026 02:42:41 PM

Get your pond ready for backyard entertaining with clear water, better filtration, healthy fish, clean edges, lighting, aeration, and simple pond maintenance checks.

Article Posted: 06/30/2026 12:30:01 PM

Learn how expert pond advice helps you choose the right products for your pond, avoid costly mistakes, and get better results from pumps, treatments, food, filters, lighting, and maintenance supplies.

Article Posted: 06/23/2026 09:33:30 AM

Webb's Pond Techs share seven pond maintenance tasks owners often forget before summer hits full swing, including pumps, filters, UV, aeration, feeding, debris and plumbing.

Article Posted: 06/16/2026 10:22:51 AM

Fish food can affect pond water clarity. Learn how feeding, food quality, fish activity, waste, treatments, and filtration work together in warm weather.

Article Posted: 06/10/2026 09:13:47 AM

Not sure which pond treatment to use first? Learn when to use beneficial bacteria, sludge remover, algae control, water clarifier, dechlorinator, and green water treatments in early summer.

Article Posted: 06/02/2026 01:44:48 PM

Not sure which pond treatment to use first? Learn when to use beneficial bacteria, sludge remover, algae control, water clarifier, dechlorinator, and green water treatments in early summer.

Article Posted: 05/26/2026 10:55:24 AM

Memorial Day weekend is when a lot of pond owners finally get time to work on the pond before summer really starts.

Article Posted: 05/20/2026 09:07:29 AM

Late spring is when algae, sludge, cloudy water, and UV issues appear quickly. Learn what to check now so your pond is ready before summer heat arrives.

Article Posted: 05/12/2026 09:07:10 AM

Get a simple spring pond care plan for clear water, healthier fish, stronger flow, algae prevention, and the pond essentials to keep on hand.

Article Posted: 04/29/2026 09:42:01 AM

Learn how to choose between staple, growth, and color fish food as pond water warms. Match koi and goldfish feeding to temperature, activity level, and water quality.

Article Posted: 04/28/2026 09:01:50 AM

Our Pond Tech Team shares the pond essentials customers most often miss before peak season, from flow and UV to food, treatments, plants, and testing.

Article Posted: 04/14/2026 01:07:13 PM

If your pond turns cloudy as the weather warms, the first thing to know is this: cloudy water is not one single problem. In most backyard ponds, spring cloudiness usually falls into one of a few categories: suspended debris or sediment, free-floating algae, or a filter system that has not fully caught up after startup, cleaning, or a change in fish load. Most guidance consistently points to algae and sediment as major causes of cloudy pond water, but sometimes the issue falls within filtration needing more time to establish or inadequate water movement.

Article Posted: 04/01/2026 01:58:34 PM

As a pond owner, one of the hardest spring questions to answer is, “When should I start feeding again?” The real answer is not March, April, or even “when spring starts.” It is: when your pond’s water temperature and recent weather pattern say your fish are ready. This is the most useful way to handle spring feeding in a nationwide audience, because spring arrives earlier in some regions, later in others, and much less predictably in places with elevation swings or frequent cold snaps.

Article Posted: 03/25/2026 02:29:45 PM

If your pond suddenly turns green, your first instinct is probably to look for an algae treatment. That makes sense, but there is one mistake pond owners make over and over in spring: treating every algae problem like it is the same problem.

Article Posted: 03/18/2026 10:38:41 AM