Backyard Ponds » Pond water quality -Should I get plants to help clean it? http://backyardponds.info Ponds and Water Features Information Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:58:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Pond water quality -Should I get plants to help clean it? http://backyardponds.info/do-it-yourself-diy/pond-water-quality-should-i-get-plants-to-help-clean-it/ http://backyardponds.info/do-it-yourself-diy/pond-water-quality-should-i-get-plants-to-help-clean-it/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:47:52 +0000 admin http://backyardponds.info/do-it-yourself-diy/pond-water-quality-should-i-get-plants-to-help-clean-it/ pond
Frank asked:


Hello,

I have a very small pond, maybe 70 gallons…It is in the middle of our patio and has 3 large waterfalls going into it with a small stream with another 3 small waterfalls…

To help keep it clean, I am putting tube socks over the intake valves on the pumps…While we never planned on any wild life, a frog moved in, and we want to make sure he is healthy.

The water gets a little stinky because he eats a ton…I am considering putting in some plants. Will this make the water dirtier or cleaner? I have been changing the water weekly and adding some of the stuff from my aquarium to de-chlorinate it..

Are Plants a good or bad idea?

Dominica

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