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Water gardens consist of a variety of elements starting with a decorative pond and any combination of aquatic plants, rocks, fountains or waterfalls and often ornamental fish as well as all the wildlife that it naturally attracts. A water garden can be the focal point and highlight of a backyard. Keeping up with basic water maintenance is the key to years of joy from this miniature living ecosystem.
Some difficulties of ornamental water maintenance include high levels of ammonia, pH fluctuation, weed and algae growth, and poor fish coloring.
Ammonia in water gardens is produced constantly. Ammonia is excreted from a fish’s gills or from the natural bacteria degrading solid fish waste and other wastes in the water body creating nitrite. If not controlled, it creates a hostile environment that can quickly become harmful to fish and aquatic plant health.
pH fluctuation in water gardens is never-ending. Due to the nature of water gardens, their small size and potential for overloading of plants makes pH control a challenge. Plant photosynthesis and bacterial respiration goes through peaks and valleys daily along with swinging water temperatures that create stress for a tiny ecosystem.
 Blanket weed and algae are the types of nuisance plants that bloom when there is too much sunlight, phosphate and Nitrogen in the water body. These natural occurrences cause toxicity which can overload water’s capacity to keep unwanted growth in check. A water garden requires just enough phosphorus to feed the plants and fish.
Fish color fading is largely affected by the food fish eat and the water conditions. Fish, especially koi, and aquatic plants require more calcium and other minerals than most living organisms. Typically, the water from a local water supply is lacking the quantity and diversity of trace minerals needed for koi and plants to thrive.
These water garden problems can be controlled by supplementing the water’s mineral content to achieve a friendly pond environment. Orb-3 Water Garden Minerals contain over 80 micro nutrients, minerals and trace elements. This diverse combination naturally reduces ammonia and phosphorus; buffers alkalinity to avoid dangerous drops in pH; enhances beneficial bacteria activity in pond filtering systems; and replenishes the necessary trace minerals for a water body to keep fish looking and feeling healthy.
The benefits of Orb-3 Water Garden Minerals are available in one convenient product that will energize an otherwise average water body and help bring it back to a younger, healthier state.
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