This site is a not for profit site,
funded by Birgit and Werner, we owe nothing to no one and will give you an
unbiased opinion based on our more than 4 decades of experience.
Our philosophy is simple--Information by Doing--.We've
tested and used most pond products. We do not
accept free samples from manufacturers, but will gladly test any new items
for them, providing they invoice us for the product, and we have return
privileges, if the item does not meet our standards.
43 years
ago, when we first became involved in this hobby, Koi keeping was
in it's infancy. The only
pond filters available then, were Tetra's Pond Billie and Supreme's Pond
Master. Herbert Axelrod had written a book on Koi keeping which still contains
valid reference materials today.
We then, decided to build our own filters using
1/2 pieces of cut well pipe and nylon pot scrubbers.
As we progressed,
we received calls from neighbors, friends and word of mouth referrals to
build, repair and maintain ponds. We haven't looked back since. Pond keeping
in the U.S. was coming of age and we decided to put all our energies into
pond building, maintaining and disseminating correct information, based
on our own experience, to all ponders and hobbyists.
To this end we opened the 1st
retail, pond only, store in Belleview, FL 15 Years ago. In March 2007 we retired
from the retail end .
We
partnered in a successful cable TV show called "Ask Werner's Ponds", write articles for magazines,
consult on pond construction and pond fish keeping and
give Seminars for Garden Clubs and Nurseries.
We,
at Wernersponds.com, hope our web pages will give you more insight into ponds,
water gardens and that living jewel, the Koi. There are many pages on
our web site explaining filtration, plants, products, Koi and general techniques.
These pages will be updated regularly as the hobby
develops. Further questions
will be answered by e-mail.
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