The Tub Pond Handbook: The Comprehensive Guide to Patio Ponds, Container Water Gardens, & Taking Your Aquarium Hobby Outside Paperback – April 7, 2021

ABOUT THE 3rd EDITION REVISED.3: The backyard pond, with its beauty and tranquility, is on the wish list of many nature lovers and homeowners. But the required space, excavation, upkeep, and expense drives many away from this dream. The solution is the free-standing container water garden or “tub pond”. Plagued by a black thumb? This is no-fail gardening! Aquarists, expand your hobby outdoors to maintain or breed fish to their full potential with minimal effort. Forget complex setups—mechanical filters and pumps are entirely optional with vegetative filtration!Created by the aquarium hobby's summer tubbing “evangelist” for over 20 years, the critically-acclaimed and revised Tub Pond Handbook 3rd Edition is the most comprehensive text ever produced on the subject. This definitive guide offers unparalleled insight into creating thriving container ponds and water gardens. Chapters include: location analysis (temperature and light); tub selection (from tabletop to 300 gallons); establishing biological balance through understanding and prepping pond water; selecting and potting plants for form and function; fish selection, care, and breeding strategies; effective pest control, from algae to insect to mammal; helpful timetables, tools and supply resources; and two extensive Compendiums showcasing over 60 author-tested plants and over 30 suitable fish species. With over 200 color images and over 100 pages, The Tub Pond Handbook will inspire, instruct, and be your preferred reference source for years to come. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Ted Coletti is an aquarist, water gardener, writer, and speaker recognized for kicking off the aquarium hobby’s tub pond craze in the late 1990s. A hobbyist for over 40 years, he is a former Contributing Editor & Columnist at Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine. Dr. Ted holds memberships in the International Waterlily & Water Gardening Society, Aquatic Gardeners Association, and founded the Skylands Aquarium & Water Garden Group of New Jersey. His debut book, Aquarium Care of Livebearers, was published by Animal Planet. Read more