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The Ultimate Guide to Pond Fibreglassing

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  Your Complete Guide to a Sturdy, Durable, and Long-Lasting Fibreglass Koi Pond If you're considering constructing a new koi pond or upgrading an existing one, a fibreglass koi pond is an ideal choice for achieving resilience, durability, and low maintenance. By applying fibreglass over a sturdy frame, you can create a koi pond that stands the test of time. This guide provides everything you need to know about creating a sturdy, durable, and long-lasting fibreglass pond, from understanding the process to selecting the best customizations and ensuring proper maintenance. At That Pond Guy, we specialise in using glass reinforced plastic (GRP) to create a waterproof barrier for your pond. The process is simple yet effective: we layer fibreglass fabric over the surface of your pond and coat it with resin, resulting in a durable and watertight seal. The number one for Pond Fibreglassing in Kent, London, Essex, Surrey, Sussex and the South East. What is Pond Fibreglassing? Pond fibregl...
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Meet That Pond Guy: the family and the ponds behind the business

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We are That Pond Guy, a family run pond specialist based in Burham, Kent. We clean, maintain and build ponds across Kent, London and the South East, and supply pond equipment and British grown pond plants through our online shop. Before any of that, there were family fish tanks, weekends in the garden and a pond that took rather longer to dig than expected. A pond from our own story. You can see more photographs on our About Us page. Fish keeping came first Our founder, Matt Adlington, grew up in a family of keen gardeners. His grandparents had a tropical fish tank when he was a baby, his parents kept one too, and by around ten he had his own tank in his bedroom to look after. In 2017, he started building his first proper koi pond. He wanted to keep koi, learn about the different varieties and get the pond right from the start. That meant a bottom drain, a proper skimmer, a viewing window and somewhere to hide the pipework and cables. The finished pond was six feet deep. Matt dug ...
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Pond Heating: Heat Pumps, Winter Covers and Running Costs

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A Remora Professional heat pump we installed as part of a pond renovation. Start with what you want the heating to do When someone asks us which pond heater to buy, our first question is what they want it to achieve. Keeping a small opening in the ice, extending the feeding season and holding a koi pond at a steady temperature through winter are different jobs. We build and maintain ponds at That Pond Guy, install equipment and keep koi ourselves. For regular pond heating, we generally recommend a suitable air source heat pump. It can deliver more heat for each unit of electricity than a direct electric heater, which matters when you are warming thousands of litres for weeks or months. That does not mean every heat pump suits every pond. The right choice depends on the temperature you want, the weather it must work through and how much heat the pond loses. Deal with heat loss before buying a bigger heater A cover, insulation and sheltered pipework deserve as much attention as the heate...
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