Greetings!

Cooler nights and some changing leaves hint that fall weather is just around the corner. It's not too early to stock up on pond netting, cold water fish food, and even de-icers for your customer's ponds! Pondemonium is more fun in person but this year's online version was packed with lots of great info. You can read our recap below including the list of awards won by our Colorado contractors.

In this month's newsletter we also have a product update including a BOGO sale, and this month's Aquascape video.

Happy Pondering,

The True Pump Team

A big thank you to everyone that joined in online for this year's Pondemonium! It was fun taking a trip down memory lane and the history of Aquascape. The presentation that Ed did on his Africa project was unbelievable, check out the video at the end of this newsletter. Some great new products were also announced including redesigned snorkels and centipedes for those larger products. To see all the new products just click HERE!

A big congratulations to our customers for the following accomplishments. These are national awards that were announced at Pondemonium!

BR&D Landscape, #2 Top Contractor

Colorado Pond Pros, #10 Top Contractor

Hiner Outdoor Living, #41 Top Frog

Materra Waterscapes, #46 Top Frog

JGunnars Waterscapes, #74 Top Frog

Rocky Mountain WaterScape, #93 Top Frog

Aqualuxe Waterscaping & Design, #98 Top Frog

Businessman of The Year – Central Plains Region

Brett Stanley, BR&D Landscape

Rookie of The Year – Central Plains Region

Don Brekke, JGunnars Waterscapes

Way to go Colorado contractors!

As the summer begins to wind down we've got some great sales going on to save you money on fish and plants for your customer's ponds! All aquatic plants are now buy one, get one FREE and all fish are buy one, get one for 50% OFF! Both sales are available while supplies last, so stop in soon for the best selection!

In response to the ongoing and rapidly changing international tariff environment Aquascape announced a temporary surcharge on their products. Beginning August 1, 2025, True Pump began adding this temporary 5% surcharge to all invoices for any Aquascape products purchased (including liner). Aquascape's goal is to keep this surcharge in place only until the tariff situation stabilizes. Once things settle down, they will move forward with updated pricing that reflects a more predictable cost structure.

We appreciate your understanding and continued partnership as we work through these challenges together.

If you missed it at Pondemonium, here's the secret cave that Ed built in Africa, it's absolutely incredible!