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Pond Maintenance |
Whichever type of pond you choose for your garden, you need to follow certain procedures regularly in order to maintain it properly. Regular pond maintenance will ensure a long life of your pond and also help you keep pond water clean and clear, and keep the fish and plants, fresh and alive.
As you are now aware of the significance of pond maintenance, you must know the fact that you need different strategies for different seasons to implement the same. Also you will require some pond maintenance equipments and supplies to carry out the task conveniently. Below we give information on how you will keep your garden pond well maintained in every season.
Pond Maintenance in Summer
- Keep the filter and pump clean and tidy by checking it every week
- Don't add a lot of water at once, rather do it in short intervals. The temperature and chemical balance of your pond will not be disturbed by this.
- Regular pruning, deadheading and removal of infected parts of a plant are necessary for cleaning and pond maintenance. Also you can add floating aquatic plants.
- Keep changing and adding new fish and algae.
- Use aerator or waterfall to maintain the level of oxygen in the pond water.
Pond Maintenance in Fall
- Remove things that are likely to be damaged by freezing, which may include decorative items like waterfalls or pump and fitter, if there is no fish in the pond.
- You may find it helpful to use a pond de-icer or heater.
- Keep your pond free from leaf.
- Cutting back, mulching and removing weak plants from the site will help.
- You can transfer fish indoors to save them from cold.
Pond Maintenance in Winter
- You will need pond de-icer compulsorily if you want to keep alive your fish in winter.
- Stop feeding fish.
- Remove filter and pump.
- Keep your pond clean from leaves, dead plants or debris.
- Keep checking water level on a regular basis.
- Clean off snow from the surface of pond in order to allow the light to come in.
Pond Maintenance in Spring
- Replace de-icer or heater with filter and pump.
- Now is the time to feed the fish.
- Add water in the pond to maintain temperature and water level and make it suitable for the survival and growth of fish.
- Check the growth of algae.
- Prune plants and shrubs.
- Check pond netting and repair.
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