Maintenance & Repairs
Full Service Maintence: Monthly-Quarterly-Annual
Pond Repair--Restoration
Pumps-Filters-Lighting
Winterizing Your Pond
and debris that could foul the water in the winter. A sludge digester is also a good
idea in the fall to help break down the solid matter on the bottom of the pond.
Check your pump and be sure the sponge filter is free of debris. Raise the pump
off the bottom of the pond to circulate upper water, allowing the bottom water to
stay warmer for the fish. Switch koi and goldfish to Autumn/Fall food. These foods
usually contain wheat germ and have lower protein. When water temps go below 50
degrees, stop feeding all together. Don’t worry, they won’t starve.
Plecostomus (algae eaters) – These fish do not like water temps below 65 degrees.
It is best to remove them from the pond for the winter.
Stop feeding your lilies by the end of September to allow the plants to tuber and
harden off for winter. Leaf production should be dropping as the plant prepares itself
for cooler weather. Keep the dead leaves pruned and out of the pond. Any pots that
are raised can be lowered to the bottom for winter
*Keep dead leaves from dropping into the pond. Pinch off your aquatic plants
as they die back.
*You can cover the water with a screen, sweep the surface with along handled
net or install a skimmer similar to those used for swimming pools. The organic
rot from pond bottom, the decomposition could leave your fish oxygen-deprived
and they"ll die.
*Feeding your fish less (this reduces the amount of waste created by fish,
reducing toxins in the water.)
