Spring
Spring is an important time to get your pond ready for the entire year. Aside from emptying the debris from your skimmer regularly, you should take proper steps to establish the biological process in your pond.
How to Take Care of Your Pond in the Spring
Learn essential tips and techniques for maintaining a healthy pond ecosystem during the spring season.
Products featured in video:
- Pond Detoxifier
- Pond Starter Bacteria
- Cold Water Beneficial Bacteria
- Smart Pond Thermometer
- Submersible Pond Thermometer
- Dosing System SL
Pond Starter Bacteria
Water Temperature Above 40°F:
Ease your pond into the season by adding one dose of Pond Starter Bacteria.
Aquascape Pond Starter Bacteria helps to quickly establish the biological ecosystem for new ponds and spring start-ups, helping to support the nitrogen cycle and provide clean and healthy water conditions.
Cold Water Beneficial Bacteria
While water temperatures are below 50°F, you can start adding Aquascape Cold Water Beneficial Bacteria to your pond. This helps ease your system into the season, promoting optimal water quality.
Beneficial bacteria living in the biological filter and throughout the rocks and gravel in the pond are a key component to achieving crystal clear water and reducing pond maintenance. The bacteria, similar to aquatic plants, consume excess nutrients but are also capable of breaking down organic debris. It is important to the pond’s ecosystem for these maintenance microbes to become established as early in the spring as possible.
Switch to regular treatments of Beneficial Bacteria formulated for warmer temperatures.
Premium Cold Water Fish Food Pellets
Once your water reaches temperatures warmer than 50ºF, you can start feeding Aquascape Premium Cold Water Fish Food Pellets which is digestible in lower temperatures.
Aquascape Premium Cold Water Fish Food is scientifically formulated to provide quality nutrition to all pond fish, including goldfish and koi. The inclusion of spirulina and wheat germ helps make the food easier to digest in colder water temperatures.
This is a good time to transition to a food that is formulated for everyday use such as AquascapePremium Staple Fish FoodorPremium Color Enhancing Fish Food.
Spring Pond Cleanouts
Pond cleanouts are optional for pond owners, depending on many factors. Some pond owners choose to perform a pond cleanout in the beginning of the spring season by draining the feature, power washing, removing debris, cleaning filters and re-filling.
If you decide to go ahead with a spring clean-out, you can either hire a professional or do it yourself. Performing these steps helps maximize water conditions throughout the remaining seasons.
If a cleanout is performed when the water is warmer, above 55º F, bacteria colonies have formed and cleaning the pond could disrupt the ecosystem.
Be sure to detoxify the new water as mentioned in the water treatment section of the Pond Owner’s Manual.
Summer
Summer is most likely the season when you will spend the majority of time with your pond; fortunately, summer maintenance is minimal.
Pond Detoxifier
Depending on your location, hot summer days can increase the rate of evaporation of pond water. Eventually, you may need to top off the pond with fresh water. Pond Detoxifier removes and detoxifies chlorine, ammonia and heavy metals from the new water that can harm pond fish and aquatic plants.
Pond Aerator
In the warm summer months, decomposing debris can cause dangerously low oxygen levels in your pond. Adding an Aquascape Pond Aerator will help ensure your pond is oxygenated properly, creating a healthy and safe environment for your fish.
Fall
Fall brings the changing of leaves, and eventually the falling of leaves. Excess debris like fallen leaves and sticks can lead to issues with water clarity and quality.
Cold Water Beneficial Bacteria
Water Temperature Below 50°F:
Once water temperatures drop below 50°F, you can start adding Aquascape Cold Water Beneficial Bacteria to your pond. This helps ease your system into the season, promoting optimal water quality.
Beneficial bacteria living in the biological filter and throughout the rocks and gravel in the pond are a key component to achieving crystal clear water and reducing pond maintenance. The bacteria, similar to aquatic plants, consume excess nutrients but are also capable of breaking down organic debris. It is important to the pond’s ecosystem for these maintenance microbes to become established as early in the spring as possible.
Premium Cold Water Fish Food Pellets
In the colder months of the year, when the water temperature is below 60°F, your fish’s metabolism slows down in preparation for hibernation. It is important during these times to either eliminate fish feeding from your daily regimen or switch to a food that is formulated for low water temperatures.
Aquascape Premium Cold Water Fish Food is scientifically formulated to provide quality nutrition to all pond fish, including goldfish and koi. The inclusion of spirulina and wheat germ helps make the food easier to digest in colder water temperatures.
When water temperature falls to 50 degrees, you should stop feeding your fish.
Pond Netting
Pond Skimmer Net
How to Prepare and Maintain Your Pond for Fall
See how to prepare and maintain your pond during the cooler temperatures of the fall and winter season. You’ll learn everything you need to know to care for your fish and plants, ensuring a healthy springtime season when winter comes to a close.
Winter
Believe it or not, your pond can be extremely beautiful throughout the winter season! Fortunately, winter maintenance is minimal, requiring only a few simple steps to ensure a successful winter season.
If your climate is cold enough to cause your pond to freeze over in the winter and you have fish, you should take special precautions to maintain an opening in the ice all winter, allowing for proper gas exchange in your pond.
One way to do this is with the Aquascape Pond De-Icer in addition to an Aquascape Pond Aerator system.
Pond De-Icer
Controlled by a thermostat, the de-icer heats only the water around it, maintaining an opening in the ice for harmful gases to escape.
Pond Aerator
Aeration used during cold winter months can keep a hole open in the ice, increasing oxygen levels to ensure healthy, happy fish all winter long.
AquaForce®
AquaForce®
DON’T WALK ACROSS YOUR FROZEN POND!!!
Our VP of Construction, Brian Helfrich, shares really great tips for keeping your pond in tip-top shape during the winter months. Just don’t do what he did and try to walk across your frozen pond!
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