When to start pond pump in spring
How to Get Your Pond Started in the Spring by Aquascape
hey Dave Kelly here member of aquascape
spine squad also known as a tech guy
spring is finally here it's time to get
outside and start enjoying your water
feature so today I want to go over a few
basic steps to get your pond up and
running again in many regions of the
country the pond has been shut down for
the winter so one of the first things
you're gonna want to do is remove your
bubbler or your heater the two devices
you've used to keep your fish alive
throughout the winter now one of the
first things you want to do to clean
things up is remove the debris that's
accumulated over the wintertime the
leaves sticks algae all that fine little
sediment one great tool to do that is a
skimmer net now a skimmer net differs
from a normal fish net has very very
small openings on it allows you to catch
the finest - debris you simply stick the
net in the water you want to swirl it
around get that debris stirred up and
start removing it keep scooping it out
until your pond is relatively clean and
depending on how dirty your water is you
may want to conduct a partial water
change and you can do that using your
existing water feature pump connected to
an extension of pipe or you can purchase
a pump specifically designed for pond
clean outs now pond water has a lot of
nutrients so when you're pumping your
pond out recycle it use it your
landscape beds your plants to love it
spring clean out is also a great time to
perform some basic pump maintenance no
matter if you have a small little mag
drive pump up to a large solids handling
pump basic pump maintenance is going to
help prolong the life of your pump one
of the easiest and most effective things
you can actually do is simply inspect
the intake here and make sure it's free
of any solids or debris always remember
when filling your pond back up again or
topping it off during the season you
always want to use a water conditioner
like aquascapes pond detoxifier this
will remove the chlorine from the water
the ammonia
detoxifies the heavy metals and make
sure that water is safe for plants and
fish once your water feature is up and
running you want to begin to add your
water treatments when your water
temperature is below 55 degrees your
beneficial bacteria is not going to be
as effective two products you can use
during this time and throughout the
season are aquascapes SAV and eco blast
sa B as a powerful phosphate binder
which will help keep your water crystal
clear an eco blast is a fish and play
safe algaecide you can use both of these
in conjunction work well together once
the water temperature rises above 55
degrees you can start adding your
beneficial bacteria on a regular basis
beneficial bacteria will help balance
your pond reduces pond maintenance by
keeping filters clean and debris free
reduces harmful ammonia and nitrite and
also provides crystal-clear water
quality to help make your pond clean
I'll go as smooth as possible aquascapes
has put together a convenient spring
starter kit contains everything you need
to get your water feature up and going
for the season for more information on
the products you saw today or any other
aquascape product please visit
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