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Mother Nature has a fantastic way of preparing her natural bodies of water for each new season by flooding waterways with fresh rains and melting snow, recycling old water out and refreshing it with new. Ponds with Advanced life support systems including aeration systems, UV clarifiers, Bio-Mechanical filters, Back Flushable Waterfall Filters, bottom drains, settlement tanks and such; the SPRING POND CARE procedures are much less painful and cost substantially less than traditional rock and gravel eco-system ponds. Water Treatment Evaluation – Beneficial Bacteria, Barley Straw Extract, Algae Fix, Koi Clay, Flocculant, Pond Salt, and the list goes on. You might find that when your Koi attain 18” you can reduce algae care products because an 18” Koi can eat a serious amount of string algae!

– Start fertilizing lilies and lotus (Plant food) 15th – Income tax day – treat yourself to an evening relaxing by the pond 20th – Suction Grid – add the heavy spring dose of beneficial bacteria and turn the suction flow mostly to the grid for about a week Fertilize lilies and lotus (Plant food) Suction grid – add the mid season heavy dose of bacteria. last dose of beneficial Bacteria Suction Grid – add the heavy fall dose of beneficial bacteria before winter (Check out our Bacteria!) Clean pressure filter Always check These tasks are something you should just peek at while you’re feeding the fish, or walking by the pond to make sure everything stays in good working order Pump is flowing well Autofill is shutting off (failure to shut off is an indication of a leak) Plants in stream or waterfall for roots reaching out of pond (can cause leak) Important equipment checks to do 2-3 times a year Air pump diaphragms and filters Mag drive pump impellers Inside of skimmer for build up on the bottom Check to make sure your UV light is working For daily pond pro tips follow us on Instagram, Facebook, SnapChat, Twitter, and iTunes where you can catch the podcast

Somehow, in some way, the fish know that winter is approaching, and this is their last chance to store food in their cells for the season of starvation. Of course, I know that you aren’t going to starve your fish, and YOU know you’re not going to starve your fish, but every little molecule in their bodies is telling them that if they don’t have some fat reserves, they won’t see the next spring. Now, I’m not saying I want you to dump extra handfuls of food in at night when you get home from work, but if you could find some time in the coming days to feed more frequently, that will be the ticket. Check out our cold temperature bacteria & cold temperature food for the cold season coming up!!

Squirrels are incredibly smart, and she quickly learned that if she cornered one of the staff, and threatened them with her tiny teeth, bouncing in their direction, they would usually throw food to distract her, while they made their escape. I could see this was soon going to be disastrous, with customers and employees alike being tormented by this tiny, but fierce, fluffy-tailed warrior, so I ordered everyone to quit feeding her from their pockets. In order to better torment employees and guests alike, she would leap off of trees, fences, even low roofs, squealing her outrage, tail on full alert, in an attempt to get the humans to throw food and run. For daily pond pro tips, follow us on Instagram, SnapChat, FaceBook, and Twitter Be sure to catch The Pond Digger podcast!