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"Maintaining your pond is easy to do yourself"
Pond maintenance? Maintaining your pond is essential if you want to continue enjoying your beautiful pond for years to come. The beauty of pond maintenance is that, if you keep up with it, it's not a lot of work at all. Using the right products, maintaining your pond is a breeze. Consider, for example, the handy duo pond tool from Velda.
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Pond maintenance:
- If necessary, clean the pond bottom by draining the pond and hose it off; more than an inch of sludge is harmful.
- Locate and repair leaks using a pond repair kit. This should be done during every pond maintenance project to prevent permanent water loss.
- Reinstall the pump and filter; replace if necessary.
- Top up the water level by dripping water onto the bottom of the pond to prevent the formation of salts and minerals.
- Remove leaves and debris to prevent the build-up of toxic gases.
- Add oxygen-enriching aquatic plants to increase the oxygen content of the water.
- Divide potted plants to help them grow vigorously.
- Start feeding the fish carbohydrate-rich foods to support their increased activity.
- Move frost-sensitive tropical plants to their winter storage. Return them to the pond in the spring after the cold weather has passed.
- Divide and replant water lilies, lotus and marsh plants.
- Add new floating and submerged plants once the water has warmed to 50 degrees F and all danger of frost has passed; this will keep algae in check.
