There are three specific times of the year when maintenance of pond should be carried out, including summer, fall and winter. Each specific time of year entails slightly different maintenance types. This article delves into the different forms of Ponds Charlotte NC maintenance.
Ammonia is present in pond environments from numerous sources. Pond fish like humans need to go to the toilet. Unfortunately, the toilet in their case is the pond in which they live. Ammonia is present in faeces and urine that they excrete into the pond water.
Uneaten fish food falls to the fishpond floor where it starts to decay giving off ammonia and other gases. When feeding your fish, get into the habit of removing any uneaten food from the fishpond surface after about 20 minutes. This will help to reduce the opportunity for the pond water to become polluted.
You will also notice an increase in algae growth during the summer months; this can be down to the photosynthesis increasing growth within the algae. A good way to control this growth is to control how much sunlight the fishpond gets; pond lilies are a great way of controlling sunlight as the wide leaves sit on the surface keeping the water underneath reasonably cool.
A fountain aerator is a floating fountain that consists of a water pump, nozzle and long electrical cord (typically around 50 - 100' but custom lengths may be available.) The water pump sucks up water from a few inches to a few feet within the pond and shoots the water up through a fountain nozzle. Air molecules then attach themselves to the water droplets and fall back into the fishpond. This is how the fishpond gets aerated.
As the debris is sucked into the skimmer, it is trapped in a basket where it can be removed at a later stage. Some pond skimmer models also use a secondary set of mechanical filter pads to trap any leaves and other vegetation that has managed to avoid being trapped in the filter basket.
Another thing to consider is the fact that when the water temperature drops dramatically the fish will slow down there metabolic rate and therefore require much less food, so make sure you cut down on the feeding slightly or else you will create a problem of excess food drifting to the bottom of the fishpond and turning into harmful nitrates.
A fixed pond skimmer is very similar in appearance and works in much the same way as a swimming pool skimmer. Pond water containing pond debris is sucked from the pond surface where any debris is trapped inside a filter basket. The suction is created by a pond pump, housed in the skimmer chamber. After successfully removing and surface debris the fishpond water is then pumped into the biological pond filter, where it is purified.
Ammonia is present in pond environments from numerous sources. Pond fish like humans need to go to the toilet. Unfortunately, the toilet in their case is the pond in which they live. Ammonia is present in faeces and urine that they excrete into the pond water.
Uneaten fish food falls to the fishpond floor where it starts to decay giving off ammonia and other gases. When feeding your fish, get into the habit of removing any uneaten food from the fishpond surface after about 20 minutes. This will help to reduce the opportunity for the pond water to become polluted.
You will also notice an increase in algae growth during the summer months; this can be down to the photosynthesis increasing growth within the algae. A good way to control this growth is to control how much sunlight the fishpond gets; pond lilies are a great way of controlling sunlight as the wide leaves sit on the surface keeping the water underneath reasonably cool.
A fountain aerator is a floating fountain that consists of a water pump, nozzle and long electrical cord (typically around 50 - 100' but custom lengths may be available.) The water pump sucks up water from a few inches to a few feet within the pond and shoots the water up through a fountain nozzle. Air molecules then attach themselves to the water droplets and fall back into the fishpond. This is how the fishpond gets aerated.
As the debris is sucked into the skimmer, it is trapped in a basket where it can be removed at a later stage. Some pond skimmer models also use a secondary set of mechanical filter pads to trap any leaves and other vegetation that has managed to avoid being trapped in the filter basket.
Another thing to consider is the fact that when the water temperature drops dramatically the fish will slow down there metabolic rate and therefore require much less food, so make sure you cut down on the feeding slightly or else you will create a problem of excess food drifting to the bottom of the fishpond and turning into harmful nitrates.
A fixed pond skimmer is very similar in appearance and works in much the same way as a swimming pool skimmer. Pond water containing pond debris is sucked from the pond surface where any debris is trapped inside a filter basket. The suction is created by a pond pump, housed in the skimmer chamber. After successfully removing and surface debris the fishpond water is then pumped into the biological pond filter, where it is purified.
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