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Fall Pond Cleaning
Doing a full pond cleaning during the colder winter months can be very stressful on your fish. However, if the pond is really dirty and full of 'muck' - then you may want to consider it because all of the decaying organic matter in the pond can cause problems if the pond ices over, and this begins to de-gas and rot. So, I think the best solution, and what we used to do for our clients was do a partial Fall pond cleaning. Here's how to do it: First, get a container that will hold roughly 100 gallons or so, or up to half of your pond volume (bigger is better). Then take a pump with a hose, and pump out the relativel 'clean' water from your pond by holding the pump just beneath the water surface. Keep as much of the 'old' pond water as you can. Then, catch your fish (if possible) and place them into the holding tank of their own (clean) water. Then you can either net out your leaves and dispose of them, along with any muck that you can get out also. Alternatively, you can then pump out the remaining water and do a thorough clean out, including vacuuming out the pond with a large wet/dry vac (this works great!). Then refill the pond back up to the level it was at before disposing of the water, de-chlorinate the water, and adjust the pH to match that of the 'old' water in your holding tank. At this point, start pumping new water from the pond into your holding tub, and then pumping the mixture back into the pond. Do this for 15-20 minutes until the new water mixture matches that in the pond - and then pump the remaining water back into your pond while netting your fish back in as well. But it's very important not to expose your fish to new water conditions too quickly as differences in temperature and pH can cause extreme stress to your fish, affect the immune system, and even cause shock or fish death. So always be careful when changing water. **************************************************
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It doesn't appear that the late surge of steelhead that typically shows up around now has appeared yet. Flints Pond cleanup at issue for town (Hollis Brookline Journal) 5 Mar 2010 at 7:24am HOLLIS ? Voters who attend the annual Town Meeting Wednesday will be asked to decide whether to let the town take $106,000 from a reserve fund created 16 years ago to cover some of the cost of cleaning up Flints Pond. National Prawn Company appoints General Manager of Quality and Sustainability... 10 Mar 2010 at 9:05am Saudi Arabia: March 10, 2010: The National Prawn Company (NPC) National Prawn Company (NPC) , among the world's largest integrated prawn farms, has appointed Frédéric Millet as General Manager Of Quality & Sustainability. Saugus resident has grave concern for cemetery (The Daily Item) 10 Mar 2010 at 2:23am SAUGUS - Gordon Shepard has spent a lot of time tending to his flock, but it isn't sheep he is looking after, it is the gravestones of veterans. 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Property insurance typically covers damage, not landscaping troubles Bradenton Herald This is a landscaping issue only. Keep in mind a homeowners policy protects the home and not the oak tree. Andy Gregory, a co-owner and president of Des ... Greensboro landscaping firm enters partnership - Triad Business Journal Greensboro landscaping firm enters partnership Triad Business Journal GreenCreation, a Greensboro-based designer of sports fields, playgrounds, commercial and residential landscaping, has been chosen as an ?authorized ... and more » Corona offers rebates for water-friendly landscape - Press-Enterprise Corona offers rebates for water-friendly landscape Press-Enterprise The city Department of Water and Power is offering $1 rebates per square foot of turf removed and water-friendly landscaping installed on residential ... Landscaping Workshop at Warren County Public Library - Amplifier Landscaping Workshop at Warren County Public Library Amplifier He will discuss a brief history of the Victorian garden and provide easy tips to create your own beautifully landscaped yard. ... Crash course in lawn rehab - Tampa Tribune Tampa Tribune Crash course in lawn rehab Tampa Tribune Colleen and Kenny Keane of Port St. Lucie initially were skeptical when their daughter phoned Sunday to say she had been selected for the landscaping blitz. ... 'Yard Crashers' dig in on South Tampa backyardTampa Tribune all 3 news articles » Daly City OKs new water conservation rules - San Jose Mercury News Daly City OKs new water conservation rules San Jose Mercury News Landscaping is one area where measures can be taken to save water, she said. The ordinance applies to all projects with a landscaped area of at least 1000 ... and more » Landscape budgeting - Express Buzz Landscape budgeting Express Buzz HYDERABAD: Landscaping residential plots commences after all the civil works are completed and hence there will be many constraints due to the lack of space ... |
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