Use this fall and winter pond checklist to plan aeration, de-icing, pond netting, cold-water bacteria, and safer fish care before freezing weather arrives.
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To ensure your pond or lake doesn’t freeze completely, install a pond aerator or a floating de-icer. These devices keep a small area of the water surface ice-free, allowing oxygen exchange and preventing harmful gases from becoming trapped.
Why? This is critical for fish and aquatic life to survive through the winter. It also helps avoid damage to the pond's ecosystem caused by oxygen depletion or toxic buildup
The LL-100 is rated for ponds up to 12,000 gal. That rating assumes a normal fish load, so if you keep koi and stock them heavily, size up. What yo...
View full detailsThe LL-100K is rated for ponds up to 12,000 gal. That rating assumes a normal fish load, so if you keep koi and stock them heavily, size up. What y...
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View full detailsThe LL-140K is rated for ponds up to 15,000 gal. That rating assumes a normal fish load, so if you keep koi and stock them heavily, size up. What y...
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View full detailsBy Tony Staples The Short Answer: How to Size a Pond Liner To find the liner size you need, use this formula: Liner Length = Pond Length + (2 × Max Depth) + 2 ft overlap Liner Width = Pond...
Pond Filter Media Replacement Guide: What to Replace, When, and Why By Tony Staples The Short Answer Most mechanical filter media — foam pads, filter mats, and filter brushes — needs cleaning every 4–8 weeks during the active season and...
By Tony Staples The Short Answer: What Does Your Pond Need Each Season? Your pond has four distinct phases every year, and what it needs changes with water temperature more than with the calendar date. In spring, you're restarting biology...
