Preparing a pond for the winter

Each new owner ornamental pond before the first winter to worry about how to prepare waterThat it has successfully survived the winter and did not require much trouble to the beginning of the summer season. In fact, the autumn "pond" of the work is not difficult, it is important to only perform them gently and carefully. Let us consider the basic nuances of measures to prepare the pond for the winter, using FORUMHOUSE user experience.

With the onset of autumn it is important to make sure that the pond does not accumulate garbage and litter on the surface leaves, which rapidly contaminate the water and form a layer of sludge on the bottom of the reservoir, promoting the formation of poisonous gases. Water from this turbid, and the plants and the fish die. Therefore, during the period of leaf fall is better to cover mirror pond a special fine mesh, which must be regularly cleaned to remove layers of leaves. The grid is removed with the advent of night frosts, so it does not freeze and is not damaged.

On sale is a special grid for ponds with pegs, but you can use other suitable.

Giperborej (User FORUMHOUSE):

During leaf fall try to pull over to reach the surface of the water strawberries (sold green this can be in two layers) or on its utaplivat 5-10 centimeters in water to form not spoiled. And when the leaves have fallen - the net raise, and leaves everything in it, and not in the water.

The disadvantage of the grid is that if a lot of leaves, then under their weight it sags, and debris is still in the water, where they begin to rot. On the pond of a small size can be out of the situation by placing a grid of cross bars, but at the pond more "catch" leaves the network difficult and uncomfortable.

Best Mode - the use of technical devices - such as vacuum cleaners or water skimmers (surface suction pumps). A suitable power skimmer, floating on the surface or installed permanently on the bottom or wall of the reservoir, eliminating him from the same leaves and large debris.

Member FORUMHOUSE CorsaC939 It advises to facilitate the collection of debris and leaves from the surface and, in parallel, to prevent waterlogging, to provide a constant movement of the water pond by a pump.

CorsaC939 (User FORUMHOUSE):

Retrofit creek draining the cup at its end and the pump - an ordinary, dirty water, cubes on five to seven per hour, that was a constant water movement and aeration of its - and the leaves will be collected in one place.

Cleaning the pond - the most important event, which depends directly on its visual appeal and safety of its inhabitants - plants and fish. Even if you use the filter pumps waste from the bottom of the time you will still have to remove manually from time to time. Among the owners of the ponds there are many people who prefer the annual spring cleaning. However, if in the summer pond accumulates a lot of trash, Autumn cleaning is a must, otherwise rotting biomass during the winter let us make troubles, for example, lead to Zamora on a pond.

If the pond during the warm time at least a couple of times being cleaned, such as with a vacuum cleaner, there is no need to drain the water - will be enough to clean debris from the bottom and the shore. Do it best by a vacuum cleaner, but you can manually comb through the bottom in all directions normal bilateral or rake.

When heavily soiled better approach to the issue of scale - flush, rinse pressure bottom and shore, remove debris and sediment sludge and then fill clean water pond. CorsaC939 shared subtleties of clean-up. The process is simple, but rather "fragrant" and dirty, so you'll have to stock up on rubber gloves and fishing waterproof overalls.

CorsaC939:

In pond omit wastewater pump capacity 15m3 / hour with a hose diameter of 32mm for pumping water. The more powerful pump and a thicker hose, the water is pumped out faster.

While the water is drained - time to connect a high-pressure washing (preferably with adjustable head) and pond vacuum cleaner. If the fish pond is populated, it should be prepared in advance for their barrel 200 liters with water and aquarium compressor (approximately 300 liters / min).

In the process of pumping sludge can be disposed of on the site, for example, under trees in a ditch or drying: Dried yl represents a valuable fertilizer - sapropel.

After draining the water almost all the fish caught and transplanted into a barrel, and the vacuum cleaner is pumped out of the pond mud, sink "Discourage" plaque sludge, algae and other dirt, if necessary - and thinned seated lilies and other plants.

pavlovich64 (FORUMHOUSE User):

If you leave the winter fish - try to trim the aquatic plants. In this winter dozen carp I have not survived: lazy autumn crop leaves in aquatic plants (water lilies, irises). As a result - putrefaction, mustiness and Zamora. Last winter, all the leaves are cut off, and the result was different.

The final stage - filling the pond with clean water and return to his fish. Depending on the composition and hardness of the water (check tests of the aquarium stores) forumchanin advises to use the funds for preparation of tap or rain water. About biobalance can not particularly worry: if there is a pond of water lilies and other plants in pots, in their roots hides a huge number of micro-organisms and algae, and the balance after water replacement restored within two to four weeks.

Another important event - the preservation for the winter in a pond installed equipment which are not intended for the winter and has no frost protection. It is important to monitor the temperature of the air, so that when the first steady cold (to +5 C) disconnect and detach from pumps filters. Fillers filters should be cleaned after the dismantling of the weak brine. Keep filters and UV-units need to carefully packaged so they did not get wet. The pump after cleaning is stored in a heated room, plunging into a water tank. All hoses, nozzles, lights, etc. It must be properly cleaned and dried.

Preparation of pond for the winter depends on its size and type. A small (to a depth of 0.8 m and an area of ​​20 square meters) is considered nezimuyuschim reservoir. In cold weather it can be frozen to the bottom, so in the fall of it, you must remove all the plants and fish. Experienced forum, incidentally, is not accidentally advised to plant pond plants in pots on top of the gravel fill, and then periodically to transplant or to fill up the ground. This way not only to preserve the pond clean and will reduce the nutrient medium for the formation of algae, but also greatly facilitate the cleaning and sanitizing.

The purified pond water to fill half or two-thirds: at the bottom of the lowered pond over the winter anyway Skopje snow and ice, which in the spring will be a long time to melt. Filled with the same chilled water pond in the winter only from above. In frosty winters can be pumped from the ice through the drilled hole of the water to form the airbag is not allowed to be frozen pond bottom.

The owners of the so-called "molded" plastic reservoirs should always think about the use of expansion joints of ice. It is known that water expands upon freezing and ponds wall of plastic susceptible to increased pressure, so the ice can not only break the waterproofing, but also to "break" the coast, which will result in costly spring repair. To avoid this, set the bowl pond expansion joints - they can be specialized purchased, but forum users often use the materials at hand, for example, PET bottles with sand.

tat2041 (Polzovaetel FORUMHOUSE):

On 3x1.5 pond size and depth of 0.6 m is enough for two or three five-liter bottles. They should be approximately half immersed in water. By the way, I did not pour the sand, and pour the water.

Pond plants also need preparation for winter activities. In winter-hardy to be left in the pond, you need to remove the old leaves and shoots to the root crop. If they are planted in pots or baskets, then they should be moved to a deeper place, for example, in the middle of the pond. Tender plants, not carrying wintering "residence" in the winter can be placed in barrels of water in areas with a minimum of heat (+ 10-15 ° C) and light. The water in the barrels need to be changed regularly.

In new posts youbabi nymphs, for example, we have successfully wintered in a well at a depth of five meters.

youbabi (User FORUMHOUSE):

I take a large capacity, 30 liters with handles, to put plants in pots. The handles tethering rope and descend into the well until it drowns. When in the spring I got them - roots narosli sheet was the only one among the strongest.

A separate theme - wintering fish. If conditions allow, the best option - to the inhabitants wintered in "native shores." If possible, ensure that the inhabitants of the pond as much as possible comfortable conditions, friendly ice-site and organizing a permanent enrichment of water with oxygen.

On FORUMHOUSE discussed fishThat can live in small ponds. Read our article about how to grow in a pond beautiful water nymphs, and how to clean of pond sludge.

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