{"id":1807,"date":"2020-10-20T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlantic-oase.com\/blog\/?p=1807"},"modified":"2020-10-20T13:22:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T13:22:08","slug":"fall-adjusting-your-maintenance-with-the-change-in-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantic-oase.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/20\/fall-adjusting-your-maintenance-with-the-change-in-seasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall: Adjusting Your Maintenance with the Change in Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Fall is a great time to prepare the pond for winter. In order to reduce gas build up during the winter months, more frequent or more thorough cleaning of the pond is recommended. An easy way to clean organic matter from all nooks and crannies of the pond is with a PondoVac. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the weather gets colder, feeding fish should be dialed back and appropriate foods used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the temperature falls below 45\u00b0F, bacteria activity stops and with it the biological filtration functionality of the pond filter system. It is now time to stop feeding fish and to consider winterization of the filter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If leaves and debris sink from the surface to the pond floor, there is risk of the pond becoming unbalanced and murky. The SwimSkim, AquaSkim, and FiltoSkim skimmers keep everything clear, before murky water occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Falling leaves and other organic matter cause a majority of the clouding issues in a garden pond. Initially they collect on the water surface, then they sink to the bottom and contaminate the pond floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surface skimmers remove organic matter before it sinks to the bottom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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