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It\u2019s here! Spring! Well, meteorological Spring anyway. I personally can\u2019t wait until the solstice, probably because it\u2019s 23 degrees with a 40-mile-an-hour wind this morning. For those of us who endure winter without running water features, it\u2019s time to start thinking about getting ponds started back up again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Even if you don\u2019t freeze for winter, Spring is the perfect time for seasonal maintenance. Pumps should be pulled, cleaned and serviced if needed. Diffusers in shallow water that kept ice from sealing the pond can be moved back into deeper water. Filter pads in pond systems can be cleaned if they weren\u2019t in the fall. Remember to clean only half in chlorinated water. Rinse the others only in pond water, and don\u2019t let them dry out, to preserve the bacteria living in them. Put the rinsed mats back into the bottom of upflow biofilters, to quickly reseed the cleaned mats above them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your plants will appreciate some attention too. They may just need pruning and feeding with Pondtabbs, or they might benefit from a replanting. If you\u2019re careful, they may never realize they\u2019ve been moved, but will reward you with better growth and blooms in season. To accelerate the growth of waterlilies, keep them close to the surface early in the season, so the leaves are in the warmest water. As the rest of the pond gradually warms, you can then drop them down into deeper water.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Debris that builds up over winter is likely to contribute to nutrients in the water, just as water warms. Algae blooms can be common this time of year, before other plants wake up and compete for nutrients. Now is the perfect time to replace your ultraviolet lamps. They may still be emitting visible light, but they decline in UV output after a year and aren\u2019t effective. A new bulb now keeps algae at bay, right when you need it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing I personally don\u2019t like doing is a major cleanup in Spring. My fish have had to overwinter under ice. They started their fast fat and happy, but that was four months ago. They are thin and stressed and their immune systems are at low ebb \u2013 this is not the time to mess with them. We do our major cleanup in the fall, after the leaves are mostly down. I may go in with a PondoVac<\/a> and pull out some lingering leaves, but it\u2019s more likely we\u2019ll wait until temps are higher and my fish are feeding again (above 55 degrees Fahrenheit).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contractors, as for the spring major cleanup money that you may be giving up, there\u2019s no shortage of work in the spring. A quick vacuuming in addition to the steps above can be quite satisfactory all around and a lot less time-consuming, at a time when all your customers want to see you. Set up a follow-up later in the spring for your needier jobs, and have your customers work on a wish list of extras. Two trips will be better than one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Spring! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the Author:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DEMI FORTUNA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demi has been in water garden construction since 1986. As Atlantic\u2019s Director of Product Information, if he\u2019s not building water features, he\u2019s writing or talking about them. If you have a design or construction question, he\u2019s the one to ask.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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