Pond Cleaning 02-10-11

Before you go and rent a pump to empty your pond check out other ways of cleaning.

Places like below rent electric vacs for pond cleaning. You should always empty part of your pond every year or other year to add fresh water

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You can buy one like the one below.

But shop around first....I paid$279 rather than $500...

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Laguna Pond Vac provides a fast and convenient way to clean your pond. The vacuum is powered by water and does not require electricity. Simply attach it to a garden hose and the control valve allows you to adjust the water flowing through the vacuum. The kit includes a Power Vac attachment which collects dirt and debris at the bottom of the pond and a Hydro Brush attachment for scrubbing and cleaning. The kit comes complete with a filter bag and an extension pole.

Model Name Laguna Pond Vac

Application Pond Vac

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Price $34.95

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To break down sludge and crystal clear your water................

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How do you get rid of algae from a garden pond?


We've come back from our holidays to find out small garden pond THICK with algae. We've got some plant in and around the pond and a few small fish, but there is NO way the fish we have will survive if we don't get rid of the algae asap.
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Remove what you can and then dump in a quart of hydrogen peroxide. Your blanketweed will go away. To learn how to keep other algae under control, read my article:

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The main things that Algae needs to grow are light, nutrients and warmth. If you restrict the light and nutrients then it will not be able to flourish. Any waste, such as dead vegetation or animal manure, such as fish droppings, will break down into nutrients that will make it grow - thus if you minimise such waste, by clearing off dead vegetation and not allowing it to rot in the water, will reduce nutrient levels. Also, check that there's no run-off water entering the pond from your garden, as this will carry nutrients within it. Look out in autumn for fallen leaves etc, and prevent these rotting, as they will feed algae next year.


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