water-garden-pond-care
Care of Your Water Garden Pond – 5 Tips
Your water garden pond must have the right combinations of many items to complete the balance of beauty and staying healthy. As a natural microcosm, your breathtaking water garden pond is actually a small ecosystem. Be sure to equally combine beautiful plants, colorful and active fish, natural snails, and even bacteria (these bacteria should be present in the water and soil).
Below are five quick tips to ensure that your water garden pond is getting the best care possible. Obviously this is only a short list of instructions but we consider them top priorities:
Be sure to dechlorinate the water in the pond. You may purchase kits that perform this task, otherwise let it sit for two to four weeks. Next you must test the PH before you install any dirt or let your fish run free. The PH of your water garden pond should be as close to 7.0 as much as possible.
Keep your water garden pond from being overrun by too many plants and too much fish. By being too liberal on these items you will inadvertently promote algae to grow and fish diseases to occur.
A portion of the surface in your water garden pond should be clear of plants so that sunlight can reach the fish and plants that are submerged beneath. The amount of space left open should be approximately 1/3 of the top.
Although you may be eager to place your favorite fish into your lovely water garden pond, it is extremely important to wait at least one to two weeks before you add your fish and plants. This is to allow everything to fall into sync.
Do not remove any algae growth that may occur for the first six weeks. This is completely normal and your water garden pond should resolve the situation as things begin to balance out.