Essential Products for Spring Pond Care
Woohoo! Spring is in the air! But did you know that Springtime is a crucial period for pond care. Let's say that again, SPRINGTIME IS A CRUTIAL PERIOD FOR POND CARE. If you wait to get your pond ready for the upcoming warm weather, you're setting yourself up for A LOT more work. Don't plan to battle algae all summer -- plan to enjoy your pond this summer!
The following spring essentials will get you set up for a great pond season. These products will make your pond life a lot easier.
Spring and Fall Prep
Cool Weather Bacteria
Our preferred beneficial bacteria BioClear and Clean isn't effective until water temperatures are 50 degrees or warmer. In central Indiana, we don't normally hit those kinds of temperatures until April. So in March and early April, when the organic debris starts feeding algae, there's not much to stop it! Aquatic plants aren't growing yet either.
Spring and Fall Prep works down to 35 degrees! So as soon as there is no ice on your pond, you can (and should) use Spring and Fall Prep. Get ahead of green water before it appears.
Remove Away Plus
String algae loves spring! The sunshine warms the water enough to really get it going. And its biggest enemy -- your aquatic plants, aren't growing and thriving yet to starve it of nutrients. That's where Remove Away Plus comes in. Not only will it battle the string algae that's already there, but it will more importantly keep it from growing in the first place. Get it before it starts so you're not dealing with water quality issues later!
Aerator System or Replacement Aerator Parts
All these great water treatments we are talking about need lots of oxygen. They work so much better with an aerator!!!
If you don't have an aeration system, we won't waste too much time explaining why you need one in this article. (You can read all the great reasons why you should have an aeration system on our blog here. Or read why an aerator is the best source of oxygen.).
We'll just cut to the chase -- get one!
If you already have an aeration system, then it's possible yours might need a tune-up (you can read our aerator maintenance guide here). Air stones can get clogged with algae. Springtime is a great time to swap those out. If your aerator isn't pushing quite as much air (or any air) as it used to, then it might be time to change the aerator diaphragms. These are all parts of the aerator that are easy to replace and keep your aerator going for years and years. Most aerator parts will last 1-3 years and then need replacing. This is all a way to keep your aerator going (it does a lot of work) without needing to replace the entire unit.
This should go without saying, but you need to check your water temperature in the spring and fall especially. The water temperature will let you know when it's time to feed fish / stop feeding fish and use certain treatments. You need a thermometer!
We'll just cut to the chase -- get one!
If you already have an aeration system, then it's possible yours might need a tune-up (you can read our aerator maintenance guide here). Air stones can get clogged with algae. Springtime is a great time to swap those out. If your aerator isn't pushing quite as much air (or any air) as it used to, then it might be time to change the aerator diaphragms. These are all parts of the aerator that are easy to replace and keep your aerator going for years and years. Most aerator parts will last 1-3 years and then need replacing. This is all a way to keep your aerator going (it does a lot of work) without needing to replace the entire unit.
Thermometer
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| These curious koi are checking out the floating pond thermometer. |
This should go without saying, but you need to check your water temperature in the spring and fall especially. The water temperature will let you know when it's time to feed fish / stop feeding fish and use certain treatments. You need a thermometer!
Cool Ponds Spring and Fall Fish Food
Winter can be hard on fish, especially with the temperatures fluctuating so quickly like they do here in Indiana. Spring and Fall Fish Food has a higher wheat content, so it's great for helping your fish make up for lost nutrients in the springtime. (Spring and Fall fish food was previously called "Low Temp Fish Food" but to me that implied you could feed with it all winter, which in Indiana you can't!)
Make sure you're gauging when to feed with Spring and Fall food with a thermometer! You can't feed fish in temperatures below 55 degrees. And you should switch to our Premium Fish Food in warmer weather.
Now don't get this list confused with the Pond Cleaning Supplies list which is a completely different list, although some of the products do overlap. Don't forget that you can get all these supplies from both our online store and our brick-and-mortar store here in Indianapolis. Check our website for our brick and mortar hours.
Let's get your pond off to the right start this spring and not play catch up with green water all year! Are you ready! Let's go shopping!
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