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Our holidays next month will see us away for 4 weeks.
Currently my pump is running 24/7 with daily filter cleaning & the 20+ fish also feeding daily. Will the pond & more importantly the fish survive this period of neglect ? Should I leave the pump running or not ? Should I get a friend to feed the fish or will they be ok ? Help !! max (U.K.) |
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Max,
Get a Good friend in to pond and fish sit while you are away. There is no way you can leave your pets and pond for 4 weeks and expect anything but disaster upon your return. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "max" wrote in message ... Our holidays next month will see us away for 4 weeks. Currently my pump is running 24/7 with daily filter cleaning & the 20+ fish also feeding daily. Will the pond & more importantly the fish survive this period of neglect ? Should I leave the pump running or not ? Should I get a friend to feed the fish or will they be ok ? Help !! max (U.K.) |
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max Should I get a friend to feed the fish or will they be ok ? Fish will be fine with a feeding every couple of days especially if your pond is mature. What you don't want to happen is something going wonky and your pump turning off or something get knocked and the pond draining, killing fish and the pump. Are you cleaning screens or skimmer daily? That daily cleaning statement has me concerned, what would happen if it wasn't cleaned for 30 days? I have a 16 year old boy watch my pond for me when I'm gone, with a few instructions and a number to call if something goes wrong. k30a |
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"max" wrote in message ... Our holidays next month will see us away for 4 weeks. Currently my pump is running 24/7 with daily filter cleaning & the 20+ fish also feeding daily. Will the pond & more importantly the fish survive this period of neglect ? Should I leave the pump running or not ? Should I get a friend to feed the fish or will they be ok ? Help !! If your filter really needs to be cleaned every day then I would take a big step back & consider the design of your filtration.There is no way you should have to put in that much maintenance. EIther your pond is madly overstocked or your filter is badly undersized - either way you do not really have an established "eco-system" if you can't leave it for 4 weeks! Also you'll be surprised at how long your fish can go without being fed. They'll scavenge for food & eat bugs etc quite happily. There are some folks who never feed the fish in their ponds.... I. |
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max wrote:
Our holidays next month will see us away for 4 weeks. Must be nice! Currently my pump is running 24/7 with daily filter cleaning & the 20+ fish also feeding daily. Will the pond & more importantly the fish survive this period of neglect ? Should I leave the pump running or not ? Should I get a friend to feed the fish or will they be ok ? Help !! max (U.K.) I would leave the pump on and have someone at least check the set up everyday. How big is your pond? You may not have to feed everyday (or clean the filters) I always just like the security in knowing someone I showed how everything works will check to make sure my auto fill valve isn't stuck to on! Joe -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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Thanks for the replys, the pond is just 12mths old so I am still pretty
green at all this,your comments make sense as our dogs go with us,so we will make arrangments to check the pond & make sure it`s o.k. & the fish are fed. (k30a)The filter is a Fishmate uv + bio,so it`s the pads inside that clog-up after 2 days max`m. Thanks again, max. "K30a" wrote in message ... max Should I get a friend to feed the fish or will they be ok ? Fish will be fine with a feeding every couple of days especially if your pond is mature. What you don't want to happen is something going wonky and your pump turning off or something get knocked and the pond draining, killing fish and the pump. Are you cleaning screens or skimmer daily? That daily cleaning statement has me concerned, what would happen if it wasn't cleaned for 30 days? I have a 16 year old boy watch my pond for me when I'm gone, with a few instructions and a number to call if something goes wrong. k30a |
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Max,
Get a Good friend in to pond and fish sit while you are away. There is no way you can leave your pets and pond for 4 weeks and expect anything but disaster upon your return. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "max" wrote in message ... Our holidays next month will see us away for 4 weeks. Currently my pump is running 24/7 with daily filter cleaning & the 20+ fish also feeding daily. Will the pond & more importantly the fish survive this period of neglect ? Should I leave the pump running or not ? Should I get a friend to feed the fish or will they be ok ? Help !! max (U.K.) |
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max Should I get a friend to feed the fish or will they be ok ? Fish will be fine with a feeding every couple of days especially if your pond is mature. What you don't want to happen is something going wonky and your pump turning off or something get knocked and the pond draining, killing fish and the pump. Are you cleaning screens or skimmer daily? That daily cleaning statement has me concerned, what would happen if it wasn't cleaned for 30 days? I have a 16 year old boy watch my pond for me when I'm gone, with a few instructions and a number to call if something goes wrong. k30a |
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"max" wrote in message ... Our holidays next month will see us away for 4 weeks. Currently my pump is running 24/7 with daily filter cleaning & the 20+ fish also feeding daily. Will the pond & more importantly the fish survive this period of neglect ? Should I leave the pump running or not ? Should I get a friend to feed the fish or will they be ok ? Help !! If your filter really needs to be cleaned every day then I would take a big step back & consider the design of your filtration.There is no way you should have to put in that much maintenance. EIther your pond is madly overstocked or your filter is badly undersized - either way you do not really have an established "eco-system" if you can't leave it for 4 weeks! Also you'll be surprised at how long your fish can go without being fed. They'll scavenge for food & eat bugs etc quite happily. There are some folks who never feed the fish in their ponds.... I. |
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max wrote:
Our holidays next month will see us away for 4 weeks. Must be nice! Currently my pump is running 24/7 with daily filter cleaning & the 20+ fish also feeding daily. Will the pond & more importantly the fish survive this period of neglect ? Should I leave the pump running or not ? Should I get a friend to feed the fish or will they be ok ? Help !! max (U.K.) I would leave the pump on and have someone at least check the set up everyday. How big is your pond? You may not have to feed everyday (or clean the filters) I always just like the security in knowing someone I showed how everything works will check to make sure my auto fill valve isn't stuck to on! Joe -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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Thanks for the replys, the pond is just 12mths old so I am still pretty
green at all this,your comments make sense as our dogs go with us,so we will make arrangments to check the pond & make sure it`s o.k. & the fish are fed. (k30a)The filter is a Fishmate uv + bio,so it`s the pads inside that clog-up after 2 days max`m. Thanks again, max. "K30a" wrote in message ... max Should I get a friend to feed the fish or will they be ok ? Fish will be fine with a feeding every couple of days especially if your pond is mature. What you don't want to happen is something going wonky and your pump turning off or something get knocked and the pond draining, killing fish and the pump. Are you cleaning screens or skimmer daily? That daily cleaning statement has me concerned, what would happen if it wasn't cleaned for 30 days? I have a 16 year old boy watch my pond for me when I'm gone, with a few instructions and a number to call if something goes wrong. k30a |
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