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Hi Kathy Many thanks for you help, I live in the UK. I am afraid the previous owners did not tell me anything about the pond or plants so as you can see I am a new starter with no knowledge about fish etc. I have been advised to drain and clean the pond and wash the filters etc. I understand that this makes sense but do you think I need to drain the pond? I am prepared to do what ever is required to get the pond up and running but with so many different views it is a bit confusing. What should I wash the filters with? The pond has a lot of green alga on the sides how do I get rid of this? I have been to the shops and have seen a solution that you put in the pond that will kill the alga. I am not very happy to do this as I feel that it is too severe. I'm sorry to ask you so many questions but I can assure you that your help is greatly appreciated. Damian kathy Wrote: What area of the country do you live in? It might be too early to start up a pond and add fish. Fish in water 55 degrees and lower aren't doing much of anything except hanging around and snoozing the winter away. What you don't want to do is buy goldfish from the pet store and move them outdoors if the temperature from where they were living to your pond is too great a drop. Which is why waiting until spring when you can move the fish with about a ten degree difference in temperatures. Also can you estimate how many gallons your pond is? That will give you an estimate on what your stocking level should be. Rule of thumb is 20 to 40 gallons per goldfish. Going with the higher figure is your best bet. Too many fish in too little of water causes all sorts of water quality problems. Keeping your stocking level low is a good way to start learning and will help keep your water from going green. Which brings me to plants. Did the owners let you know about the plants in the pond. More plants the better for fish health all around. Do the plants in the pond need to be cleaned up and trimmed up? A spring chore you can get out of the way before adding fish. Turning on the pump and getting the filter running before adding fish should be your first task also (given you a lot of first tasks here...) The filtering bio bugs won't get started until the water temps stay above 40ish degrees. If you are way up north, like I am, pond season is not even in the picture. If you are in Florida, that's another story ;-) kathy -- damian |
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