[adreamer2]

Can you all offer pre-advice on when to clean out your pond and what your methods are.....

Me?....

I plan on starting my spring clean next month... when the temps hit around 55-60 degrees.... Before the sun hits the sky so heavy that I cannot breathe through a dig....

Was hoping to bring my guys in from the pond this week unless the temp drops in the mid 40s... Which I believe it is supposed to..... Next week is preferable because we're looking at 50s.....

I will be planning on treating for bacterial infections etc... and leaving them inside until seasonal temps are stable.....

Sometime next month, the process will involve removal and/or cleansing of all pumps and filters, and for me, some expansion of the length and depth (not width) of pond..... If this dig should exceed the liner size currently available from last years excess, then I plan on buying a larger liner.....

Within this frame, will be a full-scale liner cleanse..... After it is rinsed and dried, the plan involves reestablishing the pond cycle with a refill and "good" bacteria..... Which will set for a while with the filter and pumps back in working order....

Once fully established, with stable temps, the little guys will go back out for the late spring and early summer seasons.....