What is your spring prep list?

[aquitori]

What is your prep list to get your pond ready for spring?

[MCA]

make sure all the water parameters fit the temp. If a pond or filter needs some special cleaning in the fall or spring, then something is strange in the design. All ponds should be self cleaning via skimmer or BDs and only need the typical weekly filter dump and water change. Of course there are exceptions such as after a storm/flood...etc.

Target Values

Comments

Ammonia

<0.01 mg/L

Smaller is better

Nitrite

<0.01 mg/L

Smaller is better

Nitrate

<40 mg/L

Smaller is better

pH (acid or base)

7.5 to 7.7

Stability is the key

kH (carbonate level)

100 to 150 mg/L

gH (general hardness)

100 mg/L

Higher levels may cause shimmies

Oxygen level

6 to 9 mg/L

Temperature dependent

ORP level

>300 mV

Higher is better