Pond Care During the Winter
In the cold winter months there are a few key items that must be considered in order to keep a healthy pond.
1) Make sure that the ice does not fully cover the pond. Ponds and fish require oxygen to stay healthy. The most effective way to do this is to aerate your pond. Pond aeration keeps your water well oxygenated and also keeps a section of your pond open during the cold winter months.
2) Remove covered snow from ice surface so that the sunshine can penetrate through the ice and provide the necessary light so that your plants can produce oxygen. The combination of sunshine and oxygen assists in the decomposition of vegetation and other decaying matter.
3) If you have a pond that you normally feed fish in – hold off in doing so when the water temperature drops below 50 degrees F. Fish do not digest high protein feed well in cold temperatures and will not be able to use the food efficiently to burn it off.
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Pond Aeration
