CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
Ponds and water features require frequent maintenances to ensure they are both nice to look at and safe for aquatic life.
Over time, pond environments become unsightly due to fish waste, falling leaves and debris
At Ponds and Koi we provide a service that keeps your pond looking its best.
POND CLEANING
Totally reset your pond with a full pond clean. We recommend this to all new customers before going onto a maintenance schedule so we can ensure your pond meets our high standards.
Tasks that a carried out are:
Pond Drained
Fish safely housed in a temporary oxygenated and netted pond
Jetwash and vacuum to remove all dirt and debris
Filters emptied and cleaned
Pump, bottom drains and skimmers cleaned
Uv bulb(s) changed
All new water treated to be fish safe
Inspection of entire system
MAINTENANCE
Now that your pond or water feature is clean, let us keep it that way with one of our 3 maintenance options.
MAINTENANCE
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Clean the filter(s)
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Clean the pump(s)
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Test the essential water quality levels: PH, KH, GH and NO2
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Clean waterfalls and/or features
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Skim the pond surface to remove suspended matter
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Cut back plants as required
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Remove some debris from the pond floor
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Change UV bulb(s) if required
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Approx 45-60 mins for the average pond
*Cost of bulb(s) not included
This is recommended for customers who want a good quality pond with an environment that is essential for aquatic life.
MAINTENANCE PLUS
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All services offered in maintenance package plus
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Thorough water test. Testing all levels that are pond related
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Fish and water treatment plans (cost for treatment not included)
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Quartz sleeve of UV('s) cleaned
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Approx 90-120 mins for the average pond
This is recommended for customers who want an excellent quality pond with an environment that is favourable for aquatic life.
MAINTENANCE PLATINUM
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All services offered in both previous packages plus
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Fish health inspection using mucus scrape
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Partial water change
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Blanketweed and Duckweed treatment included
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Approx 150-180 mins for the average pond
This is recommended for customers who want an exceptional quality pond with an environment where aquatic life will thrive.
These plans can be combined to suit any budget and needs. For example 3 maintenances and 1 maintenance platinum per year.
UV bulbs are changed once per year, every spring
FREQUENCY
Although this is fully optional and not required for pond maintenances, we normally like to start every pond with a full clean to ensure your pond is at our high standards.
After this, we recommend a minimum of 4 maintenances a year but we do offer any frequency of maintenances, even monthly, depending on how hands off you want owning a pond to be and your budget