Spring Pond Cleaning
Get a jump-start on opening your water garden this season while reclaiming valuable time and saving the frustration of completing the daunting task yourself. An annual Spring Pond Cleaning is essential to preserve and promote the long-term health and success of your water garden. North Shore Waterscapes has carefully developed its Spring Pond Cleaning service over many seasons around the preservation of your water garden’s vital ecological processes, all while delivering a beautiful freshly-cleaned appearance you’ve come to expect.
Spring Pond Cleanings are most effective when completed at the start of the season, but are available through most of the water gardening season if you are off to a late start with your opening or need a re-clean at any point in the season. During a Spring Pond Cleaning, North Shore Waterscapes will:
Completely drain the water garden. Fish are carefully removed as the water level drops and are temporarily stored in an oversized holding tank. The holding tank is aerated and slowly acclimated with fresh water in preparation for the post-cleaning return of your fish to the water garden.
Inspect your fish for signs of disease or sickness.
Remove leaves, sludge, excessive string algae, and organic debris from the water garden.
Trim aquatic vegetation including any overgrown, yellowing/browning or dead plants.
Adjust rockwork and/or gravel that has shifted during the off-season.
Service underwater lighting system (upon advance request).
Power wash, shine, and thoroughly rinse stonework.
Install the pump and filtration medias (if provided) and test for performance and visible connection leaks.
Treat the clean water garden with a dechlorinating agent for its complete volume as it refills.
Refill the pond to a safe level for aquatic life (at least 1’) and return the fish upon completion.
Assess the overall health and condition of the water garden and provide recommendations as necessary.
Contact us today to book your Spring Pond Cleaning service!