Ecosystem Pond Cleaning| No Need to Drain or Remove Fish
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- This video shows the process i go through to clean out my Aquascape ecosystem pond. This can be applied to a DIY ecosystem pond also. There is no need to remove the fish or drain the pond and pressure wash it. This took me 15 minutes and i do it once a year, that's it.
For tips on building and maintaining ponds you might like to visit my website ozponds.com
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Loving your work mate. I’m in Plymouth U.K. and I have completed 3 ponds using your methods. Seriously considering starting a business. Thank you very much for your videos
You’re welcome. Good luck with your business if that’s the way you decide to go 👍
@@Ozponds is the only filters the skimmer and biofalls? Planning on building a pond around this size and was wondering if a bog/ wet-land filter was needed?
I love your videos. Your ponds are wonderful.
Thanks 😊
great video very well done happy ponding from the uk
Thanks mate you too. 👍
Beautiful ecosystem pond
Thanks 😊👍
Great update Kev I love a how simple you make everything sound really enjoy watching your updates will the aquariums make an appearance?
Thanks Sam. The aquariums really aren’t much to show. Just a 3ft tank with small tropical fish and me and the kids each have a small shrimp tank. Oh and we have a 4ft tank with the silver perch but they will eventually end up in the dream pond.
Hi Kev thank you for this helpful video. 😊
Glad it was helpful!😊👍
Thanks, very good video.
Anytime 👍
2 Like great video thanks for share this
Cool
Much better intro! 👌
😂 there’s going to be a few more that you won’t like I’m ahead of schedule so some have already been uploaded. Don’t get upset when you see it 😉 just turn down the volume 👍
@@Ozponds 😄
Good to see ya again! I'm just curious- when it comes to cleaning out filters... do you think there is a 'too much too often' phase that may actually do more harm than good in relation to the healthy bacteria? Am I over cleaning I guess. I typically clean out my filters once a week as a weekend chore.. mainly bc I'm curious as to how well my basic home made system is working. Its been going for about 2 months now, and I just figured to much filtration was better than to little for the koi/goldfish.
I personally think if the water is moving freely through the filter there’s not really any need to clean. Of course there are so many different filters and fish loads so how frequently this needs to be done will vary. Even if the filter is flowing freely I still like to give it a service once a year. But yes I think it is possible to over-clean pond filters. 👍
Can you tell us a bit more about your pond vac in a future video please Kev?
Sure thing Geoff 👍
Thanks, great tips. I have just started my first 500 liter pond. and installled a dyi bog filter inspired by your experience and videos. Today I introduced the first two goldfish (Betty and Boris). You tell us best time to do this pond cleaning is before or after winter. Yet you do it in august? I figure i can wait until end of winter.
He's in Australia! August isn't the middle of summer
Yes like Margret said here where I live august is the tail end of winter 👍 I hope Betty and Boris are loving their new home 😊👍
I don't understand how I can use a syphon to clean a pond, since the water tank has to be higher than the bucket. But not in the case of a pond
Yes it only works if you can have the end of the hose lower than water level
You should show us your aquariums, also what type of vacuum do you have? I have one that i don't know if i can use it on my pond it said it is for water and air.
My aquariums aren’t very special I’m too lazy. It’s just really what got me into the ponds and obsessed with water quality and making things less maintenance. My vacuum is a oase pond vac. They are too expensive I wouldn’t recommend it if you just have one or two small ponds. Just a net and a siphon is all you need 👍
What's your thought about gravel vacuum? Is it fine to let the dirt under the gravel?
My thought is that it doesn’t bother me too much. If I think about a natural body of water there is quite a thick layer of sludge down there, with different bacteria’s, organisms and oxygen levels. Of course a natural body of water usually isn’t overstocked with fish. In my aquariums i gravel vac because I know they need my intervention to sustain the fish life. In my ponds I try and keep them more sparsely populated so that it’s more hands off. I also tend to get in my ponds from time to time so I guess I am stirring up and dislodging sediments. 😂 sorry for the ramble I’m kind of thinking while I type. I guess I’m not sure on what is right or wrong, I’m just happy to remove as much as I can to prevent it getting too thick.
Hi Kev, I've made a bio filter around 1m2 using a centipede/snorkel and I'm having problems with water coming out of the top of the snorkel. Could it be the slots in the centipede are too small (it's a 110mm pipe for the centipede)? My pond is 6600ltr and I'm using an Oase 3500 pump. Grateful for any guidance.
Sounds like it Ron. I’m guessing the water cannot escape out of the slots you’ve created fast enough so it’s spurting out the top. Need lots of holes to spread that water out evenly over the base of the filter. Hope that helps 👍
@@Ozponds Hi Kev, thanks for the quick reply, you've confirmed my worst fear but it shouldn't take too much work to rectify. Keep the great videos coming and once again thanks.
You’ll get it sorted.👍 test it before you add the rock and pebbles back in.
Is it ok to have a☺️ lot of green algae in chunks during winter on the edges. Will my koi eat it when the wake up? Or should I scoop it out
It’s ok. But if you hate the look you can scoop it.
Where did you run outlet flexible pvc
from the skimmer ? to the water fall or pre filter first ? Thanks
It’s on the outside of the liner buried. I usually prefer to keep everything inside the liner but on this aquascape pond I followed the 20 steps. So while you dig out the pond you bury the pipe with some of the dirt.
@@Ozponds I have one external pump and skimmer's pump . The external one I run the pipe to waterfall filter and the skimmer's pump I run a different pipe line and do a T connector together with the waterfall filter so , is that possible ? Thanks
Should be. So long as the flow doesn’t exceed the filters capacity. 👍
What skimmer are you using that is able to take a pump?
Most of the time I build my own.
Hi can you tell me what I’m doing wrong! The water in my pond is clear but I have green sediment on the pond floor, how do I get rid of this as I’d love to see the rocks on the bottom.
Few options. Use a pond vacuum, net it out, stir up all the debris so it gets pulled into the skimmer. You could also do a drain and clean but if it’s summer where you live it’s better to wait till autumn or winter when the temps are cooler.
My fish are gasping and I really feel I should drain half of the water, eat and refill the pond at this time of the year. This will be my first time cos once asked the garden center and they told me to leave it as it is. Should I clean now or wait till autumn? Thanks for this video
Just make sure there is plenty of oxygen.
@@Ozponds this morning woke up to 4 dead fish 😭😭 as I had to leave for work early I took the other 4 and placed them in a bucket with clear water till I get back home. I'm totally heartbroken and hope to find them still alive
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Is there a biological way to clean the sludge build up on pebbles and rocks? Like some fish or shrimp species that eat that?
Shrimp are good. Any fish that is predominately herbivore. Tadpoles.
Yabbies 👍
How do you get slug out of pond?
A slug 🐌? Usually the fish eat it. What they don’t get the bacteria and pond snails will. Otherwise just net it out.
How do you keep the fish from washing out during heavy rains
If you are worried only stock natives to the catchment area you are in.
@@Ozponds only worried as far as function we can rain heavily here in Florida
There’s a few options I can think of. Probably the easiest is having a dedicated overflow that is covered with a mesh that allows water out but not fish.
How you get rid of algae?
Pond algae control. Should you use copper algaecides?
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