As the temperatures both sides of the pond go up and up the more we as pond keepers must keep an eye on our fish not only for parasites and disease but also we must ensure that our ponds are adequately oxygenated, our own water in the pond is currently running at 20.8c even with the shade provided by a parasol
So to do this we can do a couple of things , those wth larger filters can add airstones to the filters we ourselves have three in each filter and six in our bio filter .
Secondly we can add extra airstones to the pond.
Most pond airpumps come with a 12 x tap port on the end not only does this allow you to add the extra airstones but the taps give us that added extra control over the amount of air we pump into our ponds
Those with bottom drain bubblers must ensure there is adequate air coming from their bubblers into the pond.
We also need to heck that the bulb in our UV-C lights are current and in date this will help us keep algae in control with the extra sunlight we are getting
Koi and goldfih also need shade from the sun otherwise they can and do suffer sunburn just like we humans.
Dave
So to do this we can do a couple of things , those wth larger filters can add airstones to the filters we ourselves have three in each filter and six in our bio filter .
Secondly we can add extra airstones to the pond.
Most pond airpumps come with a 12 x tap port on the end not only does this allow you to add the extra airstones but the taps give us that added extra control over the amount of air we pump into our ponds
Those with bottom drain bubblers must ensure there is adequate air coming from their bubblers into the pond.
We also need to heck that the bulb in our UV-C lights are current and in date this will help us keep algae in control with the extra sunlight we are getting
Koi and goldfih also need shade from the sun otherwise they can and do suffer sunburn just like we humans.
Dave