Hi
New to the forum so hi.
We have a problem with our pond.
Basically in our locality the rain brings a LOT of sand with it. The pond keeps getting filled with sand. The fish do not like it. This is not run-off as the people at the garden centre keep saying, it is nothing to do with the surrounding soil and the stones surrounding the pond, we've ruled it out. Why? Because every time it rains the vehicles in the street are covered in red sand, windows are covered in red sand and gutters are lined with red sand.
It's also not a local problem i.e. building works - sister-in-law lives 5 miles away and told us her windows had just been cleaned then were full of sand after the rain.
We keep having to empty and refill the pond. We left it a while before the most recent clean and it nearly killed all the fish - they were down the bottom gasping for air. We've invested in yet another filtration system which hopefully will help but the people at the garden centre down seem too sure that it will remove sand from the water - they seem to think we're crazy and don't seem to believe about the issue and the rain causing it.
2 weeks ago we spent an afternoon clearing the pond, refilling, standing etc, re-introducing the fish. 2 days ago it rains and we're back to square 1 - pond full of sand.
What are we to do?
MTIA
New to the forum so hi.
We have a problem with our pond.
Basically in our locality the rain brings a LOT of sand with it. The pond keeps getting filled with sand. The fish do not like it. This is not run-off as the people at the garden centre keep saying, it is nothing to do with the surrounding soil and the stones surrounding the pond, we've ruled it out. Why? Because every time it rains the vehicles in the street are covered in red sand, windows are covered in red sand and gutters are lined with red sand.
It's also not a local problem i.e. building works - sister-in-law lives 5 miles away and told us her windows had just been cleaned then were full of sand after the rain.
We keep having to empty and refill the pond. We left it a while before the most recent clean and it nearly killed all the fish - they were down the bottom gasping for air. We've invested in yet another filtration system which hopefully will help but the people at the garden centre down seem too sure that it will remove sand from the water - they seem to think we're crazy and don't seem to believe about the issue and the rain causing it.
2 weeks ago we spent an afternoon clearing the pond, refilling, standing etc, re-introducing the fish. 2 days ago it rains and we're back to square 1 - pond full of sand.
What are we to do?
MTIA