Little too late for netting, water already tannis

[brandonsdad02]

So like the title says, little to late for netting. I went and got some some netting and put it on this weekend. I had been keeping up with the leaves but it looks as if I was a week or so too late. My goal was to put the net on to keep out the leaves to keep the water from getting tannis. Should I just take the net off now and scoop the leaves out since the water is already tannis or leave it on? Last year I didn't really care since I was bringing the fish inside for the winter but they are staying out there this year.

 

[adavisus]

Might as well keep the net on until all the leaves have dropped... Unless you like having every leaf that blows on the breeze in the pond

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[DrCase]

If the weather is right i would scoop out what you can and recover with the net

 

[brandonsdad02]

That was the problem. The water is 45* and I had to get in the pond to put the net on. It's hard to get all around the pond.

 

[Fishylove]

Even if you don't clean what's in there already, I would still put a net up or you will have a real mess in the spring....

 

[brandonsdad02]

The net is on, just a few leaves in the pond. The water is tannis a bit, but not too bad. I used some PVC poles to hold up the net in a few spots. I guess the brownish water isn't too bad since I'll be doing several large water changes in the spring once the fish are awake from winter sleep and they aren't weak.

 

[Fishylove]

Oh yes Brandon tannis is much better than black lol! Much easier to clear too

 

[Craig58]

Agree on scooping out what you can and recovering. A few left in the water won't hurt. Tannin's lower the pH if you get too much in it.

Craig