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MONTHLY MAINTENANCE CALENDAR
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JANUARY
- GOOD TIME TO ADD FISH TO YOUR POND
FEBRUARY
- WEATHER PERMITTING, CLEAN FILTERS, CLEAN POND IF NEEDED, CHANGE UV BULB
- HRWG ANNIVERSARY SALE
- IF USING BARLEY PRODUCTS FOR ALGAE CONTROL, START NOW
MARCH
- CLEAN FILTERS IF NOT DONE IN FEBRUARY, UV BULB CHANGE
- DO SPRING PARASITE TREATMENT
- START FEEDING FISH MID MONTH
APRIL
- START ADDING FLOATING PLANTS
- REPOT ANY PLANTS THAT NEED IT
- FERTILIZE PLANTS FOR THE SEASON
- HRWG SPRING OPEN HOUSE
- SWITCH TO SUMMER FOOD
- END OF POND CLEANING SEASON
MAY
- ADD TROPICAL LILIES AND ANY OTHER TROPICAL PLANTS
JUNE
- DON’T FORGET TO TEST YOUR SALT LEVEL REGULARLY
JULY
- IS YOUR POND HURRICANE KIT READY?
AUGUST
- MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ADEQUATE AERATION, CHECK YOUR AIR PUMP AIR FILTER
- DON’T FEED YOUR FISH IF THE WATER TEMPERATURE GETS OVER 90
SEPTEMBER
- BEST TIME TO ADD NEW FISH
- IF YOU NET YOUR POND TO KEEP LEAVES OUT, NOW’S THE TIME
- HRWG ANNUAL DISPLAY POND FISH SORT. PARTY!
- EXPECT YOUR LOTUS TO START DYING BACK
- START FALL (WHEAT GERM) FOOD AT THE END OF THE MONTH
OCTOBER
- TIME FOR FALL PARASITE TREATMENT
- GOOD TIME TO START A POND EXPANSION
NOVEMBER
- REMOVE ALL FLOATING PLANTS
- GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE
- STOP FEEDING FISH AT THANKSGIVING
- CUT BACK ALL DEAD PLANT STEMS AND LEAVES
DECEMBER
- STILL A GOOD TIME TO ADD FISH
- GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE, AND KOI MAKE A GREAT GIFT!
- GET YOUR DE-ICER OUT AND READY IF YOU HAVE / NEED ONE
MONTHLY
- ADD YOUR BENEFICIAL BACTERIA / ENZYMES YEAR-ROUND
- TEST YOUR pH