Autumn Maintenance for your Pond or Dam
Top 5 maintenance tips for your dam in Autumn
1. With many trees and plants losing their leaves in these months, it is worthwhile scooping these out, as they decay, they can cause unhealthy bacteria to grow.
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2. If you leave too much organic matter in your water it may turn brown.
See our blog on Clearing a Muddy Dam
3. Keep your aeration system running in winter, to ensure there is a good concentration of dissolved oxygen.
4. Firm up those dam edges, if you see your water looking turbid then this could be the cause.
See our blog How to look after a dam
5. If you don’t have aeration, it may be a good time to investigate this.
See our blog on how to choose the right aeration fountain.