Summer Maintenance for your Pond or Dam
Top 5 things to do for your dam in Summer
- Ensure you have no leaks in your pond or dam, water loss in Summer is when water either evaporates or you find you have a leak. See our posts on Water Evaporation & 9 Reasons why a Dam dries up.
- The hotter months, bring out the best of aquatic algae and aquatic weeds – act early to avoid a summer of unrelenting outbreaks of
algae and aquatic weeds. See our posts on aquatic algae and aquatic weeds: Duckweed, Salvinia, Free Floating Plants, Algae in fish pond, Algae winter prevention for summer gains, Algae and fish, Algae. - Stagnant water can become a mosquito breeding ground – ensure your pond or dam water is aerated. See our post on how to prevent mosquitos.
- Smelly water isn’t pleasant and it needs to be dealt with. See our post on what causes smelly water.
Organise a water test – this will help highlight any irregularities in your water.