During the springtime, your koi pool will literally come to life. From their time in hibernation, the living organisms in your pond are ready to spring to life at the earliest signs of the warm weather. In koi care, this is the perfect time to take care of your pond and maintain it before your koi, plant, and the other organisms in your pond will come back to live from their deep winter sleep. Significant change can be observed as the days will get warmer. Watch for temperatures getting to 50 degrees, as this is the perfect time to maintain your pond.
The maintenance needed for your koi pool will greatly depend on the events of the winter season. The hard ones calls for a need to perform more changes, and this makes it a good idea to start as soon as you observe changes in temperature. Always remember that maintenance in the spring should be completed on annually, no matter how harsh or mild the previous winter was.
Check the quality of the water of your koi pool. You will observe that your koi pool’s water is very clear when the seasons change from winter to spring. Don’t let it fool you, because there are factors that will cause real problems once the summer season will come if these issues don’t get resolved immediately.
During the fall and winter, plant materials like leaves may have found its way to your koi pool. Even though the water seems clear, these materials have placed great contents of nutrients in the water, causing fast algae growth once the spring comes. A great amount of organic material in the koi pool will start decomposing, reducing the oxygen content of the water.
Now, since your koi pool’s water is really clear, this is the best opportunity to clear all of those slit and debris. You can do this through several ways:
1) You can hire a koi pool pro from your local pet store or Koi dealer. They have the right equipment needed to vacuum most of those slit and debris out of your pond. This may cost you more money, but it will guarantee you that the majority of those problem-causing materials will be eliminated from your koi pool.
2) You can use a fine mesh net to scoop up much of those slits and debris. The only disadvantage here is that most nets will only cause more slit in your koi pool instead of removing them. After you get rid of those unwanted debris and slits, test your water. The winter causes changes in the pond’s pH level. Now, at the start of the spring, the pH level of the water should be 8. This can be done by putting tap water (treated and buffered slightly to be alkaline by your water company) into your koi pool.
Never forget to maintain your pet. Spring is a very weak time for your pet because they haven’t eaten for months and they have been living on a low energy level. This can cause your pet to be more susceptible to attacks by parasites, bacteria, viruses and fungi. In caring for koi, this is the best time to take all of the necessary precautions for both your pet and your koi pool.
Take care of your koi pool by adding a wide array of treatment solutions to it that will significantly lessen those harmful pests and materials. And once the weather warms up, another dosage of such treatment solutions will protect your pet as they redevelop their own immune systems (which will be effective enough to protect themselves from viruses and diseases once the temperature rises).
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