Just like you would the car,prepare the pond or aquarium before you go on holidays so you don't come back to disaster!
Our suggestions for your holiday pond maintenance
1. Clean the pond filter ,sponges. Don't touch the bio balls and pump at least a week before you go away not the day before.
1A Tidy up all live plants cut off any dead bits and floating debris. Only repot plants in spring.
2. If the pump has a sponge take it out , replace when you come back.
3. Do a 10% water top up or change, check your pH is between 7 -8, don't forget to use water ager for tap water!
3A If you pH is low add pH buffer, make sure you do this days before you go, not on the day.
4. Add pool salt or Rock Salt 1kg to every 2000ltrs this builds body slime on the fish
5. Add a second backup air pump so while you are away, if one blocks the fish will still have air.
Our suggestions for your holiday aquarium maintenance
1. Clean the filter, replace filter media and carbon. Don't touch the bio section of the filter
2. Tidy up any live plants cut off any dead bits and floating debris, add live aquarium plants to feed the fish.
3. Siphon the bottom gravel, don't take out any more than 10% of the water when doing this. check your pH is between 7-8. Don't forget to use water ager for tap water.
3A If your pH is low add pH buffer. Make sure this is days before you go, not on the day.
4. Add Rock Salt, 1/2 cup any size aquarium, will help the fish build up body slime.
5. Check all your equipment is working, lights, power cords, air pumps etc.
