This year I started a few days earlier, but could have started almost two months ago. Eventually I will learn. As I did last year I am hoping to keep it going a bit longer this year. If everything goes right I might be able to get fish. But we will see if that comes about. Below are what I have done this year so far.
| Date | Before Depth | After Depth | Bacteria | Algaecide | Plant Fertilizer | Masquito Tablets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-27 | 0" | 13" | 110ml | |||
| 05-31 | 50ml | |||||
| 06-05 | 11.5" | 11.5" | 110ml | 50ml | ||
| 06-11 | 12.25" drained to 10.25" | 14.5" | 110ml | 25ml | ||
| 06-28 | 11" drained to 9.5" | 14" | 110ml | 50ml | 3 pots | |
| 07-07 | 13" drained to 10" | 14" | 55ml | 50ml | 3 pots | |
| 07-09 | 11.5" | 13.25" | ||||
| 7-11 | 12.5" | 14" | ||||
| 7-17 | 12" | 14" | 50ml | |||
| 7-29 | 11.5" drained to 10.5" | 14.5" | 55ml | 50ml | 2 pots | |
| 08-19 | 11" drained to 9" | 14" | 55ml | 50ml | 2 pots | |
| 09-03 | 11" drained to 9.5" | 14" | 55ml | 50ml | ||
| 09-18 | 11" drained to 9" | 14" | 55ml | 50ml |
On 10-13 I took down the pond for the winter. I removed the pump and cleaned it up and put it in a bucket of water. I have also took out the lillies and cut off all foilage and roots that are outside the pot. I put these into a bin and left them damp. Both are put into a room in the basement that has not external light. I am going to try and check up on them during the winter and make sure that the pots say moist and the pump's bucket has enough water.
Overall I this year has went much better than previous year in algae control. I really didn't have much of a problem with that at all this year. Though I think I might be having a new problem which would be snails. I have been seeing shells when I go to clean the pump and from what I have read they can be fine to have as long as they don't get out of control. I am going to look into it more and ask some more questions this spring.