Water Feature Maintenance

Spring Openings, Fall Shutdowns and Season Programs

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What We Offer

While the Aquascape ecosystem ponds we build are low maintenance, we know they are not no maintenance. We offer full season maintenance programs that take care of all of the big items like spring cleanings, fall netting and shutdowns as well as throughout the season checkups, skimmer/intake cleanings, and treatments. We also offer spring cleanouts, fall netting, shutdowns as individual services if you like to be more hands on with regular maintenance throughout the season.

Spring Cleaning

A deluxe spring cleaning involves the following steps:

  • Move fish to a sterile holding tank using existing pond water
  • Drain pond
  • Cut back all plants
  • Remove all solid debris (leaves, sticks etc)
  • Pressure wash rocks and gravel
  • Thorough rinse of rock and gravel
  • Clean and reinstall all filter media
  • Check that all lights are working
  • Fill and treat pond, move fish back from holding tank
Aquascape Pond Diagram
Aquascape Pond Diagram

Fall Service

Our Fall service includes Netting and shutdowns:

  • Set up a net over the pond to prevent leaves settling.
  • Shut down the pond Nov-early Dec.
  • Remove check valve
  • Remove autodoser and autofill if equipped
  • Disconnect pump and lights
  • Set up De-Icer heater and aerator for winter

Frequently Asked Questions

Smaller ponds range from $4,000-$15,000. Larger ponds with more depth, longer streams or taller water falls, underwater lighting or customer features will cost more. Every pond is a unique piece and we provide detailed estimates as part of the consultation.

Our first step is a complimentary consultation where we discuss your project. We then create a custom design. We schedule your project and when it is your turn we bring your design to fruition.

Smaller project can be less disruptive to your existing landscape, larger projected however utilize heavy equipment, and often several tons of boulders, gravel, and loam. We do our best to keep the site clean throughout the process, but it is common for homeowners to get nervous when they see the process get underway. When we finish you will be ready for terrestrial plantings, like your pond has been there all along.

We recommend at least 1000 gallons, with a minimum depth of 2 feet. In Massachusetts and New Hampshire we recommend 3 feet depth, and larger ponds for a more stable ecosystem.

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