Saturday, December 14, 2013

Keep Bird Baths, Fountains And More

By Roland Stockwell


A bird bath, fountain or a koi pond are all beautiful features for your backyard. While these items are lovely decorations, they do require cleaning to keep them safe for birds, fish and other animals.

When searching for products to keep water clean, it is best to find products that are completely safe for all animals and people, as well. There are some great and safe choices on the market, which are simple to use.

The koi pond is especially fragile, as it contains your precious fish. To keep the fish healthy and safe, consider using either the AquaLily system or perhaps AquaSpherePro. Each of these contains helpful types of bacteria that work to keep water clean and fresh. The AquaLily contains a removable dispenser, and each month you pop in a new bacteria pack and then place it into your koi pond. Each pack lasts for 30 days, so after the time is up, you just add another pack. The AquaLily will treat koi ponds as large as 2,500 gallons.

The other option, the AquaSpherePro, is a biodegradable bacteria sphere that dissolves over the course of a month. After the 30 days are up, just toss in another sphere and it will keep the water clean and reduce excess organic matter and nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen. The spheres come in a few different sizes, and you can add multiple spheres to accommodate the size of your koi pond.

For bird baths, the Healthy Ponds Bird Bath Water Cleaner is an excellent choice. This is an easy-to-use product that will keep water clean for all of the birds and wildlife that visit your yard. Each individual bird bath cleaner will keep up to seven gallons of water clean for 30 days. It is recommended that you empty, scrub and rinse your bird bath prior to the first time you use the product. However, do not use any soap or cleaners on the bird bath as even small traces of these products can harm animals.

For fountains, keeping the water clean is simple and easy with a product such as the Fountain Water Cleaner created by Healthy Ponds. Each cleaner will keep 25 gallons of water fresh for 30 days. The cleaners are sold in packs of four, so you will have 120 days of clean water. For larger fountains, you can use a product such as Blast, which treats up to 2,500 gallons and reduces organic build-up.




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