EasyPro PRO SERIES - MAINTENANCE INFORMATION

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The EasyPro Pond Skimmerwillcatchleavesandotheroatingdebristhatfallintothe
pond.Thepumpislocatedinsidetheskimmerandaswaterispumpedoutoftheskimmer,
newwaterisdrawninfromthesurfaceofthepond.Thiswillcreateaskimmingactionthat
willdrawoatingdebrisintothelargedebrisnetinsidetheskimmer.Ifthedebrisnetbe-
comesfullofdebristhenwaterwillnotbeabletoreachthepump.Youwillneedtoempty
thedebrisasneeded.Thiswillvarydependingontheseasonfromonceeverycoupleof
weeksinthesummertoalmostdailyinthefallifyourpondisnearatree.Inadditionto
thedebrisnet,yourskimmerwillhaveeitheralterpadorlterbrushesasasecondform
ofltration.Thisstageofthelterisdesignedtotrapnedebrisandcanbeliftedoutand
rinsedcleanasneeded.Failuretodothiswillresultinthepumpbeingstarvedforwaterand
couldcausepumpdamageduetooverheating.
The AquaFalls Filterisyourbiologicallter.Afterthewaterispumpedfromtheskimmer
(wheremechanicalltrationoccurred)itthengoestotheAquaFallsbiologicallter.Millionsof
benecialbacteriawillattachthemselvestothemediainsidethislterand“clean”thewa-
terasitpassesthrough.Thislterwillrequireminimalcleaningsincemostlargedebriswas
removedbeforeitgottothislterandthebacteriaareconsumingthenutrientsinthewater.
Usuallyonceperyearisallthat’sneededforcleaningofthislter.Agoodtimeforthisisinthe
springwhenyouaredoingyourspringcleanupofthepond.Eachlterhasblackbagsthatare
lledwithltermedia.Thesebagscanbeliftedoutandhosedo.Themediadoesneedtobe
takenoutofthebag.Underthemediabagsarelterpads.Thesepadscanalsobeliftedout
andhosedclean.Overtimethesepadswillneedtobereplaced(usuallyeverytwotothree
years).Itisnotrecommendedthatthislterbecleanedtoooften
sinceyouwillwashosomeofthegoodbacteriawhencleaningtheltermedia.
Many dierent pumpsareusedinEasyPropondkitsdependingonthesizeofthepondandthe
amountofliftneededforthewaterfall.Allofthepumpsaredesignedforcontinuousdutyoperationand
canbeleftrunning24hoursaday.Itisimportanttooperatethepumpcontinuouslysincethebacteria
inthelterneedtohaveoxygenatedwaterpassingthroughtheltertokeepthemalive.Becausethe
waterispre-lteredbytheskimmer,youshouldhaveverylittletroublewith
thepumpplugging.Ifyoudoneedtoremovethepumptoinspectit,simply
loosentheclampontherubbercouplingandremovethepump.Thewater
fromthelterwilldrainbackwardswhenthepumpisremoved.Thisisnota
problemforthebacteriaifyouinspectapumpforafewminutes.
Fish and Plantsareanimportantpartoftheoverallpondecosystem.Fish
addcolorandlifetothepond.Itisveryrelaxingtositandfeedyoursh
attheendofalongday.Koiwillactuallyeatsometypesofalgaeandwill
eatmosquitolarvaeandinsects.Koiandgoldsharepopularchoicesfor
addingpersonalitytoyourpond.Thesesharehardyandcansurvivenorthernwinters(seewinter-
izingyourpondformoreinfo).Providingyoudonotoverstockyourpond,theshcansurviveon
thenaturalfoodthatispresentinyourpond.However,feedingyourshisfunandrelaxing!Justbe
surenottooverfeedyourshastheuneatenfoodishighinnutrientsandwillcausewaterquality
MAINTENANCE INFORMATION
Thank you for purchasing an EasyPro pond system! Rest
assured you purchased one of the best built and easiest to
maintain water feature systems on the market today. Like a
pool or a hot tub, your pond will require some maintenance.
Unlike pools and hot tubs, you will use natural products
instead of chemicals to maintain your pond. Following are a
few guidelines to help you achieve maximum enjoyment.
The heart of your pond system is the skimmer, pump and
AquaFalls lter. Together these components will remove
debris, lter the water and create circulation.