Rainy Season is Here

Friday, June 25, 2010

The rainy season is here! It has been cloudy whole day with overcast skies and rain pouring down starting mid morning. At least now the rain has stopped over here. When hubby came home earlier, he mentioned seeing our neighbor busy cleaning their small fish pond even if it was still drizzling a bit. I remember my dad so many years ago when he still had a small fish pond in our house, he would also do that sometimes even in the rain he will continue to clean the fish pond.

The neighbor had to clean his since the water had turned so green. I think he might really need an effective pond algae control. Algae may be very important in pond water as it is the base of the food chain. But too much of it gives you the green water plus it depletes the supply of oxygen that could possibly kill the fishes in your pond. My dad did experience before some fishes dying when he tends to forget to clean the pond in the house in a week or so. Until years later he decided not to use the pond anymore.

As for the neighbor who still keeps his pond, he can use a quick fix which is to use an algaecide. It may not be a long term solution but at least it will help him cope for awhile since the rainy season is here now and he is not always here to have time to clean it up unless he hires someone to clean i up for him on a regular basis.