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We recently rebuilt our old pond to enlarge the size and fix some leaks. Unfortunately, after all of our hard labor, the pond continues to leak near the skimmer box (it’s an old school 2005 skimmer box for the micropond kit). I thought the problem was with the pump because I was losing all of my water in the skimmer box over night. When I removed the pump over night I still found wet soil outside of the skimmer box. Any suggestions for problem solving? We just purchased a check valve and I’m not sure where to attach it. Thanks for your help.

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When a skimmer box has been installed over 5 years, it is sealed with black silicone and screws and in time, the seal will fail. Your seal has failed and you need to reattach the liner to the skimmer box using the black silicone sealant.

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Is it a good practice to do a full cleanout of my koi pond (approximately 1,00 gallons) every spring? I was planning to do the following: Move koi to a temporary holding area; drain the pond; pressure wash the gravel/rocks; clean the pump and reattach; add filters and bioball; fill pond; add detoxifier and bacteria; move koi back to the pond.

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Yes, with small water gardens with fish, it may be necessary especially if you live where you have a winter climate. Best time to clean out is spring. Check out the DIV videos for instructions and written instructions on our Pond Tips.

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I cannot seem to control a string algae problem. I add beneficial bacteria weekly and use your algaecide product, but I’m having no luck. Is this a Ph in the water problem and is there a way to prevent this algae rather than treat it after it appears? Right now I’m forced to powerwash everything every couple weeks.

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String algae problems mean you have too many nutrients in the pond and not enough plants. Look into the IonGen which is a electronic device that release metal ions into the water to control the string algae and it is safe for the fish. Also, you may need to clean out the pond as everything […]

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I had string algae in my new pond. I have an iongen and after I cleaned out the algae I increased the iongen from 1 to 3. The string algae is back. I will remove the string algae the best I can but how do I know how much to increase the iongen? From what I read we need more plants. We had a water lily and other plants planted when the water feature was installed. The water lily did not do well, only three lily pads. I thought there would be many, many more. What do you suggest?

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Check your probe and make sure it is intact. Replace if needed. Set your IonGen up higher to about 5 and then when it controls the algae than reduce it to 3. If the panel number will not move than you may have to replace the panel. Watch our video on the IonGen and maintenance […]

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I have a 10(+) year old koi pond with waterfalls. It was installed with an Aquascapes pond kit. Over the past month, I noticed the ground around my skimmer box was wet. With the recent rain from Hurricane Sandy, the pond flooded and I went to clean leaves out of my skimmer box net and observed ‘wisps’ of muddy water weeping in around the skimmer box outlet tube. Is this something that can be individually fixed or am I looking at a whole new skimmer box? Note: when the water level in the skimmer is below the outlet tube, I do not have the wet ground issue. Thank you in advance for your help.

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Your equipment meaning your biofalls and skimmer were sealed originally with black silicone sealant but after a period of time, the seal may break and and needs to be resealed. This involves removing the plate and screws and cleaning the liner and then resealing, adding new screws to the unit and reattaching the liner to […]