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Maintenance

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Subject to service area restrictions

We offer 3 maintenance program options: Basic, Standard and Deluxe. All maintenance programs run March 15th to December 15th weather permitting (may continue into January if required).

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Basic Service Includes: Monthly Visits

$100.00/month or bi-weekly $185.00

  • Check hardware
  • Clean debris basket & skimmer filter pad (if equipped)
  • Check for shifted rocks
  • Check liner edges
  • Add Aquaclearer

Standard Service Includes: monthly visits

$140.00/month or bi-weekly $230.00

  • Check hardware
  • Clean debris basket and skimmer filter pad (if equipped)
  • Check for shifted rocks
  • Check liner edges
  • Touch up gravel around edges as needed
  • Trim aquatic plants and dead head
  • Add Aquaclearer
  • Remove string algae from stream if required
  • Replenish fish food supply

Deluxe Service Includes: monthly visits

$160.00/month or bi-weekly $245.00

  • Check hardware
  • Clean debris basket and filter pad (if equipped)
  • Check for shifted rocks
  • Check liner edges
  • Touch up gravel around edges as needed
  • Trim aquatic plants and dead head
  • Add Aquaclearer
  • Remove string algae from stream if required
  • Replenish fish food supply
  • Add SAB or Ecoblast as needed

Please note that while the debris nets and baskets are maintained during our monthly visit it may be required depending on the location of your pond to be done on a weekly basis or more. Failure to oversee this may result in poor performance of your system or the breakdown of the pump.

Spring Clean Out

6 x 8: $300.00 to $350.00
8 x 11: $350.00 to 400.00
11 x 16: $450.00 to 550.00
16 x 20: $550.00 to 650.00

  • Remove pond De-icer or extra pump
  • Install Filter Mats to biofalls
  • Check pump performance and install
  • Drain pond and remove winter debris (power wash rocks if needed)
  • Dechlorinate
  • Add Aquaclearer
  • Fertilize plants

Early Fall

$100 to $150 average pond (this is included in the standard and deluxe service package)

  • Install leaf netting

Winterizing (last service of season)

$120 – $200 average feature
$100 Pondless Features
Decorative Features Vary

  • Remove leaf netting
  • Trim back marginal and hardy plants
  • Complete cleaning and removal of all filter pads
  • Remove pumps and ready for storage
  • Install pond de-icer and/or skimmer return pump

Single Visit Requests

Single visit requests are available and are billed according to the maintenance required per man hour.

Call us to schedule

Please call us at (866) 868-8007 or contact us to schedule your maintenance or for any questions you may have.

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