How to care for your water feature

Before you get too relaxed sitting near your water feature, lets go over a few important things you need to do maintain your new water feature.

Add Water - You need to regularly add water to replace water that evaporates over time.  You will need to watch your new feature carefully to decide how often you need to do this.  You want to make sure that your submersed pump is completely covered in water at all times.

Keep it clean - On a daily basis, you need to skim the water feature picking up any debris or leaves that have flown into it.  About every 3 months, you will need to scrub the fountain to prevent buildup of mineral deposits and algae.  You can just use a scrub brush, dish detergent and warm water.

Check your pump - Check your the manufactures directions on your particular pump - usually you need to take apart the pump every few months and clean it out.  You can soak parts in vinegar if you have any tough mineral deposits.  If your pump every starts to get noisy, check the water level and confirmed it is submersed and if that isn't the issue it probably needs to be cleaned out.

Avoiding Algae - If your water feature is in direct sun, your feature will be more susceptible to growing algae.  If you just put a few drops of bleach in your fountain, it should keep algae from developing. There are also many chemicals on the market to help if your water feature develops an issue.