It was a nice warm but breezy day and a good day to do a few chores around the pond. I did my usual weekly filter cleaning, changed the bulb in the UV, and did a little planting. I now have a small leak in a ball valve for some reason but was getting too tired to fix it.
I built a 3×3 stack stone planter for a dwarf mugo pine shrub near the front left side of the pond. I added a second mugo pine near the back of the bio filter. That used up the remainder of my stones so I was able to chop up the pallet they had been sitting on and burn it. One less thing cluttering my yard. I still need to sell my old preform pond and filters.
I took the cover off for a few days while the weather is mild to let the fish benefit from the sunshine. All look well except the yamabuki ogon is a little pale.
Pond budget – 2 Mugo pines $30, Dirt $12, New UV bulb $24
