{"id":4995,"date":"2021-02-28T11:19:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T16:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthworksjax.com\/?p=4995"},"modified":"2025-05-28T11:27:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T11:27:27","slug":"pondcleanoutservice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthworksjax.com\/landscape\/pondcleanoutservice\/","title":{"rendered":"How Often Should I Clean Out My Pond?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Earth Works provides quotes for annual winter pond clean out service for Aquascape<\/a> ecosystem ponds we built and any pond system design whether it was a commercial or DIY constructed pond. Earth Works designs and builds low-maintenance ecosystem ponds that collect the majority of debris in the skimmer basket, but some debris settles to the pond bottom that requires periodic clean out. From our experience with unserviced pond debris buildup for water quality concerns, we recommend an annual winter pond clean out service.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cSo we recommend once a year,\u201d Jason Duffney, Earth Works owner said at recent Pond Clean Out Seminar. \u201cThat\u2019s what we have found is the secret sauce. Don\u2019t wait beyond three years.\u201d Thus, when contacting Earth Works to schedule a pond clean out our standard quotations are based on annual service of your pond considering its size, equipment configuration and design. Pond clean out pricing increases for ponds that have multiple years of built up muck and debris.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Looks can be deceiving when trying to assess if your pond needs the clean out after year one, two or three. \u201cIt may not look that bad,\u201d Glenn Stanza, Earth Works pond clean out specialist said. \u201cYou just wait and see how much dirt comes out of that pond (during clean out). The dirt settles, there is going to be sediment in the bottom of that thing. It\u2019s bad. And if you let it go and let it go there is so much dirt in there that the pond can\u2019t handle it. It can\u2019t flush it out.\u201d<\/p>\r\n