ZzZzZzZz… So I was dreaming… REALLY sweet dreams, when suddenly, this screeching high-pitch voice yelled “Abaaaaaaang!!! Bangun tido! Tolong ayah basuh kolam ikan tuh!”… Annoying sister…
So, without further ado, I went downstairs and said, “Hey ayah. Sup man. Need help?”. “Tolong ayah berus tepi kolam ni jap”. “OK”. Heck, I’m home once a month, so I had no reason to feel lazy… It’s just a fish pond anyway… Oh yeah, did i mention that the pond hasn’t been cleaned out in months? uhuh, its THAT dirty.
Tak sempat mandi pon
Ok, so step one, take out all the fishes and place them in a separate bucket. Make sure the bucket isn’t too small and there is enuff water in the bucket so that the fishes are comfy. Feed them breakfast as well. You might be fasting, but those fishes, they eat all the time…
rerouting your water filter helps the fish get enough oxygen content in the bucket of water while u clean out the pond
Next, in the cleaning process, use some elbow grease (which means hard work) and scrub out all of the moss and grime, and fish poop out from the surfaces of the pond. Make sure u do this for at least 1 hour (depending on the size of your pond, and the last time you cleaned it. heheheh.
Use the ‘long-scrubber’ if u hate getting ure hands dirty
After that, take out all of the piping and hoses connecting the pond and the filter and clean them… Thoroughly. Don’t forget to scrub within the pipes. No matter how hard you try, you’ll still get your hands dirty… Trust me.
My dad cleaning out the filter
After the filter duty, all that’s left is to assemble everything back without screwing up any of the links and you’re all set. But wait, after you’ve put everything back together, don’t go and turn the filter back on just yet. Put the fish in first. This way, your fishes won’t be ‘shocked’ when you move em from one environment to another.
Make sure all of the connections are… well… connected.
Tadaa! You’re all set!
The Final Product
Dah la. It’s 6.30 now, and I’m heading out to berbuka!!! Thanks for reading fellas!!!
