Pond Algae Solutions Blog

Why Is Green Water So Hard To Control?

Mark — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:18:44 +0000

Green water algae, which, as we’ve described before, is made up of millions of single cell algae that freely floats around in a pond, can be very difficult to get rid of once it develops out. This is not new news for many pond owners that are plagued by it. Here’s the normal course of [...]

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Lavender And Barley Straw In Ponds

Mark — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:21:09 +0000

A few weeks ago I talked about the history and research behind the use of barley straw for stopping pond algae growth. In truth, many people ask about barley, and a number of other folks claim to use it regularly in their ponds to help keep them clearer. There’s no doubt that for some situations [...]

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Is There A Conflict In Your Pond?

Mark — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:16:37 +0000

You’ve probably heard the saying, “oil and water don’t mix”, and that’s certainly true. A lot of people however don’t stop and think before they apply certain things to their pond in an effort to control algae. I’m not being critical here, it’s simply a matter of having the attitude that you want the stuff [...]

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Ticks And Fleas May Be Rampant This Year

Mark — Sat, 05 May 2012 03:07:15 +0000

With the warm winter and spring, it’s a good bet that ticks and fleas, will be abundant this year and they represent two of the most unwanted and nasty things you could have around your pond or backyard. It goes without saying that you sure don’t want them in your house. Where ticks are concerned [...]

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The Many Forms Of Barley For Ponds

Mark — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:37:04 +0000

For such an age old remedy to keep ponds cleaner, barley straw has certainly evolved in a variety of ways. Word on the street is that during the middle ages, a moat surrounding a particular castle was infested with a terrible algae bloom. (It’s good to know royalty is not immune from such things). Anyway [...]

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How To Tell If Your Beneficial Pond Bacteria Is Depleted

Mark — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:34:49 +0000

Beneficial bacteria for ponds is impossible to see with the naked eye. These little good bugs do a lot to help keep a pond cleaner and clearer, and we owe a lot of thanks to Mother Nature for giving us the head’s up on just what these microbes can do. In ponds that are naturally [...]

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New PondBiotix Small Pond Combo Pack Offer

Mark — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:43:49 +0000

We’ve been getting a lot of questions about using our PondBiotix line of pond bacteria. As you might know the baseline product for small ponds is a concentrated liquid bacteria which is particular good at nitrite and nitrate reduction and we consider this good for pond wide cleaning. However customers have been asking about the [...]

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What Food Poisoning Taught Me About Ponds

Mark — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:11:39 +0000

Last summer, I had my first experience with food poisoning. It was not pleasant. I have lived half a century and I can’t remember a time when I felt sicker. I know how I contracted it, but out of decency I’m not going to name the fast food joint that gave me more than extra [...]

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How Do I Kill Algae Naturally?

Mark — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:53:10 +0000

How to kill pond algae naturally is a valid question, because most people usually associate the use of chemicals, namely algaecides, with killing algae. It’s our basic nature to want to simply kill something, get rid of it, and go on without more trouble. The only problem is, this approach doesn’t always work that well [...]

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Ultrasonic Algae Control – Pros And Cons And The Way Around All Of That

Mark — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:19:41 +0000

For the last 5 or 6 years we’ve had the pleasure of seeing a number of new technologies come along that have helped in the battle with pond and industrial algae. Few have garnered more attention than ultrasound. After all, it’s high tech, easy to install in most situations, and when it works, it does [...]

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