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Water Conservation – Five Ways To Save Water

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At first I thought maybe this was a bit off topic for us here at PAS, but then again, we do need water for our ponds so conserving this valuable resource is very important. With that in mind I wanted to share a very good article from one of my favorite, eco-oriented websites called Earth … Read more

Pond Algaecides – Let’s Clarify A Few Things

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Let’s talk for a minute about pond algaecides. You know, the stuff that kills algae outright and all that good stuff. Hopefully your jaw isn’t hitting the floor, because yes, while I don’t like them, nor do I care to use them, algaecides may be needed now and then and because of that, I thought … Read more

Pond Aeration Systems – The Most Often Asked Questions

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[youtube]http://youtu.be/V4-NK_4vC_k[/youtube] Maybe it’s simply because of the brutal weather we’ve had this year with temps running so high you could cook an egg on a sidewalk in Iowa of all places, but we’ve gotten more questions on pond aeration than ever before. Watch the video above to learn more. In truth, aeration isn’t a complex … Read more

Hydrogen Peroxide And It’s Use In Ponds

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We received a really good question the other day concerning the use of hydrogen peroxide H202, and it’s use in ponds and water gardens.  Specifically, what about using the drug store liquid peroxide that you normally would use to disinfect scratches and scrapes.  So here’s a video that covers the various uses of hydrogen peroxide in ponds.

Long before any commercial products came on the market that contained peroxide, I suspect any good do-it-yourself loving pond owner would have probably tried it for algae control.

You gotta love the open minded experimentors of this world…they move us forward.

With that said, I generally don’t recommend using store bought H202 simply because I try to error widely on the side of caution with such things. First of all, the normal 3% solution is pretty light weight and may not do very much to help with algae. Secondly, a lot of this stuff isn’t just hydrogen peroxide and some will contain stabilizers and additives that I don’t want in my pond.

So that leaves a couple of options.

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Ultrasonic Algae Control – Best Practices For 2012

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After six or seven years of using ultrasound technology in ponds, we’ve discovered several things that can improve performance.  These simple steps have literally made the difference between success and failure in terms of algae control.  Watch the video below to learn more.

 

 

Ultrasound works to control algae by creating a targeted, resonating vibration in the cells of the plant. Over time these vibrations help to degrade or damage the cell wall and the algae becomes disabled or damaged enough to die off. This all sounds really sci-fi until you look at the results under a microscope or better still, see the reduction in algae in a pond first hand. In a word, it’s amazing technology.

But it’s not perfect.

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