Aquacide Blog — Natural Bacteria

Q & A - What Product Will Reduce Green Floating Scum?

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A customer recently contacted us regarding weed & algae control. Below is the question and our response. Question: Hi, wondering if your product can help reduce the green floating scum on the top of my “pond”, which is actually a run off easement. It is about ½ acre in size and the water smells bad, and is gross and mucky. It has nasty green snails floating in it, cattails and even small leach-looking creatures that stick to our toy motorized boat! Anyhow, I am trying to find a product to clean up the water so the dogs can swim in it...

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Q & A - Do You Sell a Product for Salvinia Control?

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Q & A - How To Rid Our Area Of Muck?

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A customer recently contacted us regarding muck reduction. Below is the question and our response. Question: All I have is a question. We live on a bayou of Hamlin Lake in Ludington, Michigan, about a 5,000 acre lake. We tend to get the sediment from a north wind often, bringing muck to our waterfront. About 4-5 years ago I ordered and attempted to rid our area of the muck, or at least clear it our somewhat, to no avail. The previous owner had used the waterfront as a dumping place for his leaves. The muck is from 3 inches to 3...

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How to Cleanup a Watermeal Filled Pond

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A customer recently contacted us regarding weed control. Below is the question and our response. Question: I have a bad Watermeal problem. Herbicides and/or copper products are not working. I will have to assume that I have a bacterial issue that I need to address? I believe the pond is roughly 7-10 years old, appears to be fully stocked (had a very minimal fish kill from the copper product). It is about ½ acre and I would estimate an average 6 feet in depth with a maximum depth of 18-10 at one end near the dam. What would you recommend to...

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Aquatic Weed Control: Beware of Blue-Green Algae!

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Hot weather prompted the DNR to warn lake goers about the potential dangers of blue-green algae. While it is not uncommon to see algae blooms in the lake area in late summer, recent hot weather has prompted a warning.  Blue-green algae tends to show up in small, shallow, mucky ponds.  It looks exactly like its name; “blue-green” scum that resembles pea soup or spilled paint on the water surface.  It also has a strong, unpleasant, swampy odor.  It can erupt suddenly and be deadly. Ninety-nine percent of green algae are harmless; a nuisance and ugly, but harmless and not ALL...

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