Aquacide Blog — pond silt removal
Pond Muck Removal: 3 Methods that Help
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Get the Muck Out! 3 helpful methods Is your pond muck out of control? Is it time for a pond cleaning, but you just can’t figure out how to accomplish it? Often times pond muck and lake sediment are the result of millions of tiny clay particles that are in a “colloidal suspension”. How can you tell if your pond has colloidal clay particle suspension from rain and runoff, or if you have dead organic vegetation built up over years. Step 1. Fill a 5 gallon bucket with water from your pond or lake. Step 2. Place a cloth (an old t-shirt works well) as...
AquaClear Pellets to Rid the "Muck" from the Pond
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A customer recently contacted us regarding reducing the large amount of muck in his pond. Below is his question and our response. Question: Hi…we have a 1/8 acre pond, about 5-6 feet deep on average, clean and swimmable but with about a foot of organic muck/sludge on the bottom (from 20 years of leaves, and other organic matter largely). What would you recommend as a starting dose, and how long do you think it would take before we see results. We were considering having the bottom dredged, but do you think your product could get as clean or nearly as...
3 Ways to Maintain a Spring-Fed Pond Q&A
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Q---I’m considering buying a property with a spring-fed pond. Before I sign on the dotted line, what kind of maintenance considerations should I be aware of? A---Spring-fed ponds are relatively rare. Water flows out of spring-fed ponds at all times, not just after heavy rains. Many people mistakenly think they have spring-fed ponds. During construction, water gushed into the dug pond area from what was assumed to be instead what they saw was ground water flowing into the hole from veins of water–bearing sand or gravel. If, however, water is discharged through a spillway, it is indeed a spring-fed pond....
Aquatic Weed Control: Control Water Starwort
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Water Starwort are small delicate weeds usually found in shallow water. It has fine stems that are 10 to 20 cm long with leaves opposite and arranged in pairs. The submersed delicate leaves are a pale green and linear. The upper leaves are rounded and crowded at the top forming a rosette that floats on the surface. Water Starwort reproduces by seed and stem fragments. Ducks & other waterfowl feed on stems and fruit. Weeds also produce food and shelter for fish and aquatic insects. Aquacide Pellets will help to control Water Starwort if applied early in the season when weeds...
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...