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How to Clean a Pond: Multiple Options to Remove Muck and Clay Particulates (Updated)

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How to Clean a Pond: Multiple Options to Remove Muck and Clay Particulates (Updated)

Pond and Lake Front Cleaning Tips from the Experts.

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Lake Weed Control: 6 Ways to Remove Coontail aka Hornwort

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COONTAIL   Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum, also called Hornwort) are rootless, submersed, perennial lake weeds that often form dense colonies.  Leaves are stiff, whorled with many forks and have small teeth along one edge of the fork.  Coontail gets its name from the physical resemblance to a raccoon’s tail.  Email a digital photo to Weeds@KillLakeWeeds.com for proper lake or pond weed identification. Lake weeds, including Coontail, provide habitat for many micro and macro invertebrates.  This invertebrate is food for fish, ducks, reptiles and other aquatic wildlife however it can become very thick and require a weed control regime that we will discuss...

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How to Clean a Pond: 3 Cures for Muddy Water & Muck Removal

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Pond Cleaning is very important for the overall health of your pond.  Pond water needs to be clear for good production of fish.  Clear ponds produce several times the amount of fish than turbid ponds.  , after pond cleaning, clear ponds are much more fun to swim in!  Most ponds become muddy after heavy rain, runoff, when ponds turn over or from excess decayed vegetation.  Normally, silt or decay should settle out within one week’s time.  Water clarity is normally 1 foot or more during most of the year.  Fish production will be decreased in water with less than 1 foot visibility....

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Aquatic Weed Control: 4 Fish Safe Pondweed Treatment Tips

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() is a water weed found throughout the world with an estimated 90 species.  Leaves are submersed, typically thin and translucent.  Some varieties have floating leaves on the water surface.  They grow in water depths 1-10 feet and can tolerate low light.  Strong roots anchor the weeds into sediment.  in the fall from (buds) on the lake or pond bottom.  These young weeds remain alive under the ice all winter.  Early summer, Pondweed begins to grow and flowers appear like clusters of beads.  Some of these bead clusters spike above the water surface.  These spikes release pollen that other weeds. ...

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Q & A - How to Cure Green Algae Without Harming Goldfish.

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A customer recently contacted us regarding their Goldfish pond. Below is the question and our response. Question: Have small approx. 400 gallon pond a lot of green algae and just pure nasty. I need something that will cure this and not be toxic to goldfish or dogs as I’m always catching them drinking from the pond. Can you help me? CV, Whitesburg, TN Answer: GreenClean Granular Algaecide is a contact option designed for algae control without harming goldfish. Your 400 gallon pond would require ½ cup of GreenClean per treatment. Repeat treatment may be needed to make good contact with all...

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