How does a Photo Bioreactor help your pond? This term sounds like a NASA project but it really is quite simple and may already be happening in your pond to maintain a balance between water quality and nutrient management. A photo bioreactor (PBR) processes sunlight and nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous, [...]
This pond receives an abundance of leaves from the surrounding trees and has enough nutrients in the water to support a substantial surface growth of duckweed. This Country Pond Filter measures approximately 6ft x 6ft and was constructed from "camp lumber" during Sept. 2024. This image was taken one [...]
A few years ago we helped a company who specializes in golf course irrigation and landscape projects install a 30 mil liner in a Utah pond that was approximately three acres in size. This pond has a history of losing water and did not have the retention capacity for [...]
I have often wondered how long would it take to dissolve the bacteria pellets as compared to the dry powder bacteria packaged in water soluble bags so I gave it a try. I filled a glass pie plate with clean non-chlorinated water and added two bacteria pellets. Knowing that [...]
Why do you need pond aeration is one of the first questions we may discuss when you contact me regarding the condition of your pond. Pond aeration is a term that gets kicked around by pond experts, friends and neighbors who have ponds. Each pond is different in characteristics [...]
Adding pond dye colorant soon after the ice leaves your pond is a common method to make the pond water look more attractive but comes with precautions. Too much pond dye may lead to less photosynthetic oxygen production at the surface water air interface due to less light penetration. [...]
Dissolved organic carbon is an important nutrient source for heterotrophic bacteria cultures and their support staff that exist on the bottom of your pond where all the organic matter accumulates. Organic matter has a high concentration of organic carbon, about 58%. The common sources of DOC in a maturing [...]
The composition of black muck (organic matter) varies a little depending in what part of the country your pond is located. From our research we have learned what is in black muck and the approximate percentages. Cellulose [...]
Black Muck also referred to as organic sediments accumulates on the bottom of the pond but mostly on the sloping side walls. As ponds mature the percentage of black muck increases to the point of becoming a problem. Leaves form deciduous trees, branches, dead plants and expired critters are [...]
These are a couple of scenarios that could happen to your pond that may encourage you to check the dissolved oxygen level rather quickly. You notice most of the fish at the surface during early morning hours trying to get oxygen After a heavy rain storm or after the [...]