Why Pond Invertebrates are the Most Reliable Water Quality Indicator You Have Water chemistry tests give you a snapshot. Invertebrates give you history. A biotic assessment, simply observing which invertebrates are present and in what abundance, reflects weeks or months of water quality conditions, not just what the water [...]
By Jim Kennedy, National Pond Service Summer arrives quietly on most upstate New York ponds. The water warms. The lawn goes lush right to the shoreline. Maybe there's a family of Canada geese you've tolerated since May. Everything looks fine, and that's exactly the problem. June is the month [...]
By Jim Kennedy, National Pond Service If you have noticed crayfish in your pond, those hard-shelled, lobster-like creatures scuttling along the bottom, you may have wondered whether they're a help or a headache. The answer, as with most things in pond ecology, is: it depends. When their populations are [...]
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 [...]
September Algae Growth: A Hidden Threat to Your Pond September in many parts of the United States marks the tail end of summer’s nutrient surge. Warm water, lingering sunlight, and runoff from lawns, farms, and septic systems often fuel late-season algal blooms in ponds. But what happens when algae [...]
Natural Ways to Clean Large Ponds Without Chemicals: A Pond Owners Guide Larger ponds require specialized natural cleaning approaches due to their size and complexity. In this article, we want to discuss effective solutions for large pond muck and algae management. The five most effective chemical-free methods include: Comprehensive [...]