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Aeration For ALL Seasons | Learning Center
Installing an aeration system in your pond or lake is key for creating the perfect pond whether you use your pond for swimming, fishing or just for looks. The benefits provided by bottom diffused...
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Controlling Cattails – Reclaim Your Shoreline | Learning Center
Cattails and other emergent aquatic plants can add natural beauty to any pond or shoreline, but if left unchecked for too long, they can overtake these areas and create a maintenance nightmare. A...
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The Life Cycle Explained – Understanding The Changes In Your Pond | Learning...
From small ponds to large lakes, all water bodies encompass an ever changing ecosystem struggling to find balance. To help you better understand the life cycle of your pond, we’ll break down the...
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Specific Predator Control | Learning Center
Now that we learned the basics of predator control, here are some specifics about each nuisance pest. Geese Geese have several natural enemies including swans, alligators and coyotes. Using one, a pair...
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Predator Control | Learning Center
There is nothing more frustrating that losing fish to a predator or stepping in bird droppings on your way to your own swimming hole. Knowing your enemy is the best way to determine what control...
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If PondClear™ and MuckAway™ are both beneficial bacteria products, what is...
Q: If PondClear™ and MuckAway™ are both beneficial bacteria products, what is the difference? MaryBeth – Worthington, MA A: In 1998, an American microbiologist worked out that the number of bacteria...
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I’d like to build a pond but my soil doesn’t hold water. What types of liners...
Q: I’d like to build a pond but my soil doesn’t hold water. What types of liners are there? Jasper- Colrain, MA A: If you have a natural- or clay bottom pond that doesn’t hold much – if any – water, a...
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My water quality is good now, but what do I need to do over the winter to...
Q: My water quality is good now, but what do I need to do over the winter to keep it that way? Quintin – Pine Bluff, AR A: When it comes to doing chores at the pond, it is easy to let your guard down...
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Measuring Your Pond – How to determine the surface acreage and depth of your...
Surface area and pond depth are important measurements to know. They’ll help you determine dosage rates with chemicals like algaecide. They’ll help you calculate the right-size aeration system for your...
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Controlling Geese – How to identify and deter them from your pond | Learning...
As the warmer weather rolls in you will begin to notice a gathering of geese around your pond. While ponds are great for drawing wildlife some pond owners are hesitant to let geese congregate in their...
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Leech Control – 4 Steps to remove leeches from your pond | Learning Center
There’s nothing like climbing out of your pond and finding one (or more!) of these little bloodsuckers stuck to your leg. What are they, and how do you banish them from your pond? Getting to Know...
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PondSide Fertilizers – How to reduce runoff of fertilizer in your pond |...
Lawn fertilizers can do beautiful things to your terrestrial landscape. They infuse the soil with nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. They make the grass green and lush. They’re sometimes mixed with...
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Treating Your Pond – 6 Tips for keeping your pond under control | Learning...
Many new landowners purchase property with a lake or a pond only to discover it hasn’t been well maintained. Of course, you want to reclaim that overgrown pond and turn it into a useable recreation or...
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Benefits of Owning a Pond or Lake – 5 Reasons a pond or lake is a great...
Lakes and ponds make wonderful additions to any property. If you have the space and the resources, a large body of water creates an instant habitat for wildlife, and a fun place for you and your...
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Starting up Aeration in the Spring – How to reintroduce an aeration system to...
Ideally, your aeration system should run all year long. By running it all year long, this will prevent possible winter fish kills. But if you shut your aeration system down in the winter for...
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Snapping Turtles – How to identify and deter them from your pond | Learning...
Snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) are large freshwater turtles that make their homes in ponds and streams with plenty of room and food. When encountered in the water, they typically slip quietly...
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Fighting Muck and Pond Odor – How to control and prevent muck accumulation...
There’s nothing worse than that musty, rotten egg, sulfur-type smell that’s pungent enough to ruin spring strolls by the pond. What causes it and what can you do about it? Common Causes Those odors are...
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Selecting an Aeration System – How to select the right size system for your...
Adding an aeration system is key for creating the perfect pond. The benefits provided by bottom diffused aeration will keep your pond clean and your fish happy all season long. By aerating your pond...
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