Pond Pump
I have a pond approx 3/4 of an acre and about 10 ft deep. It started to get a lot of grass in it this year so I put a sump pump down in it and made a fountain head for it. It seems to be helping to clean the top 12 to 18 inches […]
Consumer Aeration Report
No longer the Aeration Report but has change to Pond Aeration 101 The New Year is right around the corner and time for new resolutions, plans and to do list for the New Year. One of my goals for 2011 was to help more pond owners learn more about their pond and how to care
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tis the season
Happy Holidays, below is a short video sharing some of the pond sunsets we’ve had over time. We also started a fan page on Face Book to share more content and well get more social. The page is set up so you can download the sunset pictures and use as computer background image, looks awesome.
Waiting for Winter
It’s been a strange winter so far, warm, no ice and very little snow fall. Can’t really complain about that unless your a skier, plow snow or like snowmobiles. Sure the kids love the snow too for sled riding and snowball fights. The weather has been weird all year with all the crazy storms and
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Thankful Year
What a year here in Erie, Pa. Very wet start from April to May then bam summer just turned on. Nice and hot, the pond even reached 82 degrees for a few days. This seemed to be the norm for most of the north east part of the US. With all the rain and no
Winter Pond Aeration
Winter Pond Aeration is a little different from aerating the pond all summer long, in fact if you choose not to aerate during winter it is your option. Since aerating all summer long we have built up a bank of oxygen from top to bottom and expelled the toxic gasses building in the bottom of
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Fall Pond Preparation
What should we do to our pond before the ice and snow starts to accumulate? Looking at one item to prepare the pond for winter and benefit from next spring is weeding the pond, I know it sounds weird because we weed a garden not a pond. Weeding the pond is simply removing the mass
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Winter Fish Kill
How to prevent a Winter fish kill It’s never a good day when we walk to the pond only to see the fish gasping for air in the open water. Or worse yet is getting to the pond to see them all floating or already on the shoreline. Why does a winter fish kill happen?
Pond Dyes
What it is, what it does, questions and answers? Pond dye is just that a dye to color the pond water with your choice of three different colors. Natures Blue which is blue you may have seen before, Black Dyemond is unique that gives the pond even more reflective properties, makes the pond look deeper
Storm Warnings
I’m sure you’ve seen the light house from time to time in different pictures or video that’s been posted throughout the site over the past couple years. A birthday present for the little women, one of her favorite pond accessories. It is pretty cool to have and saved me a lot of time and energy