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Can-Air De-icing Airline
How does it work?Bubbles are distributed along the length of a weighted bubble airline using compressed air. As the bubbles rise, they form a bubble “curtain” of warmer water from the bottom of the pond towards the surface. Water temperature is the primary factor that is going to influence de-icing. The depth, size and shape of the water body will also factor into heat retention. Pond Pro Canada has completed several in-house studies looking at the de-icing ability of our Can-Air De-icing Tubin
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20th Sep 2024
Tips and Tools for Measuring Pond Area and Volume Like a Pro
Finding both the surface area and volume of your pond, lake, or dugout can be an important step in pond maintenance. These are generally important measurements to be aware of when you have a property with bodies of water. The size of your water body will affect the amount of treatment you will need to apply or what systems you need to install as well as generally influencing parameters such as temperature, dissolved oxygen and nutrient concentration. Depending on the shape and size of your po
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20th Sep 2024
Clearing Pond Problems: Insights from Pond Pro's Product Experiment
IntroductionThe health and clarity of your pond is vital for both aesthetics and the well-being of aquatic life. Pond Pro offers a range of products designed to mitigate common issues such as algae problems, high phosphate levels, and turbidity. In this blog post, we delve into an experiment conducted by one of our 2023 summer students to observe and test Pond Pro NaturalClear and QuikClear and suggest how various Pond Pro products could help with some common water problems.The ExperimentThe
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20th Sep 2024
Windmill versus Electric Aeration - 10 things to consider when choosing aeration
Windmill versus Electric Aeration - 10 things to consider when choosing aeration
Technology has advanced so much that the once idealized
windmill aeration system is becoming less and less popular. The industry
leading electric aeration systems are superior to windmills, in so many ways
that an
electric aeration system is recommended if power is within 1500 feet.
The cost of trenching power to the pond will be made up for in cost-savings and
reliability of high efficien
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20th Sep 2024
Treatment for Murky or "Iced Tea" Water
Treatment for Murky, “Iced Tea Water” in Ponds & DugoutsWe get multiple calls every summer of
people confused that their pond is clear of algae and weeds, yet they are
unable to truly clear the water up. Often it is described as murky, brown or
“like iced-tea” – also referred to as turbidity. Frustrating as this is, there is a
solution! Flocculent treatment is the best way to treat murky water. This is
also beneficial to your pond as it reduces phosphates which are the food algae
thri
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20th Sep 2024