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Tackling Duckweed – Treatment & Prevention We’ve all seen it – a beautiful pond quickly taken over by duckweed. What starts as a few blooms on the shoreline quickly covers the whole pond. This quick growth leaves many people at a loss as to how to get rid of it for good. The best way to treat duckweed is to prevent it! With ongoing pond maintenance, duckweed growth can be limited and controlled. Duckweed is a flowering aquatic plant that consists of small oval leaves. I …

Spring is here, and its time to turn your pond and lake aeration system back on, and start thinking about treatments again! Adding aeration to your pond, lake, or dugout is highly recommended to help keep your system aerobic, which stimulates “good bacteria” to help break down nutrients and organics from accumulating in your pond, prevents odours, and clarifies the water. Aeration is crucial if fish are present in your pond, to ensure adequate oxygen levels, and prevent fish kills …

Proper aeration is essential for any size of pond, dugout, or lake, and the benefits and essential results it provides are worth the investment! Keeping that in mind we want to make sure that once you’ve purchased an aeration system you are getting the highest quality and longest-lasting results possible. One of the best ways to do this is through proper installation and care of your compressor! We are going to share the dos and don'ts of installing and using your compressor to ensure t …

Winter is inevitable in Canada. Therefore, our products have been designed and tested for Canada. We offer aeration systems that are highly durable and low maintenance, allowing you to aerate your pond year-round. Always ensure that compressors are kept out of the elements and are kept in an enclosed, fan-cooled, and ventilated cabinet or shed. Many people wonder if aeration in the winter is necessary. If your pond is not stocked with fish then you do not need to run your aeration year-r …

Your pond, lake, or dugout experience significant changes when spring rolls around. Spring in Canada usually comes along with highly variable temperatures ranging from double digits in the positive range, down to double digits in the negative. We can also experience greater levels of precipitation from snow, sleet, rain, to hail. These environmental factors all take direct and indirect tolls on your pond, so make sure you know what happens to your pond every spring, and how you can best …