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Pond Pro Canada is a nationwide and biologist-owned company with over 27 years of experience in the water industry. Among the many products and services Pond Pro provides, we also offer aeration and de-icing consultation for a variety of applications including: Private lakes and ponds Recreational lakes Municipal ferry docks Municipal raw water reservoirs Municipal wastewater lagoons Pulp and paper distillate equalization ponds Stormwater ponds Industrial leachate ponds Aeratio …

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 …

Pond and lake dye has numerous benefits for your pond! Not only can pond and lake dye converts dreary and murky body of water into a beautiful, natural- blue or turquoise oasis, but it can also reduce algae blooms and weed growth, and help protect your fish from birds. Pond Pro offers a beautiful blue dye to give your pond a natural blue tone, as well as turquoise to make your pond or lake look like a cool, rocky mountain spring. How does pond dye benefit your pond? Weed and al …

As the new year is upon us, you might start thinking about your spring and summer projects. If building a new backyard pond, or dugout is part of your plan, consider the following to make sure your pond is constructed correctly for its intended use and how to properly maintain it! Intended use of this new pond or dugout: The intended use of the pond and dugout is going to greatly influence how it is constructed. Will this pond stock fish? If the intended use of the pond or dugout is to stock …

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 …