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Can I Bleach my Pond?
With summer fully underway, many of us are enjoying our backyard ponds, dugout, and lakes for aesthetic purposes, swimming, kayaking, fishing, and more! With that being said, the warm weather, sunshine, and runoff can result in unwanted algae blooms, weed growth, and smelly water making our ponds less desirable. As frustrating as this may be, we urge you NOT to bleach or add chlorine into your pond to try and eliminate weeds, algae, bacteria, or odours.Bleaching or chlorinating your pond ma
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20th Sep 2024
Building a Pond or Dugout? Consider This!
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 fi
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20th Sep 2024
Everything you Need to Know about Kasco De-icers
As Fall is well underway and temperatures are dropping its time to start thinking about installing a de-icer to protect your dock, boats, lifts, and other infrastructure! Pond Pro is Canada's de-icing experts and we can answer all your questions about Kasco De-icers!Why do I need a de-icer?Ice expansion, ice jacking, and the blockage of gas exchange can have devastating consequences resulting in damage to hulls, boats, docks and fish kills. Maintaining ice-free areas or buffer zones ca
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20th Sep 2024
Pond Pro Water Testing Services
Pond Pro Water Testing ServicesNeed help identifying what is causing issues in your pond? Want custom product recommendations? Let us get to the root cause of your pond problems and find a solution tailored to your pond. With our new facility upgrades and lab partnerships we can now serve you better all across Canada!If your pond has the following problems, you may need to consider water testing:Murky waterAlgae/WeedsSludgeOdoursEutrophic pond
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20th Sep 2024
The Difference Between Duckweed and Algae
IntroductionBoth duckweed and algae can be found in nutrient rich and slow-moving or still water bodies. In many cases, algae and duckweed are found together in fast-forming and dense patches on the surface, making it hard to differentiate the two. In this blog post, we will help you identify duckweed and algae so that you can adapt your pond treatment strategies accordingly. Separation TestPlace a stick in your water. Duckweed or blue-green algae will generally break apart when d
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20th Sep 2024