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Ways to Reuse or Recycle your Bucket: Sustainability in Business
Thank you for purchasing a PondPro product and supporting a local Canadian family-owned business!We package many of our products in Canadian-made plastic pails, please don’t throw them in the garbage! Sustainability is important to us, and there are many ways that our packaging can be reused and recycled. We have compiled a list of things you can do with this pail at home, or where to donate them if you can't find a use!*Whatever you choose to do with your pai
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9th Sep 2024
Prevention & Treatment of Duckweed
Tackling Duckweed – Treatment &
PreventionWe’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. It is unique a
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9th Sep 2024
Compressor Maintenance
KM-60 & KM-120 Kasco Compressor Maintenance & TroubleshootingEvery year we get multiple calls from people reporting
their compressor “died”. While the obvious solution to them is to get a new
compressor, often the solution is much simpler and budget-friendly!Maintenance:All air compressors require some maintenance! However,
there are two specific aspects of compressor maintenance that are crucial: rebuilds
and air filters.Kasco Marine Teich-Aire Compressors (and
most other air compresso
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9th Sep 2024
Fish Stocking - What you need to know!
Fish Stocking –
What you need to know!Ponds and water
features are beautiful additions to properties but you may be one of many
people looking for a way to be more engaged with their project. Fish Stocking
is a great way to do that! From watching the kids feed the fish, to
waiting a few years to grow the 20 lb monster - stocking your pond with trout
can add hours of enjoyment! The thought of
stocking your pond for the first time can be intimidating but we have the go-to
list to help
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9th 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 efficienc
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9th Sep 2024