Controlling algae is a matter of creating an ecosystem with balanced water. Too many nutrients in your pond give algae something to feast on. Remove the excess nutrients and algae won’t be able to thrive so easily. When you do experience an excess of algae, treat accordingly with one of ...
Algae & Weed Control,Pond Maintenance Learning to treat your pond can be as simple as following five simple steps. Keeping the water healthy and the pond looking its best does take some work, but with the right knowledge and tools, pond owners can easily stay on top of it. ...
Pond Power: How to Use Algae to Evoke Inquiry and Establish Interdisciplinary ConnectionsEvery year, high school students hunch over microscopes and peer at a plethora of tiny...Bode, ClaudiaCriss, MaryIsing, AndrewMcCue, SharonRalph, Shannon...
Algae are an important part of the ecosystems where they occur, but they can also become a nuisance for aquarists, pond keepers and swimming pool owners. In order to successfully combat algae it is important to understand what algae are and how they subsist. Just like a land living plant, ...
Copper (II) sulfate is a potent algaecide and fungicide often used to kill algae in ponds. It should not be used to treat algae blooms, however, because the sudden die-off could leave oxygen-poor conditions in its wake. Copper sulfate also is poisonous to some invertebrates and potentially ...
Pond moss, also known as pond scum, is a fuzzy or stringy slimy green algae that forms in clumps on a pond's surface. Some algae in ponds is beneficial, providing food for fish and oxygenating the water. However, stringy pond moss is a nuisance because i
When it's running, it keeps the water moving; otherwise the water would become stagnant and things like algae and bacteria could grow. The pump also clears debris from the water and keeps those pool chemicals mixed by pushing water through the filtration system. Many variables determine how ...
Rising anthropogenic-induced nutrient enrichment of surface waters is of great concern globally as it jeopardizes the ecological integrity and functioning of freshwater ecosystems. Floating wetlands have been successfully used to treat nutrient enriched wastewater in developing nations, and provide additional...
Involves treating water with various chemical additives. Alum, lanthanum, or any other products that precipitate or sequester the ionized orthophosphates. Aquatic herbicides used to treat algae are called algaecides. They’re often copper-based compounds (e.g. copper sulfate, copper chelate communes,...
The Walkerton, Ontario, Canada e.coli outbreak in 2000 is probably one of the most prominently known. The water supply contamination lead to 6 deaths in the small community and sickened more than 2,000 people. The outbreak lead to charges against two operators who were deemed to be relative...