2026 ONTARIO AGRI-BUSINESS DIRECTORY Ag & Country 2026 80 Ontario’s Rural Business Directory Three Simple Tools To Restore Your Pond Many property owners believe that a pond will simply maintain itself after being dug and do not realize they will need to take care of it as they would any other part of their property. For all those that have a pond on their property in need of restoration or upkeep, there is good news! Large ponds can be maintained with a your property value. First let me start by saying that earth bottomed ponds are ecosystems and are more complicated than maintaining a swimming pool as we need to work with the natural ecosystem to create a balance that produces the outcome we are looking for. A maintenance program will have standardized components but sometimes the products will need to be varied depending on your pond's unique aspects, this is where a pond professional can be a great asset. With that said, what does a maintenance program look like for the average earth bottom pond? The main tools of maintaining a pond are aeration, pond dye and probiotics. Aeration is simply the act of adding air to water. Adding air, and therefore oxygen, to water has many advantages. Aeration can be done in a variety of ways, including fountains and bottom-up aeration, either electric or wind powered. This will likely be the largest capital purchase for your pond. This is an essential part of restoring your pond. If you have driven through the country or visited your local golf course and seen earth ponds that look like they are a more saturated blue than normal, you have seen pond dye in action. Pond dye not only adds to reaches the bottom of the pond where plants start growing every Spring. By applying this dye very early in pond that are deeper than 4-6’. Then when those hot Summer days of July and August arrive you will have a much more open pond to enjoy. The key to this product though is to start early and reapply about once a Probiotics for your pond work very much like the ones for your body. They work to promote the growth of helpful bacteria so that they can work for you to make your pond healthier. The probiotics that we use in ponds are all aerobic, which means they need oxygen to work properly, and they are also safe for humans, pets and wildlife. These bacteria will speed up the process of breaking down nutrients in the water and organic matter on the bottom of your pond, while working with your pond’s natural systems to create a balanced system. When deciding which probiotics are best for your pond it is important to consider where you want to target the nutrients. Is the main source of food for your algae and plant growth coming from the bottom after years of build up material, in which case a muck remover like MuckBiotics would be best. case you will want to treat the water as close as possible to the source with a product like Nature’s Blend or Polar Blend. By using these three simple tools together, aeration, pond dye and probiotics, problem at the source and take time to turn back the clock. We will have a deeper look at aeration options in our Free Pond Resource Guide. If you enjoyed this article contact us today for a copy of your FREE Pond Resource Guide our customers and will help you understand the problems you are experiencing and why they happen. We would also be happy to have you drop by, phone or email to discuss your problems. Your Pond & Lake Professionals Since 1989 POND SUPPLIES
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