One reason for unclear pond water is algae blooms, which may appear as pea-green soup or filamentous mats that float to the surface of the water. Algae blooms develop when there is an excessive amount of nutrients (such as phosphate and nitrate) in the presence of sunlight. These nutrients come from tap water, rain runoff, [...]
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Pondcare Algaefix
April 29th, 2010 · Comments Off · Media & Journalism
Tags: Algae Blooms·Algaecides·Biological Filtration·Feed Algae·Fertilizer Runoff·Filamentous·Fish Waste·Light Filter·Mechanical Filtration·Mountain Pine Beetles·Pond Algae·Pond Ecosystem·Pond Water·Rain Runoff·Recirculating Pumps·Rocks And Gravel·Rocky Mountain Chain·Tap Water·Water Algae·Water Depths
Milfoil, an Invasive Danger to U.S. Steams
September 19th, 2009 · Comments Off · Media & Journalism
Eurasian milfoil is a sensitive looking flora that was once a familiar flora to find in fresh water aquariums.
Yet, It did not stay there. Now it is thought to be an invasive species that threatens The northern Us fresh water streams, rivers, ponds and lakes.
In its indigenous Eurasian surroundings it is a [...]
Tags: Adult Fish·Algae Blooms·Aquatic Animals·Brackish Waters·Dangerous Thing·Eurasian Milfoil·Fish Tank·Food Source·Fresh Waters·Invasive Species·Marine Habitat·Native Vegetation·Northern States·Packing Material·Power Plants·Recreational Purposes·Salt Marshes·Steams·Water Intakes·Water Streams