The best time to start your sub surface aeration system is when the pond water is around 50-55 degrees. Yes it wouldn’t hurt to pull out a thermometer to check the temperature and be sure your are running a steady temp at 50-55 degrees, we are looking at the surface temperature. Why start up at […]
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We can finally say spring is here the ponds are doing well and the ice is off the pond. We didn’t have a fish kill but did have a few fish die, more on that in a minute. The ground is still squishy with water saturation from snow and rain and the grass; well it’s
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At Least the date on the calender says Spring is here. The week after that date we had temps in the single digits the first part of the week and the snow almost melted as the week warmed up a bit just breaking the 32 degree mark. Here comes Saturday and with it Winter storm
Winter is still holding on, although the snow has gone the ice still stands. As we do every year we keep a diffuser running near the dock and pier to protect them from heaving in the ice and more important with the open water area we allow toxic gasses that build up under the ice
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Erie Pa, at the time of this posting, is still in the lead for total snowfall but Syracuse NY is running 10″ behind. I know this Snow Derby is not a goal to be winning, but the pond is froze over and its way too cold to go out for too long. So far this
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This weekend is the Erie Sport and Travel Show. We are in booth 702 right across from the Bobcat dealer booth. Yes will be a tough weekend staring at all the machinery. Stop on in and see us and our new line up of pond supplies. Let’s discuss your ponds health and work up a
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Ponds are really much more than just bodies of water, they are soothing, mystical, beautiful, cooling and can really be great to melt our daily stress away. Established ponds create a beautiful oasis and an eco- friendly environment that attracts all types of wildlife and can be a peaceful home for fish, frogs, birds and
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Looking to deice the pond can be very beneficial, let’s take a look at a couple reasons. Here at WhatPond we take one of the diffusers in the pond and move it to the dock to keep ice from building and heaving the deck up out of the pond. We’ve done this for years now
12/18/13 Erie County Pa. may have potential flooding this weekend. Crazy huh? just getting into winter 41″ of snow so far and now rain for the weekend. With the incoming rain, warmer temps and snow melting there will be a lot of water on the move. The ground is saturated so no chance of the
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Cold weather brings ice and of course snow. In our recent post we answered the question, Should I Run My Aerator During Winter, and went over the pro’s and con’s. I just wanted to add a couple more items to the list in this post, one about safety and the other about fish habitat. Safety
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