Pond owners who have really bad algae problems seem to choose pond chemicals over a more environmentally friendly alternative - pond aeration.
Perhaps we need to consider the affects of treating our ponds with chemicals. Sure, it may get rid of the algae on the surface of the pond and have positive short term affects but one must look at the long term impact that the treatment of chemicals can have on a pond. Once the algae is treated, it dies off and sinks to the bottom, in order to decompose it requires oxygen and so a sudden kill off of algae can have a dramatic reduction in oxygen levels of your pond, affecting fish and other aquatic wildlife and vegetation.
This decomposing algae also infuses the pond water with additional organic matter in which new blooms of algae thrive - thus, creating a unwanted cycle of algae growth and treatment leading to the deterioration of pond water quality.
A more cost effective, sustainable and environmentally friendly approach to preventing and treating algae is to implement a pond aeration system.
Koenders Windmills have been supplying pond owners with reliable and extremely effective aeration systems for almost 20 Years. The windmills generate air and compress it into the pond water by utilizing the power of the wind. No operational costs are incurred.
Perhaps we need to consider the affects of treating our ponds with chemicals. Sure, it may get rid of the algae on the surface of the pond and have positive short term affects but one must look at the long term impact that the treatment of chemicals can have on a pond. Once the algae is treated, it dies off and sinks to the bottom, in order to decompose it requires oxygen and so a sudden kill off of algae can have a dramatic reduction in oxygen levels of your pond, affecting fish and other aquatic wildlife and vegetation.
This decomposing algae also infuses the pond water with additional organic matter in which new blooms of algae thrive - thus, creating a unwanted cycle of algae growth and treatment leading to the deterioration of pond water quality.
A more cost effective, sustainable and environmentally friendly approach to preventing and treating algae is to implement a pond aeration system.
Koenders Windmills have been supplying pond owners with reliable and extremely effective aeration systems for almost 20 Years. The windmills generate air and compress it into the pond water by utilizing the power of the wind. No operational costs are incurred.
