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      Problems with water features

        Common problems of a water feature   

       

      • String Algae, Green water

             Murky water

       

      •  Insufficient filtration

               Correct filtration

       

      • Built incorrectly

              leaks, dissfuntional

       

      • Poor quality materials

       

       

      Murky water

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      Murky water

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      Water problems

      Water additives

      Liquid Barley         Algae control      Benificial Bacteria

      String Algae

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      Sun exposure
      String algae
      Algae tool
      Over feeding
      Balanced pond 
      Too many fish
      Aquatic plants
         String algae is a bright green substance
      algae, that webs together and colonizes in
      a pond or waterfall. The algae thrives with
      growth with warmer water. The algae will
      grow even in even in colder water. A pond
      with sun exposure, will have a lot more
      string algae than a pond in the shade. 
      The algae thrives on sun exposure, warm
      water, nutrients, and fish waste. 
       
       
         A algae tool is used to remove the invasive
      and unsightly alge in a pond or waterfall.  
      Some People have their own methods on
      pulling the algae out, by twirling it around it
      in a clump it will come right out.
       
       
          Over feeding the fish can increase the 
      algae growth and will prevent the algae.
      Algae grows from the fish waste nutrients. 
      The fish are vegetarian and will eat the
      algae. The algae and nutrients in a pond
      will feed the fish. The Less amounts of 
      food you feed the fish, will help reduce
      the algae growth. 

       

       

          The water additives we use to prevent
      algae are liquid barley, algae control and
      eco blast. The water additives will prevent
      and defeat the string algae.These additives
      are effective and are fish safe. 
       
       
           An unbalanced pond will affect the ponds
      algae growth. If the pond is balanced with
      all the necessary items, the pond will have
      crystal clear water and help prevent the
      string algae. 
       
       
       
       
       
       
           Aquatic plants are a big  part of the eco
      system producing neccesary nutrients for
      water clarity. Nutrients feed off of the fish
      waste, which is like a ferterlizer. The more
      coverage of plants produce shade which
      will reduce the algae.
       
           A over stocked pond will produce more
      fish waste and upset the balance of the 
      pond. The string algae feeds on the fish
      waste. Too many fish with too much fish 
      waste, will create more string algae.
      Fish reproduce and we proud of the babies
      and the cycle of life. Keep your fish amount
      level right with not too many fish. 
       

                                  

      Bad filtration

      Murky water

      Murky water

      Murky water

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      Great filtration

      Less maintenance better performance                   Aquatic plants                                    Water additives

        Murky water is a problem with a pond caused by a few things. Insufficient filtration is a
      common problem. The right size quality filtration will be a important factor with the murky
      water. We install a low maintenace filtration system that is not a constant maintenance
      headache system that requires a lot of maintenance. You want less maintenance and clear
      water. You do not want to work on your pond more than you enjoy it.
           A rock and gravel interior with aquatic plants is the basics to keeping a pond balanced.
      A liner pond with no rock and gravel has the bacteria that floats around the pond and will
      does not colonize. The bacteria and fish waste will settle behind the rock and in the gravel.
          Every pond should get cleaned out once a year in our Spring Startup service. A liner pond
      without any rock and gravel in the interior, usually depends on a ultra violet light to help with
      water clarity. We do not install ultra violet lights. Aquatic plants will help generate water
      clarity in a pond. The plants filter out minerals, carbon dioxide,ammonia, nitrates and nitrites.
      Fish will nibble on the plants because they are vegetarians. A beneficial bacteria additive will
      help water clarity. Your pond will be successful having clear water if you have the right
      filtration system, rock and gravel interior, aquatic plants and water additives. 

        

       

          
      Liquid Barley

      Liquid Barley

      algae control

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         Algae control
                    &
         Liquid barley

       are very affective

         Green water is a form of planktonic algae. This is a common problem
      if the pond is unbalanced. You need a biological filter, aquatic plants,
      rock and gravel in the pond. Sun exposure with heat and a high nitrite 
      level cause the green water. Every spring when the weather gets a little
      warmer a cycle for about two weeks. Once the pond is up and running
      and starting to cycle, this will go away. Some ponds are take longer
      than others.
       
         There are water additives that can help get rid of the green water.
      Some people use ultra violet lights. This does work but I do not install
      this item. There are bulbs you have to replace yearly and the U.V. light
      and bulb are a delicate item. We do not install these U.V lights.    
       
          Make sure all grass fertilizers are kept away from the pond area.
      Rain washes the fertilizer into a pond and makes it turn green and can
      be harmful to the fish. Do not over feed the fish. The fishes waste and
      nitrate levels will induce the growth of algae. The fish waste is like a
      fertilizer and will turn the green water. Keep an eye on your levels. 
       
       
      *  You will reduce the green water if you have the right filtration,
          aquatic plants, rock interior and do not over feeding the fish.

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      Green water

      Murky water

      We Do Not Install Ultra Violet lights

         If a pond is set up correctly, you do not need a Ultra Violet light. A U. V. light is usually used

      on a pond that does not have an a ecological system, meaning no rock, gravel and aquatic

      plants. We do not install like this. They look unfinished and do not cycle correctly. A ultra violet

      light is not neccesary in the ponds we build, with our ecological system, that we install.

       

          All of our ponds we build, have a rock and gravel interior with aqautic plants, creating a living 

      ecological system in the pond. These items work together to create a healthy clear pond.

      The rock, gravel and aquatic plants looks much more natural than a black liner with wrinkles

      and no character.

       

          U.V. lights need to have a costly bulb replacement and sleeve every year. The transformer

      does not last more than a few years.  Do not rely on a U.V. light to achieve water calrity.

      Contact us before you install a ultra violet light. We will show you the right way your pond

      should be set up. 

       

                          A ultra violet light is not the way to go as you can see in the photos below.

       

      The right way to achieve water clarity and look more natural

      A liner pond with no rock, gravel and aquatic plants relying on a U.V. light

      Ultra Violet lights

      NOT the way to go

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                         The WAY to go

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      No Ultra Violet light and crystal clear water clarity

       

      Rock, gravel and aquatic plants

       

      U.V. Light