Mastering String Algae in Five Steps
This article is an update of an earlier post. Before you can begin mastering string algae, you have to learn to recognize string algae in your pond. String algae is a filamentous (stringy filament) species of plant, and is most often found hanging off the sides of rocks or covering the water’s surface. It can …
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Interactive Pond is an Outdoor Classroom
Pond, stream and wetland round out a living, breathing water garden In the early morning hours, a tractor-trailer load of boulders sat quietly on the side of the road. The rugged truck driver was sleeping in the cab after a long night driving from the Appalachian Mountains to Charlotte, North Carolina. It was parked outside …
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How to Maintain Water Quality in Recreational Ponds
Let me begin by stating what this article is not going to cover — a biology lesson and municipal codes. What it will cover is how to maintain water quality in recreational ponds. Following major back surgery in 2008, I was fortunate and healthy enough to pursue my latest passion in my life. For the …
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Let me begin by stating what this article is not going to cover — a biology lesson and municipal codes. […]
As outside temperatures move from the sublime to the ridiculous, more people will be spending time in and around their […]
Even though they can’t talk, once you are around fish for a while, you begin to see how they communicate […]
While an aeration system’s specs might make it appear that it could work for a certain pond, the depth, size […]
By Kelly Billing and Larry Carnes Use Nature as Inspiration When Choosing Aquatic Plants Nature has long served as inspiration […]
Tax Implications of Disposing of Business Property
By Mark Battersby |
It is no surprise that many pond professionals fail to understand the tax ramifications of disposing of business property. Under our current rules, which are often confusing and complex, there are numerous ways to dispose of business assets: selling them, scrapping them, exchanging them for another business asset, or even giving them away, just to […]
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The Retail Rush
By POND Content Network |
By Erin Porter, Hardscape Materials Inc. In the early days of COVID-19 and before life changed dramatically, I was treated to a trip to North Carolina for a seminar on water quality and fish health, which included a visit to a koi farm and dedicated retail pond store. It was a great trip and very […]
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