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You can have professional level results without hiring someone to manage your pond. By following a management timeline and selecting the proper cocktail of treatments, you too can be a pro!Treatment schedule for the "neglected pond" Knock back vegetation. You don't need to be a pro to know there is "stuff" growing in your pond. The easiest treatment option used as a blanket treatment of pond weeds and algae is the Duckweed Destroyer Pack. This includes Tsunami DQ aquatic herbicide, Cu …

Elodea, Elodea canadensis, is a submerged aquatic weed that is found in lakes and pond throughout the US. It is commonly confused with hydrilla. Distinct characteristics of elodea are seen in the leaf whorls and the leaf itself. Elodea produces 3 leaf whorls around the stem, while hydrilla is 4 or more. The edges of elodea leaves are smooth, whereas hydrilla leaves have tiny jagged teeth.Why is this classification important? Elodea and hydrilla react differently to aquatic herbicides. …

When treating with natural treatments: Don't apply products like Muck Remover & Pond Cleanse at the same time as chemicals- wait 72 hours after chemical application so that the chemical doesn't kill the good bacteriaKnow your pond size! Underdosing with treatments can lead to limited results. Overdosing with natural treatments won't harm the fish, but it won't make the products work better.Keep dosing according to directions! Many pond owners stop using a product after one or two doses beca …

3 Quick Tips for Maximum Duckweed Treatment ResultsIf you've ever had a severe duckweed issue you probably know that a clear pond surface one day can be totally covered in duckweed within a week.  Here is why - Although duckweed does produce a seed, the vast majority of it's reproduction is by cloning or production of daughter plants.  Each individual duckweed plant can produce a daughter plant in less than 24 hours.  This generates exponential growth of the duckweed population th …