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Pond Deicing Can Help Prevent Fish Kill

Keeping the pond open will help keep oxygen in the water, attract water fowl and help prevent fish kills in the spring.

The most common cause of fish kills is suffocation due to lack of dissolved oxygen. Most dissolved oxygen is produced by algae and aquatic plants through photosynthesis. A lesser but also important source of oxygen in water is diffusion from the atmosphere, which is enhanced by wind-induced surface wate

What is Water RunOff?

Runoff is precipitation that did not get (infiltrated) absorbed into the soil, or did not evaporate, and therefore made its way from the ground surface into places that water collect. Runoff causes erosion, and also carry chemicals and substances on the ground surface along to the ponds, lakes and rivers where the water ends up. (esch

Ponds and lakes naturally accumulate sludge and nutrients that lead to eutrophication and eventually pond or lake death. Natural succession is driving all lakes and ponds to become meadows and eventually forest.

To slow or reverse this process and maintain a lake or pond beneficial microbes are critical. These beneficial microbes improve water quality by reducing nutrients and sludge through natural processes.

What Killed My Fish?

The first question everyone has when they notice fish floating in open water or washed up along the bank is: what killed my fish?

The most common causes of fish kills are oxygen depletion, algal blooms (could deplete oxygen or be toxic), pesticide toxicity and disease. By far, the most common cause of fish kills is oxygen depletion in lakes or ponds.

There are two general types of fish kills due to lack of oxygen in your l

Smelly and Muddy Water

Ponds and lakes naturally accumulate sludge and nutrients that lead to eutrophication and eventually pond or lake death. Natural succession is driving all lakes and ponds to become meadows and eventually forest. To slow or reverse this process and maintain a lake or pond beneficial microbes are critical. These beneficial microbes improve water quality by reducing nutrients and sludge through natural processes.

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