Before refilling the pond with water, make sure that the base is firmly ... slightly off and a surge of algal growth may result. As algae depend on sunlight, carbon dioxide and dissolved mineral ...

During spring and summer you may wish to top up your pond with water, or clear algae or duckweed (see sections below). Pond plants are essential for a good pond ecosystem. If you make a pond in a pot ...

Leaving buffer strips of vegetation around the pond or lake will also help ... Mechanically removing algae might be practical for small water bodies but is labor intensive. Biological control ...

Do you have a wildlife pond in your garden or would you like to add one? Nature thanks you. Museum Wildlife Garden ecologist Sylvia Myers provides advice and answers to commonly asked questions about ...

By Jack Motz The blue-green algae levels in Wainscott Pond continued to skyrocket past New York State Department of ...

pH-buffered media—algae aren't picky. Plants, as any biology student can tell you, need water, carbon dioxide and sunlight to complete photosynthesis. But plants cannot generate products that ...

“We let the water circulate for a week, then we slowly add in the koi,” he says. They typically come in transparent bags and ...

A pond habitat is a watery world where ... The water in ponds is often full of a microscopic organism called algae. Plant life found in ponds includes water lilies and reeds, which provide food ...

A pond or pool is by definition a standing body ... This is because when there are many nutrients in the water, algae can grow particularly well. Nutrient pollution in ponds can reduce amphibian ...

A community in Fairfax County, Virginia, created a petition for Wally after its homeowners association said it would remove ...