Excerpt from: The Effects of Aeration on the Shoreline Fishes of a Eutrophic Florida Lake Prepared by: Andrew J. Leslie, Jr., Larry E. Nall, and Don C. Schmitz Florida Department of…
The following paper on controlling blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) in reservoirs and lakes was presented in an international meeting in Japan. Eliminating Cyanobacteria in Reservoirs and Lakes 6th International Conference on…
Filamentous Algae Description: Filamentous Algae is commonly referred to as pond scum. Because there are many varieties of this algae, more than one type will grow together in the same…
What is Coontail and Why is it a Problem? Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum) is a free-floating submersed plant without any roots. They are found all over the world growing in sluggish…
Planktonic Algae Description: Planktonic algae does not form a mass or mats on the surface. They are free-floating microscopic plants which can be found floating on the top few feet…
The Challenge Lake Apopka is a 30,888 acre hyper-eutrophic lake located in central Florida. Once known for fantastic fishing, the lake had 28 fishing camps located around it. Decades of…
Excerpt from: Overall Trends in the Efficacy of Allied Group/CleanFlo’s Laminar Flow Aeration and Bioaugmentation as a Treatment for Sediment Floc Reduction, Nuisance Algae Reduction, Water Quality Improvements, and Other Observed…
Before you dump chemicals into your pond to combat pond weeds, read the following information. There are alternatives to chemical pond weed removal. We advise against using chemicals in ponds,…
A recent study published in the journal Limnology and Oceanography Letters was the first to uncover that the size of lakes and the presence of nutrients directly influenced the levels…
The Challenge Toa Vaca dam was built in 1972 to create an 836-acre raw drinking water reservoir in Puerto Rico. The maximum depth is about 174 feet. The intake tower…