Lake Management Inc

19 August, 2017 Lake Pond Plants Let’s face it, losing water in your water feature is not the most ideal scenario. If your water feature empties out, your pump could seize up, or worse your fish and wildlife could suffer from lack of water. Checking Your Pond for Leaks Suspect your losing water? How much if so? How much is too much? These are questions we often receive from our clients, especially during the warmer months. Although more often than not, it’s due to evaporation. Sometimes there truly is a leak though, and when there is – it pays to know your water feature and how to go about handling an event such as a leak. Is your water feature commercial or residential? This is also an important question as both present different risks and costs to repair. Also, how old is your pond? Is the rubber liner exposed to the sun or covered by cement? Liners older than 10 years old are often not patch-able due to the lack of bonding between a patch and the aged liner. ...

24 August, 2017 Koi Pond Maintenance When maintaining, building, or repairing a koi pond or water garden, one should consider the immense undertaking such an endeavour can be. We had an emergency call today from a client who attempted to clean their koi pond without proper equipment, and lost half of his fish in the process. Know Before You Clean Your Koi Pond Do you have enough room to store your koi fish during a thorough cleaning or repair? Replacing pond liners, both cement and rubber can require an extensive amount of time for your fish and turtles. Often times our customers will be half-way through with their rebuild or cleaning when they call for help (in which the price doubles due to our emergency fee established just for this issue). Do you know how long it will take to repair or clean your water feature? Knowing before you drain the pond is crucial and you should prepare for your fish to be out for days if not weeks before they can be safely relocat...

19 August, 2017 Lake Pond Plants Aquatic plants can add beauty to any water feature. Although they can also invade your water feature and overwhelm the ecosystem if not managed correctly. Often neglected due to beauty, plants in your water feature should be maintained like any lawn or water garden. Invasive Water Garden Plants & Pond Maintenance Plants are classified as “invasive species” when they exceed their normal parameters and begin expanding over additional territory often resulting in damage of the ecology of an environment. Various types of aggressive aquatic plants exist including submerged plants – which grow under water, emergent plants – which typically grow along shallow ends of the water/ near the shore, and floating plants – which typically float along the surface of the water attaching to the sediment or other ground-source. All should be noted and managed on a regular basis. Hi, I am considered a “highly invasive water plant” a...