by Jalen B | Apr 24, 2024 | Midge Flies, Muck
Midges Love Muck A Win-Win Approach to Solve Multiple Lake Issues By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Figure 3. Sediment from the pond in Figure 1. It’s a fact: midges love muck. Aquatic midges find their breeding paradise in pond muck, where the soft, mucky sediment...
by Landon Wiet | Mar 19, 2024 | Nutrient Reduction, Phosphorus, Probiotic
Changing the Nutrient Management Game For Aquatic Professionals by Landon Wiet, Vice President MetaFloc being utilized to treat external and internal sources of nitrogen and phosphorus Major challenges to nutrient management Identifying all nutrient loads from...
by Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM & Deborah Lee, Natural Lake Biosciences Senior Microbiologist | Feb 2, 2024 | Muck, Sludge
5 Factors Influencing Pond Muck Decomposition and How to Optimize It by Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM & Deborah Lee, Natural Lake Biosciences Senior Microbiologist Lake aging, a process by which organic muck accumulates due to incomplete decomposition, leads to...
by Jalen B | Nov 28, 2023 | Aeration
Revolutionizing Lake Health: Why Oxygen Saturation Technology Beats Aeration Every Time by Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Oxygen management is one of the most common water quality restoration techniques used worldwide. This is because restoring deep water dissolved oxygen...
by Patrick Goodwin M.S., CLM | Jul 18, 2023 | Aeration
3 Reasons Why OST ™ Will Change Fisheries Management Forever by Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM The standard two-step aeration procedure in fisheries management hasn’t changed in 60 years: Bottom-diffused aeration plus a series of surface aerators. The bottom-diffused...
by Deborah Lee | Jun 17, 2023 | Aquatic Plants, Biocatalyst
Lyngbya Treatment with AquaSticker by Deborah Lee Objective Show that AquaSticker added to an algaecide tank mix is more effective on Lyngbya than the algaecide tank mix alone. Summary During the test, AquaSticker alone did not cause any damage to Lyngbya cells or...
by Jalen B | May 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Effects of Biocatalysts on Cattail Treatment by Gray Turnage (Mississippi State University), Paul Tseng (Mississippi State University), and Michael Frett (Natural Lake Biosciences) Background After treatment with herbicides, decaying plant material in U.S. water...
by Jalen B | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized |
Time to get your cameras ready! Its time for our photo contest. Rules: To participate, simply take a photo featuring Natural Lake products or our company swag and share it on social media using the hashtag #Naturalakeproduct2023. Don’t forget to tag us so we...
by Patrick Goodwin M.S., CLM | Apr 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Understanding Internal Phosphorus Loading from Lake Sediments by Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM Internal phosphorus (P) loading from sediments can represent a major driving force behind harmful algal blooms (HABs) within many lake systems. Understanding when, where, and...
by Patrick Goodwin M.S., CLM | Mar 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
What are the Desired Dissolved Oxygen (DO) Levels in Water by Patrick Goodwin What are the Desired Oxygen Levels in Water and is Too Much Oxygen Bad? Oxygen is arguably the most important water quality parameter governing overall lake health. It’s required to sustain...
