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Golden Algae: The Hidden Fish Killer

Golden Algae: The Hidden Fish Killer

Golden Algae, The Hidden Fish Killer Prymnesium parvum is responsible for many fish deaths, but there are solutions. By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM The toxic golden algae Prymnesium parvum has been documented and implicated in numerous large-scale fish kills worldwide,...
Utilizing Copper with Biological Products

Utilizing Copper with Biological Products

Optimizing Copper-Based Algaecide Applications with Biological Products Enhance water quality with bacterial solutions alongside copper treatments. By Patrick Goodwin, M.S., CLM ​Copper-based algaecides are commonly used in aquatic management as a low-cost method to...
Hydrodictyon

Hydrodictyon

Hydrodictyon; What It Is and How to Treat It by Deborah Lee Hydrodictyon 100x (m) The nets of Hydrodictyon still look like nets even if they are small, released colonies. Each cell is connected to two other cells at the ends to form a network. 100x (m) far-red...
PondZilla Pro Study

PondZilla Pro Study

Pithophora Testing by Deborah Lee, and Michael Frett of Naturallake Biosciences Laboratories Research was conducted to measure how the addition of PondZilla Pro affects treatment efficacy of Pithophora when combined with copper algaecides. Abstract Pithophora is a...
Grappling with Golden Algae

Grappling with Golden Algae

Trouble is just waiting to visit your pond. It’s resilient, has a wide range of food sources, produces a cocktail of toxins in blooms that can change location from one day to the next, and doesn’t even let up in the winter. This is a trouble we call golden algae, or...

Harmful vs Non-Harmful Algae

Algae can be confusing even to the trained professional. Is algae toxic? Is it helpful? World renown scientist, Dr. Linda Graham, explores the world of algae and gives readers and quick and easy breakdown of both harmful and non-harmful algal blooms. A great read from...
Euglena: the Color-Changing Alga

Euglena: the Color-Changing Alga

  The operators of this Alabama pond have a less-than-subtle problem on their hands. A bright red bloom like this is enough to throw anyone off balance. En español About Euglena: The alarmingly red bloom in this Alabama pond started out as a green mass under the...