Are Pondless Waterfalls Hard to Maintain?

Beneficial Bacteria, Care of pondless waterfalls, Green Water Solutions, Leaking Waterfall, pondless waterfall

Chevy or Ford? Coke or Pepsi? Chocolate or Vanilla? Which is better? Just like statements comparing Chevy or Ford; Coke or Pepsi; or Chocolate or Vanilla, there are many ways to build ponds and pondless waterfalls. Is one way better? Does a certain method work while...

Prevent Algae from taking over my Pond

Algae, Beneficial Bacteria, Green Water Solutions, Spring pond care

You are not alone if you want to say “I’m struggling with the same kind of algae taking over my pond. What’s going on?” The answer is biology. We pond owners have inadvertently stumbled across one of natures microscopic battle grounds. There is...

Wetland Filters for MN Ponds

Algae, Beneficial Bacteria, Green Water Solutions, Smelly Pond

Once there was a green pond that had fish but you couldn’t see them. The pond had a small filter and a pretty waterfall covered by algae. This pond got a present- a brand new wetland filter. The pond owner got an even better present- clean, clear...

Ask Jeff: Stringy green moss growing in my pond

Algae, blog, Green Water Solutions, Pond Plants

Question: “There’s some stringy green moss growing from rocks in our pond.  Is that an issue and should we pull it out? – Minnesota pond owner Answer: Jeff says, ” Thanks for reaching out!  That stringy green moss is a plant- filamentous algae...

Green Pond Water Solutions from a Minnesotan Pond Builder

Aquatic Plants, Beneficial Bacteria, Green Water Solutions, Leak In My Pond, Natural Care Pond, Smelly Pond

Three Simple Steps to Clean Pond Water Water Gardens, fountains, lakes, and ponds all have one thing in common this time of year- green water! And who likes to play and swim in green water? To fix the green-water-in-your-pond problem, you can follow these three simple...