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Pond Cleaners

All ponds, large and small, need occasional maintenance to prevent or remove silt or slime. Water treatments and netting debris before it sinks can lengthen the amount of time between pond cleanings. When deep cleaning is required, a pond vacuum can give you quick and gratifying results.

If your pond is too large to be cleaned with a vacuum, you may want to consider Muck Pellets or beneficial bacteria treatments. Outdoor Water Solution’s Muck Pellets are filled with enzymes, specialized bacteria, and minerals that eat the sludge at the bottom of your pond. They are also designed to sink into silt for more effective delivery. The 10-lb container of Muck Pellets can treat ponds 800 sq ft or less for 5 months, and the 20-lb container treats ponds up to 2,000 sq ft. Healthy Ponds also makes an effective natural pond treatment: AquaSphere Pro. These biodegradable spheres introduce beneficial bacteria into pond water that break down organic matter and reduce unpleasant odor. AquaSphere Pro treatments come in several sizes to serve ponds between 12,500 to 1.5 million gallons. Because it is a natural product, you cannot overtreat a pond – but you can certainly undertreat. It is important to know the size of your pond and purchase the right amount of product to get superior results. To calculate pond size in gallons, multiply Length x Width x Average Depth x 7.5.