Clear Pond: Pond Pad Floater
Product Code: CLP59
Our Price: $15.95
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Description
The Pond Pad Floater has been developed to keep Pond Pads suspended near to the top of the pond to maximize performance. POND PAD NOT INCLUDED Floater increases life of pads, and includes weight and string.
When Pond Pads are used in deep ponds it is possible for them to sink into the depths where they may be less effective in controlling algae. The Pond Pad Floater will hold a Pond Pad just below the surface, where it will work most effectively.
Barley Straw should be applied twice each year, in early Spring before the growing season begins and in the Fall. Place where the water movement is greatest (ideally under a waterfall), at or near the surface. Works best if kept off the bottom of the pond.
Features
- Pond Pads and Pond Strip have been developed to provide a natural, chemical free solution to clarity in ponds. Made from a matting of barley straw and natural cotton netting, Pond Pads have a large surface area allowing easy access of water and oxygen to the straw and free release of natural compounds. Since they are cut from a wide sheet of matting, there are many open ends of straw all round the edges of each Pond Pad which allows water to penetrate into the hollow stems, greatly speeding the breakdown process.
Soluble carbohydrates released from the surface of the straw act on the monocellular green water algae causing them to clump together (flocculate) and sink to the bottom of the pond. In this way green water is often cleared in just a few days. Making the best use of the oxygen in water, safe aerobic decomposition is assured and the natural compounds which keep ponds clear are released into the water. The process continues for about six months giving long term protection.