Comments on: Controlling Mucky Bottoms – Pond & Lake Q & A

By: kathiethueme

kathiethueme — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:33:47 +0000

Our muck reducing products, such as PondClear and MuckAway are not chemicals, but all natural products that are safe for the environment. However, check with your State Department of Natural Resources and/or Department of Environmental Quality for regulations and permits that would be required for your specific state.

By: John

John — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:23:01 +0000

Do muck reducing chemicals need DNR approval to use on shared ponds?

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Wed, 05 May 2010 14:39:52 +0000

[...] in your pond than your filtration can handle will lead to additional more severe algae blooms and muck accumulation. It is important that you keep adding beneficial bacteria such as Nature’s Defense or Muck [...]

By: scotty

scotty — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:31:20 +0000

wow that is a lot to rake.ive messed around in one spot with a regular rake and shovel and it seems to take forever plus what i do get out its close to the edge of the water.will the rain take it back into the water?will the muckaway work on a 1/2 acre pond and if so how much would it cost for a good treatment and how long before i see results?is dredging simply pumping out your water and having a bulldozer remove the muck?if so how much would it cost to get this done? i can drain it to reduce some cost and would like a deeper pond.the cost might outweight the work and time and money spent on muckaway.

By: thepondguy

thepondguy — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:37:38 +0000

Scotty, If your pond already has quite a bit of muck like you say, you would be better to try and rake out as much as possible first using a Pond & Beach Rake. This will allow you get that muck out of there immediately. After that I would suggest to use MuckAway to help keep muck levels to a minimum. If there are any leaves that come into the pond you are going to want to try and limit those as well by raking any that are around the pond. The more leaves that get into the pond the more muck down the road that they will create. Hopefully this makes sense and gets you to where you need to be so you can begin to enjoy your pond!

By: scotty

scotty — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:53:08 +0000

i forgot to mention my pond is 1/2 acre at 6 to 10 ft deep in the deep side and dont know the rest because i can push a boat oar 2ft into muck HELP!

By: scotty

scotty — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:48:02 +0000

i bought my house with a pond last year.no one took care of it.it has 2 foot of muck in hte worst spots.am i wasting time and money on chemicals and areator or should i have it dug out ?its worth the money if chemicals are going to take years. we are dieing to use it for swimming please help anyone

By: thepondguy

thepondguy — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:36:57 +0000

Scott R Dorr,

I have taken care of this for you!

Let me know if you need anything else.

By: Scott R. Dorr

Scott R. Dorr — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:14:12 +0000

Please change my email address from : srdorr @nwinfo.net
to: srdorr@yahoo.com

By: thepondguy

thepondguy — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:39:03 +0000

Rosemary Reid, To control duckweed, there is a product called WhiteCap that would be perfect for you. An 8 oz bottle will treat up to a 1/4 acre pond for the season for duckweed. Your fish, frogs and other wildlife will be just fine when treating with WhiteCap. Here is a post about controlling duckweed with WhiteCap that you may find helpful.