Fountains and Aeration

AS SEEN IN Golf Course Industry Magazine, June 2016: Written by Rob Thomas Superintendents are often required to develop an aquatic maintenance plan to care for their courses’ water features. Our experts provide valuable insight to turn you into a pond specialist. To maintain an environmentally sound pond, Jim Skorulski, an agronomist with the USGA […]

Written by Industry Expert, Jason Luce, Lake Management Scientist, Fisheries & Wildlife Scientist and Certified Lake Manager Aerating lakes and ponds as a management tool began as early as the 1950s and was initially used during the winter months to reduce the probability of a fish kill. Later in the 1960s, the idea of aerating […]

AS SEEN IN North Carolina Turfgrass, A Publication of the Turfgrass Council of North Carolina, July/August: Written by Industry Experts Greg Blackham, Aquatic Specialist, and Gavin Ferris, Ecologist  Managing a golf course can be complicated. Finding solutions that fit within annual budgets — solutions that balance aesthetics, keep the course playable and still coexist with […]

Written by Environmental Scientist, Kyle Finerfrock Large display fountains can be stunning to watch; the sight of water being jetted thirty to fifty feet in the air in various patterns will definitely grab your attention. I remember the first time I discovered the 12 floating fountains at City Center in Newport News, VA, and how […]

AS SEEN IN Groundwork Magazine, A Publication of the Landscape Contractors Association, March 2015, Written by Industry Expert Kyle Finerfrock, Environmental Scientist, SOLitude Lake Management Much like managing turf, it takes a trained eye and a lot of experience to manage a pond. While the science behind managing a pond can be difficult, there is […]

Written by Greg Blackham, Aquatic Specialist Your pond fountain is one of the greatest assets to your pond and community. It provides an attractive display of water and lights year-round while also providing your pond with essential aeration and circulation. As you get further north where temperatures tend to be much lower in the winter […]

Written by Industry Expert Brent Weber, Environmental Scientist Pond aeration is the simple, yet effective, process of increasing oxygen levels in a pond and can not only greatly enhance the aesthetic beauty of a pond, but can also improve the natural systems taking place beneath the water’s surface. Aeration creates destratification of the water column, […]

FALL/WINTER FOUNTAIN MAINTENANCE Routine maintenance is imperative for ensuring that your floating fountains operate properly, and helps to minimize the need for more expensive fountain repairs and replacement in the future. An “Oil & Seals Change” maintenance service should be part of the maintenance program for your floating fountain every two to three years, depending […]

By Industry Expert Shannon Junior, Aquatic Ecologist If you are a frequent reader of the SOLitude newsletter or blog, then you are undoubtedly familiar with the numerous benefits of aeration for your pond or lake. In a nutshell, dissolved oxygen is the single most critical water quality parameter affecting the overall health of a waterbody. […]

The last thing a pond owner, homeowner, or lake manager wants to find is dead fish in their lake or pond. Fish kills can be disturbing and stressful for all parties involved, and understanding how and why they occur will aid in preventing them. Fish kills can typically be attributed to natural causes, and recognizing […]