Seasonal Pond Tips

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 Kyle Finerfrock, Environmental Scientist Sometimes, in order to solve a persistent problem, you have to take a different approach to gain the results you are looking for. A lake or pond choked out with aquatic weeds can be an issue for the people living around or using the waterbody. The typical method […]

SOLitude Lake Management wants you to be prepared for the autumn season and all of the wonderful cool weather it brings. With this is mind, we recommend you consider the following tips as you enjoy the colorful fall months on your lake or pond: • The majority of ponds and lakes in the mid-Atlantic region […]

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 […]

To drastically reduce the ideal environments for mosquitoes to breed and live we recommend the following ecologically sustainable, preventative, and proactive mosquito control measures to homeowners, landowners, homeowner’s associations, golf courses, and municipalities. “After the wet season that much of the East Coast has experienced this winter and early spring, homeowners and community managers need […]

SOLitude Lake Management wants your pond to be prepared for warm weather. With this in mind, we recommend that you consider the following during the spring months: • Have your pond’s water quality tested. Find out early in the season if there is a imbalance or increased nutrient load in the water. • Be patient […]

Written by Gavin Ferris, Ecologist, SOLitude Lake Management My cousins, brother, and I watched the old Farmall tractor putter out onto the ice. When it stopped at the center of the farm pond, my uncle climbed down from the seat, walked around, and jumped up and down in a few places. He then struck the […]

Written by Industry Expert John Phelps, Environmental Scientist Winter weather can wreak havoc on the spring and summer beauty and function of a lake, pond, or water feature. In fact, proper winterizing procedures are one of the best things you can do for a clear and healthy lake or pond next season. A few key […]

SOLitude Lake Management wants you to be prepared for the Autumn season and all of the wonderful cool weather it brings. With this is mind, we recommend you consider the following tips as you enjoy the colorful fall months on your lake or pond: • Along with your contract for annual pond maintenance, be certain […]

Is your pond looking it’s best through this summer heat or are nuisance aquatic weeds, algae and mosquitoes wreaking havoc? SOLitude Lake Management recommends you consider the following tips as you enjoy the summer season on your lake or pond: • Warm summer weather seems to bring out the best and the worst in ponds. […]