Submerged aquatic plants and algae management for lakes and ponds

Lake rakes and aquatic underwater mower and pond nets are commonly used in order to get rid of those stubborn floating algae from lakes and ponds. By managing to remove these nuisances physically, the nutrients can be reduced. While eliminating algae and other types of weeds are not easy as it sounds. An alga is a primitive plant which first developed in the sea for about billions years ago. Some of these Algae are microscopic, meaning, you can’t determine their presence in your lake or pond until they get started to develop and grow their numbers. Other algae are thin and string, there are also algae that can resemble other essential plants in your waterfront. These algae can produce over half of oxygen we breath and aggressively absorb excess nutrients particularly nitrate, ammonia and phosphate.

Problems with Algae

Algae create many problems that can have relevant effects to your lake or pond. It lowers the level of dissolved oxygen which affects many other species, it reduces that clarity, health concerns, aesthetic issues, odor, hinders you to have some recreational activities from your pond or lake and more. In fact, excessive algae can cause death of fish and submerged plants.

Submerged weeds

Submerged weeds are pretty much hard to determine since their grown occur underwater. When these weeds removed from the water, their fragments can potentially generate another batch of nuisance that rooted and interfere with other aquatic plants. Yet of course, you have to keep in mind that your pond must at least have 15 – 20% surface should contain aquatic plants.

Equipment and tools

So, in order for you to manage your pond or lake on a day to day basis, you should keep invest pond management equipment such as weed rake, cutters, nets, grinder (if any) and an effective weed control remover. Having the right application of equipment will save a lot of time, money and effort. Large areas will eventually take more effort and time compared with small ponds. You should have a cutter to cut the weeds and rake in order to remove weeds from the pond. The rake which you are going to use is not just a typical rake you are using with your lawn. This is where the Jenson Rake comes in. Jenson Rake is manufactured by Jenson Technologies that can be used to easily push or drag floating fragments to the shore. It can be mounted with your boat which can pull or push the debris whatever you prefer. It has a 90 degree angle for even more customized options.

The Jenson Lake Mower is an affordable yet one of a kind weed removal tool cutting machine which makes the job done easy. Unlike other pond or lake treatment whereas you need to ask for a licensed applicator, you can minimize all the efforts and the job. In fact, you can remove those unnecessary weeds in your pond by yourself. The Jenson Lake Mower is easy and fun to operate with only compact drive system.