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How do I take care of my pond? What products do I use? Do I have to use chemicals? How often do I treat my pond? In this DIY Pond Care Series, we can help you find the answers to these questions. Welcome to our DIY Pond Care Blog Series! If you are new to this series, you can catch up here:

As we start a new year, we are going to try something different on our blog. We are kicking off 2017 with a blog series, DIY Pond Care Tips. This series will include the following topics...

Sanco will be closed the week of December 26th and reopen January 2nd to allow employees to spend time with family and friends during the holiday season.

Pond muck removal is an important part of the overall health of your pond. With algae and weed growth at a minimum in the cooler temperatures, now is a perfect time of the year to plan how you are going to attack your pond muck...

Ocean Blue is a turquoise pond dye that will give your pond a bluish-green color. Turquoise pond dye is the most tenured of all pond dye colors. Soon after turquoise came, royal blue, and then black. If you are a pond owner that prefers their pond to have no green tint,...

Pond maintenance is an ongoing process. What you do, or do not do, this season will most certainly affect your pond next season. We have seen this first hand here at Sanco. We have a division of Sanco that provides pond service to area ponds, Pond Champs...

This blog post is for any pond owner who has had a negative experience using pond dye. Many pond owners will refuse to use pond dye based on one bad experience. If people knew the benefits of using pond dye they would give it a second chance...

This season we have had unseasonably warm weather for the entire month of October. Therefore, there is a chance you are still noticing pond algae growth. We always encourage pond owners to start their fall preventative maintenance applications September - October...

When temperatures begin to tumble, we encourage pond owners to monitor their water temperatures before they treat aquatic weeds with chemicals. Once water temperatures dip below 45°F it is advised to refrain from using aquatic herbicides...

Using pond bacteria is extremely important as mentioned in our last blog post. If you are a pond owner that uses dye and bacteria we have a product that will save you valuable time.