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A picture is worth a thousand words... and more in some cases. I love it when a customer takes our advice and they commit to treating their pond based on our recommendations. It's an added bonus when they send in before and after pictures...

Sanco's green lawn dye, Patch Worx, is a great solution to yellow or brown lawn spots. Often lawns become yellow or brown from pets spots or herbicide drift. You will have instant curb appeal by applying Patch Worx to the yellow spots in your lawn.

We have had a ton of inquires about pink dye for various events for Breast Cancer Awareness. Sanco's 8 ounce pink dye is now for sale on our website.

There are 3 main pond dye colors to choose from: Blue, Blue-Green and Black. These shades may vary between brands just like crayons. Crayola blue-green may look slightly more blue than another brand’s blue-green...

A pond flocculent is not an invasion of water fowl to your pond. A flocculent is a product used to bind floating particles to each other to help clear murky, muddy, or unclear water. The word flocculate means to form or cause to form into small clumps or masses...

People often notice pond weeds and algae growing late in the season when freezing conditions are beginning to develop. This brings to mind the question: What exactly happens to pond weeds and algae in the winter?

With Halloween right around the corner I thought a blog about red pond water would be appropriate. There's nothing like going out to your pond to find it looking like it is the location of a crime scene. Never fear the pond pros are here...okay that was bad, but seriously red pond water is explainable and seems to be happening more frequently.

Murky pond water, Muddy pond water, Cloudy pond water ...All of these problems have one common denominator, high turbidity. Turbidity is caused by suspended inorganic and/or organic particles that cause cloudy or murky water. There are different levels of turbidity too. The more floating particles, the more turbid and the cloudier the water.

Many pond owners will use the terms "fountain" and "aerator" interchangeably, however, these two pieces of pond equipment are very different. Fountains are usually meant to enhance the look of the pond and do minimal aerating...

Swimmers itch is a common problem that affects many people who swim in lakes and ponds during the summer months. Swimmers itch is a rash that is the result of a microscopic flatworm larva burrowing into your skin and dying...