Making Life Better . . . Naturally
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 30th, 2010
According to Pond Boss, you don’t need home remedies or herbicides to properly manage your mini-pond. When it comes down to it, the best way to manage a mini-pond is as simple as hard work. Grab an aquatic rake and drag the water for grass and bushy pondweed that crowds your mini-pond, making it smaller [...]
Posted in Algae Control, Pond Bacteria, Ponds, Uncategorized, Water Quality on Jul 9th, 2010
Along with the everyday things you can do to keep algal matter in your pond to a minimum, there are a few more pond supplies and steps you can take to ensure that your pond stays clear and clean all throughout those pivotal summer days when algae tries its hardest to make a comeback. Easy [...]
Posted in Products, Uncategorized, Water Quality on Jul 8th, 2010
The benefits of water lilies far outweigh the disadvantages of the plants. Water lilies do a great job of providing a cool and shady habitat for fish. This is because the lily pads that hold the flower afloat spans out wide to shade the water surface from the hot sun. They also serve as competition [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 2nd, 2010
The Needs of Nitrifying Bacteria Not only is ammonia produced by bacterial mineralization, it is also pumped into the water by the fish excrement. Basically, fish are swimming in a pool of their own filth and it is this that poisons them, causing damaged tissue, especially of the gills and kidneys. Ammonia poisoning also lowers [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 22nd, 2010
Is Going Green Right for You? There’s no simple answer to that question. It really depends on your situation. If you have a fairly small-to-medium sized pond, allowing the pond to become self-reliant and only stepping in to do minimal maintenance on it is generally a good idea, especially if you have enough beneficial plants [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 15th, 2010
Found this in one of my favorite Stumbles and thought it was pertinent. (wish I could find the link so I could give proper credit, but it came from Going Green Today.com). Perhaps when we see how our daily lives are taxing on the environment, we will be swayed to change our daily habits. Start [...]
Posted in Aeration, Ponds, Uncategorized on Apr 16th, 2010
Any of you with a diffuser based pond aerator should take a look at this short article on the importance of maintaining your diffusers. May save you some money down the road. Diffuser Maintenance
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 18th, 2010
The past few months have been busy at Natural Environmental Systems, but in a good way. New customers and new products have kept us busy and away from our blog, but we are back and plan to be more consistent moving forward so that we can keep our customers informed of information, news and other [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 16th, 2009
World Largest WInd Farm to be Built in the US http://www.enn.com/business/article/40827
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2009
Coca-Cola Co. initiates global launch of PlantBottle http://bit.ly/4K5TR6
