The Benefits of Lake Muck Blowers
If you live on a lake or have a pond, you almost certainly face the problem of muck and weeds. Muck is a combination of decaying organic materials that makes the thought of swimming or wading in the water much less appealing. It becomes more problematic when it shelters harmful pests such as leeches. Muck can be a breeding ground of sorts for microorganisms and further exacerbates problems as it decays, robbing the surrounding areas of dissolved oxygen and causing fish kill and poor aquatic conditions.
Another problem waterfront property owners face is the terrible smell caused by hydrogen sulfide, which is toxic and stresses fish and aquatic life (not to mention us humans!). Along with muck, weeds also create difficulties for people living on a lake or pond. They not only block water channels and make swimming difficult, but also become breeding places for insects.
To cope with these issues, you can use a muck and weed blower (also called an aqua blower, lake fan, or aqua thruster), which is a motorized device that pushes a powerful stream of water to combat stagnation, add air to the water, and forcefully push away muck, weeds, and debris. You can mount it throughout the water column for best results and operate it easily with only minimum labor required.
A Lake muck blower can benefit you in the following ways:
Removal of Surface Debris
Like most people, we imagine you do not like to see floating debris. Lake blowers not only push away drifting clumps of algae, but they also clear floating garbage, weeds, and debris that can become a nuisance.
Removal of Silt and Muck
If you position them near the bottom of a lake or pond, blowers can clean the bottom, removing all types of silt, debris, and clumps of muck. That leads to a healthier shoreline and much more enjoyable area for you to swim and assures you’re safe from harmful bacteria, pests, and foul odors.
Valuable Aeration
The impeller in the blower causes movement at the surface of the water, which in turn creates aeration in the pond or lake. Blowers, which are typically positioned near the surface of the pond or lake (in part for this reason), mix air into the water and combat stagnation. The powerful current generated by the blower will distribute oxygen throughout your waterbody, which will help to decompose muck, provide life-giving oxygen to fish, and combat foul odors.
Furthermore, there are two types of bacteria that can decompose muck: aerobic bacteria, which cannot live without oxygen, and anaerobic bacteria, which can live without oxygen. The process of aeration helps aerobic bacteria live and thrive, and these bacteria are considered “the good ones” as they remove much more quickly and do so without releasing toxic gasses like hydrogen sulfide.
These benefits clearly show that lake muck blowers can be a huge help to anybody living on a lake or pond!
