To save your lake from eutrophication caused by weeds, muck, and algae it’s important to increase the levels of dissolved oxygen at every depth. To some, aerating your lake is simply the process of moving water around in the hopes of increasing l oxygen throughout the water column. But at EverBlue Lakes, we get to the bottom of your lake woes with the right technology for the right job.

Other companies’ aeration systems are designed with the primary goal of keeping fish alive, not treating the underlying causes of eutrophication- decomposing muck on the floor of the lake that is drastically reducing your lake’s oxygen levels. The only way to treat low oxygen for good is to reduce the muck layer!

Lake Bottom Aeration

Companies who promise to aerate your lake will place their diffusers on plastic or metal bases several inches or even a foot off the lake bottom. But the EverBlue Lakes Solution gets to the bottom with proprietary technology that sits on the floor of your lake, treating the accumulated muck that is causing eutrophication. There is a difference between aeration that circulates water a few feet above the lake floor, and our technology that fully oxygenates the lake all the way to the sediment layer, thereby reducing muck, weeds, and algae.

Now that you understand the basics of lake aeration, let’s take a look at why water circulators, like solar pumps and fountains, just won’t go the distance.

Fountains

Okay, this one is pretty simple. Fountains are… really nice! They are attractive, they usually sound pleasant, and they move around water at the surface of your lake. While fountains are a wonderful component of a lake or a backyard pond, they are not designed to aerate your lake, let alone aerate the bottom of the lake.

Solar Pumps

A solar pump has much more power than a fountain and it relies on a natural source of energy. It can circulate water, thereby increasing dissolved oxygen in the water column and supporting fish. But solar pump technology is not typically designed to oxygenate all the way to the bottom of the lake, and it has not performed well to manage harmful algae. In one instance where solar pumps were used as a lake renewal method, the pH of the lake worsened, water clarity improved, and toxic algae stayed the same.

The EverBlue Lakes Solution treats the root cause of nutrient overloading and we have third-party, independent reports confirming our success in this area including significant declines in harmful blue-green algae (p. 35). What’s more, our technology meets or beats solar pump power with a startup cost that is 88% less. Let’s take a look:

With a much more affordable startup cost you can achieve the same level of circulation, with the technology in the right place, for 49 years before the solar pump costs break even.

EverBlue Lakes has been in this business for over a decade. We promise to get to the bottom of your problems. If you’re looking for a real solution, contact EverBlue Lakes today!