How to get rid of bad Pond odour / smell?

Let’s face it, no matter how careful we are, sometimes we end up with nasty pond odour. Whilst most of the time they are bearable, it could get out of hands when it’s starts to smell like rotten eggs and what not!

We are here to help fight this bad smell and get back your pond to its natural pleasant odour without disturbing its ecological balance.

COMMON REASONS FOR POND ODOUR

One of the most common causes of pond odour is not having your pond aerated, whether it winter or summer. Ponds that aren’t aerated, segregate into various layers of water that have different temperatures. This causes the bottom most layer of water is trapped for months!

In the trapped layer, the water’s oxygen level is used up quickly, creating an anaerobic environment — perfect for slow-moving bacteria that utilise enzymes to ferment and digest the decaying plant and animal waste in your pond, otherwise known as ‘pond muck.’ The bacteria ultimately produces waste products, like carbon dioxide, the culprit of that rotten egg smell we all flee from.

WHAT TO DO TO GET RID OF THE ODOUR ?

You can tell the odour is present in your pond, but what’s next? The best first step is to check pH and water quality, especially if you have fish in your pond. Pond turnovers can cause dissolved oxygen crashes, pH shifts, and algae blooms, which could harm your fish.

Adding the appropriate treatments and solutions can restore your pond back to the way you expect it to be. We have a variety of products to keep your pond in the best shape. Look under our Pond Care section in our website.

Using CleanMAX+ , the most popular pond treatment from PondMAX, is an effective solution to eliminating algae and getting your water crystal clear again! To get the best looking pond, try PondMAX’s Complete Water Treatment which will help cleanse your pond of ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and organic debris, like uneaten fish food, dead leaves, and fish waste.

WHAT EXPERTS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS ?

In addition to adding solutions and treatments, you’ll want to keep your pond aerated. Air pumps are a great choice that you can rely on. Keeping your pond aerated will help keep the pond water in a continuous state of motion, which allows gases to vent, providing oxygen to the bottom layer of the pond. This also allows aerobic bacteria (a good kind of bacteria) to live in the bottom layer and start eliminating muck. Installing a water feature to your pond, like a fountain or waterfall, will help keep the water in motion. Check out our Air pumps and Water fountain range in our website.

Keeping your pond aerated and adding the right pond treatments and solutions and keeping your pond moving, will keep it healthy and odour free.