Perfect Your Pond

Smoky Trout Farm has been helping Albertans create and maintain private fisheries for a quarter of a century. Stocking fish is a big part of that but having a healthy fishery is about more. Healthy fish need healthy water.

A well-managed waterbody is healthier for everyone and everything that uses it, from kids and pets to wildlife and livestock. If you stock fish, good water quality supported by an aeration system, can allow you to winter your fish allowing them to grow bigger. A healthy water feature on your property can increase land resale value.

If you are not sure what you need, we can help you. Fill out this form to give us some background on the issues you are having. We’ll get back to you in a few days with some advice.

We carry a complete line of water management tools to help you achieve your water quality goals.

You have your own reasons to want good water quality in your pond or lake. Everyone has a slightly different reason. For some it is a place for quiet alone time. For others it is about gathering friends and family together.

Smoky Trout Farm carries a broad range of products to help you improve your water quality, along with consultation services. Often, if you describe your water conditions, we can give you simple, effective advice based on our decades of experience.

There are additional benefits to good water quality. A well managed pond is healthier for everyone and everything that uses it, from kids and pets to wildlife and livestock. If you stock fish, good water quality supported by an aeration system, can allow you to winter your fish allowing them to grow bigger. A healthy water feature on your property can increase land resale value.

Click the link below to provide us with the information for a Water Quality Consultation.

How to Have Great Pond Water Quality

Aeration and/or oxygenation is the single best solution to your pond water quality issues.

Here’s a link to a blog post https://smokytroutfarm.com/what-happens-when-i-aerate-my-pond that gives you a clear idea of the science and process of aeration.

We’ve installed thousands of aeration systems in Alberta and have expert designers on our team. Feel free to ask us if aeration is right for you.

For customers who cannot easily install power to the pond edge to operate an aeration system, we have custom solar powered, direct drive aeration available. Ask us to help determine if it is right for you

How to Choose Pond Products

The Basics of Pond Supplies

It’s easy to be too aggressive in managing your pond, more can sometimes be harmful to your ecosystem. So can using the wrong product. Some quick tips about choosing what’s right for you. Ask us, we’re here to make it easy.

Set a goal for what good water quality means to you.
- For example, “significantly reduce visible algae in late summer.”
Product is applied based on the type and severity of the problem plus the size of your pond.
- Know the surface area and depth of your pond to determine volume.
- Not sure? We’ll map your pond on Google Earth to get an accurate measurement.
Long-term algaecide can degrade your water quality, ask us for alternatives.
Biocatalysts support the naturally occurring “good” bacteria in your pond. This can work wonders in improving water quality.
The best low-cost way to reduce nutrients that fuel poor water quality is to look at the riparian area – the land surrounding your pond – and keep it clear of dead organics.
Set a budget.
- If you have a firm budget, you can extend your strategy over a couple of seasons to monitor progress and keep it affordable.
Get advice.
- Tell us about your pond when you pick up fish and we’ll recommend solutions that work in your specific situation.
- You can check the water quality help box on the fish order form.

Other Products

Pond life is not all about water quality.

We have products to help you with the following:

Help deter predatory birds that steal your trout
Weed management tools
Docks
Fountains

Perfect Your Pond

How to Have Great Pond Water Quality

How to Choose Pond Products

The Basics of Pond Supplies

Other Products

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