Equipping your outdoor pond or water garden with an appropriate pond skimmer and an adequately-sized pump to keep the water circulating will go a long way toward preventing sediment accumulation, murky water, and unpleasant odors, keeping your pond clean.
Here’s what you need to know about Blue Thumb’s Elite Pond Skimmers – arguably the best in the industry.
Why a Pond Skimmer Is So Important?
Every pond faces the challenges associated with a build up of organic material. Oftentimes, this organic material originates on the surface of a pond, where it can block out light and cause the pond to become stagnant.
Over time, this organic debris on the surface of a pond will also sink and become “muck” at the bottom of the pond, which encourages the growth of microbes that starve the pond of oxygen and produce gases like methane that create unpleasant odors.
Decaying muck at the bottom of a pond will also produce ammonia, which is highly toxic to fish and other aquatic organisms. This is a serious concern for those with outdoor fish ponds, like koi ponds.
One of your first lines of defense against pond muck and the ammonia that arises from it is a pond skimmer.
A pond skimmer is a special piece of equipment that sits at the water level at the edge of a pond. The skimmer contains a pump that draws water in from the pond, and with it floating debris.
The skimmer also contains a mesh or a net which provides a means of mechanical filtration, removing detritus, pond scum, and other floating organic debris from the water so it can neither block out light nor sink to the bottom.
About Blue Thumb’s Elite Pond Skimmers
If you’re looking for a quality pond skimmer, look no further than Blue Thumb’s Elite series. These pond skimmers exhibit some of the highest quality in the industry.
Their Elite pond skimmers (available in several sizes) are the toughest, most reliable skimmers in the industry today.
The Elite Pond Skimmers available online at ShopBlueThumb.com are contractor-grade. They are extraordinarily durable and are reinforced with ribs and gussets that prevent distortion once they are installed.
These skimmer units come with a natural cover lid (choose either a gray or sandstone lid, great for blending into natural pond environments), as well as a matala mat, leaf net, screws, caps, clips, the seals for discharge points, and overflow plumbing fittings.
The pond skimmer kits also include an automatic fill valve fitting molded into the side of the skimmer, as well as an overflow fitting located at the back, which can help remove excess pond fill arising from heavy rainfall or snow melt.
These pond kits also come with silicone, installation instructions, and are generously covered by a 5-year warranty. They’re also made with pride, right here, in the United States.
To learn more about Blue Thumb’s pond skimmer kits, their revolutionary Complete Pond Eco System,” or any of their own pond maintenance products and systems, visit their website via the previous link.
You can also reach out to Blue Thumb directly at 888-619-3474 or by email at Sales@BlueThumbPonds.com.
