Our mentor Bob Lusk introduced one to us in Pond Boss magazine several years back about his own floating island. He promised an update but it has not happened yet. The PB magazine has published a few articles by the owner of Biohaven floating islands - Bruce Kania. B.Kania gets good results of producing good water quality from his eutrophic water and turning those nutrients into fish biomass.
IMO there is too little info about how big and how many islands one needs for the eutrophication status of ones pond and how much reduction of nutrient concentration is desired. Too little info is promoted about which plants to use on the island to get the most nutrients sequestered per square foot of island. Clear, low nutrient water grows few fish pounds per acre which is why fertilization to produce eutrophic conditions are often promoted on this forum. Clear water also promotes rooted weed growth which can also be a big nuisance.
Do a google search of Pond boss forum floating islands for what we have discussed about floating islands and homemade varieties.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 06/11/17 07:20 PM.
